The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-08
The Maine Election.

On Monday next the people OF Maine vote
for Governor, both branches Of the Lcgs-
laturc, and numerous county officers. This
will be the first general election Of the
autumn. At the election held in California
this present week no Governor was chosen
md the contest was only important because
the new Legislature will elect a Senator in
Congress in the place of EFriGY SARGENT
Republican. The Democrats of that state
have secured majority of the Lcgis-
laturc on joint ballot. A few mcmbcrs
wcrd elected 10y outside factions, and it H.
therefore. difficult To ella --ify them Accord
ing TO ordinary party lines However, ono
hing appears to be settled, and that is that
SARGENT will not succeed SARGENT in the
Benatc.
Maine has been one Of the stanchcst Re-
publican States in New England. Ia Sep
tcmbcr, 1856. it electrified the country 10y
giving majority of about 2j,JOO to the Re-
publican candidate for Governor. Since
that year, though New Hampshire and Con
nccticut have often gone for the Democrats,
and even Massachusetts has once chosen a
Democratic Governor and sent an anti-Rc-
publican majority Of members to Congress
Maine has always had Republican Gov
ernor, Republican Legislature, an unbro-
ken Republican delegation in both Houses
Of Congress, and has east large majoritics
for every Republican candidate ior Prosi-
dent
few figures will show that although
Maine has ever been Republican. her ma
jorities have iluctuated good deal since
the advent of GRANT and BLAINE. III 1865
GRANTS majority was $4,000. In 1854 the
Republicans carried their Governor 10y "A
majority Of GOO, and bya plurality of II, 700.
In September. 1872, they gave their candi-
date for Governor n majority of 1920; but
In November. DR.. GREELEYs candidacy in
the mean time having broken down. GRANT
got majority Of $1,000. In 1874 the Re-
publican nominee for Governor obtained a
majority Of HOO; but in 1875 his majority
dropped Ia 3,s72. in September. 1875. the
majority for Governor was 1860. and i'm
November HAYES carried the State by
1G,i77.
There was never any prospect that the
Democrats would carry the State this fail /;
but owing To the great dissatisfaction in
the Republican party with the IL fdcto Adj
ADMINISTRATION Of HAYES, the Democrats
would have seriously reduced the usual
Republican majority had they not made a
most unfortunate nomination for Governor
The Republican candidate is SELDEN Cos
EER who now holds the office. The Rcpub-
iican state Convention. under the lead Of
MIR. BLAINE, sullenly refused 10 say any
thing about HAYES The Democratic Con-
vention denounced HAYES as a fraud, and
nominated JOSEPH II. WILLIAMS for Cover
nor. In his letter accepting the nomination
WILLIAMS went out of the way to endorse
The soundness of HAYEs's title to the Pre-i-
dency, very much to the disgust OF the
Democracy, many OF whom will therefore
stand aside and allow the BLAINE Rcpubll-
rans to knock WILLIAMS, what there is OF
him, all to pieces at the polls on Monday.
In addition to the nominees Of the Repub-
licans and Democrats, the Grecnback party
have candidate for Governor in the person
of ii. C. MUNsoN. and we presume scatter
ing votes for Governor will be thrown by
Prohibitionists and workngmcn. However,
II will be a marvel if BLAINE and his fol-
lowers fail to sweep the field.