Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-20
MAINE ELECTION.
Result Of the Vote on Monday for
State Officers.
Gov. Cleaves Is Reelected by a Majority
Estimated at $1,000 = Thomas ID.
Reeds Plurality Is Placed
at 10000.
THE LATEST RETURNS.

AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. 1.-THE cleo
ton for state officers was held Mon
day. Returns have been received
from over 100 cities and towns, and
these indicate that the state has re-
elected Gov. Cloves (rep.) over Charles
<. Johnson (dem.) by maj ority which
will exceed $1,000, the largest in the
history of the party. Chairman Man
ley, of the republican state committee,
estimates from the returns received
and from private advices that the en-
tire vote will exceed 10, 600, of which
Gov. Cleaves (rep.) viii have over
". 900.
Insures Frye's Reelection.
The republicans have carried every
county in the state, and it is esti-
mated that the legislature will have
a republican majority of 1875. which i'm
sures the reelection of Senator Will
liam P. Frye. Chairman Manley tele-
graphed Senator Frye as follows:
ITO Hon. William P. Frye. Lewiston: Ken
nebec gives $500 majority and elects solid
delegation. Cleaves will have 1000 majority
over johnson. We have carried every county
I congratulate you sincerely. You have the
largest Legislative vote ever given a senator, q
well earned and deservedscompliment
Reeds Majority.
Thomas B. Reed has been reelected
to congress by a plurality estimated at
10000. Nelson Dingley. Seth II. MILF
gan and II. Boutelle are also reelected
to congress by majorities ranging
from 5000 to 1900. The total vote will
probably exceed 10000.
Largest Majority Ever Given.
Hon. j. II. Manley, chairman of the
republican state committee, at 1880
o'clock sent a message to Henry B.
Cleaves at Portland in which he
claimed the state had gone re-
publican by a majority exceed
ing $1,000 as far as the election
for governor was concerned, the
largest ever given. In 1886 Hannibal
Hamlin had $4,000 majority. Samuel
Cory In 1865 had 20, 700, and Gen.
Chamberlain had 81 900 in 1866, the
only times In the history of the state
that the majority had exceeded 20, 900
for the republican party.
The probition party cut no figure In
the election. The populists fell far
short of their most confident expecta-
tions, but may poll 5000 votes in the
state. Reports from all over the state
indicate that the republicans are half
mad with Joy over their victory.
Reed Talks.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 1.-THE re-
joicing republican rank and file
crowded city hall Monday evening,
and from the platform numerous an
nouncements of details of the repub-
lican victory were read There was
cheer after cheer as Tom Reed entered
the hall Mr.. Reed made short ad-
dress. He said among other things:
''The decision reached by the people of Maine
is most important decision 1t shows that il
the people of this country can make tremen-
dous mistake they can make tremendous re-
covery. 1t means that the people desire peace
from agitation. 1t means that IL your verdict
is ratified by the people Of the United States
that we shall return to old days OF prosperity
that characterized the last thirty years OF our
history, and no country can hope to do better
than that"
The Vote in Vermont.
RUTLAND, Vt, Sept. ll-Returns
from all towns in the state show the
republican majority to be 1880, and
the plurality 2s,356. Official returns
will change these figures very little.
The following is the analysis:
Republican vote, 1894. 42,7s6; $780, Ss462
Democratic vote 1894, IA, $50; 1850, 1873
Republican gain, EZRA; democratic loss, 4.962
The senate is a republican unit and
the house stands as follows; Repub-
licans, 1888; democrats, 9; populists, l.
Three towns made no choice.