The morning call., 1890-09-09
REED SUSTAINED.
Gratifying Approval Of His
Course as Speaker.
Reelected TO Congress by Double His Ma
jOrity Of Two Years Ago.
4 Democratic Waterloo In Maine-GoVernOr
Burlelgh'S Plurality Placed at $4,000.
4 Clean Sweep.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL

AUGUSTA. Sept. S-The election in Maine
to-day was one of the quietest for years.
Especially were the Democrats quiet SEEM
ing to be almost paralyzed in some sections.
The republicans acted similarly, especially
in the First District, and although they were
lethargc up to the close of the campaign,
take it throughout the State they were found
to-day at the polls and working for the
cause. This can be accounted for largely
through the efforts of Governor Burleigh.
Mr. Blaine did not come to Augusta to
vote, but remained in Bar Harb0r, pairing
with Democrat.
The handsome Republican victory in the
State results from several causes, the chief
of which, while not violently urged by the
Democrats, has recently had its eff ct. The
prohibitionists in the Democratic party
quietly remained at home and did not
vote, while the workers of that party have
beeu divided on the question of prohibition.
The vote, as indicated by the latest returns,
has fallen off, which seems to indicate that
some Prohibitionists have gone over to the
Republicans in the interest Of temperance.
From a careful estimate made here at
late hour tonight Burleigh Republican,
will receive a plurality of 10000, which
shows a comparatively small falling off
from 1855, when 5000 was the Republican
plurality. Returns yet to come are expected
to cut down his plurality. The largest plu-
raIity before 1855 ever received by Repub-
lean Governor since 1866 was in 1856 Then
BOdweil got 1860.
The total vote in the State is estimated at
u3.OOO. In 1855 it was 14j, 1854, and Speaker
Reeds plurality is about 1900. nearly twice
that of 1855 and about four times those Of
previous years. Chairman Manley of the
Republican State Committee sent at mid
night the following dispatch to President
Harrison:
Name gives The largest Republican majority
known in an of year" since 1866, and larger
majority Than any given in a Presidential con-
test since 1868, with the single exceptions OF
1884 and 1883 Governor Burleigh Is reelected
by majority exceeding 10000. Speaker Reed
Is elected by the largest majority he has ever
received, exceeding 1900. Representatives
Dinghy, BouIelle and Miken are elected by
majOrties ranging from 5000 10 5000 The Pine
Tree State indorses your administration and re-
mains firm in its advocacy OF protection 10
American Industries aud American labor.
PORTLAND, Sept. S-Thirty towns give
Burleigh $3.50, Thompson 5722, Clark 204,
scattering IS; Republican plurality of 2564
Last year BurleiIh had 1903, Putnam 1866,
Cushing 27l, scattering $50; Republican
plurality of 21l3, a Republican gain Of 451,
or over u per cent. Reeds plurality IN
twenty towns in the First District is 1894.
He had last time 2459 plurality and it locks
as if it would be nearly doubled.
Sevcnty-five towns give BurIeiIh 1909,
Thompson 1888, scattering S77; Burleigh's
plurality. 6S26 The same towns in 1888
gave Burleigh %, $50, Putnam 1856, scatter
ing 1855; Burleigh's plurality, 6704. Twen-
ty-one towns give Reed 1888, Frank 1904,
making Reeds plurality 1909. The same
towns in 1888 gave Reed 11.43S, Emery
96ss, making Reeds plurality 1850.
One hundred towns give Burleigh %, 12S,
Thompson 14,772, scattering 1890, making
Burleigh's plurality 1856. The same towns
in 1885 gave Burleish q, 23S, Putnam 1885,
scattering 1887, making Burleigh's plurality
Portland gives Burleigh 1913, Thompson
2l46, Clark 15S. scattering g. Reed SOL,
Frank 216S, scattering lis. Reeds plurality
is 1868, the largest ever given member Tor
this district. Forty-eieht out of fifty-three
towns give Reed 1901, Frank 11,3S9, max
ing Reeds plurality 4152, against 2i39 in
1888. The remaining towns are small and
will not materially change these figures.
Returns received up to midnight indicate
that the plurality of the Republican State
ticket will be about 10 900, gain OF 1900
over 1886 and 1000 ahead of the Presidential
year. The Prohibition vote comes very
scattering or is omitted, SO it is classed as
scattering and may be considerably larger.
The members of Congress are all reelected
by large maiorities, Reeds being double.
The county officers are mostly Republican.
The Senators are probably all Republicans,
as in the last Legislature, and Representa-
tives must stand fully as strong Republican,
viz, l25 Republicans to % Democrats.
A big mass-meeling was held tonight un-
der the auspices of the Young Mems Repub-
lican Club, and was addressed by Speaker
Reed.
LEWISTON, Sept. s.-Returus from a large
portion of the cities and towns in the Second
District show that Ex-Governor Dingley has
been Te-electe1 to Congress by nearly 1900
majority over Allen (Denl.)
NEW YORK, Sept. "a Tribune Port
land special says: Speaker Reed said to-
night: 81 confess to have felt deep solicit
tlde as to the result in this district. In an
CT year men do not Come out on the
majority side, and the short, very short,
campaign we have had could not have
reached them in the regular way. 70 have
received in such year 50 large plurality
Is something which has more than per-
sonal significance. There have been cast
for me many Democratic votes"
In speech at the Republican Club-rooms
Reed said: "We never shall know what it
is to possess the earth entirely, but l think
quate notion of it after all. Hitherto
1 have only to return to you
my personal thanks for your kindness TO
one of your fellow townsmen. [ telieve l
have the right to give you the thanks of
hundreds Of thousands of good Republicans
all over the United States of America.
for your faithful work has deserved much
more than dare to say. But, my friends.
do not in the least regard this matter as
scends that, aud l am thoroughly glad
that it does. [ am Thoroughly
glad that the vote of my district will be
an incentive and encouragement and the
bringer Of hope to Republicans all over this
country. for we are engaged now in as great
a battle as the Republican party has ever
fought"
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.