The Republican journal., 1884-11-20
Pas ISIS II 3O99 253I 242
MR. BLAINE BOWS 10 TIE NERDIC1

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27+o isis II 3099 2d3l 242 A.
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MIR. BLAINE BOWS 10 THE VERDICT.
AUGUSTA. Nov. u. Mr.. Blaine regards the
result of the official count in New York as
practically settling the presidential question.
Postmaster Maney. who has been on as init
mate terms during the campaign with MIR.
Blaine as any man III the country received this
afternoon Il Telegram announcing the compile
ton of the official canvass in that city. and in
forming him thar the plurality for Mr.. Cleve-
land IN New \ DIRK State would be l31. This.
while unofficial. said Mr.. Manley, is IA practical
settlement of the presidential controversy. Mr..
Mtnley further said that Mr.. Blaine accepts
the result Very cheerfully, and has no regrets
growing out OF his connection with the CAM
paign. He feels that he made good fight, and
he gracefully bows to the verdict Of the Amer-
can people. He believes the Republican party
will prove true to it, grand pa>t. and Will in
crease in strength with the coming Years. He
expects that in ISIS il Will again be called into
power. Walker Blaine has gone TO the national
capital. Mr. Blaine leaves for Washington the
middle of next week. where he and his family
will spend the winter. He has leased a house
on farragut square, known A. the Sargent
House, and will shortly resume his work on
The second volume of his ''TweEty Years in
Congress- Ii WAS his intention TO have resum-
Immediately alter the election. but they were
interrupted by the official cOunt. The volume
VIII be ready by next June Tor publication. Its
preparation, he says, will be vastly easier than
the writing of the first volume. The profits of
the work promise to be larger than that of any
book published during the present generation.
The PROCESSION OF PLACE HUNTERS.
The fruits Of GOV. Cleveand's victory, SO far
ts Maine patronage is concerned. are likely to
show AN army Of a>prant> for place. The pro-
ceS>on bias already commenced TO form. There
are over 800 poStmaster> in Maine and there
Will probably be al least Two or three canu-
dates for every Fostotfice, with hundreds of
applicants for cierk>hip>. Then there are the
custom houses. The internal revenue and pen
sion offices, and other government positions
Which are to be filed with new men. And the
upshot is that the army of spolls hunters in
Maine must number several thousand when the
rOl call is beaten. Many of the Democratic
leaders give it a> their opinion that when the
federal offices fall into their hands Maine Will
be swung from her Republican mooring two
years hence. and return to her old position of
Years ago a. Il Democratic State. A repor:
has gone out from here that eX.Gov. PIaisted
is booked for the pension office in this city,
iEl> j. not true. Gen. Piaisied i, not ii randi-
date Tor any office under the how regime
Ehen +. Plli>burN, formerly of this city but
now of Boston, it is said, will be a candidate
for The office. He held it brief term during
ANU JOHhSOu administration. Coz. CHARLES
Is. Morton, Il newspaper partner of Gen. Plai>-
ted, has been named for the po>totfice in this
city and from present appearances has til" in
dor>emtnt of his party for the place.
The Blaine campaign headquarters here are
closed, and It's flag, which has been proudly
Heating IN the breeze for MANY weeks, has
been hauled down. The Cleveland heatlgtlar-
tiers still remain open and the boys are eagerly
awaiting their forthcoming celebration, when
they intend to paint the town in the brightest
of yermillion. This evening they went up tc
Naterville TO take part in the big Notification
that took place there.
The fact has not been made public that Col.
Fred Grant, son of Gen. Grant, wa, Il compet-
ior for the position of assistant quarterma>ter
III the regular army, which appointment Col.
Frank T. Nye of this city, graduate of West
Point, has just received.
ELECTION CONTEST IN KNoX COUNTY.
The Rockland Opinion saws that W. H.
Rhoade>, Democratic candidate for county
treasurer IN knox county at the September cleo
ton, has given notice to X. IL. Burnham, the
Republican candidate, that he will contest the
election, and has taken the requisite action to
do so. Section chapter 4 of the revised stat
utes requires that the list of voters in every
town shall be deposited in the office of the
town clerk on or before the 10Th day of August,
and that the clerk shall post copy OF the
same III ODE or more public places i'll the town.
Mr. Rhoades claims that this provision was
not complied with in Rockland, and asks that
the vote of that city be thrown out in couse-
Quence. il done. this would leave majories
Tor the Fusion candidates for all county Off
GERS. The Lewiston journal remarks that Mr..
Rhoades had better save his time and money if
this is his sole ground for contest. Even omis-
slons of town officers to post a warrant
for the State election will not invalidate the
vote of any town. The voters of Rockland
cannot be DISTINGUISHED such technical
ground as this.
MIR. BLAINE'S sLANDERERS REBUKED.
While Blaine carries his own ward. citv
county, and State, and every county in the
State, Cleveland is beaten in his ward, city and
county, and only claims to be elected in the
State by 900 votes, where he bad 1913 900 ma
jority when elected Governor. When We con-
slider that Mr.. Blaiue's native State has given
him 10000 plurality, and his adopted State has
given him 10000 plurality, it must be conceded
that where he is best known he is highly re-
spected and most POPULAR fact that speaks
trumpet tongued in refutatiOn of the ISLANDERS
perpetrated against him in the campaign.
[kannebec journal.
Tabulator Chase thinks he will get the Port
land Custom House.
1t is now after election, and the Boston Her.
aid thinks Blaine is not so rich as he has been
supposed to be!
Carthage, Franklin county, is Republican for
the first time in its history. giving four MAORI
ty for Blaine at the last election.
An Augusta dispatch to the Boston Journal
says the Democrats down there have settled it
among themselves that eX-Gov. Plasted Is to
supersede Gen. Conner as pension agent.
The town of Blaine, named for James G.
Blaine, is true to its name. The vote was: &c
for Blaine and Logan, 8 for Cleveland and
Hendricks, l for the Democratic annex, st.
John.
The Rockland Free Press thinks it has dis
covered a case of all wool and yard-wide cheek.
1t says that after decorating the house and
store doors of prominent Republicans with
Grape, the Democrats of that city tried to Dor
row the Republicans torches for celebration.
The Republicans of Knox county lacked 27S
in September and 25S in November of a majori-
" over the combined opposition. Blaine's
cock had 779 plurality over Garfield in 1880.
Republican relative gain 1872.