The Portland daily press., 1890-09-13
some Instructive Figures.

The election returns. so far as the vote for
governor is concerned, are now virtually
complete. A few very small towns and plan
tations are yet missing, but their vote is so
small as to make no difference of any conse-
quence in the result. Gov. Burleigh's plu-
rality will lie about 10000 The total Repub-
lican vote this year will be about 63,402. as
against 1923 two wears ago. and the Demo-
era tic vote 1882 as against 60,309 in 1888.
The shrinkage in the Republican vote is
some over 10 per cent, while the Democratic
shrinkage is about &c per cent In nine
counties outside Of Cumberland and York.
representing all sections of the State, the re-
duction in the Republican vote averages "a
2s6 SsAt In Kspb bs ills 81 per cent IN
in Franklin 20; in Sagadahoc 81; in Penob-
scot 20; in riscataquis 10; in Washington "a
percent limo county outside of Cumberland
and York does the Republican shrinkage
amount to less than II per cent. and in most
OF them it is good deal more. Had Cum
berland and York shown the average falling
of OF the rest of the State-about "a per cent.
the Republican vote in Cumberland would
have been 7,841 instead of 9,449 as 1t was, or
1,6O8 less, and in York county 5,957, Instead of
7,144, loss of 1,187, an aggregate reduction
IN the two counties Of 2,795. Had this loss
occurred 1t would have reduced the Republi-
can plurality in the State to a little over
10000. But it is significant fact that while
the average loss through the State, outside
Of the first district, was "a per cent. in
Kennebec county rising to 81 per cent, in
the county of Cumberland it was only per
cent, while in York county it was only a
trifie larger OF course this great difference
was not the result of accident. The physi-
cal conditions were substantially the same
all over the state. The weather was no
pleasanter in the first district than elsewhere.
The explanation is to be found In the superb
or interest awakened among the Republican
voters OF York and Cumberland. OF course
this superior awakening cannot be attributed
to state Issues for they were no more gener-
ally discussed In this district than elsewhere.
Neither can it have been due entirely to
discussion OF general national issues, for in
Kennebec county where national issues were
morediscussed and by more distinguished men
than In any other county, save Cumberland
and York. the falling off was 81 per cent. as
against IL In Androscoggin, II in Waldo and
10 In Piscataquis where national issues were
treated of scarcely at ALL After allowing for
all the effects of more active campaign in
this district and more thorough discussion
OF general national questions there still re-
mains very large per cent Of the success in
getting Republicans to the polls, which can
only be accounted fer by the fact
that Mr.. Reeds method of conduct
ING the hueinncQ af fho
House of Representatives was on trial in
this district, as 1t was nowhere else In the
state. and will be nowhere else in the country,
and that the people gathered at the polls to
express their approval of it, and to vindicate
him from the attacks made upon him by
his adversaries. They rallied to make
proclamation to the country, In the most ef-
fective manner possible, that the people of
this district are behind him, that they are
proud OF him and his achievements. ami that
ne enjoys their fullest confidence and an
proval. ~
Dae tnere Is another phase of this subject
sHaS We want 10 examine. The congressional
o@nu'uaVo vi Inc Democracy has recently
niaue piociSmstlon to the country, in effect
snat no DeileVes mat about seventh Of bis
party were bought. The Democratic voto -
this district was about 2,40O less than in 1905
This is just about the increase of Mr.. Reed's
plurality over that of two years ago M
Frank apparently imagines that this large
number of Democrats failed to vote
because they were paid to fail.
The falling off in the Democratic
vote in Cumberland was about 25 per
cent. and in York about n, but some of
the latter is accounted for by the defective
acknowledgement in Biddeford, and those
who voluntarily neglected to vote in York
would probably not much exceed the per cent
age in Cumberland. Mr.. Frank appears to
labor under the impression that this
big falling off was peculiar to York and
Cumberland, and processes to believe that it
was brought about by doodle" But If he
VIII glance over the vote Of the other coun-
Ties Oh the State he will see that the falling
on III these two counties was about the aver |
age-considerably smaller than in some coun-
tleS ana somewhat larger than in others. In |
kennebec county the Democratic sbrinkage |
was % per cent; In Androscoggin 20; in |
1lancock 81 In FRANKLIN %; in Sagadahoc
90; IN Penobscot 20; in Piscataouis &c; in
washington u. Mr.. Frank will observe that
us pooole" explanation when applied to
1asauanoc would accuse more than half the
democratic voters of that county with being
nercenary After examining tboso ea,-as
we think that he will come 20 ea.o'
eiusion more creditable to his rar..s 0vn
hrst district than the one tho d., ~ INC
Standard, the Democratic orgon ''uueIord
county, mas accused him of entor...- oiA
indeed after calm reflection, it may occnr !"
him that great many Democratic voters voter 70