Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-09-17
ELECTION RETURNS.

jority in upper district of Madawaska is $40
lower district, sos.
! Especial Despatch to Kennebec Journal.
! FoRr FAIRFIELD, September 10. Every
town and plantation on the St. John river
gives Plaisted 9l7 majority. which is less
than last year.
| FARMINGToN, September IL. Nearly full
returns from Franklin county are received.
The plantations not yet heard from are Cope
lin. Letter +, Lang and No. &, which gave
last year fusion majority of Is. With re-
turns now in, the election of a full republic.
can county ticket, senator and three repre-
sentatives is assured. Also fair majority
for Davis. Phillips poll one scattering for
each office. and for senator two scattering.
SkowHEGAN. September IL. Returns
| from all the towns and plantations in Somer-
set county-except flagstaff. which has 20
voters in all and last year gave IL fusion
| rhajority-give Chandler Baker for senator,
over s. $. Brown, - majority On clerk of
courts in the same towns l.. H. Webb has
~ majority over Ben ). Collins For Judge
| of probate, Turner Buswell has Is majority
over Albert Moore Republican gam thus
far is l52
Nearly full returns give Baker rep, i,02l
and Brown, fusion, 1909 votes for senator.
Buxton, fusion, has 1, l31 to 1902 for Has
kell, rep. Phlbrick has {, ~ votes for Con-
gresham, against 4 ,049 for Lindsey. For
governor, Davis has ,0i6, Plasted 4,lsl,
Nye 10.
PORTLAND, September I6.-3.30 Z. NJ. 10
| additional towns in Penobscot county give
Davis 326, Plaisted CAL Last year Davis
had 307. Smith 552. Fusion majority 3l5
this year, against 30l lastyear. Fusion GAIN
II.
Ten additional towns in Aroostook give
Davis 300. Plaisted pa, scattering Is. Re-
publican majority ~. Last year Davis had
PA, Smith Isl, Garcelon 20. Fusion MAORI
ty b. Republican gain ~.
Deduct fusion gain in Penobscot as above
and Davis will have 263 plurality, if the rest
come in rs last year.
T. M.-460 towns give Davis 1884,
Plaisted loo. Davis plurality 80 Seat
tering $50. The same towns last year gave
Davis g. sos, Smith u, I29, Garcelon 90, go.
Fusion plurality %. Scattering. 262.
Towns TO come gave Davis ,3OS, fusonists
1916. Fusion plurality, COS Scattering,
81. Deduct fusion plurality to come from
republican plurality in hand and Davis will
have PIG plurality, if rest come in as last
year.
IS towns to hear from, with an aggregate
vote of $500. Bluehill brings in further
republican gain of 80.
Five additional plantations and small towns
give Davis 1913, Plaisted 1911. Last year Da-
Wis had 1856. Smith lj2. Garcelon ISL Re-
publican majority this wear is >, against fu-
sion majority of 60 last year. Republican
gain, 60
% additional AroOstoOk towns give Davis
l,l54, Plaisted 1853. Last year the same
towns gave Davis 1,025, Smith 625. Garcelon
$50. Republican gain, l67. Add 60 gain in
Rangeley Lake towns and we have 236 repub-
lican gain, which leaves Davis 19s ahead, if
the remaining towns have voted as they did
last year. This shows that Aroostook, which
is the fusion stronghold has lost for them
instead of gaining.
New Sweden, which was so republican last
year, is how 60 republican to 3 fusion.
Full returns received from NADIA
waska region, which Last year gave 500 ma
jority and which the fusionists hoped might
increase their majority this year, show fall
ing off of over 100 in the fusion majority.
Five more tOwBs--l in Somerset and in
Washington-show fusion gain of |.
additional towns in Penobscot, 3 in
Aroostook, > III Ilancot.k-give republican
gain of 1. Cranberry Isle shows a slight re-
publican gain but no figures are received.
IA. NJ. 472 towns give Davis 1861,
Plaisted 71.7si. scattering 1876. Same towns
/ last year: Davis &c, AS, Smith a., so, Gar
celon Il ,240, scattering 263. Davis plural.
I iiy S7s, against fusion plurality last year OF
/ l29. n towns not received gave last wear
Davis 635, fusionists .207, scattering 50, a
! fusion plurality of j72. If they come in the
/ same lHls year DdNls VIII nave ieit oVo plu-
rality. Adding the scattering to that receiv-
ed we have 4I6, so that Davis will not get a
majority without a farther gain of ia. The
total vote to hear from is ! ,922, which in
creased per cent. like the rest, will bring
the aggregate up to l+6,s0o, as per Tuesday
nights estimate, and 800 more than predict
ed Monday night. 1t will however be divid-
ed the other way, viz Davis 80 800 Plais-
ted 20, $50, scattering 420, subject of. course
4 to further gains and losses on either side
| The Il Aroostook towns to come, part OF
them in French district, gave last year Da-
Wis Isl, Smith 30, Ciarcelon 4sl, a total OF
Los, SO that the change cannot very well
vary the result. The other % towns are
4 plantations in Franklin County, up by
Rangeley Lakes, at the headwaters of the
Kennebec; 8 in Oxford; in Somerset, in
some wild regions; 8 in Hancock, two Of
which are remote coast islands and in the