The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-12
Election in Maine.


The State election in Maine was
held on Monday, and resulted in Re-
publican majority of 10000 In 1876
when there was straight Democratic
and Republican ticket in the field, the
Republican majority was l5,444,
which was the smallest majority that
had been cast at any Governors elec-
tion since the organization of the Re
publican party. In 1880 there was
fusion of the Democrats and Green
back parties, which resulted in a vic
tory for the fusionists of 100 majority.
At the present election there was but
the two parties in the field, and the
vote should properly be compared with
the vote of 1876. In view of the fact
that Mr.. Blaine had pledged himself to
vote for the Prohibition amendment in
consideration that the Prohibitionsts
should in return cast their vote for the
Republican candidate for Governor,
we would not have been surprised had
the majority reached 10000. The
following special correspondence to the
Philadelphia Press of Sunday, August
oath, will show how important the Re
publicans regarded a victory in Blaine's
own State, and with what vigor they
pushed the campaign: "Some idea of
the efforts being put forth here by the
Republican State Committee, and of
the zeal with which the whole cam
paign is being conducted, can be gain
ed from the following list of gentle
men outside of Maine, who have been
secured to make addresses in this state.
No dates have been arranged, but
these prominent speakers have been
positively engaged; General George
w. Carter of New York, General Jo-
seph r.. Hawley of Connecticut, Con
gresham Hiscock Of New York, Hon.
Il. G. Horr of Michigan, Hon War
ner Miller, United States senator from
New York, Hon. Nelson w. Aldrich,
senator from Rhode Island, Hon. f.
Moody Boynton OF Massachusetts,
Hon. Thomas NJ Bayne of Pennsylva-
MIA, Prof. J. w. V. Rich of New
Hampshire, Hon. William Cumback of
Indiana, Senator o. II. Platt of Con
necticut, Senator Plumb of Kansas,
Congressman Rice of Massachusetts,
Hon. Emory Storrs of Illinois, Colonel
Plummer of Dakota, Sullivan b. Allen
of Boston, Hon. William Gibson of
Ohio, Hon. Anson 8. Wood of New
York, General John l.. Swift of Bos
ton, John B. Roney of Philadelphia,
Hon. Nathan Goff, Jr, of West Vir-
ginia.'
The Democrats had but few speak
ers in the State, and very little money
with which TO conduct the campaign
In fact, all the money that was used
was contributed by the Democrats in
their own State, while Blaine was con.
tinually urging the National Commit
tee to send up funds for use in his
state.
In speaking of the majority that the
Republican candidate received the
Philadelphia Times thus says; "This
is little more than the regular party
majority in Maine In 1868 the Re
publicans carried the State in Septem.
Der by 5000; in 1872 by 1900, and
in 1876 by $4,000 In 1878 there was
again Republican plurality of $4,000,
but at this time the Grecnback split
mixed the politics of the State all up
and it had only began to settle down
again two years ago. This year the
Republicans and Prohibitionists have
got back the old majority, swelled, per-
haps, by few additional votes cast
out of compliment to Blaine. 1t is
good enough victory to hurrah over,
but when we come to measure it it is
found to be kind of victory that docs
not go very far. If he had done much
less than this in his own State, Mr.,
Blaine might as well have retired from
the canvass