National Republican., 1880-09-17
ALL DOUBTS REMOVED.
A Republican Governor and Lcglsla-
ture in Maine.
Three Republican aud Two Grc,nbaoE
Congressmcn-w Does the Demo-
cratic Victory Come in?
povI.ela Ahead of pIaistcd.


tioual amendments are both doubtless ac-
cepted. Returns from 442 towns, mainly
official, give tho following result: Davis
72,3lO. plnis.ol 701s1, Nye 116; scattering
267. There arc yet &C towns and plantations
to be heard from. These last year gave Davis
1850, Smith 1,107, Garcelon 1909 Fusion
majority, 1915. The same vote this year in
these towns would give Davis plurality Of
Gil ora clear majority over all Of III.
Later--I60 towns give Davis II, 50i, Plaisted
n,Olo Davis plurality, s5i; scattering, 1885,.
Tho samo towns last yeav gave Davis 67S05,
Smith 47,l29, Garcelon 2076O; fusion plu-
raliiy OF SO; scattering 209. Tho towns TO
como gave Davis ,30S fusionists l,9l6; fusion
plurality OF Cos; scattering, 81. Deduct fu-
sionist plurality to come, from tho republic
can plurality on hand, and Davis will have
276 plurality, if tho rest comes IN as last year.
There arc only IS towns to hear from, with an
aggregate vote of 1906. Blue Hill brings in u
further republican gain of 81
Democrats Abandon u Comparison With
1878.
NEW York, Sept. 16.--Thc national demo.
cratic committee has just received the follow
ing dispatch from Portland: Three hundred
aud sixiy-four towns give plaisted 65 905 aud
Davis 67,92S; republican majority, l,s33. In
1876 the same towns gave the opposition
55,382; republican, "a, ,497; republican majority
in 1876, 15,115; republican loss since 1876,
1927. The 120 towns not yet heard from
gave considerable democratic mjorities in
1876. There is no doubt of Plaisted's election.
For congress the contest between Lindsey and
Philbrick is close and doubtful.
A SI,rielS from Barnuin.
Tho committee scut out this afternoon the
following dispatch:
NEW YORK, Sept 1G.
our latest information Is to the elect that
PlGiSled has clear majority Of somewhere from
800 TO / 100. No amount of cheating, which Is ap'
parent tho republicans are trying to, do can affect
this result Everything ig being done to watch
them and defeat fraud on their part.
W. H. BAhSuN, Chairman.
Senator Blaine's Resume of the Result.
AUGUSTA, Me, Sept. l6.-Scnator Blaine
sent the following telegram this afternoon to
General Garfield;
AUGUSTA Me-, Sept 1G.
To Genera, James 4. Gdlfeli, Mentor, OHIO:
The Indications now point unmistakably TO the
election of Governor Davis. II we could be assured
of an honest vote and an honest return in the
French plantations Of Aroostook county, every pos
sibillty Of doubt would be removed. Those pllu'
tatons have been hotbeds OF democratic fraud fol
thirty years past. We have not yet received their
returns The total vote for Governor Davis will
reach nearly. II not quite, 7l.cOO. only twice in
the history of our party in Moine has the vote ex-
ceeded 1900, and never reached 10000. The aver
little more than G00OO Our people are In splendid
heart and courage, and will so into the November
fight with the advantage Off popular majority in
the contest Of Monday last. JAMES q. BLAINE.
Davis Election Certain.
PORTLAND, Sept. Ill q. m.-Four hundred
and seventy-two towns give Davis 72,661
Plaislud II ,7e3; scattering, 1856. The same
towns last year gave Davis 6447s, Smith
47,567, Garcelon 2l,040; scattering, 263
Davis plurality SIS, against II fusion pIu-
ralty last year of 129. Thirty.four towns
not received gave last year. Davis G35
fusionists 1905 scattering, SO-a fusion
majority of b72. If they come the same
as last year Davis will have left 1903 plurality.
Adding the scattering to that received We
have 4l6, so that Davis will not get majority
without farther gain Of la. The total vote
to licnr FROM is ,922, which increased five per
cent, like the rest, will bring tho aggregate
up TO 800, as per Tuesday nights csti-
mate, and 800 more than predicted Monday
night. 1t will, however, be divided the other
way, namely; Davis 1880, Plaisted 73,O5O;
scattering, 42O-subject, OF course, TO further
gain or loss on either side.
There are Twelve AroostoolS towns to come.
Part ofthem gave last year Davis l57, Smith 20,
GarceOm 4Sl total Of only 70S, so that their
changes cannot very well vary the result. The
other twenty-five towns arc four plantations
IN Franklin county, up by Rangely lakes, at
the head waters Of the Konnebec; three in Ok.
ford aud two in Somerset, in the same wild
region; six in Hancock, two of which
are on the remote coast islands, and
four in the back forests Of the county. Three
are in PenobscOt county. Clifton, Exeter
and Garland, all accessible aud near Bangor
The remaining four are in Washington, all in
unsettled lake regions, SO that the whole art
widely scattered aud cannot swing together
1t is therefore concluded that Davis will
have plurality of about 800. The
last twelve towns received three from
Hancock, one from Somerset four from Wash
iMston aud three from AroJstook, which
gain of 90 in total vote of 1,5l0. A similar
gaia on the 1922 to bear from would give
only G3, which would briug Davis plurality
up TO 306 and leave him 30 short OF u majority
il tho scattering vote comes in Us anticipated