The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-11
TIE MAINE ELECTION
The Republicans Counting Up Their
Majorft, il BIaine's State.

PORTLAND Maine, September 10 The
State BIZ ennial election occurs 10 day
when the Governor, four Compressor en-
and members of the State Legislature
will be chosen. The Republican Coz
gressmen are all candidatesfor re cleo
ton and all but one district, the first,
is considered Republican without ques-
ton. In the first district a strong con-
test is being made, William Emery
being the Democratic nominee. There
are four candidates for Governor
Edwin G. Burleigh, of Bangor (Repub :
lican) William L. Putnam, lately fishery
treaty commissioner, of Portland,
(Democrat); Volney B. Gushing. Of
Bangor, (Prohioition); w. H. Simons,
of Rockland, (Labor) The vote in 1886
stood: Republican 68.991, Democratic
So, 239, Prohibition 3 S68.
THE LATEST RETURNS.
PORTLAND. Me-. September 10.-Fifty
towns give the Republicans vote of
18,493; Democrats. 1890; Prohibition
679; scattering, 1852. The same towns
in 1886 gave the Republicans vote of
10 $50; Democrats, 12,730; Prohibition,
866; scattering, 80. The republicans
plurality is 1888 agaiust $50, in 1863
Republican gain OF 1,753. Unoffi :ial
returns in Portland gave Burleigh, Re
publican, sos plurality over Putnam,
Democrat. Reed for Congress, has
about 700 plurality over Emery, Dem
ocrat. Returns from the Island Wards
are not yet in.
ONE HUNDRED TOWNS
Give the Republicans 28,Si5; Demo
Gratis, 21.7S3; Prohibitionists, 957; scat
tering, 600. The same towns in 1886
gave the Republicans "a SOP; Demo-
scattering, 6, g plurality of ,112 against
4, 422, and gain of 600.
BLAINE TO HARRISON.
AUGUSTA, Me-. September 10.-Blaine
has telegraphed General Harrison as
follows: Returns up to 9 o'clock indi :
cafe that the Republican candidate will
have more than 10000 majority over
the Democratic the largest majority
since 1866. The Prohibition vote falls
off everywhere.
LATER RETURNS.
PORTLAND, September 1O.-One
hundred and fifty towns gives the Re
publican candidate 1882; Democratic,
80 ,22O; Prohibition, 1881; scattering
S24; against Republican, 81 ,949 in 1886 !;
Democratic. S0,405; Prohibition, 1929;
scattering %. A plurality of IL ,6O4
against Z, 544, or gain of 1000.
CONGRESSMAN DINeLEY.
LEWISTON, Me-, September 1O.-In the
second district, Ex-Governor Dingley,
Republican, was re- elected to Congress
by nearly 5000 plurality over Allen,
Democrat, and 500 majority over all, d
Republican gain of about l 900 over his
majority of 1886 and 500 more than in
1886.
MANLEY's HOPES.
AUGUSTA, Me-, September 1O.-Chair-
man Manley has sent the following
telegram to Hon, NJ. S. Quay: "We
have carried the State by plurality of
10000. Have chosen the entire delega-
ton in Congress. Reeds majority will
reach $500. The maiorities for Ding
ley, Boutelle and Milliken will exceed
5000 respectively. We have chosen
every Senator and near or quite four
fitths of the Representatives in our
Legislature, and have carried every
county in the State in the popular vote. :"
THE LATEST.
PORTLAND, September 10.-One hun
dred and ninety towns gave the Repub-
licans 4S $50; Democrats, SO .36l; Prohi-
hiti0n 1 h64. SCATTERING 6 SO1 onoinot