Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-09
Reed's Plurality Nearly 3 600.

American labor"
Reeds Plurality Nearly 3 5,OOO
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept g. 9.-Forty-eight out
OF ffty-three towns in the First district
| give Reed 1901, Frank, IL ,3S9. Reeds
plurality, 4,752, against 9. .489 in 1888. The
remaining towns are small and will not
materially change these figures. Cumber-
land county Is incomplete, but no doubt
the Republican county ticket is elected by
pluralities ranging from 500 TO 1900.
A Large Republican Gain.
Two hundred and ten towns give Bur
leigh O,Se5; Thompson, q, ,427; Clark s6i;
scattering, 95S. The same towns in 1855
gave Republican vote Of 5o.s51; Demo.
cratic, 1924; Prohibition, .276: scatter.
ing, 1,0s9 Republican plurality. 13.50s.
against 13,0O7; Republican gain, sol. II
the towns to hear from fall of in the same
proportion the final vote should stand:
Republican about e. 500; Democratic, as
500 scattering 1900; total, l13O00 In
1885, the last off year, the vote stood: Re
publican, 6s,99l; Democratic, IS, $50; Pro
hibition, 3,S6s; scattering, g. Republican
plurality, l3,TO2 This year the plurality
will be about 1000 gain Of $500 and
LOCO ahead Of the presidential year
The Prohibition Vote.
The Prohibition vote comes united with
the scattering or omitted, so il Is classed
as scattering and may be considerably
larger. The members OF congress are ali
reelected by large majorities, Mr.. Reeds
being doubled. The county officers are
mostly Republican, the senators are proba-
bly, all Republican, rs in the last legisla-
ture, and the representatives must stand
full as strongly Republican-namely, 125
Republicans 10 20 Democrats.
The Vote in Portland.
Portland gives Burleigh 3673: Thomp-
son, :, l46; Clark, l5e; scattering, 80; Reed,
S,5lI; Frank, 2,1SS; scattering, lis. Reeds
plurality is ,563 the largest ever given a
member for this district One Republican
representative to the Legislature Cunning
ham) Is defeated, Guptill Dem. winning
by votes.
MIR. Reed Speaks.
There was big rally at the city hall last
night and Congressman Reed spoke. He
said:
i suppose we never shall know what il
is to possess the earth entirely, but think
that we have got rather an adequate notion
OF 1t after all. If any one OF you think
or | imagine | know words enough TO
express adequately this situation be does
more honor 70 my courage than 20 nv
good sense. You and / have held many
such meetings all alone to ourselves, bat
what we have done today will 20 far be-
yond this district and this state.
Hitherto have had only to return to
you my personal thanks for your kindness
TO one OF your fellow townsmen. | believe
l have a right now to give you the thanks
OF hundreds of thousands of good Repub-
llcans all over the United States OF Amer
lea, for your faithful work has deserved
much more than ! dare to say to you.
He Was Surprised.
Every one of you knew that the un-
precedented plurality that was given two
years ago was in some measure due merely
70 local causes, and for my part did not
anticipate that our uttermost exertions
would enable US TO repeat what was done
then.
An of year always tell on the majority
party, especially after such d splendid ex.
ample as that of two years ago, and a reas-
enable majority or plurality might have
been widely misunderstood in this country.
confess myself not to have been free from
anxiety upon that point, but, my friends,
my widest dream has been more than Ne |
allied. know do not in the least regard /
This matter as personal victory, know |
that it transcends that and am thoroughly |
glad that il does. / am thoroughly glad |
hat the vote of my district will be an in
,entive and encouragement and the bringer /
If hope to the Republicans all over this
for we are engaged now in as /
great a battle as ever the Republican party
ought.
Lifted to Great Height.
1T is as much our duty today as ii ever
vas in the dark days OF the war TO carry
nigh the banner Of Republicanism, of civil /
zation and of progress, and, my friends,
'ou have lifted it today to a great height.
t rests with the people of the United
states now to see that it is carried for
ward. You have done your duty; now let
IS all hope aud pray that they will do theirs
rom one end OF the country to the other"
Mr.. Reed closed by calling for three
heers for the Republican party, and they
Vere given with vigor.
Rhode Island Politics.
PROVIDENCE, Sept. 9-The state com
nittee have decided to hold the Republi-