Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-15
TELEGRAPHlC.
NAMES PLURALITY
Tu ID. Republicans is $4,000 10
$4,000.
,uE LARGEST IN HER HISTORY.
minerals shu' Gu, tflhc senate, aud
Few IN Tho ll,uW-No Free
SILVER lhtrs.

ArousrA, Me-, Sept. lI--Malnc has
,,Ilov,d the example OF Vermont and
declared lot the Republican ticket by
IN. largest majority In lts history
According to the latest returns tonight
me plurality for Powers, Republican,
,or governor, will be over 5000, and
ptobably 10 the neighborhood Of
10000.
Hon. Thomas b. Roed Ia Reelected
IN IN, House by ovot 10000 plurality
Tn. returns show u majority Of about
IA AGO for MIR. Dlngley fof congressman
,,1p, IN. second district, over l2,UOO
~, Mr. MIIliken In the third disitlci,
nd praotIcaily the same for Mf' Bou-
,slle in the fourth disiuoi.
In tho state legislature the Demo
Gratis will apparently have lees than
sslf n drzsn Of tho representatives, ih
~ Mons, and not one In the senate.
A. ANTICIPATED, the Republicans pollod
Tremendous vote and secured many
nsmocfatlc baiIot,; on the other hand,
many di,satisflod Democrats remained
al home and only few voted Tor the
nominee OF tho gold's'anustd wing.
The Populiat and fiohlol.9hIs'
votes have been received rom only .
few towns, but u Ia evident lnat hel'
Their party polled rs large No'o As
two years ago. - v.
efnor Ia the Hon. Llewellyn POWERS OF
Houghion, Republican. Inc nominees
Of the other parties were HOB Melslh
Il. Frank OF Portland, DemnoIali
Luther q. Bhteman OF huburn, fopu
htl; Ammis LAID Of Calais, fiohlDl-
tiunist, and Hon, Willlsm hohS
Clifford Of Portland. gold Democrat
Hon. Thomas 10. Reed OF Portland
from the First district Nelson DIng-
ley OF Lewiston, from tuc second ult-
trici; Suth Milliken Of Belfast IRON the
Third district, and Charles A. B1ulellr
OF Bangor, from tho Fourth dlalfiel,
who have for yeate Represented Maine
la the national House, are tue con-
gtessmen Reelected.
The candidates who opposed them
wstt.
First dis,rIci--Edward y. Staples Of
Biddeford, Democrat; j. r. Compton
81 Portland, Popullsi; Aaron CLARK Of
Buxton, Pronibiti0nlst.
Recond distrlct-Atwood Levauealer
Of ThomAslon, Democrat; Iharlos u.
Allen OF Dresden, Populisl; Edward X.
Ogier Of Camden, ProhibiIionial.
Third districi--Melvin \. Holway
~ Augusta, Democrat; Bradford II.
Lancaster OF N0rtidI owoch, Populis
William 4. Thompson OF Augusta,
Pfnhlbitionisi.
From early morning II looked Us u
rain would fail, but 1t did not, aud
about 4 O'Clock tho sun came out
bright. EveTywbore NJ the pole the
organization of tue Republicans was
evident IN the sciivl,y they displayed
In getting out full vote nj the earliest
possible hour.
The Democratic Organization wal
nearly NJ good. Thefe were only q
few local contests 10 arouse iactional
feuds, anu order was preserved At the
polls throughout tho state, without
much difficulty.
The campaign was tue most lnlor.
esling Maiuo has seen Ia twenty years
n ever IN her history. IL has pre-.
sonted tho unique ieatuio OF son nr
Iayed against father, In the case Of
Hon. Harold SewRll OF Bath, who
took the stump TO argue against tn,
principles Of Hon. Arthur SeWail, thl
Democratic nominee for Nics Peal
dent. Hut In all tho strife and con-
tontion, the contest was remarkably
Tres from personalities.
The most effective work was dor
from th- stump, aud never did u mof'
formidable array OF campaign orator
skpound Republican doctrines In .
New England state. but the struggle
was not entirely one-sidsd. With IN
ternal dissensions aud = lack OF iundi