New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-24
THE CAMPAIGN IN MAINE.
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR A LARGE MA
JORITY.
THE REPUBLICANS UNUSUALLY AcrIvE-TnE DEM
OCRATs HOPELESS.
Try TELEGRAPH 10 THE rRIBuVE.i

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OCRATs HOPELESS.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE rRfBuVE.1
AUGUSTA. Aug 23.-The campaign in this State
is being prosecuted with vigor. The outlook for
the biggest kind Of Republican victory improves
every day. The State election takes place two
weeks from next Monday ('ept. 81. Under the IN
spiraiion tina; Blaine Will be the next President,
and that under his administration American indus
try and american ENTERPRISE viii be protec led 10 Its
fullest extent. the Republicans are adding largely
70 their forces. Never since Fremont was the Re
publican candidate has the party in this state been
more closely united shown greater enlhusias n
/ than n is now for Blaine and Logan. The opVosi-
non papers have lost sight OF the issue involved IN
/ the canvas, and have iuaugura,ed campaign oi
mud hu Mr.. Blaine's private and public records
are TOO well known Maine 10 require any defence
Tic forward movement of Che linc Republicans
will he steady and irresistible until the day OF
election. The meeting. that ere beng daily and
nightly held ID all parts of tLe STATE are unccm-
mylly large and enthusiastic. The speeches maac
have the trlc rlr. Last evening tie veteran Han
uihal Hamlin Spoka 40 North Nas,Iboro, q little
village sixteen miles above here, ard the hall was
packed with farmer, and mill operative vuo gave
tie closest attention 10 HE vigorous and elective
presentation al The principles AZ stake. Nr. Hamln
seems TO have lost none of mis- old-time fire and
Sarncstness. About thirty other MEETINGS were held
TO-DAY In yariou, parts of the state. These meetings
were addressed mainly by distinguished speakers
from out OF tie state. To-day General Gibson.
OF Ohio. s21A. 10 lswortl; Colonel ". c.
Pummer. of Dakota. at Bradley: Preston H.
Plumb. of Kansas. at Auburn ; General JoAn l..
swift - Massachusetts. al wilton senator W ar
ner Miller. OF New-Yora. at Litctteld; !. c. Bur
rows. of Michigan. at Garland Professor J. W.
L. Rich of New Hampshire at North Arson; J b.
Rouey of Philadelphia, ar Waterford; Moody
Hoyuton. Of Nas.ac usctts, at Union; T.. l.. P.att
of Connecticut 90 Alfred and Rev. Dr.. George
W Pepper Of Ohio. a. Lubec. Next week the
number of meetings viii DE increased aud an add
tionaI number of speaker, viii come INFO the
/ state. among he number General Hawiev. of Con-
I nec.icut; General George ". Carter. of Nev-fork
Representative Horr. of Michigan Frank Hlscock.
OF Nrw-York; " tum5ack, of Indiana;
Henry H. Bingham. of Philadelphia
and William Mckinley, of Ohio. The
home force of speakers Is large. and none are
performing better service than the several members
Of the Congressional delegation. The Congressional
districts asc all safe and viii be carried by large
mao.itc~. TIE 81. Cht oppostlon 20 Reed I'M brnn--
w.el, Us last dying out. From the headquarters of
the Republican state Committee. i'm Auburn. there
are reports OF increased activity. There b. e large
demand Tor campaign docuW. ut 80 which ire sent OH
by every mail The COMMITTEE hls distributed SOME
900 rOp card p "'rc, OF 1ir Blaine. and ha, ordered
10000 more.
IIc Democrats arr humiha.el rd democrat. zed
y lat few meetings they are having re- simr a'-
tended. and show % painful lack of -hH~iHsu-
Pr EsfiYai ti..r clud,d.ta fo~ Governor D. oH
.he stump aut I- trying FOO run thr campaign ON
r.toru r.Ironfc- Iin admits that Ir I- .ruI'rc
a .n.t .au,. and t.1t la u,.iIuE hut ..l. bee
fore h.n. U.ie making an earnest appeal to tf"
Young m,u and 'n' v.rInrH'u to r'E f." hI'