The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-18
PINE TREE STATE
Epeaks Its Opinion on the Issues
of the Campaign.
REPUBLICANS GETTHERE HEAVILY

Latest Figures Indicate That 1t Will BE
4S,OOO-Good Weather for Voting Closes
a Campaign That Was Most vigorously
Prosecuted The Ticket That Won.
Portland, Me-, Sept. 15.-Votes of 275
towns give Powers, 63, SOL; Frank, 25,341;
Clifford, Sal; scattering, 2,b44. Powers's
plurality, 2s,S23. At this rate the plurality
for Powers wili reach $4,000, SO it is esti-
mated at this writing. In all of the con-
gressional districts the Republicans are
elected by largely increased majorities.
Augusta, Me-, Sept. 15.-"Maine went
- for Governor Kent" was the
cry many years ago in this state. Well,
Maine has done it again, this time for
Governor Powers. Secretary Beane, of
the Democratic state committee, con-
cedes the election of the Republican
Associated Press he said: II an salts
fed Powers majority will be over 40,
900. 1t is much greater than 1 expect
ed. have nothing to say of the re-
suit"
Result by the Latest Returns.
According to the latest returns the
plurality for Powers (Rep.) for gov
ernor, will be over $4,000 and probably
in the neighborhood of $4,000. Reed
is reelected to the house by over TO-,
900 plurality. The returns show a ma
jority Of about 10000 for Dingley, over
$4,000 for Milliken and practically
the same for Boutelle in the Fourth
district. In the state legislature the
Democrats will apparently have less
than half dozen of the representa-
tives in the house, and not one in the
senate. AS anticipated the Republic
ans polled a tremendous vote and Sc
cured many Democratic ballots. On
the other hand many disaffected DEM
ocrats remained at home and only
few voted for the nominee of the gold
standard wing. The Populist and
Prohibitionist votes have been re-
ceived from only few towns, but it is
evident that neither party polled as
large vote as two years ago.
Names of the State Leaders.
or is the Hon. Llewellyn Powers, Of
Houlton, Republican. The nominees of
the other parties were: Hon. Melvin
p. Frank, of Portland, Democrat
Luther c. Bateman, of Auburn, Popu-
list; Ammi S. Ladd, of Calais, Prohi-
bition, and Hon. William Henry Cliff
ford, of Portland, gold Democrat.
From early morning 1T looked aS II
rain would fall, but it did not and
about o'clock the sun came out bright
Everywhere at the polls the organiZa-
ton of the Republicans was evident
in the activity they displayed in get
ting out full vote at the earliest pos
sible hour. Scores of hacks and CARR
ages were in commission to carry the
old and lame voters to the polling
places and many persons from other
states also came home to vote.
Democratic Organization Not Good.
The Democratic organization was not
nearly as good. There were only few
local contests to arouse factional fluids
and order was preserved Mt the polls
throughout the state without much diff
fculty. The campaign was the most in
teresting that Maine has seen in twenty
years, if ever in her history. 1t has pre-
sented the unique feature of son arrayed
against father, in the case of the Hon.
Harold Sewall of Bath, who took the
stump to argue against the principles of
Hon. Arthur Sewall, the Democratic nom
inee for vice president. But in all the
strife and contention the contest was re-
markably free from personalities.
FIFTY THOUSAND STILL CLAIMED.