The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-09-18

MAINE BREAKS LOOSE AND JOINS
THE HANCOCK COLUMN.


MAINE BREAKS LOOSE AND JOINS
THE HANCOCK COLUMN.
The Republican Majority Of 5000 Vanishes,
and is Replaced by Fusion Majority.
A Divided North Wsloomesthe "sOlid South"
for Hancock, Bnglsh and Victory.
Pre.a commeass-.-Ensct ofthe Result. Se.
An election for Governor, Legislature and
Ave members Of Congress came of in Maine
on Monday last. The dispatches on Tuesday
night showed that the Democrats and Green
hackers had carried the State by a majority
of 1000 or more, ns against a Republican
majority in 1876 Of 1886. Later dispatches
indicate that the contest is very close, aud an
official count will have to be had before the
vote can be accurately stated. IL is conceded
that Plaisted, the Democratic and Greenback
candidate will have plurality, aud il the
amendments to the constitution ratified at the
election on Monday are operative as TO this
election, Plaisted will be inangurAted. That
they would be operative at once has generally
btttA UCHt4Nuf bHN now AuC AecHutnCNuo ait
claiming otherwise and the question may 60
to the Supreme Court. Ii the court should
sustain the Republican view, the election will
60 TO the Legislature. The Legislature will
be Republican, and Davis, the defeated Re.
publican candidate, will be chooseA.
The Democrats and Greenbackers elected
two Of the Eve Congressman, and claim that
they have fai.ly elected two more.
| No matter what will be the outcome the
Republicans have been defeated badly. Any
thing less than $4,000 majority would have
beea q defeat, aud the result shows that the
| GreenbackeFs and Democrats have elected
| Plaisted by a small plurality.
| Latest news shows that the Maine election
Is likely TO be a middle. The Republicans
evidently want to steal the State as they did
last year, by fraud. Chairman BaFnum, OF
the National Democratic Committee, on
Thursday night sent out the following dis.
patch
"New York, Sept I6.--0ur latest informa.
ton is to the effect that Piaisted has clear
majority of Somewhere from 500 to 1900.
No amount Of cheating, which il is apparent
the Republicans are trying to do, can affect
this result Everything is being done to
watch them and defeat fraud on their part.
m W. II. BARXua, Chairman
tai BLAINE EXPLAINS 1T.
Nav IoRE, Sept. IA Herald special
FROM Portland Ne, gives M interview with
a friend Of Blaine's in which be says it will
be next to impossible to carry the electoral
vote Of the State for the Republicans next
November il the Fasionists keep together.
Hancock is a good deal stronger in Maine
than Plaisted.
WHAT CHAIRMAN BAgSuN SAYS.
Senator Barnum, Chairman of Democratic
National Committee, was interviewed upon
the event in Maine and be utterly repudiated
the charge that he had sent money into that
State to influence the election. ~ never once
dreamt such thing" said he. IL was salts
fed that il the Democrats could not carry that
State, all the money in the world would be
useless. We depended wholly upon the com.
mou sense Of the people who have by this
time seen clearly enough that the Republican
rule has been fraud or failure and that a
change is demanded by all considerations Of
public policy"
THE EFFECT rs sEW YoRK.
NEw YoRE, Sept. l5.-The great feature of
discussion yesterday in political circles in this
city was the election IN Maine. The result
struck the Republicans not so much as wet
blanket, but IS a sand club delivered with
powerful blow on the back Of the head. 1t
WAS absolutely astounding, aud they are not
yet recovered from its effects. They had
fondly hoped for a majority Of Al least 200,
and in their sanguine moments they felt that
this might possibly be advanced to 10000.
In all the history Of national politics there
nsver probably happened an event that so ut
tsrly upset the calculations Of politicians
Democrats themselves were perfectly willing
10 admit a majority on the Republican side OF
at least 8, 900, and, at those figures, consider.
cd that they were doing well, because Il indi.
Gated that the Republican party had lost con.
siderably.
Al the National Republican headquarters
the visitors were very few aud very sad. The
consciousness that the State Of Maine had gone
Democratic made them sick aud and sorrow.
inl, and they went away inandibly denouncing
their lot. At the Democratic Headquarters,
on the other hand, there was great rejoicing,
and at least Eve hundred visitors came there
during the day. They were satisfied that
Maine was the Waterloo Of the campaign, and
that the election OF Hancock was q virtual
TACT.
EFfEcr ~ INDIANA.
Senator Mcdonald, Of Indisna, said in re.
ply 10 an inquiry about the Indiana canvass
and theprobable effect of the Maine election
uponit;-"Thec canvass in Indiana is proceed.
ing satisfactorily. have never doubted our
ability to carry the State, and am now more
convinced than ever that we can do il. The
great disaster which has befallen the RepubIi-
can party 10 Meine is crushing blow from
which i viii not recover. It's effect in orr
State will be TO inspire DOR people, bring over
doubtful voters and add thousands 10 our ma.
jority."
EFFECT IL ONO.
Col. W. W. Armstrong, the member or the
Democratic National Committee. from Ohio,
being at headquarters, waH Intercepted as to
what, 10 his opinion, would be the effect q
the decisive victory in Maine on the Ohio
election in October. The colonel replied
sour Ohio Democrats were hopeful before
the victory in the East, but the triumph il
Maine will encourage and stimulate them
The Republicans viii be disheartcned anC
discouraged. Their papers at Cincinnati an,
Cleveland have been claiming Maine BY u,
600 to II, ZOO, and by gasconading over Yer
mont'a Increased las they called III ma
jority had raised high expectations in tn,
minds Of their followers and readers. The,
have deceived them, and they can't explaiI
"the situation Il is not inspiring. Tn
Democracy Of Ohio are well organized, an,
will get out their vote. There Is a change Q
5000 in Maine, on total vote Of 10000
The same percentage Of change on. the bi
vote Of Ohio will give Us the State by at leas
e0,000. We will not "eiaim everything Wit
confidence" but have about an equal chance
with the Republicans 10 win
PRESS COMMENTS
Tbs New York Herald independent says
"The Republicans Of Maine seem TO hay
reckoned without their hest y
The New York Tribune rep. says.--saTh
result IN Maine will somewhat disappoint ii
Republicans, where they hoped for a sma
Majority
The New York Times (RepubEcan) says:-
| "The coalition between the Democrats an
Greenbackers in Maine has achieved sue
cess which will surprise even is friends |
other States. So far as the influence Of III
result Of the election on popular feeling
Concerned II is plain that il would have bee
much less had not the Republican manager
sent ont such confident predictions Of a dscid
ed victory
/ The New York World dem. says;--ssA
the Republican organs have all agreed to trea
the result in Maine as decisive ofthe hopes q
their party in the Presidential campaign, Ii
work done yesterday by the Democrats q
| that state assumes an importance which N,
/ Democrat would otherwise have been incline.
TO attribute 10 Il.
The New York SIN independently says:-
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