The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-09-27
THE NEWS FROM MAINE.
The State Went for ROBBIE as
She Did for Gov. Kent
Many Years Ago,
And Piled Up Republican Ma
jority of Over Seventeen
Thousand.

Congressman Boutelle telegraphs to the Chi
cago Tribune, from Bangor, the result of the
glorious victory in Maine:
The returns for Mondays election continue
TO show astonishing Republican gains until the
aggregates indicate goo 10 Is 600 m naioritv
III the state. The full significance of these
hgures VIII he found by recalling the facts that
prior TO the last election the Republicans were
IN minority in Maine at the election for Gov
ernor IN 1851, 1879, and 1873, the opposition ma
JoT1ty against Gov. Connor for this latter wear
reaching more than 5000. In 1877 the Repub-
Gcan majority but 5000 IN the Presideu-
tial election of 1876 it was about 1000 in 1875
only 1000, and in 1874 Gov. Dingley had but
1000. In 1873 he had 10000. Gov Perham had
10000 in 1872 10 900 in 1871, little over 900 in
1870, and Gov. Chamberlains last majority in
1879 was only 1900 The majority this wear
Is therefore the largest since 1868, and
the Republican vote is the largest ever cast in
the State. Another phenomenal feature is the
carrying of every one Of the sixteen counties by
the Republicans so that the State senate viii
be unanimously Republican, and only hand
ful Of Democrats viii find seats in the other
branch Of the Legislature. For the Democrats
TO seek to dlsparage or break the force OF this
remarkable uprising of the people of Mr. Blaine's
State IN his behalf will be as idle as trying to
check Niagara with feather. The voice of
Maine has not found such earnest expression
before since the days of Abraham Lincoln, and
1t gives an impetus and energy to the national
campaign that Will be inestimable.
The Maine victory cannot fail TO have a deci-
slVe erect upon the national campaign, and If
Ohio and West Virginia respond in fair propor-
ton in October the ballot of 1884 Will be practi-
cally over; the Cleveland campaign will utterly
break down and the November States Will elect
Blaine and Logan by an overwhelming majority
of the electoral votes. c. A BoUTEIIE
Congressman Dingley, from Lewiston, sends
the following dispatch:
The majority for the Republican ticket in
maine Is 5000 TO 5000 larger than was expl cUed.
Considering that four wears ago the Democrats
and Greenbackers carried the State, and that
two years ago the Republican majority was only
100 on very large vote, the doubling of that
majority now shows the great popularity of
Blaine IN Maine, for it is the prestige of his name
that has increased our majority. A very large
number OF men who have not recently voted the
Repubucan ticket supported our candidate for
Governor in order to help Mr. Blaine
very large proportion of the Irish vote
ana majority OF the workingmen are
with us in the campaign. The phenomenal
majority of the Republican ticket in Blaine's
own city and county indicates the great respect
IN which he Is held by those who know him
pest. There Is much Indignation among Mr..
Blalnes friends, without distinction of party,
at the unjust charges that have been made
against him, and this feeling has aided in in
creaslng the Republican vote. The campaign
Just closed has not been exciting as many
which have preceded it, but the discussion of
the pending issues, particularly the tariff ques-
tlon, has been unusually thorough. A very
small amount of money has been used in the
campaign, nothing having been contributed by
the National Committee or by outsiders. In
deed, the people have been so intent IN further
ing the cause of Blaine and Logan that the
campaign has largely run itself There is the
utmost confidence in Blaine triumphant cleo
ton in November NELSON DISGTFY JR
WALKER BLAINEs REPORT.
An Augusta dispatch says that 35s towns give
hoDle CASTS, Redman 81 ,2I7. The complete oflf-
clal returns VIII not be in for several days Mr.
Walker Blaine sends telegram to Senator Lo-
gan IN which he describes the situation as fol-
lows:
returns from remote sections of the State in
crease the majority beyond all expectations In
S5o towns the Republican majority over Redman
DEM for Governor exceeds $4,000, and the
prospect Is that, with the complete returns the
majority may reach 10000. and possibly he the
largest ever given in the history of the Repub-
ncan party in Maine with two exceptions at the
close of the war. The latest returns show that
the Republicans have carried every county in
the State, and have elected every mem Der of the
State senate. The magnitude OF the Republican
vote is a surprise to both parties 1t shows that
a large mum Der OF Democrats joined our ranks.