The Portland daily press., 1884-11-06
AT AUGUSTA.
Congratulatory kilograms Pouring
in Upon Mr.. Blaine.
HE RECEIVES ALI THE NEWS
VERY QUIETLY.
Intense Excitement Prevailing in the
City.

CttYs
Augusta, Me-, Nov. Sat about o'clock
this afternoon Mr. Blaine received the follow
ing from Albany:
Majority agairst you IN this county less than 70o
The State is surely safe. Congratulations.
j. NJ. BAILEY.
AT the same time a despatch was received
from gentleman in Denver, stating that
Colorado had gone Republican by 1000 ma
jority.
later telegram from W. B. Somerville
indicates increased Republican gains in New
York.
LATER.
Augusta has been excited all day over the
election returns. At 1 o'clock this morning
the dispatches received by Mr.. Blaine seemed
to leave no doubt of his election, and his
friends and neighbors, who had been watching
the dispatches during the night, went off to
bed feeling that their distinguished fellow
townsman would be the next President. Be-
tween o'clock and 6, however, several dis
couraging dispatches were received, and al
though they were confused and contradictory,
their general tenor indicated that New York
had gone Democratic, and that Mr.. Cleveland
was probably elected. The Democrats were of
course elatsd, and the Republicans correspond
ingly depressed. Mr.. Blaine himself had gone
to bed just before the unfavorable reports be-
gan to ceme in, and did not see them until
after more encouraging ones had been re-
ceived.
The fact that the Boston Journal and other
Republican papers practically conceded New
York to the Democrats, seemed strongly con-
6rmstory OF the reports received from Demo-
cratic sources. But early in the forenoon the
character of the dispatches received by Mr..
Blaine again changed, and all through the
day the returns grew more and more eucourag-
ing. and toward evening the local Rspubli-
caus had grown so enthusiastic that they were
preparing to turn out in a procession to cole
brate the victory, bat Postmaster Mauley ex-
erted his conservative influence to prevent
premature performance OF that kind, and per-
suaded the enthusiasts to wait until the elec-
tion of Mr.. Blaine should have been assured
beyond all doubt.
Although the New York dispatches were
encouraging to the Republicans, most of them
were rather vague. The first one that was
really satisfactory CANA from Mr. W. B. Som
erville, and was substantially the same as his
despatch of last evening, though it was based
upon more definite data It indicated Re-
publican plurality of about 0000 in New York.
Later despatch came confirming in gen.
eral way the one sent by Mr. Somerville, and
announcing that the New York Times had
just hauled down its flag. Still later, about
half past five Mr.. era wford the correspondent
of the Chicago Tribune recsived despatch
from a gentleman connected with the New
York Sun, stating that an estimate based on
the returns which had come in, up to that time
indicated Republican majority of eleven
thousand A great many other reports were
received of the same general purport, but these
we're the most definite and satisfactory.
To-day as last night Mr.. Blaine's friends and
neighbOrs kept dropping in to get information
about the election and while there was still
some doubt about it in New York
some of them busted themselves in making
calculations to show how the Republicans can
didates co1ld bs elected without the Empire
State. About noon congratulatory kilograms
began to come 10 like the following:
BROOKLYN, Nov. 5.
There is God in Israel heartily congratulate
you. j. R. ALLABEN.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5.
Sincerest congratulations your nard fought
fight and glorious victory. w. E. BALcH.
CLEYEL AND Nov. 8.
Congratulate you and the county on the splendid
victory which believe is now assured:
AMOS TOWNSEND.
About noon Senator Malone telegIaphed
confirmation OF the report previously received
H. u i
publican. This news was very cousolatory to
those Of Mr.. BlaiDe's friends who were still
doubtful about New York.
Early in the evening despatch was receiy-
ed, announcing that California had declared
for Blaine and Logan by a msiority of ten
thousand; Nevada by good msjority and
Oregon by at least thousand. Several dis
couraging dispatches were received
from Indiana which had previously
been regarded as certain for
the Republicans, but Mr.. Blaine's friends
were not disturbed, because they claimed that
their candidate could be elected without New
York. About 9 o'clock, however. a massage
was received from Mr.. Kitchener, the secreta-
ry of the Indiana Republican State Committee
stating that although the State was close,
Blaine and Logan would almost certainly have
a small plurality. Almost Immediately upon
this came the following from New York;
have accurate returns from every election dis
tFict-saVe l87-in the State, and, making ample
allowance for these latter am sure YOU have
ried the State. S. B. FRENCH,
Superintendent Board Police.
From New Orleans came tho announcement
OF Republican gains on members of congress,
and from Wisconsin aud Michigan assurances
that these States were "all right"
Mr.. Blaine remained quietly at home all day
receiving the returns, and, being still some
what hoarse, he spent most of the time in his
room to avoid the fatigue of talking to which
he would have been subjected had he remain
ed among his friends as he did last evening
About ten o'clock private despatch was re-
ceived announcing great Republican gains in
Indiana, and that il vas certain for Blaine
and Logan.
About 10 80 new batch OF congratnlatory
dispatches came in from widely separated
points indicating that the news of Mr.. Blsine's
election had gone all over the country. One
eccentric gentleman who sent congratulations
volunteered the statement that he was not an
applicant for an office.