New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-21
WORK OF THE CAMPAIGN.

TroN OF REPUBLICAN FRAUDS IN MAiNu-wAph
HAMPTON FINDS HIS VOICE AaAIN-GENEhAL
CAMPAIGN NEWS.
Senator Blaine has telegraphed to Mr.. Jewell
an indignant protest against Mr.. barnuh
charges of fraud by the Republicans OF Maine.
He saws the returns are still incomplete, and
that the Official account alone will be concln-
sive, and he answers the Charge OF fraud
sauarely. Governor Davis is confident that
he has been reelected. Wade Hampton
now admits that the denial in The Washington
Post in regard to his speech was based on
letter written by him. Word comes from the
West that Mr. English is making trouole
among his party managers. Encouraging let
ters from Indiana and West Virginia were
received at the National Committee rooms
in this city. One of them contains the rea-
sons whv well-known Southern Democrat
tavors the election of Garfield and Arthur.
The Democratic Committees held meeting
Yesterday. but accomplished nothing. The
meeting at Chickering Hall occurs tonight.
SENATOR BLtINE ON THE FRAUD" CRf.
AN ABLE AND CONCLUSIVE REPLY TO CHAIRMAN
R,RNuM's RANT-DEM0CRATIC METHODS NOT
N rsE IN MAINE-IHE VOTE DEEMED CLOSE
SILL
Rosr,x Sent oO--Senator Blaine. who Is In tins
city. sent the following telegram to-day:
no ,be Hon. Marshall JEWELL. Chairman Repuo-
hcaa National Committee.
left Maine on Friday last Intelligence reaches
me here to-day indicating that the telegrapnlc re-
port of votes as published by the Associated Press
Is in some cases modified by the clerks returns as
they reach the Office of the Secretary OF State where
they are open to the inspection of the public
These notifications are of such character as to
render the contest between Davis and Plaisted ex-
tremely close possibly requiring the official returns
TO determine which is elected. The oihcia returns
cannot be couuted even opened until the
meeting of the Legislature in January.
The cry of fraud in the count. as put forth bv Mr.
Chairman Barnum, is sufficiently answered oy the
fact that both parties In Name have recourse TO
precisely the same authority for their figures; hrst
she telegrams of the Associated Press. and second.
the clerks returns from the several towns
The agent of the Associated Press at Portland,
Me Mr. Stephen Berry. is implicitly trusted by all
parties and is incapable of wilful misstatement or
evasion. His experience in summarizing election
returns is as long and varied as that OF any man
In the country Up to this hour there is not par
tcle OF dispute between the parties III Maine touch
ing the returns from single town.
The only possible opportunity for frauds in
election returns under our laws is In the French
plantations of Aroestook where the assessors sign
a return expressed IN language with which they
entirely unacquIanted. The Democratic English
speaking agent. who makes ont the returns, has
abundant opportunity for misstating the facts DO
not assert that the returns from those plantations
are fraudulent for do not know it but do assert
and do know that frauds have been committed
there in past years by Democratic agents and
reneat that nowhere else in Maine Is fraud practi-
cable.
The fraud of last wear was not in the returns at
all but consisted wholly in Governor Garcelon and
his Council rejecting returns that were
honestly ana regularly made. MI Chair-
man Barnum is also in paipable error when
bs ossumes that all election returns should
be at Augusta the day after the election. lie lor-
gets that Maine is larger in territory than the
otber five New-England States together and that
rho sonthvesternmost town In Maine is nearer to
on, no,nt IN the State of DeawaIe-nearer, indeed.
,o the Citv of Baltim0re-than IL is TO the French
nlanfotions on the upper St. John by any prac-
tic,hIe route IL this sta tement speak OF actual
distance In point of time the comparison would
he sill more striking and significant; for man
can go from Augusta to Chicago as quickly as he
can 90 from Augusta to Fort Kent.
The talk of Mr.. Barnum about the fusionists OF
Maine being counted out" is mere rant. lhere Is
NOT a Democrat or Greenbacker in Name VINO mas
the slightest fear of such result. lhe late uOV-
.-nor Clifford. of Massachusetts. used to
boast that the Wing party was the only
o,a then in existence that would count
;,solf ont Of power, and surrender to its oppo-
,e,ts on an adverse majority of one vote-alluding
20 tho case of Marcus Morton as Governor. The Re
ruhIicaus of Maine when beaten Ill 1878, could
have retained power one or two technicaI points
in the count. Those who planned the Uarceion
coupt-out of a year later expected the Republicans
70 do il. and suggested fear of it but there was
NOT single member Of the party that ever haroored
sueh a thought IL General PlaIsted shall nave
s,ngle vote more than Governor DAVIS. the Execu-
tive char of Maine for the next two years Is as wei
assured to him as though his majority were Ten
thousand. JAMES w. pLAi>I
Rosroy. Sept. 2O.-Governor Davis. of Name, tele-
ranbs here from Augusta the following: " shall
he elected by 800 OIL 400 plurality without
doubt"
Tho Democratic National Committee in New
yor CITY received following dispatch from its agent
~ Name yesterday
a. from Fort Kant, which gives 100 majority Tor
Plasted Tnis makes his majority over Davis IN 49,
,"',s ia The I'VE towns be heard from voted In
Is76: Democrat, 81 Republican; :. anu ~ 70 is!y
Opposition 90 Repubiiean 80 Piaisteds majority LII
tle state over DAVIS Is ABOUT Zoo'
WADE HAMPTON's FATAL ADMISSION.
ur CONES Ar LAST TO THE RESCUE CT sTlisoN
uIrrCHINs, AND COMEDIES THAT hE "hotE
The FAMOUS DENIAL
my TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSEi
w.suxcrox Sent. 2O-SenatOr Wade Hampton
hos .et Mr.. Stilson Huichns. of The Washington
posf right. but IN doing has virtually admitted
that his letter tothe Editor of The VdiIey Virginia."
was a bubble, and So while Mr. HutchIns comes out
all right. Mr. Hampton sinks deeper IN the mud
TLe ea.t will tomorrow print the following:
over month sson Huehns the Editor nd o, aI' ne
10 me Spri,,1netd Republican an article
vwrnorpg 10 be an authorized dens by senator samp-
pupoi, ""5 TaS Sa,tnton Virgiaidn's report of the
scnator's much quoted speech III !et-