Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-12
The Maine Elections.
CO. BURLEIcR AND OTHER RE
PUBLICAN CANDIDATES CHOSEN.
BLAINE GREETS HARRISON.
Chairman manley Claims the State by
Twenty Thousand, the Election of the
Fun congregational Delegation,
and All tie state Senators.

AUGUSTA, Me, Sept. 11.--Mr. Blaine
has telegraphed Gen. Harrison as follws:
"Returns up to 9 O'Clock indicate that
the Republican candidate VIII have more
than 10000 majority over the Democratic
candidate. The largest majority since
1865. The Prohibition vote falls of
everywhere"
PORTLAND, Sept. 11.-One hundred and
fifty towns give Republican, 44,S24;
Democratic, 1922; Prohibition, 1881;
scattering, 1874. The same towns in 1886
gave Republican, 81, !49; Democratic,
80 05; Prohibition, 2,092; scattering, SO.
Republican plurality 1883, II, 500, Demo-
cratic, 1886, 1914; gain, 4,069.
LEWISTON, Sept. 11.-Dingley (rep.) is
elected to congress in the Second district
by nearly 5000 plurality over Allen
DEM, and ., 800 majority over all; lie
publican gain of 1000 over his majority
of 1886. Dingley runs aheed OF his
ticket in most of the towns of the dis
trict.
AUGUSTA, Sept. Elect
Burleigh was serenaded and made
a brief address to his friends, who after
ward called at the residence of Mr.. Blaine,
who also addressed them.
Chairman Manly has telegraphed Chair.
HAL ARuuf,sol bbC IldUlOuh1 ~IbGpuDlICdU
committee, as follows: 1--WE have carried
the state by 10000; have chosen the en-
tire delegation in congress-. Reeds ma.
jority viii reach 2, 500. The majoritieg
for Dingley, Boutelle and Milliken Will
exceed G,0u0. We have chosen every
senator and nearly or quite four-ffths OF
the representatives in our legislature,
and have carried every county in the
state on the popular vote"
PORTLAND, Sept. IL. - Androscoggin
elects the full Republican county ticket.
Knox elects probably all the Republican
county ticket except register of probate.
PORTLAND, Sept. II. of the 507
towns and precincts IN Maine returns
received from al give Republican &c.
0l9; Democratic, 41,846; Prohibition,
LIZA; scattering, 957. Republican plur-
atty, IA, 37a. The same in 1886 gave Re-
publican, 4S, 100; Democrat, 80, 095; Pro-
Inhibition, 2,442; scattering, rs. Repub-
iican plurality, 10, 065. Republican gain
In 1883, 4, 30S. The 266 towns to hear
from ave in 1885 Republican,, 20,S3l;
Democratic, II, 1874; Prohibition, I,426.
If the same rate of gain and loss is
maintained the final vote will show a
Republican plurality of 10, 1907. In 1884
the Republican plurality was 10, 7S5. The
labor vote this year is included in the
scattering, but evidently some OF the
scattering should be assigned to the Pro-
hibit!on vote. The presidential vote in
1884 was smaller than the governor vote
In the aggregate, but there was u slightly
larger plurality, namely 20,0S4. The
Legislature in 1856 stood. Republican
representatives, 1872; Democratic, 81;
Prohibition and Independent, one each.
The Republicans will gain u few in the
rouse and perhaps in the senate. The
four congressman are elected with in
creased maiorities.
AUGUSTA, Sept. III. - LincoIs elects
3 full Republican ticket, and four ont of
six representatives. Somerset elects the
full Republican county ticket by over
LOCO plurality. a Republican senator
and seven or eight representatives, a
gain of ! 100 over the plurality of 1886.
Waldo elects the full Republican
county ticket by 800 majority, except a
sheriff, and elects four out of seven repre-
sentatives. Hancock county shows
large Republican gains. York return
indicate 1000 Republican majority in
the county against 10 in 1886. Twelve
out of fifteen representatives will be Re-
publicans. Reeds majority in this
county will be the largest he has ever re-
ceiyed.