The Republican journal., 1892-03-10
The Spring Elections.
PORTLAND MAKES y BAD BREAK POLITE
CALIY, But MOST OF THE MAINE
NlrIES 90 EEPlBLICAN As USUAL.

PORTLAND MAKES y BAD BREAK POLITE
CALLY, But MOST OF THE MAINE
CITIES 90 REPUBLICAN As USUAL.
RockLAND. The city election vote was
light. Edward A. Butler, Republican,
was reelected Mayor for the third term
over William II. Hurley, Democrat, by
:}25 plurality, a gain over last year. The
Republicans carry every ward.
AUBURN. Lowell, Republican, 1,O63 :;
Bigelow, Democrat, 515; Burgin, Prohib-
ition, 49. The city government is Repub-
ican.
LEWISTON. Chandler, Republican, L.
S21; New, Democrat, 1886. The city
government is Democratic.
BATH. Hon. Fritz II. Twitchell was re-
elected Mayor by 22S majority. The Re-
publicans carry every ward but one. Ex-
Mayor Patten is elected to the board of
aldermen from ward I. The total vote was
1874, or fifteen less than last year.
BRUNSWICK. Selectmen, Thomas B.
Skoltield, Robert H. Stanwood, Barton r.
Jordan; clerk, Thomas Fl. Riley; treas,
John p. Winchell; agent, Barton r.
Jordan. 1t was voted to raise fifteen
thousand dollars additional for new
school house, making the total debt thirty
five thousand dollars, and not to apply for
city charter.
ELLSWORTH. Late advices from the
district wards of this city show that there
was no election for Mayor and A. H.
Norris Republican) lacks six votes of a
majority. Three wards are Republican,
one Democratic, and in one there was no
choice.
BRIDGTON. Bridgton, which last year
elected an entire Democratic board, this
year returns to the Republican fold with a
full Republican board, elected by an av-
erage majority of thirty-tive.
GoRHAM. Republican town officers
We're elected by pluralites ranging from
thirteen to hundred and sixteen
CORNISH. William Is. Randall, moder-
ator; William II. Copp, clerk; James G..
Aver, Roscoe G. Pearl, Benz. F. Haley,
selectmen, assessors and overSeers of the
poor: Cyrus G.. Mari, treasurer: William
B. Randall, supervisor of schools. All
are Republicans. They were elected by
majorities of from sixty to ninety.
SkowuEGAN. :. }. Walton, Moderat-
or; George 5. Webb, Clerk; William b.
Snow, l.. {. Emery, II. F. Parker, Select
men; X. I. Patten, Treasurer; $. W.
| Gould, Agent and Auditors f. 2. Coffin
and Forrest Goodwin. School Committee
| Most of the officers are the same as last
| year. NO IolllltS III lHe elecJlOn.
| PORTLAND. Full returns from all wards
| give the following result for Mayor: In
graham, Democrat, 3, 453; True Republi-
can, 3,l26: Deering, Prohibition, 103;
scattering, }. The Democrats elect six
out of seven aldermen. In the common
council 9 Republicans and Democrats
were chosen, with no choice on three
counclmen. This gives the Democrats Il
out of 2S votes clear on joint ballot and
turns out of office the entire corps Of city
officers, some of whom have served for 25
| years OF more. The Republicans barely
| escaped the loss of the school board. 1t
| now stands 4 Republicans and 3 Demo-
| Gratis.
DEERING. This was the first election
under the city charter. The Republicans
| carried the entire city council and elected
! W. w. Merrill mayor by 642 votes,
against 300 votes for George B. Leavitt.
Democratic.
HALLoWELL. W. A. Winter, Republi-
can, was elected mayor by large major
ity with the entire board of officers
WEsTBRooK. The Democrats elected
their candidate for mayor by u majority.
The Republicans elected the city clerk and
ten of the II aldermen at large by ma ajor-
| tiles ranging from 25 to so.
SACo. James .. Bradbury, Republican,
was elected Mayor by 1873 majority ovel
Albert w. Cole, the Democratic candidate.
The Republican majority in the last cleo
ton was 1914. The Democrats elect ma
jority of the ward officers, carrying foul
OF the seven waEds.
OLD ORCHARD. A full Republican
ticket elected.
GARDINER. The vote was light in all
| t1,o Il 4 I,
A. M. Spear Esq, for mayor. The only
ticket was placed in the field and the regu-
lar nominees for councilmen were defeated
with one exception, where a tie resulted,
{. E. Pickering and S. r, Littlefield each
receiving A votes. Another election fol
third councilmen will be held in this ward
next Monday.