Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-04

BURLINGTON, September 8. The election is .
very quiet one though q full uote will be polled.
The indications are that Barlow will get q light
vote.
1t is impossible at this hour to forecast the re-
suit.
ISLAND POND, September 3. The repu blican
represe NATIVE is elected by IL majority.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, September 3. Re-
ports from various portions of the State indicate a
quiet election, but nothing definite rs to the re-
| suit. 10 some of the towns there is an exciting
contest over representatives.
BRATTLEBoRo, September 8. Brattleboro' has
| not witnessed SO close local contest for town
well(lndependen0 was elected by IS majority.
Tyler, Rep, for Congress, ran ahead Of his tick
| ct. and received 1863 to Dickey Ito. .
The greenback candidates did not Receive q
vote, nor did the native American.
Proctor received 563, Willard 1885, Bingham
BENNINGTON, September 8. The election to-
day was closely contested. The republicans car
ry the town by 1859 majority on the State ticket
over ~ democratic At the last election. The
county vote two years ago was ass. From
turns received TO this hour 1t will probably reach
800 rep. majority on the county ticket and on the
) tate ticket nearly 1000.
The campaign on one side was fought upon the
specie payment basis, and on the democratic part
upon imitation, greenbsck and bond reputation
| issues.
ST. JoHNsBURY, September 3. The largest
town in Caledonia county gives Barlow about 1870
majority. As . majority over all is required on
the first election to choose Congressman, it is
quite prob0be there is NO election in the 81 dis
{ riot.
MONTPELIER, September 8. Bingham, the
democratic candidate for Governor, ran abe ad of
his ticket here. Returns in the immediate vicini-
ty show very close contest. several not having
| an election.
Proctol's majority will probably be between
20, 900 and % 900.
Several Ereenback representatives have been
| elected.
Returns are coming in very slowly. A special
from Hyde Park says the full returns of the con-
gressional vote Of Lamoile county give Barlow
boiling rep; and greenback candidste) 1854 ;
Grant, rep, $50; Waterman, dem, 1862.
Returns from II towns give the following re-
suit:
Proctor l7,l4l; Bingham :, 1866; Martin green
back 6l2; Scattering go. Proctors majority
The same towns in 1876 gave Fairbanks 20, 1877 I;
Bingham 1868, showing decrease of 3,O46 in
| the rep. vote, 1897 in the dem. vote.
The l64 towns to be heard from gave Fairbanks
| in 1877, "a $50; Bingham q, 525 scat. 10.
Providing the votes in the towns to be heard
from should be the same in 1876, Proctor's
(rep) majority will probably be about 10000 over
all.
The returns. from 81 towns in the Sd Congress
elonal district give Grant, rep, 5000; Waterman,
DEM, 1882; Barlow, greenback, 5,O34. These
returns indicate that there will be no choice in the
| Sd district.
Returns from q towns in the LIST district give
Joyce, rep. SIPS; Randall, dem. 2.546; scatter
ing u giving Joyce majority of 1850.
The returns from % towns gives Tyler, rep,
6226; Dickey, dem, 1850; Tyler's majority, 81
666.
From later information received from private
sources, we have congressional returns from SIS
towns in the Sd congressional district which gives
the vote as follows: Grant, 5,4S6: Waterman,
2,9l1 Barlow, {, 403; Scattering, %.