The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-14
Last Nights Dispatches.
MAINE.

/ BosTON, Sept. 13.-An Augusta dis
patch says the few returns received indi
cate a close and doubtful election in
Maine.
A Bangor telegram says: The Repub'
licans carried the city by l40 majority, 4
Fusion gain of 2l4. Nye received
votes.
NEW YORK. Sept. l4.-The Times ha.
the following dispatch from Augusta
Maine: Returns to this time indicate ths
state in doubt. The Fusionists make
large gains in Portland, Bangor and places
| where Democratic money has been freely
used dnring the week. The Republicans
| claim gains 10 the country towns.
LEWISTON. S.pt i3-Davis l,272
Plaisted 1897, Joy 81, Nye 2, net Re
publican gain 100
AUBURN. Sept, l3-Davis 1879
Plaisted go, Joy 8. Nye l. d Bradbury
BIDDEFoRD. Sept. a. Davis. lii,
Plaisted 1857. scattering Is. Last year
Davis l ,009 Smith, g., IT'S. Garcelon. D..
327.
BELFAST, Sept. 13.-The Republican
majority in Belfast is Is, and last year
l4l.
PORTLAND, Sept. l3 Thirty towns
give Davis 1855, Plaisted 1922. scat
tering l20: total, 35. .12S. Davis majority
2 244, against same towns last year. Davis
1881. Smith 1924. Garcelou S S42, scat
tering 108; total, 80. ASS. Davis majority
2,507. Fusion gain Of 263 The above
| towns include Lewiston. Augusta, Port.
land Rockland. Biddeford. Auburn and
Skowhegan, Fifty-one towns give Davis
81 1884. Plaisted 1874. scattering I3o.
Last year Davis 2l,O3s. Smith ll,648,
Garcelou 1901. scattering 1l2; aggregate
Al sos against $4,000 last year Davis
| majority $50 against 2,278; Fusion gain
| 348.
New YORK, Sept. ID The Times at
/ II clock has the following from Augusta:
Returns from the First Congressional dis
trict indicate the defeat of Reed, Repub-
lican. The Democrats now claim q clean
sweep of the state.
EAsTPoRT, Me-, Sept. 13.-Davis 432
Plalsted 439-net Republican gain Is. AZ
| the close of the polls at Portland the Re-
publioans had 25l majority. Last year
the Republican majority ever all 10 Port
land was 5O2.
PORTLAND, Sept. Is -Oficial-Lacking
Island vote: Davis. r., se, ,40l. Plaisted,
| f., 3,251. Nye. p. -. scattering I9.
Total. 6,77S. Republican plurality, 230.
Republican majority 1S4. Last year,
Republican 3,446. Greenback 1881, Dem
ocrat 1904, scattering 20. Republican
majority COZ.
BosToN. Sept. IA special TO the
Herald from Waldo county says. Maine
gone heavily for the Fusionists.
PORTLAND, Sept. l3.-One hundred
and four towds give Davis 30.7l2. Plaisted
29. las, scattering l57; total 60.0l4. The
last
| 1908. Garcelon 9.075. scattering 1877;
total, 56,96l. Davis majority is l,41O,
against 1851 last year.
One hundred and forty eight towns give
Davis 1892. Plaisted S4,s7e. scattering
ITO; total, LOAF. The same towns last
year gave Davis 1892. Smith 1859,
Garcslon 10. 72S. scattering l37; total 81.
SIG. Davis majority is 943. against
| LOGS last year. fusion gain. l25.
BosToN. Sept. ia dispatch to the
Herald from Augusta says the Republi-
cans generally concede Plaisted's election
and the defeat of Reed for congress in the
First district. Blaine thinks there is still
| chance OF hope for Davis, but it IL q
| great defeat nevertheless. The legislature
is pretty secure for the Republicans,
CALAIS, Sept. 13.-Twenty three towns
in Washington county give Davis 3. .4S6,
Plaisted 2,745. Same towns last year,
Davis 7IS majority. The full returns will
show little difference from last year. The
Republicans elect 6, perhaps7 7 represen-
tatives, out of 10 in the county,
| PORTLAND. Sept. 13.-The Democrats
claim the First congressional district and
are rejoicing over Anderson's election.
Cumberland eounty is very close and has
probably gone Fusion. Six towns to hear
from.
LEwIsTowN. Sept. l3.-Androscoggiu
county, mplete, Davis, 4,S07, Plaisted
1906, scattering 81; last year, Davi:
I4,569
The combined Democrats and Green
hackers, Augusta city gives Republican
majority of 1873 Davis l,105, PIaisted
S99, Nye 10. scattering 8.
| PORTLAND, Sept l3.-1l P M.-Ons
hundred and eighty-two towns give Davis
40, ,992, Plaisted 39.l73, scattering 220
total SO, 365. The same towns last yeal
gave Davis 39.063 Smith 24,97l, Garce
lon l2,060. scattering l49, total 1927
Davis majority Il $50. against 1889 las
Iyear; Fusion gain 300
/ NEW YORK, Sept. l3-Gen. j. B
W eaver. Greenback candidate for Presi
dent, addressed tonight in Cooper Iusti'
tute aI aodlepce of 5000 persons. Petel
Cooper presided
PORTLAND, Sept l3.-The towns x
bear from at III o'clock, last year CAV,
IDayis 3O,l50. Smith 23,073, Garcelor
,720, scattering 200, Republican minority
i2,S43 This Indicate about 500 fusion
! majority
New YORK. Sept. 3-The Democrat
J at the National committee rooms to-nigh
linaulged in general rejoicing over tn,
returns from Maine, At II o'clock in ths
Republican National headquarters tthos'
gathered there generally conceded tina
they had lost lost the state. The follow
/ ing sdispatch was received from j. L
, Smith, Secretary of State committee O
} Maine: The Indications are DOW tha
the election of Plaisted is assured, unless
!. the country towns do better than thl
cities.
| BATH. Sept. lS.-Roth parties admi
that the Republican county officers are
elected by reduced majorities. Ths
Representatives are as before, The city
igives Davis 1,089, Plaisted 62l, Joy 43
| AUGUSTA, Sept. l3. 3.-MrDNrGHT.-Tht
immense crowds around headquarters ol
both parties in the early part of the
ievening gre dispensing. The vote ha!
been very close. but the Indications now
are the back towns will Offset the Repubii
can loss 10 the cities. At the Republican
Iheadqusrters Davis election is ciaimed
las are the House and sSenate The Re
lpublcans defeat OF Representatives IN tbs
Fourth and Fifth district 10 conceded