Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-15
RETURNS COME IN SLOWLY.
TwO-Thirds of the State Indica
Nearly $4,000 Republican PIuraIit,

wv. oI the StntC lnU1c1tc
Nearly $4,000 Republican Plurality.
PORTLAND, Me-, September 1.-THE re-
turns from the small towns and plantations
in distant parts of the state are as usual
coming in very slowly, and it is not prob
able that all of them will be heard from
before tomorrow. The vote from cities
and towns which poll more than two-thirds
of the entire vote of the state Indicate,
however. that the republican plurality will
be between $4,000 and $4,000, the largest in
the history of the state.
In every county In the state the repubi-
can ticket was successful and almost every
town showed a republican gain. The demo-
cratic vote is about 40 per cent less than
In 1892; about 20 per cent of this has gone
to the republican ticket and the stay-at-
homes are responsible for the other half
The vote of the popuists and prohibi-
tionists throughout the state shows a loss
from '92 of about 26 per cent.
The vote from 300 out of $40 cities, towns
and plantations is 66.921 for Powers, repub-
lican, and 27,143 for Frank. democrat. In
the last election in 1894, when Cleves was
elected by the then unprecedented majority
of 10000, these towns gave the republican n
ticket 56, 400, and the democrats, "a, go, a
republican gain in plurality OF 2913 this
year. Considering the vote of the missing
towns two years ago, if this proportion Of
gain is kept up, the total vote is estimated
at 124,QU in round numbers republican,
s3,1GO: democratic, 34,340; scattering, $500;
republican plurality, 800. Anything more
than a rough estimate of the plurality,
based on the figures of last year in the
missing towns, is impossible.
In the first congressional district Reeds
plurality is 1866; Dingley about II 900 plu-
ralty in the second district and MiIliken
nearer 1900 in the third.
There are more missing towns in the
fourth district than in any other, but from
the figures at hand 1t is estimated that
Bouteile's plurality will be almost 15 600 In
the representative districts heard from the
election of but five democrats in the house
is shown, and in one of these there is doubt.
All Of the thirty-five senators are repub-
liGans.
The complete returns from Cumberland
county give Powers, republican, 1O,91S;
Frank, democrat. 5.l07; republican plurality,
5,s11. In 1892 this county gave republican
ticket 9,9S7; democrat, S,3SS; republican
gain in plurality. 4,S12.
Twenty-six of sixty-nine towns in Aroos-
took county give Power 3,S05 and Frank
1857. The vote for BouteIle and Chase for
Congress Is about the same. On the basis
CT the vote in the missing towns four years
ago, the republican plurality in the county
Is estimated at $500.
The complete returns from twenty-six out
Of twenty-seven towns in York county give
Powers, republican, 1850; Frank, demo
crat, ,35OS; republican plurality, 4,372. In
1917 tne missing Town OF Llm1ngtOn gave
the republican candidate for governor 12S
to 123 for the democratic candidate. The
republicans have gained in plurality this
year 5000.
The vote in Somerset county, reported up
to noon today, gives Power 45O5; Frank,
1852. The republican majority in the
county will be nearly $500. In 1892 the re-
publican plurality was 375; republican gain
plurality, 2,125.
Returns from seventeen towns out of
tWenty-three in PlScatdquiS county give
missing towns in the last election gave the
republican ticket plurality of fifty-six
and it is estimated that she corrected vote
will make this years republican plurality
1,4JO Boutelle's plurality for Congress in
the county will be 1,55O.
In thirty-one out of thirty-five towns In
Oxford county Powers vote Is 4,64O; Frank
1,34O tt e missing towns in the last cleo
tion gave a republican plurality of 5tiS
On this basis it is estimated that the coun-
ty will show republican plurality of $500
republican gair. of 2,973 in plurality.
The complete vote of Androscoggin coun-
tJ gives Powers 5,611; Frank, 229} Repub-
lican plurality. 3,31S. Republican gain In
plurality over 1892, 2, rs. The congress:on-
al vote is practically the same.
Twenty-Five out Of thirty towns in Wash
ington county give 3,124 votes for Powers
and 1922 for Frank. In the last election
ticket a plurality Of 773, and it is esti-
mated that the complete vote this wear
will make the plurality 200. In 1862 i;
was but 800.
The corrected vote has been received
from all of the towns in Kennebec countv-
1t shows republican plurality of 4,243. the
largest ever given in the county. Powers