Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-13
CUT DOWN TO 10000.
The. Republican Majority
in the Maine Elections.
THE AUSTRALIAN SYSTEM.
Deteils of the Vote Polled in the
Various Counties.

PORTLAND, Me, Sept. l3-IndicatIons
are for about 1900 plurality this year, OF
about two-thirds ~ much as in 1883 and
1880.
One hundred and sixty towns gave
Cleaves, 81 ,637; Johnson, -, 7sO, Hussey,
6i8 scattering, 675. In ls?o-Burleigh. %,
rs; Thompson, 0,2s7; Clan, Il4s; scatter
ing. G3s. Plurality, 1857; against 9i9l in
1890
The indications are that Reed will have
300 plurality In the First district.
Washington county went Republican by
100 majority, the entire Republican ticket
being elected. The total vote was about
$500 Eight Of the members OF the house
are Republican.
The Republican majority In Piscataquis
county il a little less than IL was four
years ago. j. B. Peaks of Dover Is elected
senator; Elisha Knowles Of Parkman,
j. n Sprague Of Monson, Bella L. Fowler
of Ornville, aud w w. Delano Of Abbot,
are elected representatives., all Republi-
cans.
Tho weather was fair and cold all day,
In fact, just the right kind OF weather the
old farmers Ike for day off and To vote
The AustraliDn ballot system has worked
Go perfection. IT has not caused nearly
the bother the wise heads said IL would
The returns were generally complete with
but few ballots thrown out.
Androscoggin County.
LEWISTON. Me-, Sept. l8.-Returns from
all the towns In Androscoggin county ex-
cept Greene and Leeds give Cleaves 4ll2
and johnson 1850. The Republican sena-
tors and county ticket are elected by be-
tween 500 and GOO plurality. The Republi-
cans elect six representatives; A. II. Saw
age and A. NJ. Penley of Auburn, r. o.
Purinton of Minot. Elisha Pratt Of Tur-
ner, Willard Lothrop of Leeds and $. l..
Littlefeld Of Poland The Democrats
elect five representatives; +. X. Belleau,
A. NJ Garcelon, |. B Atkinson and Il. c,
Spillane of Lewiston aud Samuel Sylves-
ter of Lisbon
Scattering returns from the several
counties In the Second congressional dis
trict show the election OF Dingley, Rep,
by between 5000 to 400 plurality over Nc
Gillicuddy, Dem. Dingley runs ahead of
his ticket and McGillicuddy behind.
Knox County.
RoCKLAGD. Me, Sept. l3-Returns
from several important townships have
not boen received here, go it is not possible
60 give complete results of the balloting In
Knox county. In the county Cleaves
probably has a small plurality. The
chances appear 20 favor the election Of all
Democratic county candidates 10y mar
row plurality, though complete returns
may show that the Republicans may have
the clerk Of court, treasurer and one or
two other offices. The Australian system
worked smoothly, but great many split
tickets were voted. The Peoples party
and Union Labor vote combined will ex-
coed the Labor vote Of 1883 only trine.
The vote on the constitutional amend
ment was very small, nearly all, however,
being In the affirmative
York County.
SACo, Me. Sept l3. York county returns
show falling of from the figures of two
years ago Nineteen out Of twenty.
towns give 800 Republican majority on
she vote for governor. Eight towns to
hear from gave Republican majorities
two years ago aggregating 800. The
county will probably give Republican
majority of 1900, which is about the same
~ that of 1883, but only half the majority
o. 1880. The Republicans get all county
Offices, all senators and eleven, perh APPS
twelve, out of fourteen representatives.
The county gives a majority in favor OF
both constitutional amendments.
Somerset.
SKowHRGAN, Me-, Sept I3.-Fifteen
towns In Somerset county give Cleaves
2y28; Johnson, 23f6 The same towns two
years ago gave Burleigh 2S02; Thompson,
1880. The plurality I'm 1890 was 800; this
year $50. This indicates a plurality OF
coo on the gubernatorial vote and the
election of Omar Clark and J. ID. Williams
NJ state senator's Newell w. Brainard az
clerk of the courts. Turner Buswell as
Judge Of probate, Thomas Z. Abbott az
sheriff. George III. Clark AZ county COM
missioner, Roland T. Patten a. county
treasurer. Probably six Republicans and
one Democrat are elected representatives
IN the county.
sagndahoc.
BATH. Me, Sept. I3.-The Republicans
carry Sagndahoc county by the usual ma
jority, electing the entire ticket Henry
w. Swinton il elected Senator, John w.
Ballou, sheriff, Frank j. Baker, judge OF
probate, Cyron W. Longley. register of
probate, Francis w. Weeks; county treas
urr, Charles ID. Newell; county attorney.
Morse Trafton; Representatives from Bath,
John o. Shaw, Fitz II. Twitchell Nelson
Dingley gets 100 plurality over McGilli-
cuddy, and the whole Republican ticket
shows an average Of 9is plurality.
Lincoln.
DAMARIscoTrA, Me-. Sept f3-Lincoln
county gives Cleaves, for governor, about
400 piuralify mud elpcfa tho pntfre Rapuh-
ican ticket. -Four OF the five representa-
tives are Republican. the Democrats carry
Ing the Waldoboro district.
The Grounding Of the Fern. q
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