New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-08
NAME REPUBLICANS HOPEFUL.
CONFIDENT or \ FULL VOTE AND GOOD
PLURALITY.
THE ovr ISSUE TIA or PROTEcTIoS-DEMO
Gratis on STILL HUNT WITH MONEY
Opinions or REPUBLICAN,
BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE THlpuyr. !

! BY TELgGR trH TO HE TRIBUNE
| Augusta. Me-. sept THE campaign NJ 1883 IS
drawing TO cloao and III await election day. vixen
the question Of WHO Wins and by what waiorit!os
viii be settled ~ cour.o the Republican party
| viii triumph. ard tho parry has every assurance Of
spradd victory. Their meetings have boon at
'cudcd a. not before I'm a long eoios 90 campaigns,
aui the issues discussed. considered and carefully
| weighed by all Thus. on tie tariff question tho
rpub,lcans have Lad great advantage, for the
attack made upon tho Industries OF the state j. tho
Democrats through TIE President and the bills h'il
/ has gore homo 10 cvcry voter There Is no question
hat the party VIII have largo acccsslOns IN different
towns from among protection Democrats
The fact that NJ. Blaine Is not a candidate. as ho
wa, four years ago should be duly considered: but
| he has put h.msol. into Tho canvass and aborei
! diligently both o. thc stump ard Otherwise for the
| success Of the Republican ticket Tho Republicans
Lave held over 800 meetings ~ tho state more than
one fol every town. and for'y-tVo speakers from
! abroad have participated. while the Democrats had
e'oot half uany From Tho best information
ihst can be obtained here the Republican candidate
Il said. win receive from $1,000 to ~ 900 votes
Two years ago Mr.. Iodwoll cctcd by plurality
ol 1861. his total vote being $3.50. Robe in
1894 received T3.3ls votes.
Tho Democrats have been unusually active, and
arr making a he perGic effort TO cut down the Re
| publican majority Thcr organization Is better
4
| had plenty Of boodic7 and are using II I'm every
! possible way 10 corrupt voters or Keep them away
! from the polls. Tho Commissioner Of Navigation,
| Morton, q Washington, has been In the state for
several weeks doing political work, and II Is sail
| that ne holds the money bags Tho Democrats have
| issued crist Of campaign literature from their Port
land headquarters but q falls lat because lat, in
| the day thG. voters cenro find time 20 pcrusc #.
| Eut Itlc las been heard from their meetings slnce
| the Bangor barbecue, ard far as can De learned
they have been tame, with no successful tcchlisht
demonsuations
Tho tarG question pcrrlcxcs the Democratic lead
! clf- They are unccri9in a, 10 thc effect IL 'A.s
ssuc On ,hcir VOC, bat ..ert, however that they
! VII make gains ir every county IN the --ate with
the exception VI lance *, And oscoggr and Somcr-
set puiuau's vote nay reach G3O00. or
even c5.c0O. seuGuine Democrats place f. as high
rs Cs.CeO In 1s-6 Edwards pollcd $3.50. Rcd
nan in lssi had 5s5o3.
Tile PIohiilron!sts have been dong all they co"ll
cons'd, ilnc th,lr numbers. Their vote I'm 1856 A.
5s5l. While toy Ray mako SLIGHT gains at scatter
ing points, t,ey are IN danger n losing votes or The
.a,a issue. which viii draw many who voted with
them two and four years Ego INTO thc ranks # pro
tcciion.
The labor vst, Is tlmatcd ~ 800.
Nr. Blanc. Who has made n.ne speeches In the
campcen. sad, Ny meetings have been large.
better aticnd,d ;han they wcra when Was can
dlda four year ago.
:. H. Maniej. 20 has pat 4 vast amount q hand
work into Che canvass a. chairman of tie sia''
Committee. ard directed the oamga gn With his char
actcfeuc AGILITY aad ~. said: In many respects
hi, has boon one Of ne most labor ou5 campaigns
with hich ! have oyer necn connected III" ia'i
tha' Congress remained IN session made il exceedingly
dir emit 10 got upon The stump the speakers who he'll
Heretofore =, -on part IN our ca'npa ecs who wer'
familiar With people. j. was sing1lar state OF
agalrs wien TIC Seniors from Maine were able to
tafe it'll. par. n the speaking campaign especially
when tie ci.ctl.n inva'vod tNc choice of a United
states senator our '"op,c have hat SD many 4
tle best speakers Ia .hc country In The years past
uct they a. not satisfied with any OTHER than first
class socqlcr, Nor, han i've hundred m"c'lugs
have been held and Il safe say tia We nover had
more Efficient ab, corps Of ora oes although many
~ them when the campaign opened. we're unknown
10 our people. han 80 nayc he'd IN Ills contest
The main question that mas been discussed
by all our sner'e.s has been the ta''h
oU,stor IFS bearing ulon the interests OF Maine, It's
AGRICULTURAL Es manufacturing and lis lduu'ihB III
/ .rests. TAe returns nom The canvass are near.
,omflctel and they are fraught vita encouragement
FOR tie party The Democratic party is making me
mos: desperate nrht has made IN Maine 'or "ah!
y~ars Flu Led with power I'm possession of i''eial
"a )rar, profc- sing tiyu serT!ce reform, u does
D., 81. .a.. - demand 81 49, money iioA 'v'" ore
d r. r, -,s onI 8. Is US. cry means E''' 10
f. TO- reduce TIC Republican majority. have
no d. ~ Of tho result The Interests III stake are 80
great and the end tnc Rcpd ans aim at 50 bcnehc'h'
hat q handsome and decided majority IS ASSURED
he IcoDlc thorough understand the issue Ii',
know that ths election is for the supremacy ana nam
t.,.pce Of thc industrial interests Of the sIaie, and
lain. IS sure to follow lie exam set by oregon and
! Vermont
lis tlcrc any danger Of Mr.. Reeds defeat -
"Nol the slightest 4 special effort has been made
hy the Democrats defeat MI Reed. but IL Nili prove
! - no avail Mt Reed VIII have an increased ma
brfy and VIII be handsomely elected The Kcpubl-
can. IN DE- dis. ct thoroughly understand the import
ance IF keeping him In Congress and VIII se' to IL
t,q. b., f, returned by an increased majority Tho
Democrats VII nee, with crushing detect on Mon
day."
H. j. Frazier. of Michigan. who IS one OF the most
cFrciy. SRI acr vino De-, taken part in Che campaign
sad ha cen present ~ all u Nh nia.ne'a m,eihsS
tle present week, va, sanguinc over tie situation.
Ilc aid: Tie meetings al shoWhtean Farmlnglon
ami in York county were large. There s'oms 10 br
| confidence among Republicans that victory awaits
tt,u II thcy wcrs about to suffer dc.rat. IL would
te ln The air. but there ere no such symptoms ho"
gIerr f. no question but what the party VIII poH l'h
flM strength. / find TO evidence any where 'hat they
aie losing anything We are going 10 carry Michigan
hy good round melortg aid tax 10 tho contrary is
! az rouscuse7
colonel Clerk f. Carr Of Illinois. who Ia, done
| effective service upcn the stump I'm halno, was al
headquarters to-day. llr ha5 stumrci Maine several
tp.cs before aud IS 4 keen observer. he predicts
sweeping Republican victory IN Nainc on MONDAY
General Adam r. King, Of Maryland, ono Of the
hardest working speaker, on the stump wa' al the
| Aaeasia House this morning This IS his sixth cam
"a DOL n Main, and he las made twenty-five speeches
| Gurag the present one.
| IL hpyc never he said, seen the meetings So
wen attended, such general interest and 'sble
| Indications OF an Intelligent comprehension q the
situation am satisfied. from all that can learn
that Mallc is for protection, and Will roll up large
/ INA ,orlly for Rurloigh."
william i. Blae,ow, Of this city. one Of tho best
| Informed republicans IN the slale, was e1cccngly
/ ~
t,rsI V.ce-cd with he OuroOA. lie SAID: " iel PIE
ar ever " hcic inicr.leL me h'lurNcan m'e'
90 w.'l en- carucsina beyond what Las boon known
for many wears. The Democrats sfo working i.o
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