Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
THE MEN OF MAINE
They Make a Noble Fight
and Win a Substantial
Victory.
Though Having the POLICY tn
Garry. They Sweep the
state by 5000 to
10000 Plurality
Republicans Elect 20 Out Of 81
Senators and Three -Fourths
of the House And Garry
Every County But
Two.

PORTLAND, Sept. lO.-The demo-
Gratis carried the whole Knox county
ticket--l50 majority. In Washington
county the republicans elect both Sem
ators and the full county ticket by
300 to 400 majority. The democrats
carry Lincoln county by about IT'S
majority.
Returns from Is towns in York
county, including ssBiddeford and
Saco show democratic gain over
last fall of sos; the remaining s
towns will not materially change the
result. The republican county ticket
is probably elected by from 200 to 800
majority.
The republicans elect their entire
county ticket in Hancock county by
majority ranging from 500 to 1,2O0.
Androscoggin county, except three
towns, gives Conner 2,446, Williams
l,599, Munson 953. All reform cam
didates for Representatives arc elect
ed.
The republican ticket in Aroostook
county is elected by 800 to 400 major
ity; % towns in the state give Con-
ner LAO, Williams 15,444, Munson
l,974. Corners majority ], 9OS against
1928 last year.
One hundred and thirty-seven
towns give Conner 2S,O6O, Williams
81 $3.50, Munson (Greenback) 1887,
Talbot (Com.) La, scattering 3. The
50.773, Talbot 3l,56l, scattering 142
Conner's majority this year is 4,12S
against 300 last year in the same
towns. The aggregate vote will be
about $4,000. Corners majority is
probably 5000. The Legislature is
strongly republican in both branches.
An Augusta midnight dispatch
says: The following dispatch has
just been sent by Senator Blaine to a
friend in Washington: "Indications
from returns received up to this hour
IL o'clock-point to q majority of
from 5000 to 10000 for Conner, over
Williams the regular democratic can
didate. Some 5000 votes at least have
been thrown for Munson the Green
back candidate. drawn from both
parties. The republicans have prob
ably elected Is out of 81 State Sena-
tors, and probably two-thirds, and
possibly threc-fourths of the House
representatives. 1t looks as though
we had carried every county in the
State except two"
In IA townt Corners majority is
1855, against 9,S73 last year. The
towns to hear from gave last year
Conner, 32,901: Talbot, 1882; scat
tering 254. If these towns come in
like the others, allowing for the fact
that the Greenback ticket is limited
to localities. the aggregate vote will
be about 9S.500, of which Conner
should have $4,000; Williams, 1900 /;
Munson, $500 and Corners majority
will run up to 1900, against l4,9l0 last
year.
BANGOR, Sept. lS.-The election is
very quiet and the vote light. Con-
ncr l,0lI, Williams ITO, Munson 2i3,
Talbot SO. Corners majority over
| Williams, $40: over all, 6l3.
| FARMINGToN, Sept. 10.-Conner has
probably carried Franklin County by
n small majority.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 1O.-The city
| vote is as follows: Conner 2O62
Williams, 1872 Munson 400. Conner
majority is so against 596 last year.
Biddeford gives Williams ll6 major
| ity. The county and state ticket ia
ahead of Williams. The returns of
forty towns give Conner (Rep) 49,
76G; Williams (Dcm) 1900 Mnnson,
(Greenback) l,247. Conner's majority
is ,l2l, against 3,739 last year.