The Republican journal., 1896-09-17
For comparison We give the figures for IL
=ptenber elections in Maine since 1864.


Thomas B. Reed 10, ,474 plurality oyer Staples,
(Delu) gain Of 5000 over 1891
Nearly tuil returns of the vote cast for
representative 10 Congress from the Second
district increase Congressman Dingley $
plurality, and elect him for tile ninth term
by over 1900 plurality. His plurality, two
years ago was 10000, and four years ago,
$500.
Returns from tile Third district indicate
plurality OF about $4,000 for Congressman
Nhlliken.
In the Fourth district Congressman
Boutelle's plurality is estimated at 10000
MANLEY TO HANNA.
The following despatch, sent from Augusta
Monday night by Chairman Maney of the
State committee to Chairman Hanna of the
National committee, at headquarters in Chi
cago, tells the whole story:
The Republican party has achieved this
day the most sweeping and magnificent VIC
tory ever accorded to any party in the his
tory of Maine. We have carried every coun-
ty in the State, elected every State senator,
at least no of 15l members of the House of
Representatives,, secured every county Of
tice, given each member of our magnificent
delegation in the House of Representatives
the largest majority they ever received,
elected our candidate for governor by the
largest majority ever given candidate for
that high office, endorsed the st. Louis plat
form and declared for Mckinley and Hobart
by $4,000 majority.
The Republican vote will exceed by sew
eral thousands the largest Republican vote
heretofore given, and the vote given the
Democratic candidate for governor is the
smallest Democratic vote ever cast, with
| one single exception, and that W as the vote
of 1894, which was only SOC } less. We have
kept pace with Vermont and proven to the
country that the Democratic platform adopt
ed at Chicago will not prevail, when net by
argument and reason.
We have been aided in this great contest
by many Democrats who placed country
above party, who believe that you could
not divide the people into parties upon a
question of simple morals or common hon
esty. They share our victory with us.
What more could Maine have done for the
cause of good government, honesty and pro-
lection?
KNOX NOT BRYAN STRONGHOLD"
Complete returns from Knox county with
the exception of Matnicus, give Powers
2J04; Frank, 1868; Ladd, So; Rateman, 374d
Clifford, 81. The Republicans have eecte
| f. S. Walls, Vlnalhaven, as senator Il. Il.
| Ulmer Rockland, clerk of courts; W. r.
| Prescott, Rockland, county attorney; Chas.
E. Meservey, South Thomaston, jldge of
| probate; Edward X Gould, Rockland, reg
| lister Of probate; w. n. Ulmer, Rockland,
sheriff Thomas S. Bowden Washington,
| county commissioner; L. h. Campbell Rock
| land treasurer.
| For representatives to the Legislature six
| Republicans and two Democrats We're elect
| ed. This is the largest Republican majority
ever given in Knox county.
| FROM THE HOME OF sEwALL.
| Bath the home of Mr.. Sewall, gives SOC
| Republican majority, a gain of 100 per cent.
| over 1892, Mr. Sewall's ward gives Re
| publican vote of 8 to /,
BANGOR ELECTS THE REGULAR TICKET.
| In Bangor there were three Representa-
tive tickets in the field: Republican, headed
| by Col. |. X. Stetson; Democratic, led by
Hon. j. P. Bass, editor of the Commercial
| Independent Republican, at the head OF
which was F. o. Beal, mayor of Bangor
| This latter ticket was nominated by an un-
| authorized caucus and the supreme court
| ruled it out of regular line of representation.
| Then it went on to the ballot AS "lndepen-
| dent with "nomination by signature.
| Work before election was earnest on all
! sides. The Stetson or regular republican
| ticket was elected. Col Stetson had l, ,5O6
votes to Beals' 45; two members OF the
| Democratic ticket received over 1000 votes
| each Bangor will thus send to the legisla-
| ture !. X. Stetson, Charles S. Pearl and
| Joab W. Palmer. Citizens voted mo on
question of raising $15O,OO0 by extra taxation
| for water works.
| NOTES AND COMMENTS.
| Twenty-six out of 80 towns in Aroostook
county give Powers 3,s05, Frank 1,097. Es-
timated plurality $500.