The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-09-15
SOUNDS THE DEATH KNELL
REPUBLICAN AVALANCHE IN THE OLD
PINE TREE STATE.
THE SILVER HERESY REBUKRD !
YESTERDAYS PLURALITY 46 ,oOO-A RE-
PUBLICAN GAIN OF $4,000.
THE RESULT IS MOST SIGNIFICANT.
Main Has Declared in No Uncertain Tones
Against Reputation and Dishonesty
as Represented by Bryan and His
Free silverites-sewall Home
Against Him.
HE SILVER HERESY REBUKED
THE RESULT is MOST SIGNIFICANT.


PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 15.-The pine tree
state has spoken In voice of thunder it
has declared that it will have none of the
party of reputation, disaster and anarchy.
Its 10000 plurality, nomnally for Powers
for Governor but actually for the principles
advocated in the Republican national plat
form, shows the trend of the popular mind
and sounds the death knell of the hopes of
Bryan and the motley crew following in his
train.
The result proves that the freemen of
America are quickly educated in the truth.
The free coinage heresies had been in
sidiously spread by the agents of the western
silver mine owners among the farmers of the
East as well as of the West, and had taken
root to some extent. But when the truth
was spread before them the course of the
poison was checked. Vermont came first,
and largely increased its majority, although
the time was short in which to set forth the
true doctrine. Into Maine was sent a corps
of thinking speakers to aid the matchless
Reed, Boutelle, Dingley and Milliken, and
the citizens of the state, Democrats as well
as Republicans, were made to see their duty
clearly.
In 1892 the Republicans carried the state
by 12,5O3. Yesterdays plurality was over
49, OOO-a gain of $4,000.
The struggle was not one-sided The
Democrats made strong fight realizing that
if Maine gave an increased majority, being
the home of Sewall, the Democratic candi-
date for Vice President, it would mean
reputation of their principles. SewalPs
home town gave an increased Republican
majority.
AUGUSTA, Sept l5.-Mnine has followed
the example Of Vermont, and declared for
the Republican ticket by the largest ma
jority in her history. According TO the
latest returns the plurality for Powers
Republican, for governor will be over
5000.
Hon. 7. B, Reed is reelected TO the
house by over 10000 plurality. Tho returns
show a majority of about 10000 for Mr.
Dingley for congressman from the Second
district, over 12 900 for Mr.. Milliken in the
Third district and practically the same for
Mr. Boutelle in the Fourth district.
In the state Legislature the Democrats
dozen of the representatives in the house,
and not one in the senate,
AS was anticipated, the Republicans
polled a tremendous vote and secured
many Democratic ballots On the other
hand, many disaffected Democrats re-
manned at home and only n few voted for
the nominee of the gold standard wing
The successful candidate for governor
is the Hon. Llewellyn Powers, of Houlton.
Tho nominees for governor of the other
parties We're Hon. Melvin p. Frank of
Portland, Democrat; Luther c. Bateman
of Auburn, Populist Ammi 5, Ladd of
Calais, Prohibition, and Hon. William
. Henry Clifford of Portland, gold Democrat,
Thomas B. Reed of Portland, from the
} First district; Nelson Dingley of Lewis
town, from the Second district Seth l..
Milliken of Belfast, from the Third dis
trict; Charles A. Boutelle of Bangor, from
: the Fourth district, who for years have
represented Maine In the national house,
are the congressman reelected.
Everywhere ut the polls the organization
of the Republicans was evident in the ac-
tivity they displayed in getting out full
vote at the earliest possible hour.
2 The Democratic organization was not
nearly as good. There were only a few
|
and order was preserved at the polls
throughout the state without much diff
Guilty. The campaign, the contest of the
day. was the most interesting Maine has
seen in twenty years, if ever in her his
tory.
Ii has presented 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 prin-
ciples of Hon. Arthur Sewall, the Demo
cratic nominee for vice president, But in
all the strife and contention the contest
was remarkably free from personalities,
The most effective work was done from
the stump, and never did q more formid-
able array Of campaign orators eXpOund
Republican doctrines in New England
state.
Candidate Bateman was the main
strength of the Populists in their canvass,
: his efforts being mainly devoted to keep
ing the members of his party who favored
free silver out of the Democratic ranks.
His opposition has been based on the can
didacy of Mr.. Sewall for vice president,
which he maintains is inconsistent, and
his objections to the Democratic ticket on
that account have been most strenuous
In none of the congressional districts
was there a close contest. All of the
Democratic candidates for congress evil
IDENTIFY believed that IL was impossible to
defeat the Republican nominees and their
canvass was not very active In Mr.
Reeds district II was conceded that his
majority would be greater than ever be-
fore and 1t was also expected that Messrs
Dingley, Milliken and Boutelle would be
successful by increased majOrities.