The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-09-13
NOTES OF THE CANVASS
NEWS OF INTEREST TO POLITICIANS.
The Republicans Garry Maine by Nearly
10000 Majority - Party Conventions
Held In Wisconsin, Missouri and
Other Stakeholder Politics.
THE RESULT IN MAINE.

iokll'aND, NC, ccpl' .. lHc CitlHOii'
of Maine yesterday elected Governor
four members of Congress, thirty.one Stat,
Senators, l5l Representatives. and full
boards of county officers The guberto
1918; Davis Rep), 1854; scattering
545. Total, l47,SO2. The Presidential
vote stood: Garfield, 74,052; Hancock
65,21l; Weaver, 4,lO9; Neal Dow, o.
scattering, 1879; total, l43, Questioning {
Republican plurality of S,S4l, against g
majority of 1856 in the guberntorial cleo
ton of September.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept 9.--The Prohib-
tory amendment to the State Constitution
is carried by over 80, 600 majority. Robes
majority will be about II, 900. Reed, mem
Der of Congress from this district, on whom
a special fight has been made, is elected by
600 majority. Four Republican Congress
men are elected.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept l0.-The latest re-
turns show that the Republicans have
elected l II Representatives. to thirty-four by
the Democrats, Republican gain of seven.
Full returns from the First Congressional
District give Reed, Republican,, 1854;
Cleaves, Democrat, 16, $50 Reeds plural
ity Oils. In 1880, Reeds plurality was III,
and his vote 1920 The entire Republican
county ticket is elected by big majority.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept 10. The following
dispatch was sent to General Logan yester-
day:
The result of the election may be thus sum-
married. The Rep blicans have carried ev-
cry county in The state with the possible ex-
ccption of Knox, which is vcr' close. They
have elected twenty-ninc Senators and the
democrats only two; they have chosen
four-iifths of the Representatives in
the Legislatures; they have elected four Rep
re-cutatives in Congress by large maiorities,
and have given Governor Robe Il popular
majority of l1,UOJ. The Republican vote will
reach very nearly 1900 O-iOJJ to 5000 larger
than ever cast before. our majority is the
largest we have had since the Presidential
election in 1903, and far exceeds our most SAN
guine hopes.
(Signed WALKER BLAINE.
LEwIs.oN, Me-, Sept. 1.-THE Journal,
of This city, publishes returns from over two
hundred towns on the prohibitory conStitu-
tional amendment, which give 40, 444 in
favor, and 10, l65 against the amendment
The majority will be increased to over 49,,
600 by the returns to come.
Three hundred and ffty-eight towns give
Robe 60 SIS, Redman, 81, III. The COM
pete official returns will not be in for sew
eral days.
TIE MISSOURI REPUBLICANS.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Sept. 10.--Chair-
man William Warner, of the State Central
Committee, called the Republican State
Convention IL order yesterday morning.
The organization of the convention was
completed by the appointment of the usual
npDNIDittans and SnnpinI commit
delegated to consider the question of unit
ing with all the political elements of the
State that are opposed to the Democratic
party. Pending committee action recess
was taken. On reaSsemblng General ID.
7. Gyier, of st. Louis, was made permanent
and +. w. Moot, of ST. Louis,
Secretary.
The Conference Committee representing
the ant.bOurbon elements that were present
reported at length, naming Nicholas Ford,
Of Buchanan County, Tor Governor.
The ticket was completed as follows:
Lieutenant-G overnor, H. NJ Starkof, of st.
Louis; Treasurer, j. Thompson, Sedalia; Au-
itor, Jacob Sands, Adar; Attorney-G eneral,
David Murphy, st. Louis Judge OF the Su-
prcme Court, David Wagner.
The convention then adjourned.
WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS.
MADISON, Wis, Sept LITTLE Demo |
ratio State Convention was called to order
morning by DR.. W. A. Anderson, |
chairman of the State Central Committee. !
4. S. Richie, of Racine, was made tempo
AIRY Chairman. The usual committees were |
appointed, and pending their action the con-
yentSn took recess. On Resembling, |
John w. Cary, of Milwaukee, was elected !
Chairman. On assuming his |
tuties he arrigned the Republican party !
md the record of James G, Blaine. Nom
nations were made as follows:
Governor, n. p. Fratt, Racine Lieutenant.
Governor, a. c. Parkinson, Columbia Sec re-
AIRY of state, Hugh Gatias ner, LafaJ etto;
treasurer Frank Fa+l, Milwaukee,; Attorney |
ieneral. George W. SilvcrthOrn Marathon; |
of Insurance, Ole :. HOlum,
Dane; railroad Commissioner, Conrad kroG
heboyghn.
The platform reiterates that of the Ma
ional Convention, endorses the national
icket, demands the semiannual examina-
ion of all banks by a competent person,
rges the abolition of the convict labor sys
EN-, and opposes all sumptuary laws.
NEW HAMPSHIRE PROHIBITIoNIsTS.
CONCORD, n. H., Sept. 1l.-Rev. o. II.
hinn was made Chairman of the Prohibi-
iOnist State Convention which met here
esterday. Larkin d. Mason, of Tamworth,
vas nominated for Governor
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATS.
Concord, n. H., Sept. l0.-The Demo.
ratio State Convention met here yesterday
nd was called to order by Chairman
tone.
John NJ. Hill was nominated for Govern
II. Presidential Electors We're chosen
nd the convention adjourned.
MASSACHUSETTS PRoHIBITIoNRTs.
BosToN, Mass, Sept 1.-THE Prohibl-
ion State Convention for the purpose OF
ominating candidates for State Offices was
allied to order yesterday by C. b, Travis.
honorable Charles Almy was chosen
President \ letteI
rom President }. ii. Seelye, of
amherst College, declining the nomination
Or Governor, was read. Notwithstanding
is dpciuation, the convention nominated
i'm for Governor and Henry IL. FiXon, of
quincy, for Lieutenant Governor 1t is
tlted that President Scelye will accept the
ominatiOn.
George Kempton was nominated for Sec
atary of State: {. b. Knight, Treasure,
nd Receiver-Geue Samuel W. rield,
-V.Geuerll: William w. Herman. |