The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-11
TIE ELECTION IN MAINE.
DEMOCRtTS Refusing TO rOTE ron
UILLIIMs ron GOyERNOR.
His Tndorsement Of Hayes. Fraudulent Title
Losing hin, Hundreds OF Votes Democratic
Gains OF senators nhd Representatives

His Endorsement Of Unycs'. Fraudulent Title
Losing him Hundreds of Votes Democratic
Gains OF senators nnd Representatives..
BANGOR, Sept lO.-This city and six towns
in this Pcnohscou county give Conner tRepl
1913. Williams tDcml 5i2. Munson Green
backl and scattering ijG The same city and
towns last year gave Conner u'ep) 37G2 Tai
bot Dcm.l 275i Tho returns thus farrcceivcd
from different parts of the State indicate that
the total vote will be about throe-llhs of that Of
last year. or about $1,000. with n plurality for
Conner Of about 10000 over Williams. and a
majority Of about 5000 over all. Willams's en-
dorsemont OF layes's fraudulent title M lawful
and unimpcachabc has proved exceedingly OBJ
noxious to large number Of Democrats. al
though thousands have voted for him under
protest In some localities. however. he has
been badly cut. In this city he gets but III
votes. against l.732 for Talbot last year in the
city Of Gardiner he gets but 81: in the town Of
Carmel. a strong Democratic town. but 2; and
in his own city Of Augusta. Williams falls nearly
200 behind the Democratic vote Of last year.
PORTLAND Sept 1O.-This has been the dull
est election known for years. The vote of beth
parties has fallen of greatly, but the Green
hackers have shown an unexpected strength
In GO out Of 70 towns heard from they poll 5000
votes But this proportion will not be likely to
hold through the State. rs the places heard
from were the counties whore they We're the
strongest The disaflrction Of the Bangor
Commercial reduced the vote in Penobscot
county aud in Bangor. about $50 Dom
orrats voting. Will the cGrGenhack
county the Democrats have gained 9l2 votes.
with ten towns to hear from To- gain 100 more To-
defeat the county ticket. They gain one SEN
| ator and three Representatives and come with
| in two votes ut e tln., ano,hrr.
York county gains three Representatives and
one Senator. and Knox county carries the en-.
| tire Democratic ticket Wash ngton county
also makes some gains In Portland l.ooD
| Democrats and l.4OO kepuhlican- siaid away
| from the polls. II the proportion IT Gr"enhwk
votes had held out rs started. there would have
| been no election by the people. As 1t looks now
| Conner will probably have between three and
| four thousand. Some counties have not been
| heard from at all. Lincoln county has rle,trd
| the entire Democratic ticket and three Repre-
| sentatiNes. Taken as a whole. the result can
NOT be particularly Sraiifylns To- Blaine
| noticeable neither would they contribute to tho
eampaisn Ignd ahcushI, Blaine ne ssnt Letter to
| midnight the newspaper offices were deserted.
| Prom ne A,ssliioi Pres,
PORTLAND. Sept. lO.-Thc city. vote. except a
| triflng number not yet received from the islnnt.
| l. H. follows: Conner. 2OG2 W illlamS. ,Hf2 .
Munson. 400. Conner's majority 90. against
Blddeiori gives Williams ZIG majority. he
anl the county ticket is ahead Of Williams.
Esn Ts3arni lgSm rYSs ws '2Saa tl e' CSS SOB
Munsun lGreenla"kh l,2i1. Conners majority
In Bansor The election WINS very auc, and the
vote light. The Democrats were 50 mu h
divided that M krpuDls,ens dssmcd !, IN. IN,
was 1915. Of which Conner received 1ol4
Williams. i72' Muns,n, 2i5; and Tgi1rt, 50.
G9nqG5S m1ofb b 1Esr Mamr wqs si2 2yeT y
In Gardiner NJ. c wadsworth Republican.
tks.a fWr
| Jorty pittston. cassed with Farmlngdalr and
West Gardiner. elected Daniel Ii. Moody Rep
Conner has probably carried Franklil county
by small majority. Four Republican Repre-
in Snsadahoc the Republican county officers
were elr ted. and also the entire delegation -
the Legislature. John II klmhall. kepuhi an.
WAS elected Representative from the Bath dis
The Democrats larry Lincoln county by about
| i65 majority. They elect every officer. and
probably two ont OF the six Il pr,sentat,y,s.
Tn" kepubliran- elect three Representatives
and the Independents one
The returns from eighteen towns in York
county. incudins Bidieiord and Saco show a
Demo,rati gain over last i"ll Of 395. Ihe
chnnge tie result The Republican county
ticket Is probably ""rt"i 10y from 200 To 300 ma
lority, although Cromwell (Drm.l. for Senator
may be- elected hy small majority. ,Iho Demo
crafts gain thr"" AMI probably iour kepresenla'
The Requirements elect their entire county
ticket in Hancock county 10y ma!ortir- rang nl
from 500 To l.2OO. and probably elect eight Rep
Androsc oggin county. except thrre towns
gives Conner lk"pl Tor Governor. 2.ii6; VII
gj3 The Republicans elect all the senator,
and the county ticket by about 900 plurality
All the Repub ,an. candidates for l;opresenta
tivcs are elected in Lewiston ana Auburn. Th'
Greenhackers elect one Representative in thu
county, which is the Headquarters OF that party
They polled a large vote here, "A majority o.
which comes from the Democrats.
In Somerset county but few towns have beer