Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-22
MAINE.
THE REPUBLICANS GIVE ITUP

THE REPUBLICANS GIVE 1T UP
TAKE IN THAT EXAMINER FLAG
Arrangements to Cast tho Electoral Vote
for Hancock.
The associated press agent at Portland
reports as follows: Finding an error in
the telegraphic returns to the amount of
two-tenth of one per cent, copies of the
official returns have been footed up and
compared with the footings received from
Augusta. An error is found Of 100 in the
footing of Penobscot county. Seven towns
are added, and the final result is: Davis,
73, $40; Plaisted 1854; Plaisted's plural
ity, 174. The scattering votes were
not on the sheets received here, but the
Augusta footing. 475, is probably correct.
some towns are not official, and the Demo-
cratic state committee, although their
tables are not complete, agree that they
will come out very near this. Although
these figures are from official returns, the
official canvass of them is not made until
the Legislature meets in January, and
only that body takes cognizance of errors
in them. The plurality amendment is
carried by large majority"
The Republican Committee Gives 1t Up.
The following has been sent out by the
secretary of the Republican state commit
tee Returns received at the secretary
Of states Office fiom the clerks of all the
towns in the state but thirteen give Davis
494 plurality. Nine of these thirteen
towns give by newspaper reports plural
ity of 54S against Davis and the other four,
remote plantations, gave last year plur
| ality against Davis Of As, indicating plur-
ality of 80 against Davis this year, count
ing everything for Plaisted that was
intended for him, although there are
great irregularities in his name as return
ed by the clerks. The name is returned
Hiram NJ, Harrison NJ, Mauris NJ, etc.
These variations affect more than one
thousand votes. The returns of votes
upon which the question is decided arc
canvassed by the Legislature, and it is so
| close that it will not be known to an absO-
lutte certainty until the Legislature meets
| in January.
''The constitutional amendments are both
adopted-that providing for the election
of governor by plurality instead of a
majority vote by 5S.S7s to 81, 153 the
amendment making the term of senators
and members of the House two years in
stead of one by 67, ZIG to 1S, 1874.
The Fusion to Continue.
The Maine Greenback state committee
met in Portland yesterday and elected
Samuel A. Berry chairman and Benjamin
Bunker secretary. The convention to
nominate electors met at Congress hall at
2 o'clock. S. A. Berry. called the cOnven-
ton to order and Charles A. White was
named chairman. He denounced General
Garfield and said the understanding was to
divide the electoral ticket and urged that
it should be carried out. Rev. Altman
Straut offered prayer and A. G. Plummer,
Of Washington county, and John B:
Eason, jr., of Newport, were appointed
secretaries. The state committee was
made the committee on credentials
The temporary organization was then
made permanent. There were 465 dele
gates present from 95 towns. s. D. Hob
son, Of Wiscasset, presented resolution
endorsing the action of the state committee
recommending fusion with the Democrats.
J. B. Chase, of Cape Elizabeth. amid great
excitement, protested. Elliott King moved
to accept the report and resolutions and to
name a joint electoral ticket. Chase made
4 motion to amend by nominating seven
straight Greenbackers, which was received
with applause and Kisses. The speaker
made an appeal for affair hearing and argued
against fusion. Rev. Alvah Straut, II. NJ.
Plaisted, Elliott King and others advo-
Gated fusion, after which the previous
question was carried and the motion to
fuse was carried.
The following is the resolution in full !:
"The election of Gen. Harris NJ. Plaisted
to the office of governor by vote unpre-
cedented in the history of the state, and
the reelection of our representation in
| Congress, is an unquestiOnable endorse
ment of our principles by the state of
Maine. We feel assured that when party
prejudice shall no longer control our Re-
| publican brethren, we will show an over
whelming majority in favor of national
principles which will be responded to by
every state in the Union.
"That the action of the state commit
tee in recommending an arrangement with
the Democratic party for state and presi-
dental elections was expedient, and the
National Greenback party of the state of
Maine in convention assembled hereby en-
dorses that action and agrees to support at
the presidential election Solon Chase and
| Samuel Watts for candidates for electors
ISC, stiAu OOuh uI ivy,
Bunker, Charles r. Whidden, William
Cromwell and John p. Donwarth rs can
| didates for district electors, as recommend
ed by the committee"
At the adjournment of the Congress
hall convention the straight Greenbackers
met at the city hall, Solon Chase, presid-
ing, with r. NJ. Springer, secretary. A
straight ticket was nominated rs follows:
Solon Chase, J. F. Turner, c. r. Whid-
den, J. F. Hilton, Thomas G. Burdin, G.
w. Worter and E. B. Frye; seventy-three
delegates voted.
Congressman Murch made brief speech.
He believed every Greenbacker knew his
opposition to fusion in the past. He be-
lieved the Democratic party was governed
by high and patriotic motives, and return
ed thanks to the Democrats for supporting
him. The question was, shall seven Gar
field, or three Hancock and four Weaver
electors be chosen. He was free to say he
preferred the latter.
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