The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-12
NAMES VOTE.
The Republicans Will Cast
$4,000 Ballots.
Interesting Statement Made
by Joseph H. Manley.
Next Monday Will Be the Finish of
a Hart Fought Campaign.

Augusta, Me-, sept. III. II. Nancy,
chairman of the Republican state COM
nittee. gave out last night the follow
ing statement
THE campaign In Maine. which closes
tomorrow night, has been the most i'm
portant and the most vigorously fought
campaign since 1860. II is well TO keep
IN mind what has occurred in Maine IN
the way of Republican maJorities. in
cluding 1860 and since. I'm order TO more
properly appreciate the result OF the
election on Monday next. In 1850, the
Republican party in the September elec-
ton, received majority Of 1850: In
1854, It's majority was $3.50; In 1868. 1t
was rs, BIG. These were war matorities.
IN 1872, at the September election. the
Republican majority was l6,545; In 1876,
II was 1914: in 1880. the state went
against the Republican party by ma
Jority OF 1S5. In 1884. under the stimulus
OF the great leadership OF James q.
Blaine, the Republican party reached
high-water mark, and gave a majority
OF 1855. In 1888, its majority was 1903
In 1892, its majority was IL, 500. Thus IL
will be seen that we have never In any
presidential year. at the September
election, given 20. COO majority, and IL we
exceed that majority on Monday next,
II well be an unprecedented victory.
II is true that two years ago the Re-
publican majority was $4,000, but In that
election, the Democratic party made no
canvass, made no campaign, and only
80 per cent of its vote was cast.
II is a campaign, which. In many re-
epects, will become a memorable one In
this state. The Democratic party has
been thoroughly organized. lmmedi-
ately after the second Democratic con-
vention, which placed In nomination Mr..
Frank, the Democratic state committee
completed its organization, and went TO
work IN thorough and systematic man
ner They have made canvass in
every county in the state. and they have
had corps of speakers, having had
some 700 speeches delivered. They have
sent out their campaign literature In
great quar- titles, and they have made
every 'egorr that II was possible TO make.
Whatever the result on election day,
n will not be a result obtained by de-
fault of action Of the Democratic state
committee.
The Republicans have never concealed
the fact that they were making the most
earnest. systematic and thorough or
ganization that was I'm their power 10
make. They have fought this contest
from the first TO the last upon the theory
that II needed every Republican vote;
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 25
years. The people thoroughly under
stand the issue. state issues have been
absolutely ignored. because. as a matter
OF fact, we have no state issues. which is
the highest compliment that can be paid
to the Republican administration of
state affairs. The contest has been
fought entirely upon national issues. IL
IL is n pleasant day. the republicans ex-
pect to throw $4,000 votes on Monday
next. The combined opposition cannot
throw $4,000, and the Republican ma
jority which Governor Powers Will
receive over Mr.. Frank viii be the larg-
est Republican majority ever given q
candidate for governor in presidential
year. Ii is impossible TO say just now
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 II be stated with accuracy how many
Democrats viii abstain from voting. but
two facts stand out clearly as the result
of our last canvass:
First-We shah throw the largest Re
publican vote ever thrown.
Second-We shall give the largest ma
jority ever given in a presidential yeG1.
Our meetings have been unprecedented
In their size and in the interest displayed,
and we have had upon the stump corps
OF speakers which cannot he excelled in
the United States.
So far as the organization OF the Re-
publican party is concerned. Il completes
its laoors TOMORROW with great satisfac-
tion and IL confidently awaits the result
OIL Monday next with perfect confidence
and with pride.