The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11
Details OF the Balloting.

Details OF the Bal1oting.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept 10-Ths Maine State
biennial election occurred to-day. A Governor,
four Congressman, thirty-ons State Senators
and one hundred and hfty one State Represent
stives were chosen, as we'll as county officers in
sixteen counties. The last Legislature stood:
Senators, Republicans. %; Democrats, 4. Rep
sentatives, Republicans, 122; Democrats, 81;
Prohibition, i; Independent, /. The Republic
an Congressman were all candidates for re elec-
ton, and all but one distriet-the frst-were
considered Republican without question.
In the First district . strone contest
was made. William Emery, Of Alfred. being
the Democrats nominee There are four candi-
dates for Governor 10 the feld-Edwin C. Bur
leigh, of Bangor tRep.), William L. Putnam,
lately fshery-tresty commissioner, Of Portland
(Dem. J; volney B. Cushing. Of Bangor (Prohib. J;
and ". II. Simmons, OF Rocklsnd (Laborl The
vote for each party in 1856 stood: Republican,
6s, ,e9l; Democratic, 80, ,2s9; Prohibition. $685.
an scattering. 3d.
Comparisons will be made with the vote Of
1856, concluding with comparison with the
vote of 1884
Democratic: 13 900; Prohibition. 679; scattering,
362. The same towns, in 1856, gave Q Repub-
lican vote Of Is, 500; Democratic. 12 73o; Prohi-
birion, s66; scattering; 5. Republican plurality,
4.593, against 2,S40 in 1886. Republican gain,
1853.
Unofficial returns in Portland give Burleich
(Rep) sos plurality over Putnam DEM Reed
(Rep.), for Congress, has about 700 plurality
over Emery (Dem.) Returns from the island
wards are not yet in.
One hundred towns give the Republicans
2S,s45; Democrats, 2l, 733; P.ohibitionist.. 957;
scattering, GOO. The same towns in.lss6 gave the
Republicans "a, SOP; Democrats, 20, ,OS0; Prohioi-
tionists. 1,344; scattering, 6. Republican plu-
ralisy, 9,ll2. against 4,422. Gain, 2.690
One hundred and fifty towns give the Repub-
lican candidate A, ,S24 Democratic, 33, 220; Pro-
hibition, 1,4s7; scattering. s24, against Repub.
lican vote of 37.949 in 1885, Democrats, 80, 405;
Prohibition, 2.029; scattering %. Plurality,
IL. against 7,544; gain. 4,O6o.
In the Second district Ex-Governor Dinsley,
Republican, is reelected to Congress by nearly
5000 plurality over Allen, tDemocrat) and 3, SOC
majority over all, Republican gain of about
1000 over his majority Of 1886. Governor Ding.
ley runs ahead OF his ticket in most Of the
towns Of the district
Androscoegin county elects the full Republic
an ticket. In Knox county the Republican,
probably elect all. county officers except regis
trar of probate.
In Washington county the Republicans elec,
all county officers by 1000 majority, and seven
out Of ten representatives
In Lincoln county the entire Republican ticke,
is elected, and the Republicans e ect four on, Of
six representatives.
The Republicans carry Somerset county By
over 500 plurality, electing Republican Sen
ator and seven of the eight Representatives
There is gain Of 100 In plurality over 1856
Waldo county elects the entire Repu olicar
ticket by about 300 majority. except sheriff; ani
elects four Republican Representatives out o.
| seven.
| Large Republican gains are reported in Han
| cock county, which will give an estimated ma
jority Of 1000, eieeting the full county ticket
The entire nine Representative districts bav,
elected Republicans.
Returns thus far received from York county
indicate majority for the Republican count.
ticket Of 200. Two years ago the maiorit,
was less than 10. Reeds majority in thi
county will be the largest he has ever received
Republicans elect twelve out of fifteen Repre-
| sentativea.
| One hundred and ninety towns give the Re
publicans 1888; Democrats, 3626l; Prohibi
tion, ,554 scattering. S52; against. in 1886, Re
publican, 4l.092; Democrats. 33, 3,077; Prohibitio
2.140; scattering, 2S; plurality. 1902 agains
6,0l5. a gain of 4,057.
Thirty-seven towns and cities in the First dis
trict give Reed (Rep.) 15,54s; Emery (Denl.
1905; Reeds plurality. 2,5a3. The same towns