The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-09-18
THE VOTE on THE AMENDMENT.
POINTS,.

A leading Democrat of New York State saws
Blaine will receive over 1000 plurality in the
| Empire State.
a republican has been elected to the Maine
| Legislature from East Machias where dem
ocrat has been returned for the past twelve
years.
Mr.. John +. Lynch was going to make it
/ warm for Mr.. Boutee we believe. As the
latter got 1000 ma ority, it doesn't look as If Mr..
Lynch had justified the confidence reuosed in
him.
In 1882, Knox gave PIaisted $50 plurality,
ant elected the Democratic county ticket by
800 plurality Net Republican gain about 800.
hnoX is the banner county in the State for
Republican gains.
One of the features of the victory was the
carrying by the republicans of the so-called
''Wild-cat' district, in Washington county, and
electing ii. G. Goodwin, esq, of Danforth as
Representative to the legislature.
In Kittery the Republican vote was decreas.
ed % from that of 1882, while the Democratic
vote was increased 10. 1t must be that the
story of sending a force of workmen to the
navy yard to stuff the ballot box was a cam
paign invention.
The editor of the Calais Times is very I'm.
happy and still claims that Maine is a close
state with leaning toward the Democratic
side. If the Democrats can get any satisfaction
out of IA Leaning toward their side" that rolls
up l',0o0 or $4,000 Republican majority, why
they are welcome to it.
AT the republican jubilee at CITY Hall, Port
land, on Monday eve, it was announced that
New Sweden had cast 81 votes for ROBBIE and
none for Redman. Gov. Robe proposed three
cheers for Hon. William W. Thomas, Jr., the
founder of New Sweden" The entire audi
ence Joined in long and loud huzzah.
In the republican procession at Bridgton.
saturday night, were three of the four suryiv-
ing Coate brothers, namely, John, 70 years
old; Alden, IS; Leander 73,-all of whom car
RED torches the entire route. The two former
had come that afternoon from Lynn, Mass.
HAD they arrived sooner they would have had
their oldest brother, Nehemiah, 80, marching
with them.
The Seventh Maine Battery held their annual
meeting at the Hall of b. H. Beal Post in Ban
gor, Thursday. The following persons partici-
pated: VIM. b. Lapham, Augusta, Daniel
Staples, Dexter A. S. Twitcheli, Gorham, N.
r., W. o: Carney, Portland, Albro Field.
HartIand, Frank Lancaster. Orono, A. B. Mer-
rill. Bangor, A. z. Grlndall Penobscot. Adna
=. Quincy, Gorham, N. H., Herbert Hale,
Norrldgewock, Daniel Lovejoy, Orono, How
ara Todd, Lnydon, c. o. Randall, Orono, Reuel
Berry, Unity, Albert Towe, Bangor. The fol-
loving officers for the ensuing year were elect
ed: VIM. b. Lapham, President; A. S. Tw itch
ell, Vice President; Albert Towle, Secretary
Herbert E. Hale, Treasurer; Executive Com
mittee, w. o. Carney, Adna C. Quincy. Her |
bert Hale, A. b. Merrill. 1t was voted unani- |
mousy to accept of the invitation of the 23d. |
10Th, and Both Regimental Associations to meet |
with them in Portland next year, at the time of
the meeting of the National Encampment, and
10 unite with that association for reunion pur-
poses in the future. There were 2lS members |
of the battery including officers; twenty died |
from wounds or disease while in the service |
and % have since died so far as is known to |
those present on this occasion. The survivors
are widely scattered, many Of them residing in
distant States