Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-11
Returns From Two Hundred and
FOrty-one Towns Show Repub-
lican Gains of 4,30S.
Livery Senator and Four-fifthS of the Rep
reSeniativcs Chosen by the
Republicans.
Every County in the State Carried by the
Republicans on the Popular Vote
The Gain for the Entire
State Will be Large.

PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 10-There are
about 5O7 towns and plantations in Maine.
OF these returns have been received from
24l. which give Burleigh, Republican,
56.Ol9, Putnam, Democratic. 4, 646, Gus
sing. Prohibition, LA, scattering go.
The same towns in 1856 gave the Republl-
cans As. 100 Democrats 39095, Prohibition
2445. scattering IS Burleigh's plurality
is 1873, against 10,065 in 1886; Republican
gain. 4,30S The 266 towns TO hear from
gave in 1886, Republican 20,S3l, Democrat
1913, Prohibition, 1926 If the same
ratio of gain and loss is maintained the
final vote will stand Repubh-
can s0.2F, Democratic Go445, Pro-
hibition 2:oI0, scattering 90: total f44,l64,
with plurality for the Republicans OF
1897. In 1854 the total vote stood: Re
publican. 1868; Democratic, 5S,954; Re
publican plurality, 70, 7i5. The labor vote
this year is included in the scattering. but
evidently some of the scattering should be
assigned to the Prohibtionists. The pres
idential vote in 1884 was smaller than the
governor vote in the aggregate, but there
was a slightly larger plurality, VIZ, ~
49,.
PORTLAND. Sept 10.-One hundred towns
give the Republicans 2S,S4o, Democrats
81 ,133, Prohibitionists 49, scattering 6Qo.
The same towns in 1889 gave the RepublI-
cans u, SOP, Democrats 20,0S0, Prohibition
lists 1344, scattering 6. Republican plu-
rality is /, Jig against 4, 422, gain OF $3.50:
Lewiston, Me, Sept. l0.-In the second
district ex-governor Dingley, Republican,
j. reelected to congress by nearly 5000
plurality over Allen Democrat, and $500
over all, Republican gain of about 200
over his majority OF 1856 and 500 more than
in 1884.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept 1O.-Mr. Blaine has
inst teiegraphed General Harrison as fol
lows:
To Gen Benjamin Harrison, indianapolis, Ind
Returns up to o'clock indicate the Re-
publican candidate will have more than
10000 majority over the Democratic candi-
date, the largest majority since 1866 The
prohibition vote falls off everywhere.
JAMES g. BLAINE.
PoRTLA AND. Me-, Sept 10-One hundred
and fifty towns give the Republican can
didate A. S42: Democratic, 1890; Prohibi-
ton, l,4S1; scattering, G24, against the
Republican 81, 949 in 1856; Democratic, 3d.
405; Prohibition, 2,026; scattering, IS. The
plurality is II, $40 against 7,544, gain of
1900.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept 10. - Chairman
Nanley has sent the following telegram TO
Hon. W. :. Quay, chairman Republican
national committee, New York:
Nv C have carried the state by plurality
of 10000 and have chosen the entire dele
cation in congress. Reeds majority will
reach $500. The majorities for Dingley,
Boutelle and Milligan will exceed 6,0oO,
respectively. We have chosen every sena-
tor and nearly or quite four-tifths of the
representatives in our legislature, and
have carried every county in the state on
the popular vote"
PORTLAND, Me, Sept. 10-One hundred
and ninety towns give; Republican, IS, 333333;
Democrats, 36,26l Prohibition, 1851;
scattering, So, against in 1886
Republican, 41,G92; Democrats, 1907,
Prohibition 2,l40, scattering %. The plu-
raiity is l., 0,2, against S,0l5, a gain of 1881
Forty-seven towns and cities in the First
district give Reed, Republican,, 15,55S,
Emery, Democrat, l4,005; Reeds plurality
Bob The same towns in 1886 gave Reed
], 375, plurality. If this gain continues on
the same ratio in the remaining towns
Reeds plurality will be 2,1l0
AUGUSTA, Me, Sept. ia large body
of citizens headed by band rendered Gov
ernor- Elect Burleigh serenade this even
ing to which be responded in a brief speech.
The procession then called at Mr.. Blaine's
residence and in response he also made a
congratulatory speech.