New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-07
THE CAMPAIGN IN MAINE.
THE REPUBLICAN OUTLOOK BRIGHT.

THE REPUBLICAN OUTLOOK BRIGHT.
IMPORTANCE OF THE ELECTION NEXT MoNDAf-THE
REPUBLICANS ANTICIPATE FAIR PLohAlllh-
THE SITUATION IN THE COUNTIES.
,rpoN ANocc AsIoNAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
PORTLAND Me-, Sept. 5.-The election in Maine
This wear is Of National as we'll as local impoi lance.
3o, the rcsult next Monday will determine who shall
Il. the representatives of Mainc in both branches
ot the next Congress- The four Congressmen Will
be elected the general ticket. aud the result WILL
have an important effect in determining whether
the next House shall be Republican or Democratic
Tie new Legislature will decide whether
Senator Frye shall be retained TO close Senate OF
a Fusion Senator elected III his place governor
plaisted is working both for reelection ana 'ne
Senatorship. The Fusionsts are loud IN 'he"
claims that the current has set in favor of Gov
ernor Piaised but their claims are not borne out ny
the size of the Fusion meetings On the other
haul the nrospcct for the Republican State and
,ocal tickets looks brighter and brighter as the end
nj the c,,npaign draws near. The party organlza-
ton is complete and the state and local committees
are doing their work vigorously and lnlelhgehtiy'
Every effort Is beng made to bring out full party
vote. Maine is a Republican State and 1t is gem
orally admitted that the Fusion defeat viii he coul-
plete next Monday if the full Republican vote can
be brought to the polls undivided. The Repuoi-
cans have been making gains IN all directions and
the indications now pOlul u a iuii F"''9
Tie Republicans are not only hard at work. but
they are united. There is. 1t is true so-caiIed
Independ Republican ticket in the field but II
WIS nominated by a few eX-oiice-holdcrs and
disappointed place-seekers. and does not seem 10
meet with much ENCOURAGEMENT OUTSIDE OF '"e
Fusion party. The State is IN very prosperous
condition-a never more So SAYS Mfr. Blaine, in
the sixty-two years since the State was admitted
into the Union - and this is an important point
in favor Of the Republicans. There is scarcely an
industry that is not fOuriShlng and lew factories
and workshops are going up on every hand
Laborers are III general demand and there is work
for every man at fair wages. Prudent men, the
Republicans urge, should assist in continuing thls
era of prosperity by supporting the pary which has
gwen the country wise administration OF the laws
In ScDtcmber, 1850, when the Democratic and
Greenback parties cast all their votes for Ilalsted
the Fusion plurality for Governor Was le". Two
months later, when the Fusion vote fell on 500
tabout ne-tenth, 4,4OS, of the Greenback votes
going to Weaver. the Republicans had plurality
OF s.sGS. and majority of 4,225 Tor President.
At the September election the Republican ProhIbi-
ton influence was against Governor DAVIS. This
resulted In a Republican loss of about 800 votes
and the defeat OF Governor Davis. This year
Colonel ROBBIE the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor will not have this influence against him,
although there is Prohibition ticket las usual IN
the field. The Solon Chase wing of the Greenhack
party now has a State ticket in the field, and the
lowest estimate of the vote the ticket viii receive
is 1000. If the Republicans poll full vote this
will be sufficient to swamp the Fusion ticket even
If there is no other heavy deseItion from P!alsted
So faI as party lines go, therefore, the situation Is
much as il was at the Presidential election in 1850,
except that the Republican and Fusion votes may
he closer together than they we're then The out
look is one full OF encouragement to the Republi-
cans and they look for a fair plurality as the re-
suit of hard work. summary OF the situation IN
the several counties is gwen lelow from iniOrma-
ton received from leading Republicans III all parts
of the State.
The Republicans Of Androscoggin County are
wide-awake and promise a larger plurality than
they gave in 1850, when Garfield received 553
plurality, Aroostook County gave Hancock us
plurality in 1850, but this year the Republicans
expect to surprise Governor Plaisted and 10 gain
two members of the State House of Representa-
tives Cumberland County, which gave Garfield
SIS plurality, promises to make good showing
ncain this year. in Franklin County, which was
Republican b, 2l2 plurality in 1850 promises some
Republican gains outside of Pennington, but III
that town there is local quarrel which may
defeat the Republican candidate Tor Senator.
Hancock County gave GIG Republican plurality III
1850 but this year there are fears that it Will not
do so well. and the Republicans may lose TIVE
Representatives. Kennerec gave GarheId 2,11O
plurality III 1850, and the Republicans of the
county now promise TO do fully a. well this year.
Knox County gave Hancock 10 plurality and
Weaver $50 votes in 1880. This year the Repnbli-
cans may lose a Senator, but they expect to make
gains on the State ticket, because of chickering's
among the Democrats and Greenhack men.
Lincoln County was for Fusion by l2l plurality
in 1850, bat the latest adyices point to Republ-
can victory there tins year. The feeling in Oxford
County, which gave Garfield $50 plurality, is eX-
celent and the Republicans anticipate large
gains. PenObscot County gave Garfield $50 |
plurality and Weaver 81 votes iii $50 This
year the Republicans expect to MAKE gains
and TO increase their representation IN D0th
branches of the Legislature. PscataPuls County |
which Republican by Glib plurality IN 1850 |
promises to do as well as usual tins year Saga /
dahOc also promises to add TO the plurality OF /
1850, when Hancock received LII less votes |
than Garfield. In Somerset County the contest |
will be close In 1870 Garield's plurality was
46i. Waldo County gave Hancock LOO pu- |
raty but the way IN which the fusion managers |
there have controlled county affairs may lead 10 /
falling of from these figures this year. In ash !
ington County the situation is about as usual. In
1850 Gartields plurality was go. IN 1ork the
Republican outlook has improved IN the last few |
days. although there is still some friction respect
Ing certain county nominations. In 1880 Garfield |
had go plurality.
Tx Senator Blaine, although acting as a private |
in the Republican party this year, has been dong |
great service by his speeches, and II the fepubii- |
cans are successful on Monday the result Will be |
largely due to his efforts. lie has been enthusias-
tically received at all his meetings by large crowds,
and his popularity in the State seemed |
greater than at the present time. The Republicans
also have the aid of other able speakers intending !
Standardization of Indiana; General Wm.H Gibson,
of Ohio the Hon. Martin +. Townsend, OF New |
York Congressman Horn and Burrows, of Michi- |
gan; Senator Miller, of New York, aud Senators |
Hale and Frye. and other citizens of Maine On |
the Fusion side the leading speakers are Governor |
Plaisted, eX-COngressman Weaver, Of Iowa: eX- |
Congressman De La Matyr. of Indiana l.. NJ. |
Boyntom of Massachusetts, and Eben f. Pillsbury |
md Frank FOOp of Maine The EusiOnlsts !