Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-11
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Though Heed's uuJOrity Was Large
Thcre Was a Small Vote POIIed--
2,OnO OF n.nst Years supporters
DID Not vnte for Him on Monday
-VOIe Buying.
AUGUSTA, ME-, Sept. The Democrats
made very respectable gains yesterday In
members of the legislature. The last sem
ate was solldly Republican, aud the Demo-
orats had but 20 out OF l51 In the House. In
the next legislature they will have sena-
atoTs out OF the 81, having gained In
Knox county, / In Waldo, and 10 Plscata-
quis, the latter being Republican strong
mold.
In the House the Democrats will have IS
members, an Increase OF nine. In Kenne-
beck county they gain three representa-
tives, their election OF Thayer In Water
Vile, which tent Republican last year
being especially satisfactory. In Lewiston
the Democrats make gain OF three repre-
ssntRtlves, and another 1T East Llvermore
In the same county. In Cumberland
csunty, Portland aud 'l'.,heth, each
sends one Democratic live, both
being gains from two yeai
Oiher Democratic repre7 .ivs gains
are one each IN Deer Isle. Bangor and
Pressure Isle. Allen, the Republican candi-
date for representative IN Presque Isle, Is O
member OF tho Republican state COMMITTEES
and OF Governor Burleigh's stHlf.
In Waldo county the Democrats elect thu
entiro ticket except one senator and clerk.
This Is Miiiiken's own county, but Captain
Baker, tho Democratic candidate for Con-
gross, gaLs 400 plurality there. The Knox
county Democrats eloot n part Of their
county ticket. Newell, D., was eleoted
county attorney ia And roscroHgin and
Plshop, D.. sheriff In Somerset county.
Returns from 9S5 towns for governor
give Burleigh, b2.l60; Thompson, 80, 1888 /;
4 a.. H..
plurality, 1878 Tho same towns 10 1886
the last ION" year. gave Republican,
plurality Of l2,7al. Burieigh's plurality 81
the state will 20 over IL .0e0.
PORTLAND, ME-. Sept. 9...-ur. Reed
stattsd for Washington this mnrning. rha
Speaker and mis- friends are luhilans. They
eau nnl no means to adequately expreBs
their Wild delight. They have already
slec'et Mr. Reed next President Of ths
UGit"d States, and In their wild exuaerancc
OF ~" - there is no limit to their olairnT
as to - destiny OF the Cumberland states.
man
Although MIR. Reeds majority is very
large. the real Significance dt the returns
can ba found IN the fact tbat IN ep.te OF tina
extra rd'nary efforts Of himself and his
Congressional associates; Ia spite OF the
feTvid appeals Of Mgjot Mckinley aud the
tmpaEslon3d eloquerce Of Henry Uabot
Lodge; IL splte Of the brass baud cam
pAien aud the enthusiastic meetings which
they tried TO get up, but couldn't; IN spite
OF all that WIS done to make . hurrnh CAM
paign, mir. Reed has IecHived anal ar
vote by more than 1000 than were ,ast Tor
MIN two years SRo; he has recsived fewer
votes tnan were cast for him four years
ago, ana he has not received ~ many by
600 as were cast for the Democrats candj-
date In 1888. There are 1900 Republicans
who voted Tor him two years ago who
nj NrHaNa Ns.W4l H.
every hundred votes ca. for HIN by Demo-
Gratis there were huudf9A Republicans
who voted for him In 1888 and would not
support him now.
ON Of the leading Republican organs o,
this city announced on lta bul etin boaCd
e6ont uoun yesterday that the Democrats
81 sid t}-d were discouraged AID had
given up the ilght. This was practically so,
what can we do ~ said one OF them the
republicans have barrels of money aud Bre
buylas everything, and we haven't a dollar,
All we can do lie to stand by and see them
Rai her IN the votes"
~ was so all over York county, IN which
Biddeford and Saco are situated. on Re-
publican worker, after hs had bought a
voter and the ballot had beea cast, took his
man to the rear OF a building to pay him.
lie was seen by policeman to PASS the
money and the officer reported tho case to
the city marshal. Tire marshal cautioned
the voteb buyer to be careful aud the matter
was dropped.
The evidence OF vote.huying by the Re.
publicans Is only a email part CT that in
possession OF the Dem cratic COMMITTEES.
II there appears sufficient evidence from
all the towns III the distfict to sustain the
contention that this bribery was crRaniE, I'd
and systematic, and II tina next House OF
REPRESENTATIVES shout be so constituted
that II would give a fair hearing, this mat
ter VIII be brought bslote II in the shape
OF contest OF Reeds election.