The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-09
VICTORY FOR REED.
TT Is MORE OVER BLAINE THAN
OVER THE DEMOCRATS.

E,s Majority in His District Nearly
ronble What 1t Was at the Last
r1ection-The Majority for the Re-
rublican state Ticket Only About
1900.
WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-The republican
oorgressional committee celebrated Speaker
paads election in jubilant style tonight at
their headquarters next door but one to
Cooraterv Blaine's red house on Lafayette
sorare As the majority rose in successive
kilograms their feelings rose until
tbav we're betrayed into some
,rbst reckless language about the
dofasted Blaine, for, being friends Of
Cnoakar Reed. they had not so much to say
obout the defeated democrats as they had to
sov about the defeated republicans. They
.oalizad that Speaker Reed had not only
hootan the democrats, who made no fight to
sneak Of, but that they had defeated the
rsnubGcans, who have made all the fight
they could against him.
KNEW HE WAS AGAINT THEM,
The silence OF Secretary Blaine, his re-
tusal TO speak in Speaker Reeds district,
bie refusal to indorse Speaker Reed or
Sneaker Reeds policy in the one speech
which be did make, indicated plainly to
tbam if they had had no other information
that Secretary Blaine was exert
ing his influence against Speaker
Reed. Consequently Speaker Reeds
friends make great deal
more of the victory than they would if it
had not been the outcome Of republican
rout. They think it presages if it does not
involve the dethronement OF Secretary
Rlaine in Maine and the elevation of
Speaker Reed to Secretary Blaine's place:
Their extravagart praise of Speaker Reed
is more extravagant than ever. He is now,
they say, positively the greatest man In the
country aud certain to be nominated In lo92.
As for Secretary Blaine, he is all that is
wicked and will be appropriately punished.
Speaker Reeds great triumph will enable
him, they say, TO dictate the language OF
tbe reciprocity clause, in which Secretary
Baine's tariff policy will receive the
scantest recognition possible.
DEMOCRATS DISAPPOINTED.
The democrats are disappointed for they
were trusting to secretary Blaiue to defeat
Reed practically or actually. The demo
cratic congressional committee sent no
money to Speaker Reeds district 1t had
no money to send except the little that a
very few men contributed. The
democratic members of the House,
Reed beaten, would not contribute money
to that end when they were asked to do SO.
They thought Secretary Blaine was all
powerful in Maine and that he did not need
their help in defeating Speaker Reed.
Dispatches to the republican national
committee this evening assert that the
Maine delegation in congress is elected.
Milliken's majority is considerably reduced.
Reeds ma ajority is put at 4,300, and still
growing as successive reports come in. The
majority for the state ticket is about 13, 600.
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. s, 7P. M.-Speaker
Read gained a signal victory to-day, and is
re-elec ed to congress by largely increased
majority. The election passed off quietly,
but the undercurrent of excitement was
intense. At the last congressional election
Mr.. Reed had 2,439 plurality, aud it looks
as If it would be nearly doubled this time.
RETURNS COMING IN.
Forty-three of the SO towns in the First
district give:
Frank S............. 10 93'
Scattering ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4,
Neeu pIurauCy .'.'. Observation-Disclosures. 4,672
The same towns in 1888 gave:
Reed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. t6 st1
Emery y................... "a az
Scattering .....,.,.......... az
Reeds plurality ity................ 2. I3
RETURNS FROM THE STATE.
Returns from the state at large received
up to this hour show that 130 towns give;
~ .'''' % 80
thompson ............-...,.......... IS S5
q '+i n 49t
N1tO'eI iuS''''.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81
The last time they stood:
pI+nass- ......... o45U
Cushing oe
Scattering 60 co.
BBePupicah BPti piuraiity 1870. S9S
i'9puolican piuralty NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 9,25l
This shows democratic gain of 2S7.
PoRTLAND's VOTE IN FULL.
Portland gives:
For Governor-Burleigh, 1878; Thomp
son, Z, l46; Clark. 158; scattering. sc.
For congressmen-Reed 3,751: Franz
80.