The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-09-24
DISCUSSING MAINE.

The Republicans Getting Their Grip Again.
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Senator Blaine
telegrapbs Whitelaw Reid, the editor OF
the Tribune, that "the returns from the
county towns show steady and uniform
gains in the Republican vote, iustifying
our canvass in every respect. In Portland,
Bangor, Bath, Biddeford, Belfast and some |
fifteen or twenty large towns, we met our \
principal loss by means Of which have al |
ready referred to. These instrumentalities |
did not reach the country towns, hence |
Gov. Davis has been coming up splendIdly |
within the last 80 hours. We now feel con-
fident Of his election by the vote of the
people. There is possibility that Demo
cratic frauds will be employed among the
French in the far off Madawaska region on
our extreme northeastern frontier, over
300 miles from bere by existing routes Of
travel. These French people themselves
are honest and innocent, but they are but
passive ms .Iuments of fraud by the genu-
inc Anglo Saxon Demo: Gratis OF the State
steal va. iety. Frauds in Madavaska have
beeo often tried by Democrats in the past.
They were signally exposed and rebuked
ss long ago as 1855, by II IN. james s. Pike,
of the Tribune. appointed special commits
siooer by Governor Lon Morrill, 1t may
become necessary to order similar inves-
tigatjon this year. The courage OF the
Main, Republicans never was higher than
ut this moment. We have Gle cted twenty
two membe of the Senate, against nine
by the FusionIsts, and have the House OF
Representatives by rye majority. The
political power Of Maine has been perma-
pentiy wrested from ths men who last year
dishonored the State.
(signed) JAMES G. BLAINE"
AUGUSTA, Sept. 17.-G. o. Smith, Score
ta,y of the Maine Republican State Com
mittee, tele2rsphs the National Committed
that the French plantations and all th'
towns are now heard from. Davis his
plurality of from 500 to 600. This vii
, probably give him q majority OF betwee'
) 100 aud 200.
Augusta, Sept. Ex-senator Blaine sen
o the following telegram to-day 70 Hon. MAI
q shall Jewell, Cbaifuau OF the Republlca
# National Committee
o We have complete returns with the OK
ception of few distaot plantations, and
. give YOU q summary Of the result. Ia tn
=, election of 1879 the Republicans lacked l,
"a O45 votes of majority. Tbis year we ba'
:, made gains In twelve couoties. held our o"
8 in two cou lties, and in two Others we hay
I, made slight IL sses.
a Our net gain in the WHOLE sixteen cour
: ties is reckoped at !, 800 as minimum, vii
a a possible maximum OF /, 600, making 90
70 ernor Davis reelection certainty. 1t
ho no longer denied by his opponents. IL
: majority over Plaisjed will probably n
:. yary much from 400. We have chos'
"a three-fourtbs of the county officers, mo
"A than two-thirds of the State Senate aud
large majority of the House OF Represent
lives, giving Us complete control OF
10 State goverumeut in all its branches. y
VI only regret is our failure to regain
III Fourth aud Fifth Congressional Distrlc
NY We succeeded in reducing the majority
We each to about one third of the Fusion m
'ea jority two years ago, but the Deuocra
cut alarm over the result in Vermont caused
are application Of arguments in those distri
w during last week which We could not me
no (Signed) j. q. BLAINE
~. CHICAGO, Sept. 17.-The Times Poi
~. land special says of Barnum's aecusatio
:. There was undoubtedly much money sp
on either side, but as to the alleged doc'
,up of returns, the Times correspond
takes no stock In it. The country now
~. inc heard from was heavily Greenback,
-. Demo cratic, last year, and the Republic
have discussed the financial question
800, fully there. and with able speakers.
:. Greeuback vote in large number OF
!. :. smaller towns In the more settled port
of the State has fallen of very consi dera
and there is no rec on why, in the mai
a. Eof things, the backwoodsnsn should
follow the exa APPLE set by their more
=. yoced citizeus Certain 1t is. that II
49, toriug Is going on, 1t win be brough
light. Had it been arranged that this
to take place, Blaine and other leader
the Republican party would not have
vass 80 hasty 10 giving up the State on MOI
'a''' and Tuesday. .f"E ;.a.as . .r.-z
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