The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-18
Last Nights Dispatches.
FRAUD.
That is what the National Demoora.
cratic Committee charges in
Maine, and that is about
the struth, too--Biaine,
the principal Con-
- spirator.

s@&@ s splrator. #
New YoRK. Sepr, 1.-THE NationsI
! Democratic Committee has issued the
following statetnent relative to the election
in Maine.
New YORK, Sept II, 1896 The
latest reliable and official returns received
from Maine are as follows: Returns from
42S townsYgives Piaisted 70 0Ole, Davis TO-
69S, Republican M ajority 679 In the same
towns IN 1876 the oppnsitiou vote was
81 ,499; Rep ublicsn 72,765; Republican
majority 1926. Republican loss in 1880
| from corresponding election in 1876.
1857. There are forty cisht towns and
plantations yet to be heard from. The
relative gain in these towns as compared
with 1876 would give at the lowest esti-
mate at least 1000 Democratic majority.
but The sRepublican .manipulasors in
Maine arc pretending to claim a majority
for Davis, and are undoubtedly trying to
doctor the returns to bear out this claim,
1t remains to be seen whether thev pro-
pose to begin in Maine to reinaugurate the
frauds OF 1876. For two days Blaine and
ene.Rapublcan leaders conceded Plaisted's
election. as the Republican party did
I1iden's in 1876. The entire machinerv
for counting the votes is in the hands of
the Republican Returning Board, UsualIv
in the past years it has only required
about two days to ascertain definite results
in Maine. This year all the first returns
showed great Democratic gains. and it was
only when the manipulators have stopped
the returns coming in and delayed them
until they could be altered that changes
were made in favor of Davis AS an in
stance. the county of Kennebec. which
usually completes its returns in one day,
was held back until after Thurs
day, aud it is openly asserted, by
sformer Republican leader, that the
returns are kept back for manipulation,
Two of Eve Congressman, Murch and
Ladd are conceded. Philbrick. Democrat
ic candidate in Slaines district, the 3rd,
while actually elected, may be counted
ont by fraud by a very small majority
under 100 In the First district Ander- |
SOD, Democratic candidate, is practically |
IN the same position. as the Republicans |
only q claim majority for Reed of SO. |
thus showing that out of Eve Cougressmen |
four Democrats were elected. This is the |
best criterion by which to Judge the popu-
lar sentiment of the state. Plaisted is |
clearly elected and can only be defeated |
by fraudulent count. The early gains
shown BY the Republican party or claimed |
by them, are in Democratic counties. 10
accessible by telegraph and away from
lines of railway. The best evidence of |
fraud proposed to be perpetuated is the |
fact that while the Fusion ticket shows
large gains all over the state in Republi- |
can cities end counties. the Republican |
gain Is claimed in Democratic counties.
BARNUM, |
Chairman.
PORTLAND. Sept II -Four hundred |
and ninety towns give Davis 73 30I, Plais- |
ted 72 5Ss, scattering 33S. Davis plurali- |
ty 7l3. The small towns to hear from |
threw last year, Davis so, Fusion 435, |
scattering so, total 545 Fusion plurality |
of 395 which deducted leaves Davis 3lS |
plurality.
PORTLAND, Sept. IA dispatch
from Fort Fairfield reports that the
vote of Perham stands, Davis SO, Plais-
ted %; last year Davis 5, Fusion 81 I'll
was found in compiling last years book |
that eighty of the scattering of last year /
was stated but not specified. The miss
ing eighty We have la the present returns
Ii so. this gaia OF twenty six
would overcome the difference between
Davis plurality aud the scattering and
subject to all errors made il this way of
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AUGUSTA. Me-. Sept. l7.-Senator
Blaine sent the .ol.o-iag telegram to-day:
AUGUSTA. No. Sept l7.-To Hon.
Jewell, chairman Republican
committee. New York: We havet
com pplete returns with the exception of a
few distant plantations. and | give you a
summary of the result, In the election of
1879 the Republicans lacked ,055 votes
of a majority, This year we have made
gains in twelve counties. held our own in
TWO counties and ip two other counties we
have made slight losses Oar net gain in
the whole sixteen counties is reekened at
l 400 as the minimum. with possible
msximum OF 1000, making Gov. Davis
reelectiop certainty. no longer denied by
his opponents. His majority over Plai
sted will probably not vary much from
400 We have chosen three ieurths of
the county officers. more than two thirds
of the state senate and large majority Of
the house VI representatives. giving CON-
plete control Of the state govcrnm eut in
all its branches. Our only regret is the
failure to regain the Fourth and Fifth
districts. We succeeded in
reducing the msjority in each to about
pDe third of the Fusion majority two years.
ago. but the Democratic alarm over thet
result in Vermont caused The application
of arsImenis IL both districts during the
last week which we could not meet |;
y j, e. BLAINE.