The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-17

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washington Post what expresses the gene
al fcelius-as follows:
omo TO THE FRoxr.--The Republican
managers are simply paralyzed win amaze
rent and despair. The more the Maine
dcyest /. considered the worse i appears.
n IL too overwhelming to be explained, us
asect is too porteutous to be trined away
nc light words and airy gestures. The
whole party Is shut up In cave OF gloom.
Meanwhile the victorious Democracy Is
IN In arms and hard at woik. 81
when the Republican leaders come 10
their senses the whole plan OF the Garfield
campaign vii, be changed. and last des-
nerate attempt made in Ohio. Maine, Con-
nect,cut, and New Jersey Will be aoan-
doned, and great noise raised IN indisna
will be utilized 10 cover the retreat OF the
Radical forces into the Buckeye State.
The sole RepubIicas idea now Is to coun-
ieract the coming Democratic triumph IN
Indiana by some sort OF patched-up VIC
tory IN Ohio.
The Democrats eau afford TO welcome
this issue. Indiana Is safe. Let them, TOO,
move iuto Ohio and fight the October battle
there.
That win satisfy the Republicans and do
the Hancock cause no harm, Tor indiana,
coming after Maine, will settle the Novem-
Der result.
But in connection with this matter, the
ga,iimore Suns Washington correspondent
Says
BANGOR, Me-, September 15.-The situa-
ton in Maine is assuming very queer as
pect. Returns which have been made to-
day indicate that neither party will have
majority. PIaiste1 will, however, have
plurality beyond a doubt.
The amendment to the Constitution by
which plurality elects was adopted, and
whether or not IL covers this election IS
question which will provoke long wordy
war throughout the campaign. The Flu
sionists stOutly claimed that 1t would not
effect this election, but now that their man
has plurality they OF course desire to seat
him on the strength OF It. The Republicans
now assert that The amendment cannot be re-
troactive, and that the election OF Governor
is therefore thrown into the Legislature.
OF course the Republicans would have the
advantage in such movement, and Davis
would be seated. What will be the result
OF the controversy 1t is hard to foresee.
Both sides will be obstinate, and an appeal
to the Supreme Court will be made proba-
bly,.
Sanguine Fasionists assert that they will
seat in Congress not only Laid aud Mureh,
who are undeeiably-elected, but two more.
General Anderson will contest Reeds seat
for the First district, and Philbrick VIII try
DO get Congressman Lindsey's in the Third
district. They will bring forward charges
OF bribery and bulldozing. One Republic
can is charged with making gain OF sixty
n l. fhot bril- m q
was INDUCED in largely by both parties.
Some indiscreet Fusionsts even claim that
Anderson and Phibrick would be seated
by Democratic House on account OF party
relations and on the just claims Of the con-
testaDts.
Evidently Governor GARCELON has in
fused bis spirit into his associate Demo-
Gratis. They are for fighting to the last.
We respectfully ask MURAT HALsTEAD,
Esq, to read the following paragraph from
Washington paper:
ONE ISSUE WIPED OUT FOREvER.-The
efficacy of the bIoody.sbirt issue has been
most Thoroughly tested in Maine. The
louder the bloody-shirt chorus was roared
the more indifferent were the masses to the
stale and threadbare theme. All the cpl
thets aud exclamation points which Logan,
Fitzpatrick. and the rest threw into their
ravlngs fell harmless on ears so much ac-
customed to that sort OF trash that it seemed
like the idle wind.
The Democrats OF Maine are claiming that
State for HANCOCK, who is said TO be several
thousand votes stronger than PLAIsTED.
But we dou't unite in making the claim.
We suspect that the following card is one
OF the results Of the Maine election:
10 the Editor Of the Post:
will accept MIR. John c. News offer on
the Indiana election, and will bet him or
any other man $1,000 that Indiana will give
Democratic majority In both October and
November. The braggadocios will please
put up orSbut up. NJ. W. JOHNSON,
14lS Seventh street.
Washington, September 10th.
Finally, we give few additional utter
ances OF the press on the subject:
Names vote yesterday places the election
of Winfield Scott Hancock as President OF
the United States outside Of the range OF
probabilities, and makes il certainty.
Democrats all over the Union will now
maj CD to assured victory. Pittsburgh Post,
Dem.
General Garfield was right in his speech
In Congress swhen he said that any party or
party-leader who resorted TO the bloody
shirt was destined 10 DEFEAT NetD York
Post, hep.
| In all the sbattles-royal between the Re-
publican and the Democratic parties Maine
has never swarved until now. Precisely as
her majority for the Republican candidate
foresbadoweds change in national affairs
in the following presidential canvass, 1856.
1t foreshadows a change in national affairs
| In 1880. AS tie ascendancy OF the Demo-
lcratic party inlFederal affairs was broken
| by the Maine election OF 1856, the ascend
ancy of the Republican party ia Federal
affairs Is broken BY the Maine election OF
lSS0.-Nen York Truth (Indepen6teSo.
The election in Maine seems to settle the
destiny of the presidential campaign. 1t
marks the rising OF flood which is likely
10 sweep over The whole land.-NeH York
Sun.
We give these eextracts to let our readers
know that we have not attached undue am
portance to the unexpected defeat Of the
Republicans 10 Maine. The clouds that
lowered on the Democratic house are lifted.
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