New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-11

EVEN THE REPUBLICANS SURPRISED AT
THE MAGNITUDE OF THEIR SUCCESS.
DEMOCRATIC DIssATIsFACTIoN WITH THE AID
MINIsTRATfoN HAD MUCH TO DO
WITH THE RESULT.

DruocRATtc DISSATISFACTION WITH THE AD
MrNIsTRATfoN HAD MUCH TO DO
WITH THE RESULT
Augusta. Sept 10 (SpcciaD.-The result Of the
election to-day Is one of the surprises III Maine
politics Il was In fact landslide OF phehoihe-
nal proportions. 1t was known that widesPreau
dissatisfaction prevailed in the Democratic
ranks. bu, the great majority when was Fe
cured was not looked FOR even by the most
sangune politicians. The Republicans have sd
large majorities In Maine before. but never mas
there been such a remarkable leap up"ar'' 'o'
II must he remembered that In ls9Z the i'epup-
ucanp had a plurality OF only l2,ooo Ihere are
reasons for this change. The voters Oh na'"7'
ms n rule. are intelligent people Dehocr''s "'
wcll as Republicans. md the former. even most
OF those who voted. had become thoroughly o's-
vusted with the performances OF the DeHi'c''''i0
Administration. and a large percentage OF theh
Won't away from the polls Another large con-
,,-eo,, cor,e M and voted the Republican ticket
In ev.rv instance where y tally was kept the
Democratic strength checked, did not ho'u
up bv from 30 to 20 per cen'.
The tariff Issue IN the state OF Maine was o'''
which came home to the voters Tor no "'"''
I'm the Union suffered more severely from inc
Democratic Tariff bill The Democratic Vo'e
in the border counties where the people wiz
suffer the most severely from the new '"rl''
was especially affected. large ana active e'e-
mont Of the Democracy, embracing many "i
,hoir best hackers. did not Htt nan" ''-""'
10 increase the Democratic vote go - .,o
The total vote In the state VIII pe III w VIZ
re,rhborhood OF 10000. while two Years aso
:, ,yos i3o 262 The Republican vot" VIII De III III
,ha neighborhood Of that OF lh92. wheh IL ""'
- ooo while the Democratic vote falis OF. u
Rcnublican plurality Of 2OOV mas oon ,sc,
ceeded only twice In Maine since lSoo IN i,o';
uhe, Il was % s2l, and In 1866, wheh IL reac"cu
81 500. u,, 4, ON. Of the most
brilliant in the state Tn" Repmol'ah pu a'i,' i
60 g0J against 305 last s1rng ne .a' 10. S,r,i,
Lii over gained befor' by Augusta itepup,i-
80 80 ras 795 The enthusiasm OF the RepupN-
cans &c unbounded. They realize tnat 'i' VIZ -,
,orv noints 10 A Republican AdnhhStrh''"" VI
1896 and are celebrating all over lne 80, bard
u,nlev is receiving compliments on eNe'S '''
,'r his efficient management OF the campaign
por,,and Me Sept. lo.-One hundred ana
o,oh,v-,ine towns give Cleaves f.l69 Johnson
10 SEQ. scattering 4OS9 In 1892 Ceaves had III
,h, son,o towns 4597l: Johnson S6.616; scatter
,.c .,o7 The Republican plurality this year
49, 600 a,,,ns, ,55 In these towns in 1892 About
,.,o-thirds Of the vote Is in. and II the other
third comes In in the same ratio the N'p"'''O'
plurality will reach 36.ooo . =. ho,,,
poo1 is elected in the Ist District py aoou,
9 ooo plurality against 1877 in 1897. Cumoerlanu
Countv gives about 400 plurality ana mas 'here-
fore elected the full county ucke. - da' a. ,.ar
~ ,ndged Reeds vote far exceeds any given
bo,nro the indications pointing I" pluran'y o'
9 9oo In Biddetord formerly democratic
stronghold his plurality approacn"S oVo' anu !"
mis- city. his home, he has l69o. ,.,
Thc LEGISLATURE which will elect unlteo
c,atas senator will be nearly soli1ly Republcan
,haro heIne no Democratic Senator'S ana lew
Democratic Representatives,