The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-09-18
The ''solid NORTH no Longer Solid.

The SOLID North" no Longer Solid
MAINE BREAKS LOOSE AND JoINE
THE HANCOCK COLUMN.
The Republican Majority Of 5000 vanishes
and is Replaced BY Fusion Majority.
A Divided North WslcOmesthe Solid South
for Hancock, English and Victory.
An election for Governor, Legislature an,
five members Of Congress came of in Main,
on Monday last. The dispatches on Tnesda
night showed that the Democrats and Green
hackers had carried the State by majorit,
of 1000 or more, as against Republican
majority in 1876 Of 1876. Later dispatche
Indicate that the contest is very close, and Al
official count win have to be had before tn,
vote can be accurately stated. Ii is concede,
that Plaisled, the Democratic and Greenbacl
candidate will have a plurality, and il tn,
amendments TO the constitution ratified at the
election on Monday are operative as TO thi
election, Plaisted will be inaugurated. Tha
they would be operative at once has general,
been believed, bat now the Republicans arr
claiming otherwise and the question may &,
TO the Supreme Court. IL the court shoul,
sustain the Republican view, the election vii
go TO the Legislature. The Legislature vii
be Republican, and Davis, the defeated Re
publican candidate, will be chooseR.
The Democrats and Greenbackers electes
tuVA raf fha tua. -. II
they have fairly elected two more.
No matter what will be the outcome III,
Republicans have been defeated badly. Any
thing less than $4,000 minority would hav,
beea defeat, aud the result shows that III,
Greenbaekers and Democrats have elected
Piaisted by a small plurality.
Latest news shows that the Maine election
Is likely TO be middle. The Republican,
evidently want to steal the State as they did
last year, by fraud. Chairman Barnum, Of
the National Democratic Committee, on
Thursday night sent out the following dis.
patch:
"New York, Sept IG.--Our lales, informa.
ton is to the effect that Piaisted has clear
majority of somewhere from 900 to 1900.
No amount Of cheating, which il is apparent
the Republicans are trying 10 do, can affect
this result. Everything is being done 70
watch them and defeat fraud on their part.
i W. II. BARxuM, Chairman
BLAINE EXPLAINS IT.
NEw YoBE, Sept ls.--A Herald special
from Portland, Ne, gives an interview with
a friend Of Blaine's 10 which be saws Il will
be next to impossible to carry the electoral
vote Of the State for the Republicans next
November if the Easionists keep together.
Hancock is good deal stronger in Maine
than PlAisted.
WHAT CHAIRMAN BAaNuM SAYS.
Senator Barnum, Chairman Of Democratic
National Committee, was interviewed upon
the event in Maine and he utterly repudia,ed
the charge that he had sent money into that
State confidence the election II never once
dreamt such thing" said he. IL was salts.
he'd that if the Democrats could not carry that
State, all the money in the world would be
useless. We depended wholly upon the com.
mon sense Of the people who have BY this
time seen clearly enough that the Republican
rule has been fraud or failure and that a
change is demanded by all considerations of
public policy"
THE EgFECr ~ NEW YoRK.
Nav foRK, Sept. l5.-The great feature of
discussion yesterday in political circles in this
city was the election IN Maine. The result
struck the Republicans not so much as a wet
blanket, but as a sand club delivered with a
powerful blow on the back Of the head. Il
was absolutely astounding, aud they are not
get recovered from It's effects. They had
londly hoped for a majority Of at least 6 900,
and ~ their sanguine moments they felt that
this might possibly be advanced to 10000.
In all the history OF national politics there
terlv snses ,Ss snfc,sln,;a ~ s1s. - w
Democra,~ ,ham.slsss $50 pJ.'''e .,,;
- admit ! ms;a,;,v ~ ~ pp s.b1y,yey Mlinng
4 east 4 o00' and !, ,hn.a s,i,,s"a s'as y
"a has thew were dom vsl, s 49,, soasuIs
Gated thai Inc Rsnuhl,e.a 80 M ~ : ,ne,'
siderabIv. ''~N 'O'' s''''
Al the National Renuhic., h..S..,
the visitors werc verv Nv sn5 vsrs vi Th
mai he Sta,s ~ Ms;,a Ia ane
Democratic made them I'M ana IA $50
ful. and thev want a,vay ;rsnJ;hl,, J".s.,:
their lot. A The Demaera,;c b asdaoss.a.Is
90 the other hand. ,here x'ss $50 .r:a:a:'
and At least Ave hnnd,sd ,s;,a.s 1870 .tss
Curing The day They we're ss,;sdaa ~,
Maine was the Waterloo Of ~, csmna;sn snJ
hat The election 81 Uaaeock W. ~ 49,, III
act. : '''''1i
rryw,-, -
Senator MeDonala ~ ind;aa. ;a
ply 40 A. ;oon;rv 49,, ~. I.S: sa'u ~ re-
IA shsnrohshls 49, a s tn M. canvass
upon 4 .--.s'rha .. a.e e'ecs'o,'
M eat;sgar,or;Iv 49, ,au .- = p1oeeeu-
abilitv "a eor,v ,ha So 49, uVuo'eu our
~ 80 ~ S ~. anu am now more
vre., d;ss.,ar 49, s,-1 1s SAn 10 ~ Inc
- ,,sr,,. 4; 49, nAs oeiA,ien tne hepuDli'
WHO'S i iii ~, : esuSasng oios from
State ,s;il ~ y, ;,,.,.;N. ~ ~. - ense. IN onr
doubtful voter srd asd ~ i peoP.s' oslns over
iority. j ''V1s""us " our una
v,...,.-
Col. W w Arns,,a,, o III
Ns,;onsi casss, .ss u'sraOe1 2. ,he
being At hsadouar,er. va, rom onlo,
M dse;.;ss op s., wOulo DC tae elect Of
election Il 0c,aSs. r. Ths alas On me Vh'o
ss(1nr nh;o ips,,a,,....,s - eo'ouei lePned
the vietorv :, ~ -. 80 noPe.ui oelofe
Maine iii .nce,,,-a.e w .ss u,ampn IN
The RennhlIcar, .,;Ii ~ a, shna.ale mem;
discoaraeed Th.;r 49,. . !, c'.n; An9
have been Ma,a ~ =, anu
900 to Is. 600. and bv gaseonsd;n~ nsa y
mont. s.lsss snJ - s.aseonaolng over YER
ior;tv had rs;ssJ h;sh ,Asy ss ss,aea y ma.
minds ~ tke,r c,Iln.vsrw ~, $500, =. ~
have deceived Them ,nd ~. $50. a,nsy
sthe situation y |, = nos a eApl ran
Democracy 81 Ohio arr wall o,1anIssa wv ~
will get out their vote There 4 n chsa.e ~, ~
IL, 600 in Maine, On 4 total vote az Ia 400 ~
The came nerrsn,a,s ~ $500 .oso " AyoiVyv,
vote Of Oho vii five ne IN ~. IN M sae olg
60, 900. We will not ssclaim eyervsI;as viii, win