The Republican journal., 1888-09-13
Grows in Honor Of the Victory
in Waldo County.
All the County Officers but
Ono Elected.


Maine held her biennial election Sept. 10th
VIXEN Governor. four Congressman, thirty
one state Senators and 15l State Representa-
tive> were chosen, as well as county Officers in
| sixteen counties.
The last Legislature stood: Senators-Re-
pnllican>, -; Democrats, /. Representatives
Republicans. 122: Democrats. p: Prohibi-
ton. |: Independent. l.
III 1856 the Republican plurality for Govern
or was 1902.
The plurality for Reed First District, was
LIS: hingley. Second District. CPS; Milf
ken. Third District. 3,2l1: Boutee, Fourth
District. 3.,lJ.
The vote for each party in 1856 stood: Re-
/ publican. GS,991; democratic. 3,2S9; Prohibi-
tioH, ISIS; scattering. %.
Returns this year from 364 towns in the
state give Burleigh 20. 80: Putnam, SILL:
| Cushing. 2.f6i: Scattering 81; Burlegh's plu-
rality, 1868. The same towns in 1886 gave
Bodwe. Go,sl5: Edwards 1881: Prohibition.
4,4oj; Bodweli> plurality. 1881. Bureigh's
plurality shows gain Of 5.199. and the same
ratio i'll the towns to be heard from will put
his plurality above 10000.
1t will be seen that the Prohibition vote, in
stead of the great Increase that was predicted.
has actually fallen otl nearly one-third of the
vote OF two years ago.
THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
Our four Congressman are reelected by in
creased majorities. Reeds plurality in the
:. =.
ley, Mliken and Boutelle have about G.OO0
plurality respectively.
TIE NEXT LEGISLATURE.
The returns show that the Republicans have
gained one senator in Knox county. one in
Waldo county and two in York county. This
| makes the Senate unanimous. In the House
the Democrats gain one seat in Cumberland
and another in Lincoln, so far, and lose two in
crk county. III the gains and losses continue
tc offset in this manner, the House will divide
As now-l22 Republicans, - Democrats.
TIE RETURNS FROM THE COUNTIES.
ANDROSCGGGIN. Androscoggin county elects
a full Republican county ticket, b. j. Hill, and
+. Z. Sleeper, Republican Senator'S. and the
following Republican Representatives: Lewis
ton. John Harper, A. b. Nealey, J. f. Cautier
and Ivory W. Emerson; Auburn, G. G. Gift
ford. David Field; Livermore and Turner,
John O. Patmore: Livermore, Minot and Dur
ban, +. .. Purington. of Mnot: Leeds. Green
and East Livermore, Alvin Record. of Liver
more Falls: Lisbon and Webster, James G.
Jordan. Of Webster: Poland and Wales, Alden
Moulton. of Wales Minot and Durham, Frank
q. Purin9ton.
ARoosroOK. 4 despatch from Aroostook
county Monday night states that AS far as heard
from the Republicans have gained over five
hundred from the last election in this county,
indicating Republican majority in the county
Of from 800 to 900. Burleigh is leading his
ticket.
CUMBERLAND. The county goes Republican
ny. about l,1o0 majority. electng the county
officers.
HANCOCK. Large Republican gains have
been made all over the county, which will give
an estimated Republican majority of 900.
The full county ticket is elected including
Charles {. Burri!l and Henry W. Sargent, as
Senators. The nine representative districts in
Hancock have all elected Republicans. Andrew
Z. Wiswel is elected in Ellsworth.
hENNEBEC. The Republicans of kennebec
county won handsome victory against a unit
ed aud active opposition. WatervilIe, which
last spring cast democratic majority. was re-
deemed. giving the Republican ticket major
ity of "A votes. The decrease in the majority
in this city from that of two years ago is en-
planned by the fact that the Democrats, under
ton. made vigorous fight with large sum of
money to aid them. The Republican vote in
llallOwell two years ago was swelled by the
vote of many personal friends of Gov. Bodwel.
The Republican gain in Gardiner is the direct
result of the placing of lumber Oh the free list,
in the Mills bill.
KNOX. The returns show Republican gains |
over 1856 of about 800. The Republicans elect |
the Senators. Representatives and all county
officers except Sheriff and Register of Probate. |
LINCOLN. Lincoln county gives Burleigh
about 800 majority. Capt. Addison Austin,
Republican candidate for Senator, and the en-
tire Republican county ticket is elected. OF six
Representative districts in the county the Re- |
of Somerville, NJ. c. Brooks, of Westport,
Charles +. Achorn, of Whitefeld, Edwin E. |
Race, of Boothbay. The Democrats carry two, |
electing Dennis L. Hanley, of Bristol, and II. |
L. Mcintyre. of Waldoboro.
PENOBSCOT. Old Penobscot makes glori- |
Gus record with over three hundred gain and |
Republican plurality of 800. The entire Re-
publican county ticket has been handsomely |
elected, including Colonel Farnham, who has
fully SIX hundred plurality for Sheriff over |
Brown on the returns thus far received, and |
this is growing as the returns come in.
PIsCATAQUIs. The Republicans county ticket |
and all Representatives elected.
SAGADAHOC. Republican by increased ma
joriiies. Full county ticket elected.
SOMERSET. The Republicans carry Somer- |
set county by about 800 plurality, LOO more |
than in 1886, and 500 larger than in 1884, elect
ing a Republican Senator, full board of county |
officers and every Representative to the Legis- |
lature.
WASHINGTON. The Republicans have !, 200 !
majority in Washington County, electing Sem
ators, county ticket and seven Of ten Repre-
sentatives. A despatch from Columbia Falls, |
the home of Ii. NJ. Leighton 4 Son, who re-
pudiated Democratic free trade, says: Our |
eight, gain of thirty votes. ''Praise Him |
from whom all blessings fiow." This shows a |
change of 80 and Republican gain of 60 votes. |
YORK. Twenty towns show net Republi- |
can gain Of 900 over the last State election.
The same percentage in the seven towns to
hear from will increase the Republican major |
lty to 600 in the county. Two years ago the |
Republican plurality in the county was less
than 10. Reeds majority In the county will be |
the largest received since he has been candi-
date for Congress. Every town shows Re-
publican gain. Sac0, Kittery, Sanford and |
publicans elect every county officer and twelve
out of fifteen Renresputatiyps Tn the pOisln.