Daily Republican., 1888-09-11

Ths RspublIonn vietoEy FosKtug Ahaat
af Raont sAnRutna lamentations.

o. Moet HAnkutn~ AEpSoiaAoAn.
AuRusta, Sept. I0.--RspublIcaus and
Democrats alike are surprised 81 the
election returns which come pouring In
to- night. Tho most aanauine aspubli.
can could not have utked for such vote
ss has been polied. No one for
moment thought the veto would equal
that OF 1884, and yet 10 promises to ex-
coed II by several hundreds From 70.
turns reosiYcd At midnight Il looks ike
the total vote would be about las, 900.
The Republicans claim $4,000 ia round
numbers, and the Democrats 60 900
This gives the Republicans round vic
tory OF 20 Gee. Mr.. Blaine telearaphed
General Harrison that be thought the
vlts would be above those hgurcs TIL
ProhibItioniAta have fallen of every.
Ehsre. They viii poll only about 1000,
some 1890 leAs than la 1885. This Labor
vJts runs up TO about 1900.
Rsporte from lb7 towns on there cal.
oulAtlons are hRAed, give the Il publ
cans "a ,s24 aud she Democrats IS, 23Q |;
Prohibition, / 4Sl; scattering. 824 The
corresponding vote In 1856 was Rspubli-
ssn, 81 949; Democrats, so, A06; PROFIT
bitlou, 2 029; scattering, %. rhis gives
plurality u il Goa against 7,644, Q
gain Of 4 08O The Republicans will
probably secure every state senator
York County, which the Del otRsts won
two years ago, whstls into line row
with 800 Republican majority The
Democratic senator In Waldo County
is deitated, titus bringing the Rspublt'
] cans into control there once more.
kuOx Ooupty late returns indicate 81
once more Golid. Great Req publican
gains were made in AndrOsooggin,
BomeFset and Atoostook Counties. o
the fitstn cities only one, Biddeiord,
continued Democratic. In Bangor,
Lewiston, Gardiner, Auburn, Halo
well, Portland and Augusta large Rs
publican game are MADE. The greatest
gAinB are 90 sn In the large milling AND
factory to~ns. Lumber and dsh were
effective elements. ..
The Republicans will have a greatly
Increased N majority In the State LeRie.
lature. The four Republican Congress
men are elected, Bontslietnl MINI en-
mAds decided gains. DinRley In the
Stc1nd District Iuade an extraordinary
INCREASE, HE majority being 1000 over
that OF 1885 aud 800 over that Of 1884.
Reed surprised all HE friends. He car
ried Portland By 700, or 200 more than
the RubernatoFiAl vote. He onrris d all
the large towts and goes back to Con.
Rress with the handsome majority oil
1880, or more than double that u
1886.
The victory is the Rreatest since 1865
II is q glorious triumph. The WHO
power OF the AdmihiRtratlon wAi
drought TO bear upon the election. Vabi
sums OF money were poured in and .
most desperate hght was maze by the
Democratic workers and leaders To Gu,
down the Republican plurality. They
had boosted openly shat they Woulc
bring 1t doWn to 900, and Il Ewelled
TO nearly double those figures
Fos yeArs tie Democrats have nsnEib
led the splendid Republican vctorteH II
Maine 10 sbs poRsr Of the federal OIL o,
holders and their money. Ia this con
test the Democratic have controlled th'
entire federal patronage In the STATE
and made = determined stand up fiRht
The Republicans have met them lars
ly on their own ground and sWepJ thu
Estate from K,tteEy 20 q loddy Heat
IThey may we'll be prouu OF tber vito
tory. They had the aid Of Mr.. b lains'
powerful arm, and the wool grow crs
Scmsrset and franklin counties, aus
the lumbermen Of the Poi O5sc,t AM
Ke1uebFc, the line warkeEs OF KNOX
the potato growers Of Ar0ostocE, aud
In fact, thousands OF WorkiBamsI
whose iDterests were leopard I'D by tn
Mills bdl, which directly attacked thl
in5u :,Iea OF the STATE, rallied 10 III
luppoIt u tbs II publican tickat. Tn
result Ia diEto rebuks to the Prtsiden
and the treetraders, aud prominent Il ;
puhlicaEs here TO night regard It asRur
ing the election Of Harrison and Nor
t n. Tho srccResfUi ticket is GoveTnO
Edwin O Bnrlaigh, OF August; Rs
preventative iu COoRftss-FirstD istrio
Thomas B. Reed; Second DISTRICT, Mel
.on DinE.ty, j ! ruifd District, Set
L. Milllkeu; Fuu.tL District, Charlie
A. Boutell0,