The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-16
.TELEGRAPHIC
MAINE.
stiiI In Doubt, With Rcpub-
IIoans More Hopeful.
BOON Parties Usea Money.

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republican majority in the house will b
from twenty 10 twenty-five Twelve {
the thirteen representatives in Kennebe
are republicans, a gain OF one.
| New York, ia Tribune reporte
interviewed Marshall Jewell, who sale
While the result of the election may
regarded as republican reverse 1t is no
democratic Nictory. We have bee
state was overrQn with money to be USE
against US. In more than one lette
Blaine has informed US TO that effect.
Then you do not consider the result
unexpected or discourasing? Not q
all.
Is there any danger that the electors
vote of Maine may be lost to Garfield
Not the slightest. think this result il
Maine will help US, because it will bring
business men Of the country 10 contem
plate the possibilities Of the future NOR,
closely and more earnestly, and viii
greatly add to their activity. 1 think the
use OF money by the coalition was largely
in cities, il shown by the increase IL
their votes. One of the young Irish
orators whom l sent to Maine, Captain
Patrick O'Farrell, of Connecticut, whG
spent much time in the country districts,
wrote me several letters warning me not
to count too surely on Maine. he BASED
his reasons on the fact that the business
boom hiss not yet struck Maine The
shipbuilding and lumber industries in
that state are poor; labor is poorly elG-
ployed and therefore poorly paid, SO that
in country districts there existed In
Maine the same causes that operated
largely in other states several years ago,
to create desire for chan e. In the
cities they simply bought us out.
Portland 15.-There are still $50
towns 10 hear from, mostly small and re-
mote places. This aggregate vote Of the
state last year was 1879, 30. This has in
creased a little over five per cent. as far
as received, and If returns of towns in
crease 10 the same ratio the aggre-
gate wilt reach l46,80O, of which the
republicans should have about $4,000,
fusionists about $4,000, and scattering
about 500. Some of the more remote
fusion districts hsve brought in Tepubli-
can gins. Fusionists will probably have
tiiffing plurality which will elect
Plaisted if the amendments are adopted;
il not adopted, or if found unconstitu-
tional On account of being retroactive,
which question has been suggested, the
election will 60 into the legislature. The
figures are so close that only an official
count can decide it, unless decided gains
are made on one side or the other in the
remaining towns, owing to errors which
must occur in the returns received. In
this way even differences between the
tabulation of state officials and that of the
legislative committee may change the re-
suit.
Twenty-four towns were received this
morning., seven In Washington County,
six in Penobscot, and eleven in Kenne-
bee, giving Davis 1857, Plsisted =, SSS,
scattering 5. The same last year gave
Davis 1851. Smith 1888, Gsrcelon 416,
scattering 81. The result of 34S towns
give Davis 66,l37, Plsisted 63,975, scat
tering 32I; total 100, 433; republican ma
jority l,S41. The same last year, Davis
81, 643, Smith 42,l06, GArcelon 1888,
scattering $50; total 123,847; republican
msjority 1,439. II the towns to hear
from come in the same as last ysar re-
publicans will lack 642 of g majority and
fusioniIts will lack l66 Of a msjority.
The congressional delegation stands !:
Reed, republican, reelected, First Dis
trict, 100 plurality; Frye, republican, re-
elected, Second District, 1900 majority
Lindsay, republican, elected, Third Dis
trict, 45l majority; Lsdd, iusionist, re-
elected Fourth District, T. duced majority,
Murch, fusiouist, reelected, Fifth Dis
trict, l, 900 to ], 500 majority.
Twenty-Five additional towns, namely,
Intrance County, 4; Waldo, 4; oxford,
4; Franklin, .; Piscatsquis, l; Somerset,
2; Penobscot, s; Kennebeck, l; give
Davis, I,S0I; Plsisted, 2,5l8; scattering,
2. Last year Davis had I,67l; Smith,
2,16S; Garcelon, 3,451; scattering, go.
The result OF 373 towns gives Davis
g., 1888; Plaisted, &c, 493; scattering, 1913
The republican majority is l,l22. The
same towns, last year, gave Davis, 81, 3l4;
Smith, A 269; Gsrcelon, 19, 1873; scatter
ing, $50. Republican majority, 90. The
towns TO come gave, last year, Davis,
q. 799; fusion, 1852; scattering, SO. The
republicans lack 252 of majority.
Chicago, 15.-IinleS' specials from
Maine confirm Blaine's accusation that
the democrats spend vAst sums of money
in bribing voters, aud that this was the
cause of the unexpected result. One
correspondent, however, declares that
the republicans also spent money for the
lIlDTt per VI NObtASs
Times Portland: Returns from back
towns, of which there are a great num-
Der in Maine, come in necessarily slow,
and it will not be possible for an accu-
rate statement of General Plaisted's plu-
rality to be given for several days, In
deed, it is possible, barely possible, that
he has no plurality, and that the legIsla-
lure, which is still republican, will have
the election to itself, as was the Gaze last
year. The republicans made strong
light in MadsYasks County, away up IL
AIoostook, and are placing a good dea
| of confidence in the returns from let o
| little towns in the region which gave
heavy srcenback majorites last year
and where q great many hard money
speeches have been made during the
canvass Just closed. Small towns II
other parts of the state show republican
gains from greenbackers, and why, 1t
| asked. should not Aroostook make
similar showing?
An analysis of the figures received
from Maine, this morning, shows pretty
conclusiYely that Davis will be elected
provided he can gain 80 votes over las
year, from the 200 or more towns ant
plantations yet to hear from. This con
ciusion is arrived ct in this way. Davi
has gained III 34S towns 402 votes owe
the returns of 1879. This leaves hlr
only 90 votes to gain in order to tie wit
Plsisted. It seems certain that Davi
will make a much larger gain than
votes, because the latter returns hRy
given him very considerable advantage
Now, if be beats Plaisted by one vote
= will be elected, provided that the const
: tutional amendment which is being vote
for carries and Is construed as retroactive
This amendment provides for an electie
Of governor by plurality vote. If Il
amendment fails, or is construed IS n
: retroactive in its effect, then PlsistI
will fall far short of msjority over q
and the question of selection of govern
= will be referred to the legislature, viii
being largely republican, will, OF cours
select Davis. 1t looss now as thouf
= Davis cou.d hardly fail of winning.
Journals Boston: There is no lope
. any doui of republicans having msjo
ties in both branches Of the legislatuI
This gives them the United Stator sc
4 aior. Fusionists now also give up
claims in the first three congressior
districts, and are beginning to weak
4. on the governor. Latest returns strong
= point to Davis reelection, and repub
cans are betting on it.
Lewiston, Me-, l5.-The Evenl
Journal has returns from Oxford CouI
1t complete, save one town and two pan
tons, which last year gave fusion u
st ioriiy, showing that ? ublicRns h:
III carried the county by 90 majority.