, 1880-09-15
PRESIDENTIAL,
The Result Of the Contest in
Maine Wears a Better
Aspect.
4 Decided Republican Majority in
Both Houses OF the Lcgis-
tature,
And Three Republican Con-
gressmen Believed to Be
Elected.
The Vote OIL Governor Lia-
bic to BE So Very
Close
That Only the official Count
Will Determine the
Result.
The Situation and Its Causes as
Summed Up by Senator
Blaine.
Manifestation Of tile O1l-Tiu1c
Rebel Spirit Over This
Election.
Fresh Evidences Of Fraudulent
Practices by Democrats in
Indiana.
Explosion Of Roorbach Relative to
Garfield and Sherman's Re-
lations.
Fresh Evidences OF Fraudulent
Practices by Democrats in
Indiana.
Explosion Of Roorbach Relative to
Garfield and Sherman's Re-
lations.
MAINE.
RETURNS COMING IN SLOWLY.

PORTLAND, Mc., Sept. t4.-1he returns arc
coming In very slowly, md there nre yet to
lear from fory-,,tne towMs III Arn0stnuk
County. eleven III Frnnklin, thirteen In I(Asl-
cock. thirteen I'll Kcnnebcc, fourth KMox, eight
III Oxford. thErty-two In 1'cnobscot, twenty
eight in Washington. eighteen I'll Somerset,
t,,I SIX r[scataVAis. It il believed that tho
III Fusion minority will hc washed out, and
tllu tssrc turn IN thc question whether tho
constitutional amendment, making II plurlf-
ty lastca.l of Il majority elect, Will b. sus-
tainctl by the courts ~ retroactive.
An official count only call decide.
Tho result OF tho election SLOWS that tho
grcat halk of the yote which was pitt down
i'll the Republican cAtlvass rs doubtful, md
Of wlicl, they reasonably clnll,cd fair
division, went 1cnlly to the Fnsfonls.s.
There arc serious charges Of bribery on both
sides, Md there was considerable stir hero
this afternoon over the rellorte,l mr.
rest of two met for this oHcnsc.
1t Is certuin tint the Fustonists
during tho last tc,l tlays of tho campaign
were literally supplied with funds from ont
side tic State Ind 1t Is stated tlat $20 900 for
use ag,linst Congressman Reed In tho First
District has been traced to Tilden. Heed
ltas n plurality of 100 OH tic largest vnte ever
poiIed III the district. Thu Republicans will
hive Il good majority in the Legislature.
FIGulHS0 EI.
TO t's tItsstrt Annotated Press.
PORTLAND, Nc, Sept. 1.-two hundred
and seye1t towns give Davis i;I,477; plalstc.l,
It,S37; scattering, 20; total, S5.;IH. The
sal,le towns lust ycnr gayc DAsIs, 1891; !;
Snlittl, 2d,S30; Gaseelon, l2,SG;; scattering,
iii; total, Sl,ats. Dayis' majority lao,
against 1,5i0 IN tho sa,no towns lust year.
TllU towns to hear from gavu Davis 47,7lo;
Stuitl, anil Garcclon, 10, l3l, beEng Fusion
majority Of 2,a02.. The aggrcgnte vote re-
cclvctl Inns increased nlnut = per cent. which
Indicates an agEresatu OF 1dU, 80. As eacl,
voso Inns Increased about the same, tho Re
pubIlcans should hays 7:,,5o0; Fustonists,
Tk500;. Prohibition nnd scattering, 500,-a Fll-
sion plurality of l,000, n1Nl II majority Of 600,
The amendment making plurality nccessa-
rs to eject is uncertain; also the biennial
elections. The Fourth a.M Fifth Cangtcs-
stunaI Districts are Fusion. The First, Second
and Third are Republican rs before. Thu lit-
publtcal1s clntln the First District BY III, and
tue Democrats co,,cedv It By n. Cumberland
County is divided. The FusloM s!,eEN Is
elected; two Republican md two Fusion
Senators are elected. Thu vota IL very closr,
aud will require nn Official count. TlA I.eE-
stature will be very evenly divided lu both
branches.
REID NE-EI.EcTEp.
NEW YnRK, Sept. li.-'rhU Ercnfug Post
las special from nccd, Republican caflll-
dnta fur Congress III tbs First District uf
3lntnc. llo announces his reelection, mid
says thu Fnsl0nlsts aru not surU ut having
carried the State. 1t Is still II, tloul,t. Tile
Ast,.t.. [a 1fntrI,l1unlL nt,.t t1,. 1fsttu
Is probably 50.
4 DEMOCRATIC DISPATCH
New YoNK, Sopt, l4.-rke following dis
patcll wt.s received by tho National Delno-
crntio Committee from Mathe THIS forenoon: !:
EouT1AEl,. Me-. Hept. lt.-r!aistcsl Is c!ecte'i!
f!tth c9nRresatnnal l,!sirl1ts surty. antl proon-
and nEst, tho Ler!slntltr1, EnAuNn WILSON.
Av.nber OF the National Democratic Committee
fruM Milne.
T1lE LA1l0Esr VOTE EYER CAST.
U0sToN, Ainsa., Sept. lt.-An Augltsta
{Me.) sprclal says: "Returns come in slowly
tlts morning, an.l 10 not cIlallgu the outlook
rs presented last night. Two hundred alll
forty-tiye towns show net Republican loss
OF about a00 on last year's vote. Tho whole
number Of towns and plantations is over Goo,
but those heard from cnycr about two.tlIIrds
VI k4lk WV "a k*sO kJkAF}s @At pAESCuk ! 1uta7
tea's election ts not doubted, md hts Nla5ur-
lty Is Yartously cstIlnatal at from 1,u0o to
$500, Mr. Htaine comedies him small ma
lority. The vote IL the iareest ever cast The
lro!,ihitIonists. u.ldcr adyico from Nye, their
candidate fur Governor, dItl not generally
vote tor lin, but directly for plafsted, ~ thu
surest rlcans OF defeating Davis.
Fur Congress, Frye IL tho only Republican
wl.oss election Is sconcosted by the Fllsl0nlsts,
hut Lindsey has majority beyond doubt.
lteed'a election Is claiAed by the Republic
ans, but Ills minority IL placed rs low as III,
a1Ht thu Fustautsts claim that the returns aro
being doutoEcd, I.1dd aud Aurcl,, Fusiol-
lists. tho sitting members, have ulatoritles aAd
to spare. 1t looks as though both OF the co1.-
stltutIo1al amendments would huve largo lna-
jorIt!es, a,s4 particularly that making plu-
1alIty elect tho Governor. which, It adopted,
sill bu operative rs to this election"
AuoI1er special says Plalsto4's minority