The Portland daily press., 1884-09-09
HURRAH FOR Robe!
81
S Sam
:
A Splendid Plurality Piled Up
for Our Candidates
Yesterday.
Congressman Reed Again
Returns to the Nation
al House.
SHERIFF TRUE GIVES EX-
SHERIFF SAWYER A
FASTING.
A Republican Plurality in
Portland of 699.
Rattling Speeches in City Hall by |
Congressman Reed and
Gov. Robbie.
A Republican Plurality i'm
Portland of 699.
Rattling Speeches in City Hall by
Congressman Reed and
Gov. Robbie.
The Vote of 1884 About 1000
Larger than that of 1882.

Yesterday morning opened bright and beau
tiful, just the day to call out large vote. The
weather was little warmer than on Sunday,
but it was not too hot to be uncomfortable. Be-
fore the hour for opening the polls crowds be.
gan to gather in the ward rooms and hardly
had the wardens finished reading the election
warrants and declared the polls open when
steady dog-trot of voters began and kept 1t up
with scarcely any intermission throughout the
day until the closing of the polls at p. m.
The only damper on the proceedings was the
shower in the afternoon, and that fell too late
to have any effect on the vote. The streets
presented more animated scene in the vicin-
ity of the wards than has been usual for sew
eral important elections, and carriages were
continually flying in every direction.
OF course there was, besides the numerous
regular tickets in the field, quite number OF
splits. Some of these latter were used unspar-
ingly in the various wards. The splits were
chiefly those used to affect the vote for Con-
gresham and Sheriff.
In the case of MIR. True he goes out of Port
land with majority of 40 over Sawyer, and
against majority of 40 in 1882 Even Stand
ish, the home Of Sawyer, which has given in
the past majority of So, this year repudiates
him and gives Mr.. True majority of only one
less.
At the polls there was little or no excite
ment to take the attention from the voting ex-
cept the unusual sight of ladies distributing
the ballots on the constitutional amendment.
In one or two wards there were ladies dis
tributing party votes, but they were not con-
nected with the Womsn's Christian Temper
ance Union, as in the case of the amendment.
In front of Ward wardroom neat tent had
been erected, and inside were placed large
blocks of ice, followed out. from whence
draughts of ice water were distributed to the
thirsty Beautiful bouton4seres were also
placed on the gentlemen's coats by the ladies
in attendance and sYes" ballots placed in
their hands. The tent was prettily draped
with flags, and bore placards in aid of the OBJ
iect.
Once or twice in the course of the day enthu-
sasm for candidates caused parties at the polls
to get into rather acrimonious dispute but, as
stated above, the scene was generally quiet,
and only on these rare occasions did the SER
vices of the police become necessary to preserve
order.
After the polls we're closed the crowds waited
little while and then sought the vicinity of
the newspaper offices on Exchange street.
Here an immense crowd soon collected, block
ing up the street for long distance, and this
immense crowd awaited the bulletins display
ed in the PRESS windows with exemplary pa
thence until midnight, cheering Justify as some
especially large majority for Reed or Robbie
was displayed.
Governor Robes plurality in Portland is 500
against 243 in 1882. The whole ticket is elected
by handsome maiorities. The constitutional
amendment is carried by over a thousand ma
jority. The city vote in detail is herewith
given:
VOTE EAR GANGREaaMAM