The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-22

THE last week was one Of alter
nate sunshine and shadow for the
politicians. the variableness of the
political skies being caused by the
changing reports of the result of the
election in the State Of Maine, which
occurred ON Monday the 18th inst.
At first the Democrats claimed
The STATE by Il majority of over
three thousand. and loud and fierce
and exultant was the yell they
sent up from .troostook TO the Gulf.
This claim included a Governor,
three members of Congress, and a
majority in the Legislature which
elects a :. Senator. There was
an immense display OF fancy poul-
try in all the Democratic journals
for a day ortwo and the expenditure
OF wit at the expense of the RepuD-
licans was profuse, if not profound.
The Republicans conceded the loss
Of the State by a majority of less
than half that was claimed, admit
ted the probable loss of one Con-
gresham, but insisted that the
Legislature was safe.
After the first wild exultation over
the carly reports, which the Demo
crats invariably swell TO their adj
vantage, tie telegraph began to bring
the tiding from sturdy Republican
precincts Democratic visages began
70 clongatc. Democratic cuss words
rcsoundcd ID the air, andDcmocratic
braggarts began whistling TO keep
their courage up. As hour sped
after hour the inexorable logic Of
figures returned from the outlying
districts cut down hundred after
hundred of thc claimed Democratic
majority until at last came the
gratifying intelligence that the Re
publican candidate for Governor
was elected by not less than 400
majority. that the Republicans had
carried the three Congressional dis
tricts which they had last year, and
that a decided majority was secured
in both branches of the Legislature.
thus enabling the Republicans to
elect a Senator TO succeed the pres
cnt venerable Hannibal Hamlin. 1t
was close shave for the Republic
ans, but the victory is clean and
complete. Of course the Democrats
are bowling fraud fraud, 1t is .
habit they have of claiming victories
and then swearing they were cheat
cd out of them, as witness the asser-
ton that Tilden was elected, the
subsequent attempt TO buy his cleo
ton, and the prolonged howl of
fraud! that was raised when detect
ed and foiled in their rascally
schemes.
In 1873 there was majority
against the Republicans in Maine Of
.11,757 in 1879 this majority was
reduced to 492, and now it is entire
ly wiped out, and the Republicans
have 4 majority exceeding 400 with
the entire State Government intheir
hands. Maine has been redeemed,
and has again taken her place in
the Republican ranks, there to re-
main. Her electoral vote is safe for
Garfield and Arthur by an old time
majority.
Previous to the election the Dem
ocrats conceded that Maine would
go Republican, and insisted that
unless she gave 5000 majority at
least it would not be = Republican
triumph, while on the other hand
the Republicans claimed the State
by majority of 5000. Just why
the Republicans failed in their ex-
pectatioas Is explained in the fol-
lowing dispatch from Senator Blaine
TO General Garfield.
AUGUsrA, September n, 1850.
10 Iames 1. Gacie7d, Me,itor, Ohio.
The net result of Yesterdays election as
nearly as can be stated at this hour (3 p. NJ.
Tuesday j. about as follows: The Repnb-
hcans have carried the First, Second and
Third Congressional Districts while the
Fusi0ni~t~ have carried the Fourth and
Fifth. The Republicans have carried both
branchc~ of the Legislature bv strong
majority. reaching perhaps two-thirds Of
each House. ON the popular vote for Gov
0rDor Dg1-is and ploiStad have .acI o,-or