Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-09
MAINE TN THE OLD RUT,
THEIR GAINS TOO SMALL TO
ENCOURAGE REPUBLICANS.


The Tariff the Plume Which the
Knight Says the Party Followed to
VietOry-Nearly all the Republican
Candidates of Course Elected.
AUGUSTA, ME-, Sept. s.-Reports re-
ceived this morning from various points in
dicated generally fair weather, and full
vote was expected throughout the State.
At Bangor the weather was cloudy, at
Augusta warm and muggy, at Portland
muggy, and at Eastport clear.
The citizens to-day elected Governor,
members of Congress, 81 State Senators,
151 Representatives and full boards of
county officers in 16 counties of the State
Plurality elects in Maine. The election
passed of quietly. Augusta. Blaine's
home, gives Robie (Rep.D 1876, Redman
Dem. GA and scattering AZ. In 1880
Davis Rep.) had 405 and Plaisted
Fusion 899. Ladies worked industri-
Ously everywhere for the prohibition
amendment, which is probably adopted.
so towns give Robbie 1889, Redman 49,
2S6, and scattering S11. The same towns
in 1880 gave Davis (Republican) 1850,
Plaisted (Fusion) 1881, scattering 156,
plurality in 1880 of 1869, and in 1884 of
5,343. No comparison can be of value on
the Congressional canvass, because the
present members were elected on the
general ticket after the representation
| OF the State had been cut down from 3
members to 4, and the State redistricted.
Biddeford gives Robie 976 and
Redman 1,3S6-a Democratic maiori-
| ty Of 410. In 1880 Biddeford gave
! 81 Republican majority. Lewis
ton gives Robbie 1912 and Redman
| 1,599-a Democratic majority of 81. In
1880 Lewiston gave 125 Republican ma
| jOrity. Congressman Dingley in his own
! city LewistOn) gets the same vote as
| RObie for Governor. The Democrats are
| tubilant over both these towns. Both are
factory cities.
Portland gives Robie for Governor 3,971, |
| Redman Dem. 3,214, and scattering 81,
a Republican majority of 757. In 1880 the
| Republican vote vas 1896, and the Dem
Ocratic 1902, a plurality of 234, being a
| gain of 523. The plurality was about the
same in 1882. Long Island is still to be
| heard from. Reed for Congress falls be-
| hind, having 81 plurality, exclusive of the |
| islands, but the Democrats cOncede his |
| election, and the Republicans claim 500
to 1000 in the district.
Returns from all sections of the State |
| show slight Republican gains over 1880. |
| The Congressional vote is coming in |
| slowly, but at 10 O'Clock the indications |
were that all four of the present Congress-
men are reelected. The constitutional |
| amendment is carried by a good ma
jority.
IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
! Twenty-Five towns in Washington coun-
| ty polling about four-fitths of the total |
vote give Robie 1900, Redmond 2, 492, a |
| Republican majority of 1.417. The same |
towns in 1882 gave RObie 1000 majority. |
| The vote of the remaining towns on the |
whole will be about equal, and Robbie will |
undoubtedly have 1900 and probably 400 |
majority in the county. The Republicans |
| elect both Senators by large majOrities |
! and Representatives sure, possibly s, |
out of 10. Returns from all over the |
| county show a large Republican gain, |
netting between 800 and 400.
The towns of BiddefOrd, Berwick and !
| Kittery, Lyman, Old Orchard, SacO and |
| Kennebunk, give Reed for Congress 191 |
majority. The same towns in 1882 gave |
Reed TAP majority. The indications are that |
the Republicans have elected the whole /
ticket in York county.
ALL ONE WAY.
The Journals Maine specials Indicate |
that all four Republican Congressmen are |
| elected, that no Democratic State Senator |
| has been chosen, and that the House is |
overwhelmingly Republican.
Returns up TO midnight indicate a Re- |
! publican plurality of over 1900. Esti- |
mates based on the returns received give |
Reed majority of 900 in the First dis |
| trict, with Dingley, Milliken and BOutelle |
I6-GttCISulu III bu6 C6cOnu. InifU anu Fourth |
districts respectively, the latter bV an IN |
creased majority. The Republicans claim |
10000 plurality for Robbie. The Democrats |
cOncede $4,000.
Secretary MunsOn of the State Temper |
ance Alliance claims that the prohibitory |
! amendment will have $4,000 majority.
One hundred and eighty towns give Ro- |
bic 1876, Redman "a, 153, and scattering |
1889, Republican plurality and gain |
over 1880 of 1858. The same towns in |
1882 gave RObie 43, 431, Plaisted sc. 1874. and |
scattering 1,077, plurality of {, 1897, gain |
over 1882 of 6,O26. This indicates II, 900 plu-
rality. Thirty-siX towns in the First dis |
trict place Reed about 5000 ahead # |
Cleves. The rest of the towns will prob |
ably increase this little.
CONTINUED GAINS.
Every town in Androsscoggin county, |
except Lewiston, shows a Republican |
gain. Dingley, Republican, is reelected |
to Congress from this district by nearly |
5000 majority, running ahead of his |
ticket. AndrOscOgin county gives a large |
majority for the prohibition amendment. |
Lewiston is the only place to give ma
jority against it.
Secretary Morrison, of the Temperance |
Alliance, reports returns of the vote on the
prohibition amendment received from 200 |
towns as giving: For, 74,500; against.
2O,595, showing that it was car
ried by 53,905 majority at least,
| and probably it will exceed 60,0OO |
267 towns give Robie 61,31S, Redman
45,064 and scattering 2,414, a plurality OF |
,254 for RObie. The same towns in 1882 /
gave Robie 56. 1876, Plaisted 47,510 and
scattering 1.467, plurality of S,6S5. The
towns to hear fro J.. gave Robie 16 2S6 and |
Plaisted 16,411. Robie will have over
10000 plurality in total vote of about |
| 100000. The vote of 1880 gave a total
plurality of 1859, so that the gain this year
will be 10000 on the Gubernatorial vote OF |
1880. The Presidential vote that year |
gained 5000 on the Gubernatorial vote, |
and probably will gain in November con- |
siderably on this.
JUBILEE AT AUGUSTA.
Tonight the Republicans of Augusta |
had great jubilee over the result of the |
election. Returns were received at |
Meonian Hall, and speeches were made |
by citizens and visitors. At o'clock a |
| procession was formed on Water street, |
and marched to the residence of Blaine, |
| cheering along the line. Arriving in front |
| of Blaine's residence a band played and |
the great crowd shouted for Blaine. In |
response Alaine advanced to the entrance |
of his house amfd a storm of cheers, and |
| addressed the assembled people as fol- |
| lows:
FELLOW crrEzrSSAsD OLD FRIENDS: The |
Themselves &c magnificent victory which /
they have w4tR Four years ago this evening |
we were overwhelmed and humiliated by the |
loss of the State. We rejoice now over an un- |
paralleled triumph which is registered by the |
choice of both branches of the Legislature. by |
the election of all the Representatives in Con- |
gress, Of all county officers in every county |
IN the State except one, and Ey a popular |
maj irity for Gov. Robie of perhaps $4,000 /
votes. The cause Of this Democratic over |
throw, gentlemen, is known to us all.
ATTRIBUTED TO THE TARIFF.
Our canvass has been conducted On one |
! great issue. Our papers have kept that con- |
| stantly before the people. Every speaker |
| from every platform has enunciated, defended |
and enforced it. 1t is the issue of protection
| to American labor. 1t has been almost the
only question discussed in our canvass and |
| the people have responded nObly. They un- |
derstand the subject fully. They know The |
| details of the Morrison tariff bill and |
they read therein the precise re-
| suits which would follow if our
| opponents should obtain control of the Ma
| tiOnal Government. They see and they know |
| that the Morrison bill enacted into law |
| would seriously cripple, if not destroy, the |
leading industrial interests of Maine, that it |
wouBd reduce the wages of every laboring |
| man and stop every new manufacturing en- |
| terprise in the State. Seeing this, the people |
| of Maine have protested against the enact |
ment of destructive 4 measure and have |
| set the seal of their disapprobaton upon the |
| Democratic party that supports it. Many /
| Democrats in Maine who have never before |
| wavered in their allegiance to /
| the party have ranged them |