The Princeton union., 1880-09-23
Election in Maine.

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turns, though incomplete, at midnight on that
day showed the following probable results:
The vote has been very close, but the indica-
tions now are that the back towns will Offset /
the Republican loss in the cities. At Repub- |
lican headquarters Daviss election is claimed |
as the Senate and House are Republican. The
defeat Of Representatives in the Fourth and |
Fifth districte is conceded; 1873 town give |
net Republican loss of about 200 over last |
year. At the Fusion headquarters Plaisteds !
election is claimed by 1000 majority, as are
three of the five Congressman. Lewiston
Congressman Frye is reelected in the Second.
district by about $500 majority. Portland
The towns to hear from at II o'clock gave
last year Davis 30,l50, Smith 25,G73,
Garcelon 9,72, scattering zoe. Republi-
can majority 2s43 This indicates about 1900 /
fusion majority. Boston-A dispatch to the
Herald says Senator Blaine admits the defeat
of Reed, Boutelle and Milliken in the first
fourth and fifth Congressional districts. A
fusion gain Of one Congressman.
i AUGUSTA, Name, Sept. 14-Very few
official returns have been received at the
State houee and but little more is known
with accuracy Of the result of Mondays elec-
ton than was known lasi night. The figures
so far received seem to indicate the election.
OF Plaisted by about 1000 majority. In the
snate the Republicans will have majority
of at least ten members, possibly eleven ast
is thought Brown, one Of the Fusion candi:s
dates in Somerset, is defeated. The Repub-
lican majority in the house will be from 20,
to Is. Twelve of the thirteen Representatives
in Kennebec are Republicans, a gain ot
one. "E
CLEVELAND, O.. Sept 14.-Gen. Garfield re-.
ceived the following dispatch this afternoon:
AUGUSTA, Sept 14.-To Gen. j. A. Garfield,
Mentor, O.-The net result Of yesterdays
election as nearly as can be stated at this
hour, g p. m. Tuesday,. is about as follows:
The Republicans have carried the First, Sec.
| ond and Third Congressional districts, while
the Fusionists have carried the Fourth and
Fifth. The Republicans have carried both
branches Of the legislature by strong MAORI.
! ty, reaching perhaps two-thirds of each house
| For governor, Davis and Plaisted have each
over 70 600 votes, with the probability in favor
of Plaisted coming out few hundred, per.
haps thousand ahead. The result is unde
niably a surprise to Us and generally to the
masses of the Democratic party in Maine.
| Our canvass was never more accurately taken.
and it showed on Wednesday last a total vote
for Davis of trihe over 76, 200, with prob
able majority of 5000 at the minimum. The
four days preceding the election we lost over
! 1900 voters by means well known to the man.
| ayers of the National Democratic campaign
and which do not call for further specification
from me. The cost is variously estimated al
from $4,000 to 100000, and the money all
came from beyond the State. Such scenes
were never before witnessed in Maine.
(signed) j. G.. Blame.
+ Portland, Sept. 15.-There are still 1s0
towns to hear from, mostly small and remote
places. The aggregate vote Of the State last
year was 39,270. This has increased little
over per. cent. as far as received, and if the
returns of towns increase in the same ratio
the aggregate will reach $500, of which the
republicans should have about $4,000; the Fu-
sionists, about 73 600, and scattering about
$500. Some of the remote Fusion districts
have brought in Republican gains. The Flu
sionists will probably have trifing plurality
which will elect Plaisted if the amendmeIatl
are adopted. II not adopted, and if found IN
constitutional on account of being retroactive
which question has been suggested, the cleo.
ton will go into the legislature. The figures
are so very close that only the official coun
can decide unless decided gains are made OF
one side or the other in the remaining towns
Owing to errors which must occur in return
received in this way even the differences be
tween tabulations of officials and that Of leg
islative committees may change the results.
PORTLAND, Me-, September 15.-The Con
gressional delegation stands as follows; Reed
Republican, reelected in the First distrirt b.
100 plurality; Frye, Republican, reelected il
the Second district by 1850 majority; LIND
, kssay, Republican, Elected in the Third distric
by 457 majority; Ladd, Fusionists, re-electe
; ! in the Fourth district by reduced majorit
y Murch. Fusionists, reelected in the Fifth dis
trict by 1000 to 1900 mojority.
Status of the Legislature-Senate: Reput
= licans 21; Fusion TO- House: Republicans g.
: Fusion 67, with 2 ties.
AUGUSTA, sept. 17.-Senator Blain
sent the following telegram to-day: Augustl
Sept. Ito Hon. Marshall Jewell, chairma
e have complete returns with the exception of
j.; few distant plantations, and I give you sun
Il mary of the result. In the election of 1879, R.
g publicans lacked 1,045 votes OF m ajority. Th
q year we have made gains IN twelve countie
S held our own in two counties and in two oil
e er counties we have made slight losses. O1
net gain in the whole sixteen counties is re
oned at 800 as minimum with a possib
maximum of ], 600, making Gov. Davis re-ele
ton certainty no longer denied by his opp
l. nents. His majority over Plaisted will probabl
= not vary much from 400. We have chosen thre
+ fourths of the county officers, more than ~
thirds Of the State Senate and large MAORI
of the House OF Representatives, giving us col
plete control of the State government in all
;, ;, branches. Our only regret is the failure to I
gain the Fourth and Fifth Congressional di
tricts, We succeeded in reducing the majc
ity in each to about one-third the Fusion n
. jority two years ago, but the Democrat
!, alarm oyer the result in Vermont, caused Il
y application of arguments in both districts du
i ing the last week, which we could not NEE
lSignedl J. G. BLAIN
n WEAKNES6.
+ Lever, the novelist, noticing that Il
) | hand Of a woman. who waa hrinoin