Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-10
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Daily Ksnuebet Journal
Maine Election.

Three democratic greenback represe natives are
elected, one by but eight majority.
PORTLAND, September 0. Saco gives Reed
representative for congress 743, Anderson, dem
ocfAt, 255, u nback 345. The latter resides in
the next town. In 1876 Reed had Isl plurality
there He now leads the democratic candidate
4SS
CALAIS, September 0. Conner lac majority
Hale SO msjoiity.
FARMINGDALE, September g. David Wing
greenbacker, is chosen representative over Garlic
ton Blair, republican, by one majority.
DAMARrscoTTA, September 9. County ticket
probably elected.
PORTLAND, September 9. Reed and Anderson
for congress will both run ahead Of their tickets,
drawing from greenbackers, but Reed will 90 out
Of the city probably with five hundred plurality,
while in 1876 he carried out only 346. Reed has
at least $500 plurality.
Republican county officers in Oxford probably
elected.
BRUNSWICK, September 9. The election has
proceeded quietly, with the average aggregate
vote. There were numerous split tickets, the
greenbackers throwing = larger vote than was an
tcipated, but coming largely from the democrats.
The vote is not yet counted, but the republican
ticket, probably has about the usual majority
representative to the legislature.
BATH, September 9. Returns received here
show majority of 935 in the county for FRYE,
the contest being mainly on representative to con-
gress. In this city Frye has 944, Belcher II
Chase 1863. The republican county ticket is 456
against 4?5 in 1876 on . reduced vote. Republi-
can town representative elected As before.
SKowHEGAN, September 9. In Somerset coun-
~ the democratic and greenback senators proba-
bly, elected by seven hundred majority. The rest
Of the greenback ticket is elected by = small ma
Jority. No surety that but one republican repre-
sentative is elected.
EAsTPoRr. September 9. The estimated ma
jority of Common in Washington county is 600.
Lincoln county elects republic an senator, dem
ocratlc sheriff. commissioner and register of pro-
bate, treasurer doubtful. Of six representatives
the county 10 entitled to, four democrats and two
republicans elected. Greenbackers polled eight
hundred votes n the county.
BELFAST, Sc ptember 9. Returns from . large
portion of Waldo county. Indicate the election Of
the combined greenback and democratic ticket
for senator's and county officers, by 1900 majority
Each Of the 8 representatives is q greenbacker or
democrat. For Congress, Murch, greenback,
leads Hale, republican, by at least fifteen hun
bred votes.
FARNINGToN, September 8. In Franklin coun-
ty eight towns give Conner 1903 majority over
both the other tickets. Republican ticket un-
doabtedly elected. Four republican represe nta-
uves to the legislature are elected, but the other
district in doubt.
ELLSWORTH, September 9. Hancock county
elects two republican senators by nearly Eve
hundred plurality. Democrats and greenbsckers
combined on commissioner and treasurer, which
are in doubt, but probably elected. Fusion repub-
licans elect four and probably five representatives.
Democrats and greenbackers elect three. and
two in doubt.
Returns from twenty-five towns in Washington
county give Hale about fourteen hundred plural
i,y east of the Penobscot river. He is probably
elected.
BANGOR, September l0,2 A. NJ. Returns of
congressional vote in this district Thirty towns
give Powers, republican, 46l7; Lsdd, greenbsck
and democrat, 1928. Powers 1874 behind in these
towns. where At last election he was 81 ahead.
Returns of towns Al republicans, 26 green.
hackers. and I democrats. The greenbackers
and democrats are. reported elected in Penobscot
county, where the entire fuslon county ticket is
probably elected.
PORTLAND, September 9. One hundred and
fifty towns give Conner 80 1887, Garcelon 1905,
Smith 81 .56l Conner lscks $3.50 of q majority
The same towns last year gave Conner 2s,337
democrats 81 ,4O6, greenbacks 3.476; Connor's
sjority 1892.
The total vote last year was republican So ,5S5,
democratic 423ll, greenback 1921. scattering 81,
majority 5,ll2, aggregate l0205s. If the vote
continues as it is in these towns the aggregate
vote will be about l2O, 900, of which Conner should
have 81 900, Garcelon q, 900, Smith 5000, and
Connor will lack six thousand of an election.
The democratic vote continues to fall of and
greenbsck to increase.
Reed, republican. is reelected in the first dis
trict by probably $500 plurality.
Frye, republican, is re selected in the second and
Lindsey, republican, in the third. Powers, repub-
lican 10 defeated in the fourth district by Ladd,
democratic greenback, and Hale possibly defeated
in the fifth district by Murch, a greenback and Ia
Dor agitatsr, although there WAS democrat in the
field.
RocKLANp, September TO- Knox county towns
in fifth district give Hale l6,03S, Murch l400l,
Martin 10S.
At one O'Clock A. NJ. returns are complete here
from oil the towns in the county except Camden,
st. George and Mstpicus indicating that the
county ticket is divided between republicans and
gresnbacksrs, the former electing two county
commissioners, and latter probably electing sena-
tor, sheriff and treasurer.
PORTLAND, September l0-3.l5. Two hundred
and nineteeDt owns give Conner Al ,S4l, Garcelon
20.S3S, Smith q ,463. scattering l6. The same
towns last year gave republicans $3.50, demo-
cratic 20 .6SS. greenback $3.50. scattering 4S5.
The towns to hear from gave republican l4746
democratic 1928. greenback 1888, scattering
1856. If they come in like ths others, there will
be an aggregate vote of l24,0OO against 1902 O5S
last year. OF this Conner, republican will have
$4,000. Gsrcelon, democrat, q, 900. Smith, green
back, 81 900.
The vote last year was divided, republican 3d.
5S5. democratic 43 .3l2 greenbsck 5,29l, scatter
ing ST..