New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16

1UBTLANT OVER MAINE.
.,-xn MONEY MEN HERE VASTLY EN-
COURAGED
,,oce.Ts AND RrrUBLICANs ALIKE THINK
THE RESULT MEANS THE DOWN
FALL OF POPULIsM

FALL. OF POPtLlSM
,r,,,st,on only mildly expresses the feeling which
,..,,ad AT the Republican National Headquarters
pre,a"> s, yesterday. The tremendous Republican
",,r,,,.v IN Maine was the topic OF conversation
P.,h WAS sure TO come uppermost. and the
.-~as were runc on II all day. Chairman Hanna
=, ~ republican National Committee was not ex-
o.,sd 10 return 70 this city before tomorrow IL
- soh Carrot A. Hobart was at the headquar-
- 9 GOOD part of the day He said TO reporters
81 am deeply gra,ihed over the result OF the
$3.50 .,actton Thirty thousand had been the high
-. ,lurartv expected. and 5000 was totally un-
sxnec,ed I regard II an extremely good omen
80 shows that the people are thinking, and the
- .hev think and study the less they see In the
-ses,,,,cr and Popocratic doctrines Of the Chicago
platform NJ CO.. .. thu
x-,.c,,.ye Committee expressed their satisfaction
20. The work Of the Maine Republicans and said
~, ,hev believed there would be surprises IN
~ Republican pluralties in the November cleo
'.n General Osborne the secretary Of the COM
,..ea said: The Maine election shows the way
.h,rgs are going The vote is particularly valu-
shIe because II indicates that the farmers are by
- means committed to free silver.
The following message which General Osborne
80 received from j. H. Manley. wac read with
much satisfaction;
r.o panublican party has achieved this day the
mos mos 70 INV PARTY In the history Of Maine. We
have carried every county in the State: elected
9, he House OF Representatives; secured every
county Ocer saye each memnep Of
sSe largest majority he ever received. elected
our candidate for Governor by the greatest major
dorsed the st Louis platform and declared 20 Dor
nnbiisn vote will exceed by several thousands the
krgest Republican vote heretofore given, and the
vote given the Democratic candidate for Governor
single excepton-the vote OF 1894. which Is several
thousands less. ,. $1,000
70 the country that the Democratic platform adopt
ed at Chicago will not prevail when met by argu-
great contest by many Democrats, who placed
country above party, who believed that you coulc
s,nonie morals or common honesty They share our
yirtorv with us What more could Maine have
done for the cause OF good government. honest
money and protection?
Among the callers John ". Vrooman. who
was the Republican candidate for Lieutenant-Gov
ernor in this State in 1891 Mr.. Vrooman expressed
his qualification over the result in Maine as fol-
lows: The question is now practically settled so
far as the East Is concerned. Vermont drove the
nail N we'll. ard Maine has clinched II solid Tn,
people OF the East prepared for Vermonts
verdict because that State has never wavered on
any public question. Maine. however, was looked
upon differently II was the home Of Greenbackism
sixteen years ago. and had even given Greenoack-
Democratic
there might be an inclination in that State toward
chem money. or. as IT appears In this campaign.
free-slve- coinage. This grand majority. how
ev.r has shown that fear to be baseless. II shows
moreover that when our people are aroused. when
tnev thoroughly understand n great public ques-
ton tho.- decision is TO be right. The moral
ere.- Of the Maine election will be very great but
W mus. no rest unor f. or relax efforts. We
,ovs- work and work hard and increasingly. until
TIE last vote IS counted on the night Of Election
Day"
MR. DEPEws VIEW OF 1T.
cbauncev NJ Depew said yesterday that the re-
sui, Of the Maine election one OF those potlca
episodes over which one had good cause 70 re)oce
Il know" ne said "that there is rejoicing In every
par. q fhc country, and that If there were any
balf-h4arted sound-monoy men yesterday, they have
taken courage and are now sure Of the success Of
lie sound-money ticket Nermonts majority was
larger than any one expected. and now Maine rolls
IL, a tremendous vote against Populism. which all
shows clearly that Bryans doom is sealed II the
Chicago candidate had made his appeal 10 the
D.aoo reople as other candidates have done before
him thcre would be less significance In The Yer
mont and Maine victories But he put aside N"
the property-owners. the railroads
ard other corporations as unworthy OF his EFFORTS
and Looked to the workingman and the farmer
Vol the farmers have been heard from. lie SIM
,.lv took W the Tnlman pitchfork and scattered
over New-England a fertilizer which has produced
a phenomenal crop in the form OF sentiment ior
sound money and National honor
THE MAYOR FULL OF CONFIDENCE.
MAYOR Strong was greatly ticked yesterday over
,ho Great Republican victory in Maine. and he Is
., NE o,,,ion now that 1t IS all over but the
shouting" as the success Of Mckinley and SOUND
money is assured
.Irs mighty good" said he and will go long
way toward restoring confidence The death Knen
va Inc result In part OF a spontaneous outburst
Of the voters OF Maine for sound money and o In
which Vas plainly shown in the tremenoo , ana
unusual plurality Many people are uhde%1oe1 an n
t. is nv opinion that the result up In Maine VII
ala the cause OF sound money materially, espcci4I-
ly in The Middle statcs which nave peeh 'e'i'eD ~
the silver people as doubtful ID 80
Il think that Kansas win vote for goid' ana su
yer candidate FOR the Presidency VIII cast ma.
tority Of votes for Mckinney nave snS
Correspondents fl that part or the couHsry H" ~,
have been able to form accurate Idea OF the
conditions prevail.nc there. one correspondent IN
he northwes;crn portion Of Nebraska writes ne
tina; every Cf any importance tnete Is Ioi s!,
Mckinley is extremely strong throughout '"e
"Yc,. " concluded the Mao, 'it was glorious
victory. and believe that The result in NoveinDeerr
no. make the Republicans TOO confident ano -
cause them 70 relax their "orN'
N THE DRYGOODs DISTRICT
TIE friends q. The Mayor in the drygoods district
thafe lis opinions and ,hey coi.'uc"-'S -
there e hardly a Democrat IN the district o'.n
" Mai!ken o. Deering Mllikea * Co, OF no -
Leonarc-s. said: IAN the arygoods men VINO were
unfortunate enough 70 Rave been Democrats are
now Republicans. and vii aid in swelling the Dig
Republic majority II November. The result III
Aalne was o. course assured. but me great pIu 80
was somey,6a, sstonish!ng and vii! 80 ionf way
70 impress thousands Of voters who are nov aOc coy
~ They ak Of he doubtful states Nhy, 0O ".
respondent II a Minnesota town writes me NAT oI'
OF the "a voters in his town. Z1 are for hchiney'
mere Is nothing doubtful about that Eveh IN 'iS
80 me solid business men are TOT Nc 60
4 eolo many Will waste their votes pE cas..ns
. ZEN 'or Palmer and Buckner Many DeLhoc ~
mHo nevsr before voted the Republican tcket Will
"s; heir ballots FOR Mckinney and Hobart -
Eugene Sullivan. OF Sullivan. Vail O. % se'u ~
we are al happy over ,he result OF the nghl Il,
M&!Le Il rsmoves all doub, TO the outcome OF
,ae 'gn; In November The assurance that Mckinney
vii be elected Will give merchants a wholesome
Iespsc tor .her socks Of goods and give them couI