Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-11

The Portland Press says: 1.-The Hon.
Nathan Cleaves still fingers in Washing.
ton, Notwithstanding the inaugural cere-
monies were over some days ago. Rumor
says that he is trying to convince Cleve-
land hat he would fit into the Portland
relationship very nicely"
The State election, to take place in New
York next fall, will excite great deal of
interest as the struggle draws near Mr..
Cleveland's election, by the narrow ma
.Iority which he got in that State. will
stimulate parties there to the greatest
effort, the democrats to hold and increase
their small majority if possible, and the
republicans to overthrow it and carry the
State if they can. The Spring elections
held have resulted very satisfactorily to
the republicans. The Albany Evening
Journal in recent article says: THE
loss of the State of New YORK by a plural
ity of barely 90 0 votes has had won
derful effect upon the republican party.
Defeat has not discouraged, but has made
the party conscious of the folly of faction
al differences. 1t has inspired the belief
that united and aggressive the republican
party can carry the State. Were the cleo
ton of last November to be repeated to-
day, we have not doubt that the repub-
licans would sweep the State by fully 3d.
600 majority. As it is they have made up
their minds to redeem New York at the
first opportunity. Never were they more
in earnest or more aggressive. All the
old divisions are forgotten in the intense
desire to right a wrong and to blot out the
follies and weaknesses of the past.
The spring elections tell a story with
no uncertain voice. Thus far they have
been held in forty six of the sixty counties
in the State. The result is a surprising
and cheering revelation to republicans
In the counties named. embracing fully
three-fourths OF the State. the republicans
elect ga supervisors and the democrats
40l. This is a net republican gain OF 43
supervisors. The democrats controlled
l6 boards in 1884 and but II this year.
while the republican boards have increased
from % in 1884 to 81 in 1885. Republic
cans gain Broome. Duchess. Herkimer,
Kings. Lewis, Seneca, Steuben and Sulli-
van counties. They lose Erie, Rensselaer,
and Ulster. Fulton county, which was
democratic last spring, has tie board
this year. These figures show the drift
of public sentiment. They go far toward
proving that with wise and conservative
action on the part of the Legislature this
winter, and with first-class State ticket
in the field next fall, New York State can
be fully redeemed. The outlook is decid-
eddy more hopeful in New York than it
has been before in ten years.
From the first time in English warfare bal
looms are To be utilized in the Soudan cam
paiga. The transport Queen has sailed from
the Thames with the balloon and telegraph
corps for the Suakin expeditionary force
Three balloons are taken out with all the
necessary appliances to be used for taking
observations of the enemy's positions.
Mr.. Tilden's residence on the Hudson.
Greystone, contains 90 rooms. stands in a
beautiful park of 100 acres. and commands
magnificent view of the river Ii is built
OF stone and has frontage of 400 feet.