The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-09-18
MAINE REPU BLICAN.
Steady Republican Gains being Reported
from the Back Counties

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Davis Several Hundred Ahead-The Republicans n
Excellent Sprits-They will Elect Their Gov
ernor, Three Congressman, the Legislature,
thus Securing the U. S. Senator-The
Greenbackers Elect Two Congress
men-The Democrats Fail to
Secure Prize this Time.
To the intense disgust of the Demo
Gratis, what on Tuesday morning promiSed
to be an alleged Democratic-bu really
4 observation-disclosures in Maine. upon the
receipt of later returns. turns out to be
a substantial Republican triumph, when
the circumstances of the contest are un-
derstood. The change in the result is
simply attributable to the fact, that the
distant towns in Maine were beyond the
reach of the Democratic corruption fund.
which, Senator Blaine says, reached from
so. 600 to 500, 600, sent into the State to
be used on election day. This money was
used successfully by the Democrats in
the large towns and cities, and accounts
for the diminished Republican MAORI
ties at such points as the Democrats were
able to use it. On these early returns
the Democrats rlaimed their victory, the
figures on which it was based dwindling
away, as later Republican majorities We're
returned.
Senator Blaine telegraphed the n. V
Tribune that the Republicans feel conf
dent of electing their candidate by the
popular vote.
AUGUSTA. Me-, Sept 16 1880.
The returns from the country towns show
steady and uniform gains in the Republican
vote, juStifying our canvass in every re-
SSpect. In Portland, Bangor, Bath, Biddle
ford, Belfast and some fifteen or twenty
other large towns, we met our principal
loss, by means to which l have already re-
ferred. These ihstrumentalitfeS did not
reach the country towns. Hence Governor
Davis has been coming up Splendidly with
in the last thirty-six hours.
We now feel confident of his election by
the vote of the people
There is possibility that Democratic
frauds will be attempted among the French
i'll the far-Otf Madawaska region, on our
extreme northeastern frontier over 800
miles from here by existing routes of travel.
The courage of Maine Republicans never
was higher than 1T this moment. We have
elected - members of the Senate against 9
by the Fusionist, and have the House of
Representatives by large majority
The political power of Maine is perma
nently wrested from the men who last year
dlshonored the State. j. G.. BLAINE
AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. Ex-senator
Blaine sent the following telegram this
afternoon to General Garfield:
"AUGusTA, Me, Sept. IL.
To Gen. j. 4. GdrHcld, Mentor, Ohio:
Indications now point Enthusiastically to
the election of Governor Davis. If we could
be assured of an honest Vote and an honest
return in the French plantations Of Aroos-
took County, every possibility of doubt
would he removed. Those plantations have
been hotbeds of Democratic fraud for thirty
years past. We have not received their re-
turns. The total vote for Governor Davis
will reach nearly, if not quite, a, 900. Only
twice in the history of Maine has the vote
exceeded 10000, and never reached 10000.
The average annual vote for the past ten
years has been little more than 10000. Our
people are in splendid heart and courage,
and will 20 into the November fight with
the advantage of Il popular majority in the
contest Of Monday last.
j. q. BLAINE"
Returns have been received from AGO
towns. They give Davis 1884 votes,
and Plaisted 100. Davis plurality is
SS4. There are scattering 336 votes.-
The same towns last year gave Fusion
plurality of SO, the scattering vote being
262. The towns yet to come gave Davis
l,30S; FuSionistS, 1926, Il Fusion plu-
rality of Cos: scattering, 81.
Deducting the Fusionist plurality to
come from the Republican plurality ON
hand and Davis will have 2s6 plurality,
if the rest comes i'll as last year. \ ma
,iority for Davis. small but sure, is still
Indicated There are only 3S towns to
hear from. Blue Hill brings in a further
Republican gain of 81.