The Worthington advance., 1880-09-23
The Maine Election.

The Haiae Election.
AUGUSTA, Name, Sept. 14.-Very few
official returns have been received At the
State houte and but little more IL known
with accuracy Of the result OF Mondays elec-
ton than was known lasi night. The figures
20 far received seem to indicate the election
OF Plaisted by about 1000 majority. In the
snate the Republicans viii have 4 wsjority
OF at least ten members, possibly eleven - 1t
is thought Brown, one Of the Fusion candi.
dates In Somerset, is defeated. The Repub-
lican majority In the house will be from 20,
to IS. Twelve Of the thirteen Representatives
In Kennebec are Republicans, gain OF
one.
CLEVELAND, O., Sept A.-Gep. Garfield re.
ceived the following dispatch this afternoon:
AUGUSTA, Sept. Ito Gen. J. A. Garfield,
Mentor, O.-The net result of yesterdays
election as nearly Is can be stated at this
hour, g p. IN. Tuesday,, Ia about as follows:
The Republicans have carried the First, Sec.
ond and Third Congressional districts, while
the Fusionists have carried the Fourth and
Fifth. The Republicans have carried both
branches of the legislature BY strong MAORI.
For governor. Davis and Plaisted have each
over n 600 votes, with the probability in favor
of Plaisted coming out few hundred, per.
haps thousand ahead. The result Is unde.
uiably surprise to US and generally to the
masses of the Democratic party In Maine.
Our canvass was never more accurately taken,
and It showed on Wednesday last total vote
for Davis of trihe over Il, 600, with a prob
able majority Of 5000 at the minimum. The
four days preceding the election We lost over
1000 voters by means we'll known to the man.
ayers Of the National Democratic campaign
and which do not call for further specification
from me. The cost is variously estimated at
from $4,000 to 100000, and the money al
came from beyond the State. Such scenes
were never before witnessed In Maine.
(Signed) J. G. Blame.
Portland, Sept. 15.-There are still 1870
towns to hear from. mostly small and remote
places. The aggregate vote Of the State last
year was SO 9,270. This has increased 4 little
over per. cent. as far as received, and if the
returns Of towns increase in the same ratio,
the aggregate will reach 146s0o, of which the
republicans should have about $1,000; the Fu-
slonists, About $4,000, and scattering about
$500. Some of the remote Fusion districts
have brought in Republican gains. The Flu.
sionists will probably have trihing plurality
which will elect Plaisted If the amendments
are adopted. If not adopted, and If found un-
constitutional on account OF being retractive,
which question has been suggested; the cleo.
ton will 20 into the legislature. The figures
are 80 very close that only the Official count
can decide unless decided gains are made on
one side or the other in tho remaining towns.
Owing to errors which must occur in returns
received in this way even the differences be-
tween tabulations Of officials and that Of leg
islative committees may change the results.
PORTLAND, Me-, September l5.-The Con.
gressional delegation stands as follows; Reed,
Republican, reelected in the First distrirt by
100 plurality; Frye, Republican, reelected in
the Second district by 1860 majority; Lind.
say, Republican, Elected in the Third distric
by 467 majority; Ladd, Fusionists, reelected
in the Fourth district by reduced majority
Murch. Fusionists, reelected In the Fifth dis
trict by 1000 to l 800 mojority.
Status Of the Legislature-Senate: Repub-
licans 2l; Fusion 10. House: Republicans 81,
FUSION o., WIN . Ties.
AUGUSTA, sept. Ex-senator Blaine
sent the following telegram to-day: Augusta,
Sept. ITO Hon. Marshall Jewell, chairman
Of the Republican committee, New York: We
have complete returns with the exception OF q
few distant plantations, and give you sum.
mary Of the result. In the election of 1879, Re-
publicans lacked l,0a5 votes OF 4 majority. This
year we have made gains IN twelve counties,
held our own in two counties and in two 9TH
er counties we have made slight losses. Our
net gain in the whole sixteen counties is rec.
oned at l, 900 as q minimum with q possible
maximum Of l 600, making Gov. Davis re.elec
ton certainty no longer denied by his oppo-
nents. His majority over Plaisted will probably
not vary much from 400. We have chosen three
fourths Of the county officers, more than two
thirds Of the State Senate and large majority
ofthe House Of Representatives. giving US com.
plete control Of the State government in all it's
branches. Our only regret is the failure to re.
gain the Fourth and Fifth Congressional dis.
tricts, We succeeded in reducing the major.
ity In each to about one third the Fusion ma.
jority two years ago, but the Democratic
alarm oyer the result in Vermont, caused the
application of arguments in both districts dur
Ing the last week. which we could not meet.
lSigncdl j. g. BLAINE
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