Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-16
THE MAINE ELECTION (!
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY TOWNS TO
HEAR FROM.
Official Count Necessary to Decide.
GOV. PLAIsTED's MAJORITY ONE
THOUSAND.
REPUBLICANS CLAIM THE LEGISLATURE
h Sin OF spending Money in
the Maine Election.
By Telegraph to the Sentinel

- AeAcHIupn ~ n 6eut1uel.I
PORTLAND, Me-, September 15.-There
are still 100 towns to hear from, which are
mostly small and remote places. The
aggregate vote Of the State last year was
139, 270. This has been increased a little
over five per cent. as far as received, and
il the returns from the towns increase in
the same ratio the aggregate will reach
LAG, 800. Some Of the more remote Fusion
districts have brought in Republican gains,
but the Fusionists will probably have o
trifing plurality, which will elect Plaisted
il the amendments are adopted. II not
adopted, or if unconstitutional, on account
OF being retroactive, which question has
been suggested, the election will go into
the Legislature. The figures are so close
that only an official count can decide it.
Unless decided gains are made on one side
or the other in the remaining towns, owing
to the errors which must occur in those re-
ceived in this way, even the differences be-
tween the tabulation of the State officials
and that OF the Legislative Committee may
change the result.
The returns from twenty-four towns, re-
ceived this morning, to-wit: seven in Wash
ington county, six in Penobscot, and
eleven in Kennebec, give Davis 1887;
Plaisted. 1855; Scott, 80. The same towns
last year gave Davis 1865; Smith, 2, 1853;
Garcelon, 416; Scott, 81. The result OF
348 towns give Davis So, 1877; Plaisted, 49,.
975; Scott, 321; total, 130. 433; Republican
majority, 1,841. The same towns last year
gave Davis 65, CAB; Smith. AZ, LOG; Garce-
Ion, 18,848; Scott, 200; total. 1873, 847; Re-
publican majority, 1,439. II the towns to
hear from come in the same 90 last year
the Republicans will lack 642 OF . majority,
and the Fusionists will lack 166 Of Q ma
jority.
AUGUSTA, September 15.-very few Of
fetal returns have been received at the
State House to-day, and but little more is
known with accuracy Of the result Of Mon
days election than last night. The figures
70 far received indicate the election Of
Plaisted by about / 200 majority. In the
Senate the Republicans will have a ma
jority Of at least 10 members. possibly II,
as IL Is thought that Brown. one Of the
Fusion candidates in Somerset, IL defeated.
The Republican majority In the House will
be from 20 to rs. Twelve OF the thirteen
Representatives In Ksnnebec are Repub-
licans.
The Congressional delegation stands
Reed (kep.) reelected in the First dis
trict by 100 plurality; Frye (Rep.) re-
in the Second district by 1870 ma
jority; Lindsay rep elected in the Third
district by 451 majority; Ladd (Fus.) re-
in the Fourth district by q reduced
majority; Marsh (Fus.) reelected in the
district by $500 majority.
Blaine Accuses b Democrats OF
Spending Money In the Maine
Election.
CHICAGO, September 15.-The Times
from Maine confirms Blaine's &C.
cusation that the Democrats spent vast
sums Of money In bribing voters. and that
this wa the cause Of the unexpected result. |
One correspondent. however, declares that
the Republicans also spent large sums of |
money for the improper influencing Of vot-
ers. The returns from the back towns, of |
which there are q great number in Maine, |
come in necessarily slow. and it will not be
possible for an accurate statement Of Gov.
ernor Plaisted's plurality to be given for !
several days. Indeed, it is possible, but |
barely possible, that he has no plurality,
and that the Legislature, which is still Re.
publican. will have the election to itself, |
a. was the case last year. The Republic
made strong eight in Nadawsks |