The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-09
NAMES MITE.
She Throws about 1900 Majority in
the Republican Pot.
Both Parties well Satisfied over the
Result---The Returns.


members of congress, thirty one state
senators, fifteen representatives, and a
full board of county officers. The guber
material vote of 1880 stood Plalsted, (fus-
ionl 1918, Davis (republican) 1854, |
scattering 545; total 147, ,902. The presi, |
dental vote stood: Garfield 74,052, |
Hancock 65,211. Weaver 4,409, Neal
Dow 90, scattering l39; total 143, ,903, |
showing republican plurality of 8,641
against minority of 1919 in the guber>
material election of September. The COM
parison is to be made with the most re
cent vote, that of 1882 In conformity |
with usual custom in order to give the |
closest possible estimate of what the pres
ent years vote will be.
The election passed off quietly at Aue
gusta, Blaine's home and gives Robie (re~ |
publican) 1876, Redman (democraD ga,
scattering AZ. In 1880 Davis, (republi> |
can), had 1,105, Plaisted (fusion), S29 |
Twenty five towns of Maine give Robie
10,6S9. Redman 6,951, scattering 500.
The same towns in 1880 gave Davis re-
publican, 9,490, Plaised (fusion)S 355,
scattering 100. Plurality in 1880, / ,135,
in 1884 it is 1888, showing republican
gain of 2,203. Plurality elects in Maine.
Returns from all sections of the state
show slight republican gains over 1880.
The vote is coming in slowly, but at 10
o'clock the indications are that all four of
the present congressman have been re-
elected and the constitutional amendment
carried by a good majority.
One hundred towns give Robie 80, $50
Redman %, 139, scattering $40. Repub
lican plurality S,611. TIE same towns in
1880 gave Davis 2S,521, Plaisted 26, 1862,
republican plurality 1859, showing re-
publican gain of $3.50.
Fifty towns give Robe IS, ,S29, Redman
13 2S6, scattering S11. The same towns
in 1880 gave LAWS 1850, Plaisted 10.
sol. scattering 1876. Plurality in 1880.
1869. in 1884, 5,543, republican gain
of 1914.
AUGUSTA, Sept. 8.-The Kennebec
journal says the republicans are having
everything their own way here and the
democrats are losing courage. In ward
one the republicans are over 100 ahead
and looking for $50 majority. They are
exceeding their canvass throughout the
city. Over half the Irish vote of the city
will be cast for Blaine. At 10 o'clock the
republicans had $50 majority in the city.
Robie had plurality of 50 here two years
ago.
CALAIS, Sept. S.-A very large vote is
being polled. The indications point TO
large republican majority. probably ex-
1900 inf. in
tested
BEDDEFoRD, Me-, Sept S.-The cleo
ton here was unusually quiet: The vote
was much lighter than two Years ago.
The democrats are in the lead. -Four of
the seven wards indicate that they will
| carry the city by two hundred. A demo-
cratic gain is indicated at Belfast.
BRIDGEToN. Me, Sept. s, p. NJ
Two thirds of the vote is cast and the in
dications are that the republicans will
have majority exceeding 900.
PORTLAND Me, Sept. s, 12m.- Wards
one, two, three, five and eleven show 233
majority. Wards four and six will bal
ance each other This indicates repub-
lican majority of 450 in the city. In1682
the majority for governor was 249.
Portland gives Robie, republican, for
governor 3, 907; Redman, democrat, 3, 241 ;
scattering, 63; plurality 557. In 1880 the
republican vote was 356, democrat, 1902,
plurality 334, being, 523, plurality which
about the same as in 1882. Long Island is
still to be heard from Reed, for congress.
falls behind, having plurality exclusive of
Island, but the democrats concede his
election and the republicans claims 500 to
/ 900 majority in the district.
The republicans claim 16, 600 plurality
for Robie, and the democrats concede
1900. Ali the republican congressman
have been reected and the state legislaS
ture Is strongly republican. 1t Is impos-
sible to give the result in figures on cleo
! tion night, but the estimates are based up
on the returns given. Reed, republican,
has a majority of 600 in the first district,
with Dingley, Milliken and Boutelle elect
ed in the second, third and fourth dis
tricts respectively, Boutelle by an in
creased majority.
PREsQUE ISLE, Me-. Sept S.-The
whole republican county ticket has been
lelected and seven of ten representatives.
A Arevision of the returns from $50 towns
gives Robie 1886, Redman 4,753,
scattering 1889; republican plurality,
1893. The same towns in 1882 gave
Robie 3,431, Plaisted sc, S34, scattering
1,077; plurality 6,597, showing a gain
over 1882 of 6,026.
| CALAIS, Me-, Sept, 8.-Twenty-fivo
towns in Washington county, polling
four-fifths of the total vote, give Robie
8, 909, Redman 2,595. The republican
majority AT Robie will probably have
| 1 400 majority in the county. The repub,
licans elect both senators by large major
tiles and seven representatives. Returns
from all over the country show republi
can gain of three or four hundred.
BATH, Sept.9.-The vote for the gov
ernor seems the same as in 1882. Al
noon the vote was over two to one il
favor of the republicans. The presence
of women at the ward rooms working fol
the constitutional amendment is novelty
before unknown. The amendment vii
probably be carried here.
Boston, Sept s.-The Journals Maine
specials indicate that all four republican
congressman have been elected. No dem
ocratic state senators have been choser
and the house is overwhelmington repub
hcan.
Private dispatches FROM senator Cul
lom, of Illinois, now in Maine, and from
7 the chairman of the Maine state centra
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