New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-10

ticket Little significance Is attached 10 'he
work of the Independents.
A REBUKE TO DEMOCRATIC ISLANDER.
NEARLY THE WHOLE LEGISLATURE hEPCbLi0AN-
COUNTY OFFICERS FLECTED.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
hr-cr-sTA Sent 9-The election returns from the
bacL districts In the State continue 10 show the
most extraordinary Republican gains, ana MI
Blaines friends who attribute the result 10 us
candidacy. are exceedingly jublant. Inc pluralIV
for Governor Robie will be more than l7.OOO his
total vote will exceed 79, 900, whichs 1000 greater
than ever before polled by the party IN TINS state
His majority is larger than ever before OOtaIheu'
except when General Grant ran against seymour III
1858 The Republicans have carried every county
IN the state for the second time only III quarter
of n century, and have elected every member
of the State Senate. which has happened only
three times before in the history OF the party
They have also elected four-hfths OF the lower
house of the Legislature. so that body is almost
unanimously Republican. Every county omcer
elected in the State is Republican, except one 10
Knox and one in Waldo County. w. ID. Blshop'
leading Democrat of Connecticut. who was passing
through this city to-day met Mir. Blaine ana asked
him if there was anything in the result that he
,vould like to change Mr. Blaine looked Thought
tpl and laughingy replied: "Yes; / believe the
Democrats have elected one or two County Com-
plssioners We ought to have those"
INCREASED MAJORITY AT MR. BLAINEs HOME
The most gratifying part of the victory
is the result at Mr. Blaines home. Au-
custa. Haiiowell and Gardiner, three towns
,vitb,n an area of about SIX miles of Nh
Baines house. aud with q total population OF
II 900 give a Republican majority of 1850. Inc
highest majority ever before given in those three
towps WAS 500 MI Blaines ward never be
fore gave such a Republican majority. Tins is an
answer TO the scandalous attacks on MI Blame WIN
which the state has been Hooded and on Whlch
Maine Democrats have fought the campaign. hau
Mr Rlaine himself been candidate before the peo-
ple AZ this election, his majority would no DOUBT
have been fully up TO the 10000 which MI hainHh
predicts he will get in November though the
Democrats never failed to impress upon the people
that a vote for Roble vote for Blaine. Ken
nebec County in which Mr.. Blaine has made
his home for over a quarter of a century
shows a gain of 1900 IN two wears.
This is also the home of eX-Goyernor flasteu. IL
he. IN conjunction Within independents "i 'V'-
ton. who tried TO fasten on Mr. alne the PaleIhlly
of the Mad gan circular. and who printed ana cur
ouated the falsehood that Mr Blame nSugaIed
the publication Of the facts about Grover leN"-
lands family. plaisted also was responsible Ior
the publication of the silly interviews win
cranky old woman in regard TO the sentiments or
man who Is dead. Plaisted cOuutenanced the IN,
famous state steal in 1873 when ny forgery anu
every other Infamous method the Garceion con
n Maine.
now TIE INDEPENDENTS WORKED.
Tho independents of Boston Seut
Mr. Williams the chairman oi
their committee here. to make speeches ana TO 90
,i..io,,rv work and they flooded the city with
Schurz speeches. They also made the most zoaI-
ous efforts TO keep down the Republican vote. The
answer 70 an this ON the part Of Mr. Blaine towns
men is an uuprccedeuted majority for the Eepu'H-
cau ticket an increase of 30 per cent over the
highest vote ever before known. glance al the
entire Maine field shows "a similar result and this IN
,fe face of "a deuressiou here in business which
generally works agaiusf the party II power. as
tie Democrats have declined to discuss
he political issues and have made thelr
campaign on personalities, THIS result !7
such viudcation as delights Mr. BImneS
friends
coNGRArULATING ME. BLAINE.
Nr Blaine has to-day received cougratu'atory
dgpatchcs from every state IN the Union, and from
Democrats as well as Republicans. Ex-Govo'1or
Foster of Ohio in "A congTatulatory spatch. prom
ises 20 repeat the victory IN that state. General
Morrow. Of California promises larger
majority there, and similar dispatches
csme from other States Perhaps the
most significant point il the result Is the effect
Of the action Of the Independents of Boston and
Nev-Yotk and the change in the Irish vote The
independents cur ulated 10000 copies OF Schurz
speeches in tho state besides other documents.
They sent here Josiah Quincy, George r Williams
and several other speakers. They made
addresses at Portland Augusta. Bangor, and a
few other places, and apparently centred Their
efforts III those points The result is such that the
Hcpublcans might well afford 10 hire the hide
peudents to continue their line Of abuse. Portland
SHOWS Republican gain of All votes and Augusta
gain Of 252. Bangor gives the largest Republican
majority in sixteen years, and in that county the
Republicans elect their sheriff for the first time III
many years. AT every point where tine lndepend-
eat, worked the Republican gain was immense
showing that their campaign oil slander ana spite
fglress is worse than failure.
Tine Irisbmen who have made up their minds 70
yote for Mr. Blame not deferred by the perse-
crtlon aud threats OF their former
D,,eocra,ic associates. Wherever lnsh-Amer-
leans manifested intention to vote
for Nj Blaine. they did In Bangor and other
towns the Democratic journals aud leaders lighted
tie fires of religion and bigo'ry by the Madigan
circular. and conjured up the Old demon Of Know
Nothmgism for the purpose of arraying the Irish
American and Catholic vote III a solid phalanx
against the Republican party. But this year II dld
not work. In the fourteen cities where that vote
was all centred the gain this year was 1900 over
TIE largest vote ever before poled IN the same
cities In Augusta go per cent of the Irish vote
went 10 the Republican ticket Governor Robie
fsid to-day that the attempts of the Demo
cratic journals 10 make capital against him on ac
count of his connection once for few days with a
knoy-Nothing lodge had not hurt him. but while
tnat KNOWN Othng charge would lie against Kobe
there is no ground for connecting MI Blaine with
II. -,
Tie Republicans have reelected their four mem
bers of COngrcs~ by increased pluralltes Mr.
Mhken in the district in which MI blaine hYes
has a plurality of $500. Mr.. BOutele has 47OO,
Mr Dingley 4. 800 and Mr. Reed about 200. MI
Reed fel behind the vote for Governor IIo votes
where owing TO local but the fact that those
Kepubicsus voted the remainder of the ballot
sh,'s ,Lt tbev are INDEPENDENTS without