The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-18
Maine Election.
-FOUR HUNDRED AND sEvENTY-Tw0 TOWNS
HEARD PROM.

plurality OF S7S against the Fusion plu-
ralty last year OF 129. Thirty-four towns
not received gave Fusion majority Of $40
last year. III they come In the same as last
year Davis Will have left 303 plurality. Add
ing to the scattering that received we will
have 4l6; so that Davis will not get a ma
iority without further gain OF LA.
SENATOR BLAINE EXPLAINS THE SITUATION.
New YORK, September 1.-THE Tribune
publishes the following dispatch, dated Au-
gusta, Me-, September 10 "Returns fIom
the country towns show steady and uniform
gains in The Republican vote, iustiiyng our
canvass in every respect. In Portland.
Bangor, Bath, Biddeford, Belfast, and some
| fifteen or twenty other larger towns, we
met our principal loss, to which
have already referred. These instru-
mentalities did not'r resch the coun-
try towns, hence Governor Davis has
been coming up splendidly within the
| last thirty-siX hours. We now feel con-
Gdent Of his election by the vote OF the
people. There Is possibility that Demo-
cratic frauds will be attempted among
the French in the far-off Madawaska re-
gion, on our extreme northeastern from
! tier, over 300 miles from here by existing
routes OF travel. These French people
are themselves honest and innocent, but
they are made passive instruments OF
fraud by genuine Anglo-SaXon Demo-
Gratis OF Stale.stealing variety. Frauds
/ in Madawaska have been often tried
| by Democrats in the past, and they
were signally exposed and rebuked
as long ago as 1858 by Hon. James S. Pike,
OF the Tribune, appointed special commits
sioner 10y Governor Lott Morrill,. 1t may
| 4, mil ;,,t,
this year. The courage OF the Maine Re-
| publcans never was higher than at this mo-
ment. We have elected twenty-five mem.
Ders OF the Senate against nine by the Fu-
sionsts, and have the House OF Representa-.
tives by large majority. The political
power OF Maine Is permanently wrested
from men who last year dishonored the
State.
[Signed] GAMES G.. BLAINE"
GENERAL HANCOCK's CONGRATULATIONS AND
OPINION.
The Sun has the following: General Han.
cock, on receipt Of the first Maine news,
teIegraphed his congratulations to Harris
NJ. Plaisted. at Bangor. Mr.. Plaisteu re-
piled :'" Thanks for your congratulations
on the glorious victory Of our plain people
in opposition to class legislation and TO sixth
term. We fused and won a union victory.
You head the enemy while load the guns"
Mr.. Pulsifer teIegraphed that himself
and numerous friends desired an opinion
from General Hancock on the Maine vic
tory. The Generals reply was: "Your
telegram received asking what 1 think OF
the effect Of the Maine election. think it
will lead 10 a pure and efficient admini,tra-
ton Of our pubic affairs, burying sectional
! ism, cPmenting the Union, and perpetua.
! ting representative government. But, in
stead OF permitting Us 70 relax our lab0rS,
| it imposes the necessity OF increasing them
! to re sst the desperate efforts OF our oppO-
nents. Harder work than ever is required
OF our friends for the browning victory"
Eugene Casseily. OF San Francisco, tele-
graphed: "Maine is redeemed and the new
star in the east shines brightly. Its name
is Hancock. 'Bayenets are not fit instru-
ments for collecting freemen's votes Well
spoken, High Chief"
General Hancock In return said: "The
result on the Atlantic front is very encour-
aging. May it be equaIed, at least, on the
| Pacific coast, 10 which l am warmly al
tached, with which am identified by early
associations, and whose interests / under
stand, and in every sphere Of life would
always endeavor ~ promote"
ATTEMPTING TO COUNT PLMsTED OUT.
NEW YORK, September 1.-THE follow
ing dispatch was received this afternoon:
ROckidnd. Me-, September Ito
MdrcuS Hanidn, Nelc York: Republican
rascaliy is beyond comprehension. There
is no doubt Of an attempt being made to
count Plaisted out. IL it succeeds it will
add 10000 10 our vote in November.
TSipned1 "THOMAS II, MURCH"
STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE.
NEW YORK, September 1.-THE Demo-
cratic Committee has issued the following
statement relative 10 the election in Maine ::
Headquarters National Democratic
Committee, NeU York, September 1.-THE
latest reliable and official returns received
from Maine are as follows: Returns from
47S towns give Plaisted 1907; Davis, TO-
Cos; Republican majority. 679. In the same
towns in 1876 the opposition vote was 81
499 Republican, 72,765: Republican ma
jority, 1926. The Republican loss In 1880
from the corresponding election in 1876 Is
1857. There are tifty-eight towns and
plantations yet to be heard from. "A rela-
tive gain In these towns as compared with
1876 would give us at low estimate over
!, 900 Democratic majority. The Republic
can manipulators in Maine are pretending
TO claim majority for Davis, aud are I'M
doubtedly tying to doctor the returns to
bear out this claim. II remains TO be seen
whether they propose 10 begin in Maine to
reinaugurate the frauds OF 1876. For two
DAYS Mr.. Blaine and the Republican leaders
conceded Mr.. Plaisted's election as the Re-
publican party did Tiden's in 1876. The
=. ti... s.ta l. in
the hands OF the Republican returning
boards. Usually in past years it has only
REQUIRED about two days 10 ascertain def
mite results IN Maine. This year all
the first returns showed great Demo
cratic gains, and 1t was only when the Re-
publican 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 instance,
the county of Kennebec, which usually
completes its returns in one day, was held
back until after Thursday, and II is only
asserted by a former Republican leader
that the returns are kept back for ma
nipulation. Two OF the five congress
men (Murch and Ladd) are conceded.
Philbrick democratic candidate In Blaine's
district), while actually elected, may be
counted out by fraud by very small
majority 100. In the First district
Anderson Democral) Is practically IN the
same position, as the Republicans only
claim majority for Reed OF %; tbuo show
ing that out OF five congressman, four
Democrats were elected. This Is the best
criterion by which TO Judge the popular
sentiment OF the State. Paisted Is clearly
elected and can only be defeated by fraudu-
lent count. The only gains shown by The
Republican party or claimed by them are in
Democratic counties, inaccessible By tele-