The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-10
SECOND EDITION
THE MAINE ELECTION.

lflE MAINE ELECllOA. .sF n
THE REPUBLICANS CARRY THE STATE |
--BLAINE STILL HOLDS THE YANKEES
IN THRALDOM-sHAMEF ACTS OF
BULL-DcZlNG by MANUFACTURERS
VOTES FREELY BOUGHT.
PORTLAND, Me-, September 9.-Old-
town, the home Of Smith, gave him 2l9
over COnnor last year, and now 1l8 over
Davis. Corinth, the home of Davis, last
gear had Fusion majority, but now
gives Davis % over all. Lewiston, the
home of Garcelon, gave him OILS last |
year and 851 this year. Cumberland
county complete gives Davis 1928 ma
jority.
BELFAST, September 0-Returns, |
nearly complete, from Waldo county |
show a Republican gain of two Repre-
sentatives. Tie Fusionists elect six
Representatives., two Senators, and the
entire county ticket by about 400 ma
iority.. Smiths majority will be between !.
200 and 800 less. He ran behind the
Fusion county ticket in nearly every
town.
DIDDEFoRD, September 8.-The Re-
publicans elect all the Senators in the
York county by 200 majority. Twenty
four towns in this county give Davis g.
400; 1arcelon, 1906; Smith, Alto. In
Acton and Lebanon, the towns not heard
from, the Republicans had majority Of
| 16 last year. The Representatives stand;
8 Fusion, to I Republicans.
| SOUTH PARIS, September 9.-The Ok
ford Fusion Senatorial and County tick
ct is undoubtedly elected.
| Goptonhar 0-TbA Ronrh1i-
cans have already carried Washington
county by $50 m majorty ,electing two Sen
ators and seven of the ten Representa-
tivas, having gained one in the Princeton
class.
kOCKLAND, September 9.-Complete
returns from, Knox county give Davis,
1903 Garcelon, 875; Smith, 3,168, a
Republican gain of 256 in reduction of
the combined Democratic and Green
back majority Of last year. The Green
hackers elect all six Representatives.
Outside of this city the Greenbackers
elect Senator, County Commissioner and
County Treasurer by an average plural
ity of $50.
| WALDsBoRo, September 9.-Returns
from the towns in Lincoln county and
Monhegan island give the following re-
suit Davis, 1916; Garcelon, 973 Smith,
1896. The Republicans gain two Rep
resentatives, making the delegation stand
three Republicans and three Democrats
and Greenbackers, with one Republican
Senator.
REPUBLICAN BULL-DOZING.
Not all the votes which were cast for
Davis were secured f.om love of the re-
publican cause or admiration of an
honest dollar, or party prejudice or fear
of democratic ascendancy. 1t is a shame
to be- obliged to record that there was
much bull-dozing of 'scivilized sort
5 resorted to by wealthy firms and ricf
corporations a.id mau ufaeturine eetab
lishments upon their employees. Many
workmen were discharged for avowina
their purpose to vote the greenback tick.
| ct. MANY cases of this nature can be
] named to the shame of the State and
, our New England civilization. Then
the votes of many army and lazy pen
sioners were influenced by threats of the
: examining surgeons and others that il
Y they did not vote the republican ticket
! their pensions should be Withdrawn.
i This disyraceful appliance Is thought to
] have added materially to the vote fol
8 Davis. The search of Congressional
! | committees for cases of bull-dOzing and
= intimidating voters would be promptly
! rewarded BY visit to Maine. 1t would
l seem that Congress should take some
. notice of the threats made 10 the dis
Q abled defenders of the union, and It is
: understood that the case of one pension
2 or in Oxford county who was cut Oft or
account of joining the greenback party
will be presented before Congress early
| In the next session.
d Voters were bought in Augusta, like
!, | sheep at the shambles, and the same wa'
. true in the other cities and many of the
! larger towns of the State. The price
. paid for votes varied, and was somewhat
smaller than in former years. am TOLD
/; $5, $40, SIS and $40 were paid, and in
+ some instances $25 and $50 and even a.
!, high as $45 were paid for single vote il
c the close districts. The buying was car
!; ued on to some extent on both sides, but
). the republicans had fund fifty times a.
!, large as their opponents aud easily out
r stripped them in this race. 1t is an ell
q couraging thought that after next year, il
!; the biennial constitutional amendment
T be adopted, as now appears to be thu
:; case, the moral sense OF the people vii
= not be offended by the disgraceful spec
;. tacle of vote buying but 'oLce in two
1 years.
! Tho result Of tbs election places every
r brauch Of the State government in the
hands of the republicans again, and this
= IA due 10 the able management Of tht
4 canvass by Mr.. Bl,ine. At three O'Clock
; this morning, when he left the Kenne
. bee journal office and went home hi
r would not give assurance that the State
was certainly republican, and every mar
IN Maine awaited his declaration Of the
result with great anxiety. Until latt
this evening he remained at home al
dav, and not until he had become abso-
T. luteIy certain OF his figures did he ap
pear upon the street.
n MR. BLAINE's ANNOUNCEMENT.
'e About four o'clock he drove down Il
D, the telegraph office, and was at onc'
J. surrounded by an anxious crowd, whel
s. he proclaimed, without hesitation, tha
eighteen republican Senators had beef
elected, which was working majorit!
of that body, with the possibility tina
], two more will be added 10 the number
IT which will make the republican strength
70 equal to last year. He supplemente,
e this statement with one that he regard
y ed the election of Davis by the peopl
:, as also probable by at least ! 900 major
z ity. AS soon as he made this announce
l. ment itspread like wildfre thrOughou
the town and was telegraphed all owe
: the State wherever lightning could carr,
j. It..
l. FEELING AMONG THE PEOPLE.