Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-09-11
r,IE ELECTION IN MAINE.

The Great Strength Developed d
she 0rsenbaek Eiemens - IL
Heids shs balance nj rswsr IN
she state Legislature. which 10
90 Elect state Oniccrs- Eaxeae
Hale Probably Besssa fsr Geo.
gress.
PORTLAND. Sept. l0.-Returns to-day
make the total vote about as follows {:
Counor. $1,000; Garcslon. $4,000 4;
Smith. $1,000. Representatives so far
elected heard from Sixty-iour Rspub-
licans, 90 Democrats. Is Greenbacksrs
and ~ to hear from. The major
ity Of the not known are quite sure to
be Democratic and Grssnback. so that
the House will have an opposition ma
jority Of not less than one. and will
probably send up Garcelon and Smith
to the Senate. which, standing 20 to IL.
will likely choose Garcslon (Deuocrat)
as Governor. As now heard from the
Republicans have . majority on joint
ballot. which elects State officials. but
there are twenty-five districts to hear
from. Three Republican Congressman
are re-elscted-Reed in the First Dis
trict by $500 plurality, Frye in the Sec.
ond by 5000 and Lindsay in the Third
by 5000. Ladd Democratic. Green.
back) Is elected over Powers by $500 In
the Fourth District. The Fifth Dis
trict 10 still doubtful. Waldo county
gives 1900 plurality for Murch. while
Washington. as far as heard from. gives
LOO plurality for Hale. Hancock gives
100 and Knox $50. making Hale $50
ahead. The result depends upon towns
In Washington not heard from. which
will 90 against Hale. but as Washington
towns are going Democratic rather than
| Grsenback, 80 far a. received. they may
save Hale by going for Martin.
AUGUSTA. September lO.-Returns for
| Governor from 2si cities and towns. re-
ceivsd at the Journal office. show in
these towns q total vote Of 100, 1858. Civ
ing Conner 47.27s; Garcelon, 22.754.
and Smith, 32,S36. The same towns
last year gave Conner. i4,99S; Will
Hams. 32.673. and Munson. 4.932.
New YoRK. Sept. 1.-THE Maine
election continues to be the theme OF
conversation and newspaper comments.
The World suggests that the Republican
party has outlived its usefulness. and IL
about to 90 to pieces. II says: "If our
Republican friends will look over the
map OF the United States. they will find
thai the greenback movement has lost
Indiana TO the Republicans, Maine To
the Republicans, Pennsylvania to the
Republicans. Ohio to the Republicans,
and part Of Vermont to the Republicans.
| They will not find that in any Demo-
| cratic State the National or any other
third party movement has placed Demo-
cratic domination in danger. even when
the Republican minority has fostersd
and aided II. We invite our esteemed
Republican contemporaries TO remark
that this National movement 10 going to
cost their party several States and not .
few Congressmen."
The Stats zihmg confssses itself sur
prised at the result, and thinks the fg.
ures prove that the Democratic party
must suffer more from the National
Gresnbacksrs than from Republicans. II
also thinks that the Maine result will
give the new party fresh courage. and
fears that the financial future Is not
bright.
The Tunes says /: II has been lash
ionaols to sheer at the Grsenoaekers.
The news nom Maine shows that thsy
have captured b Democracy and atthe
same time inflicted q serious blow upon
the Republican party. We cannot too
frankly admit that the greenback move
ment has ceased to be sectional. The
West gave IL birth. a favorable condi.