The New York herald., 1877-09-11
MAINE ELECTION.
PROBABLE SUCCESS OF MIR. coNNoR BIZ A SMALL
MAJORITY.

PROBABLE SUCCESS OF MR. coNNoR BIZ SMALL
MAJORITY
[pY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALp.1
PORTLAND, Sept TO- 1877.
lfthore had been January snow storm on this fine
autumral day and the mercury had fallen 90 deg.
below tho freezing po,nt there would not
have been more popular surprise than
there has been tho State election which took
place to-day. The shrewd and veteran politicians OF
all parties, well as the general public. alike
founded at the returns they como In, for the calcu
latons and anticpotions OF the most fearful, well
as the most sanguine are entirely out OF order II Is
not necessary elaborate upon the fact that Maine
was always considered tho most immovable OF the
republicans galaxy OF States, and no one before
tonight was found bold enough to deny
Governor Conner's reelection by a large
majority. Unexpectedly to his most
enthusiastic democratic supporters. Mr. Williams
has received vote winch Is little loss than appalling
to Mr.. Baines candidate, and what s still more terri
flying is the surprising strength which the Greenback
party has developed in their support for Mr. Munson,
the hitherto great unknown from Skowhegan. 1t
was regarded as an exaggerated estimate when no
was accorded thousand votes all told through
out the State but the tables which appended
below show that there was powerful undercurrent
there has been no campaigning Both the repubi-
and democrats relied on the distribution OF cir
culars and appeals to the prcudicss and interests Of
the rural voter, SO that outside OF tho inner
circle Of political workers few knew how tho
machine working. Efforts wero made TO
wor. up public sentiment, s ant, but II failed. and
throughout tho State an outsider could imagine
that any thing unusual was going on. There no
excitement whatever, and when the polls closed the
streets were AS quot as OIL Sunday morning. The
absence OF The holder from tho ward rooms and
polling places had rather depressing effect on the
aspect oil affairs. Mr.. Blaine. a lew days ago, ex-
cited the government employees to furnish the usual
of grease for tho political machine but 1t did
not work as effectively as of old. For instance, Mr.
Merrill Collector OF the Port OF Portland, asked
to pay $3.50 toward the expenses OF tho campaign 1t
wasnt paid, and Mr. Blaine was that amount Short The
Postmaster here. Mr. Goddard, also declined press
ing invitation to subscribe. The other officials or at
least many oil them, were not quite SO Independent,
and the campaign fund.- as Of old, was considerably
swesd by contributions from Uncle SANS servants
THE GREENBAcK VOTE
The greenbackers have conducted very systematic
canvass, AS well as the two leading parties. and
the results which they have attained will starIo
tho country in the morning. The vote for
Munson, whom few knew and nobody
has noticed outside bis party, has dcvcI-
the city OF Auburn and manufacturing contre ON the
Androscoggn River, the chief industry being the
manuiacture Of boots s., and shoes Las! year the re-
back 76 This year it stands follows :-Rcpublican
652 democratic 3s2, greenback 3o9-a gain OF 233 a
city Of Lewiston also shows increase Of ls5 in
favor OF Unlimited currency.
THE Snort vOTR
OF course, being oG year, the vote necessarily
reduced but there other than the abs ence
OF vital issue TO create apathy in the republican
ranks The chef OF these OF course, Is the failure OF
Republican Convention 10 ndorso the pts
policy. The Mayor men, headed by Anson Y. Morrill,
the Collectors brother, also our ex Governor Gen.
cra Chamberlain, and others, felt that when the
party masse ceased TO DO in sympathy
with the national party II ceased to deserve support
Many Of them have high regard for Governor Connor
and. course vote for him; put others did not vote
at all, and few voted for Williams outright This
state OF things IL what accounts Tor the alarm which
prevailed carly the evening that there had been no
election Dy the people and that Governor would have
TO be elected by the Legislature.
RESULT
There $50 towns in the State, but only 142 of
them have been heard from at this writing BY the
suit which they furnish IL Ia probable that Governor
Conner will bo elected by very small ma
j0rity. Nr. Blaine telegraphs Secretary Mccormick,
Washington, that he IS chosen by from eight to ten
thousand majority which statement IL ridiculously
wild. The truth is that Mr.. Connor Is chosen by a
popular majority Of as many hundred Mr. Blaine viii
have abundant reason to rejoice. The prominent re-
publican papers o this section OF the State will not
indulge in any bombast whatever In tho morning but
simply record the result as one creditabc To- the
Name republicans The full Of the State Will not
be known for several days.