Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-17
The Maine Returns.
A TIURAllTY roK nlvIs

PLURALITY FOR DAVIS
Portlard, Me-, dispatch al ! O'Clock this
morning says: -Four hundred and seypnty.two
Towns giFe Davis - Col, Plaisted Il. 3SS scatter
tns, 80. Inc same towns last year gave Davis
ot,1'S smith a. ,561. Garcelon 2l O4O: Scattering
26S Davis plurality. SIS against a fusion nh,
fallty last year OF Ia Thirty -four towns not
received gave last year. Davis 6S5. fusionists
~, sSaleflhg, sO-a fusion majority OF 512 II
,nts Clile me same as last year Davis Will have
lett SoS plurality. Adding the SCATTERING "a
mat received We have AID so that Davis will
T1s ses nalofi!! Without further gain of ia.
creased nNe per cent. like the rest, will bring
The aggregate up 10 1s6, 500 as per Tuesday
hlghIs estimate: and 500 more than predicted
MONDAY night. III VIII, however. be- divided the
other way. namely: Davis % 800. Plaisted
t3o50; scattering, 420-suhiect OF course. To
further gain or loss on either side There are
twelve Arocstook towns 20 come. Part OF
tEem gave last year Davis 49, Smith 20 Garc,,-
lon ssl; total OF only sos so chat their changes
cannot very well vary the result. The
other twenty-five towns are four plantations in
franklin county, up by Rangely lakes. at the
Eead-waters or the hennebec: three In oxford
ana twe In somerset, liz the same Wild region:
SIN IN Hancock, two OF which are on the remote
coast Islands and four In the back forests or the
county. Three are IN PenobScot county. elf
lon Exeter ana Garland. all accessible and near
Bangor. The remaining four are In Washing
Ton, all In unsettled lake regions so that the
whole are widely scattered and cannot swing
together. IL is therefore concluded that Davis
VIII nave plurality of about 800. The last
from Somerset, tour from Washington and three
nom Aroostook. which. therefore sample the
rest gave republican gain OF 50 I'm a total vote
OF $40. similar gain on the 922 TO hear
nom would give only IS. which would bring
Davis plurality up TO 366 and leave him 80 short
OF majority II the scattering vote comes In as
anticipated.
DEMOCRATS STILL CLAIMING A VICTORY.
1.-The national democratic committee in New
York received the following dlsnatrh
from Portland yesterday:-Three hundred and
SlNty-four tow ms give Plaisted 65 995 and Davis
ISIS; republican majority ,S3S. In 1S76 same
towns gave the opposition 81, 3S2. republican
iO.49i; republican majority In 1876. 1918; re-
publican loss since 1S76, 1921. The I2O towns
lot yet heard from gave considerable demo-
cratic maJorities ia lS1G. There is no doubt OF
Plaisted'S election. For Congress the contest
between Lindsey and Phllbrick is close and
doubtful" The committee sent out Yesterday
afternoon the following dispatch
INV YORK, Sept. 16.-Our latest Information
is TO tire effect that PlaiSted has clear majority
cheating, which IL is apparent the republicans
are trying TO do, can effect this result. Every
thing IS being done TO watch them and defeat
fraud on their part W. ii. BARSUN,
Chairman"
SENATOR ELAINE TAKES COMFORT.
senator Blaine sent the following telegram
yesterday afternoon 20 Gen. Garfield:
AUGUSTA, ME-, Sept. 16.-Gen. James 4. Car
.fe'd, j't1atO7. ONO The Indications now point
VI mistakably 10 the election OF Gov. Davis IL
We could be assured OF an honest vote and an
honest return in the French plantations or
Aroostook county every possibility OF doubt
would be removed. These plantations have
been hot beds OF democratic fraud for thirty
years past We have not yet received their
returns The total vote for Gov. Davis VIII
reach nearly If not quite a., 200. only twice in
the history OF our party In Maine has the vote
exceeded IS ,O00 and never reached 600O. The
average annual vote for the past ten years has
been a little more than G06O0. Our people are
IN splendid heart and courage, and Will go into
The November fight with the advantage OF
popular majority in the contest OF Monday
last. j. G.. BLAINE"