Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-10-12
The Democrats Garry the State by
$4,000 and Get 10 Congress-
men.
A Sweeping Victory fer the Liquor
interests.
Many Prohibitions Refuse to Vote With
the Republicans,
And Thus Directly Aid the Foes Of
Temperance.

elected democrats, Follett, lst district;
Jordan, end Lefever. 4th; Seney 9Th: Hind,
10th; Converse, 10Th; wilkins. 18th; FOran,
2lst Total s. Republcsns-Schultz. Sd;
Kiefer, Sth; Mccormick, 18th; Horr, l4th;
Updegraff, 18th: McKinly, 18th; Taylor,
18th; Mcclure, goth. This leaves five dis
tricts doubtful. which is prophetic of demo-
cratic victory in the Presidential campaign.
Halstead, of the Commercial, attributes
the disaster to the interference of Governor
Foster and Richard Smith, whereby the Ger
man republicans were alienated. He says
the Germans have always been the old guard
of the republican party of Ohio. No issue
has ever been successfully met in Ohio with
out their aid, and none will ever be. This
whole trouble was Matched by meddliug peo-
pie who had nothing to say, and who would
at another time impale the party on the ques-
ton of woman suffrage. if nothing better
could be found. He had no hesitation in
denouncing the leaders of the German issue
as responsible for this crushing defeat.
The Gazette says while measuring the dem
ocratic victory at about 10000 in the State
and at least ten Congressman, losses have
been in nearly every part OF the State. = The
action of the democratic and republican party
in New York and Pennsylvania, had its effect
here, and while the bossism that spotted the
party III ttlese StdleS UOts uut tAlst Betc, yea
the fact that the party was divided and that
the national administration, whether justly
or otherwise. was made party and in the
public estimation was on the wrong side, has
had a bad effect IN Ohio. The temperance
question which was live issue in the cam
paign, was not boldly presented. 1t did all
the harm that it could do without calling ont
the strength it might have brought if it had
not been for the divided republican front. 1t
regards the disaster no worse than others,
and counsels no lowering of the flag, but a
wholesome correction of wrongs which have
been condemned, and steadfast adherence
to principles.
COLUMBUS, Oct IL.
At three o'clock seven hundred and sixty
three precincts show net gain OF "a, $50, in
dicating democratic majority in the State
of 81, 900.
Additional elections returns are coming in
slowly, as the republicans are getting no
more advices and are c0nceding everything
but few congressman. Estimates this A.
NJ. put the democratic majority in the State
at % 900, and make the Congressional dele
CATION stand Is democrats to six republicans.
The election of McKinsly in the 9Th dis
trict and of Robinson in the 9th, are in gre at
doubt, and the republicans must carry both,
to get six Congressman. The peculiar fea-
ture of the contest is that while the repub-
licans were championing temperance, the
prohibition vote has greatly increased, and it
is estimated as larger relative gain than
the democratic.
CINCINNATI, Oct IL.
Complete, but unofficial, returns from
Hamilton county show the following demo-
cratic maiorites Newman, Secretary of
State, 1860; Onlev, Judge of the Supreme
Court, $500; Wiebel, Board of Public
Works, 1885, How Wins, Sheriff, LII; Dal
ton, Clerk, 937; Pugh, Prosecuting Attorney,
2.636; Follett, for Congress in the LIST dis.
trict, s39; Jordan, for Congress in the End.
l.763.
A special says Henry l.. Morey, republi.
can, is elected to Congress, in the eth dis
trict, by 80 majority.
COLUMBUS, Oct IL.
Returns today are meagre and no syste-
matte effort has been made to figure the
the majority on the State ticket. The dem
ocrats, however, claim the State by $4,000 or
more, though the republicans think it will
not exceed 10000. The congressional dele
cation will probably stand to 10 in favor of
the democrats. The republicans claim the
election of Taylor Robinson, Kiefer, Upder-
graft, Mccormick, and consider a contest on
Morey, Mcclure and Mckinley.