The Portland daily press., 1896-09-12

Vote.
Augusta, September 11.-Mr. j. H.
Manley, chairman of the Republican
State committee. gives out tonight the
following statement:
The campaign in Maine which closes
tomorrow night has been the most i'm
portant and the most vigorously fought
campaign since 1860. 1t is we'll to keep
in mind what has occurred in Maine in
the way of Republican majorities inolud-
ing 1860, and since, in order to more
properly appreciate the. result Of the cleo
tion on Monday next,
In 1850 the Republican party in the
September election received majority of
II, 6Su; in 1864 it's majority was 10 1870; in
1868 1t was 1876. These were war ma
jorities. In 1872 Mt the September cleo
ton, the Republican majority was 16, 545
In 1875 it was 10. 444. In 1880 the state
went against the Republican party by a
majority of 1856. In 1884 under the stimu-
lus of the great leadership Of James g.
high water mark, and gave ajority OF
1856. In 1885 its majority as 1s, 053;
in 1892 it's majority was 10, 50a
Thus it will be seen that we have never
in any Presidential year at the Septem
Der election given %, 600 majority, and if
we exceed that majority on Monday next
1t will be an unprecedented victory. 1t
is true that two years ago the Republi
oan majority was SO. 900, but in that cleo
tion the Democratic party made M can
vass; made no campaign, aud only fifty
per cent of it's vote was cast.
1t is a campaign which in many re-
spaots will become memorable one in
this state. The Democratic party has
been thoroughly organized. Immediately
after the second Democratic convention.
which placed in nomination Mr.. Frank,
tho Democratic state committee COM
pleted it's organization aud went to work
in thorough and systematic ..manner.
They have made canvass in every
county in the state, and they have had a
corps Of speakers having had some seven
hundred speeches delivered. They have
sent out their campaign literature in
great quantities and they have made
every effort that it was possible to make.
Whatever the result on election day, it
will notssbe a result obtained By default
of action of the Democratic state COM
mittee.
The Republicans have never concealed
the fact that they were making the most
earnest and systematic ami thorough or
ganizatioD that Was in their power to
make. They have fought this contest
from thegfrst to the last upon the theory
that it needed every Republican vote I;
that one vote might decide the contest.
They have placed all the speakers they
could command upon the stump. They
have circulated all the documents and
newspapers that were possible to send to
every inhabitant of the state, and they
have just completed the most thorough
and systematic canvass that has been
made in the state during the past twenty
five years.
The people thoroughly understand the
issue. State issues have been absolutely
ignored necause as q matter Of fact we
have no state issues, which is the highest
compliment that can be paid to. the Re-
publican administration of state affairs
The contest has been fought entirely
over national issues. II it is pleasant
day the Republicans expect to throw
eighty thousand votes on Monday next
The combined opposition cannot throw
sixty thousand, and the Republican ma
jority which Governor Powers will rs-
oeive over Mr.. Frank, win be the largest
Republican majority ever given candi-
date for governor in a Presidential year.
1t is impossible to say just how many
votes Mr.. Clifford will receive, but he
will not receive as many as he would
have received were his name upon the
official ballot. 1t not being there, every
one who votes for him will have to write
his name upon the ballot. Neither can
it be stated with accuracy how many
Democrats will abstain from voting, but
two facts stand out clearly as the result
of our last canvass: Rirst, we shall
throw the largest Republican vote ever
thrown; second, we shall give the largest
majority ever given in a Presidential
year. Cur meetings have been unpreoe-
dented in their size and in the interest
displayed, and we have had upon the
stump corps of speakers which cannot
be exoolled in the United States so far as
the organization of the Republican party
is'connerned, 1t completes its lsbors to-
morrow with great satisfaction and 1t
confidently awaits the result on Monday
next with perfect confidence and pride.
Many Failures Past Week.