Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-16
FIRST EDITION.
l.3O p. M.
TELEGRAPH:I.IC. ].
News in Brief, Gathered by
Wire and Cable.
MAINE.

the election of Plaisted by about
1000 majority, In the senate the
republicans Will have a majority of
at least ten members and probably
II, as it is thought Brown, one of
the fusion candidates, in Somerset, is
defeated. The republican majority
in the house will be from twenty to
twenty-five. Kennebec county re-
turns, with two small towns to hear
from, which gave q republican
majority of six last year, show o
republican majority of 1,679' Lind
seys majority in the third district is
about 500. Twelve or thirteen rep.
resentatives in Kennebec are repub-
lican, gain Of one to the republi-
cans from last year.
BosToN, Sept. 15.-The following
returns under date Of Sept. 14th,
were received at q late hour last
night: Portland, Two republican
and 6 fusion representatives are
elected in Waldo county. Denmark
elects VIM. Bean, republican, repre-
sentative. Three hundred and twen-
tyfour towns give Davis G3,440,
Plaisted 6O,167, scattering 31G. The
same towns last year gave Davis
GO,O85, Smith 39,753, Garcelon 49,
1852, scattering 254. The majority
of Davis is 2,037, against 1,716 last
year, a republican gain of 321.
The towns to hear from last year
gave Davis 9,058; Smith and Gar
celon 1859, scattering 80, which
would leave the republicans 723
short of majority, or fusion ma~
iority of 81. But there are no returns
from them, and the vote is so close
that it is impossible to guess from
that. If the constitutional amend
ments should not be adopted, or if
found unconstitutional on account of
being retractive, which question has
been suggested, the election will go
into the legislature, which at last re-
ports stands 19 republicans to II
fusionists in the senate and S6 re
publicans to 65 fusionists in the
house, and the republicans will elect
a United States senator, who will of
course be q republican: The figures
are so close that only the official
count can decide the result, unless
decided gains are made on one side
or the other in the remaining towns.
Owing to errors which must occur in
returns received in this way, even a
difference between the tabulation of
the state officials and that of the leg
islative committee may change the
result, SO that we can only report the
result as uncertain.
PORTLAND, Me, Sept. 14-MID-
NIGHT.--We have still $50 towns to
hear from, mostly small and remote
places. Of these, there are in
Aroostook county, 40; Franklin, Il;
Hancock, ID; Kennebec, 13; Knox, l;
Oxford, s; Penobscot, 80; Piscata,
quis, l. Somerset, IS; Waldo, 3; and
Washington, %. Many Of these are
plantations. throwing but few votes
The aggregate vote last year was
1920. This has increased little
to the extent of five per cent, SO fa1
as received, and if the remaining
towns increase in the same ratio, the
aggregate will reach 146,800, OF
which the republicans should have
about $4,000, the fusionis1s about
73,300, and scattering about 500
The more remote fusion districts
have tonight brought in republican
gains. The fusionists will probably
have very small plurality, which
will elect Plaisted if the amendments
are adopted.
BANGOR, Sept, 15.-With the ex.
ception of two representatives il
the districts which the fusionists
gain in the representation from this
county Penobscot will stand tht
same as last year. Aroostook coun
ty will come out with 100 less fusion
majority than last year. Ladds ma
jority will be greatlyreduced.
PORTLAND, Sept. 15.-The congress
sional delegation stands as follows
Reed, republican, reelected in tn
1st district by 100 plurality; Eyre
republican, reelected in the End dis
s[lct oy 1880 plurality; Lindsay
rePuDhcan, Reelected in the 3rd dis
trict by 45l majority; Ladd, fusion.
1st, reelected IN the 4th district bv
reduced majority Murcb f1sior;s+ C ~
reelected in the 5th district bv fron rl,,'
1000 to 1,500 majority. "
ELLSWORTH, Sept. 15.-Amherst
Davis 40, Plaisted 50; Sullivan, d.
Wis 1O4, Plaisted 1877; No. 21, Dav:
3, Plaisted 10; No. 3, Davis 19, Plai
ted d20.
PORTLAND, 1852 a. M, Sept. 15.-
Returns from "a towns have bee
received this morning; Z in WasI
ington county, 26 in Penobscot an
II in Kennebec, giving Davis 2,69
Plaisted 28,864, scattering s. I'll
same towns last year gave Dav
2,556, Smith 1858, Garcelon ~
scattering 6. The result in 81
towns gives Davis 6G,137, Plaiste
63,975, scattering 321; total 13O, ,43
republican majority 1,841. TT
same towns last year gave Dav
62,673, Smith 42,310 Garcelon IS ,83
and scattering 26. Total 1884
republican majority 1,439. TT
towns to be heard from gave Dav
OIO, tuslonist 8,870, and gcatterir