The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-15


Portland. Maine, Sept. 1i.-Th' cam
paign which eliminated today in the
greatest Republican victory ever re-
active known for years upon both'sid"s.
1t has been a speaking camnaiGn al
most entirely ana the entire state has
oeen well covered Ther" w"r, i'vc
candidates for the office of %ovcrnur,
who is the only state officer chosen y
the people. all others being chosen by
the legislature. The nam" OF one of
these, William Henry clifford, IL Po,t-
land. tn" nominee of the sound mo:@y
Democrats. was not upon the Official
ballot ana those voting for him We're
Obliged To write his name upon their
| ballots. The other candidates Were:
Hon. Llewellyn Powers, of lloutm,
Republican: Hon. Melvin =. Frank, of
! Portland, Democrat; Ammi :. Lldd, Of
Calais Prohibitionist. and Luther G.
| Bateman. of Auburn, Populisr.
Congressman, county officers. state
senators ana representatives To the i O.
iSlature were also elected. The ave.
age estimate for the Republican, pl,T-
ality for governor was $1,000 10 2S,o 900 as
compared with about :S.9lI n 1871 and
| l2.;0S in 1892, but the vut" today
| Throughout the state was larger than
: anticipated and the majority af Pow
! erS. the l:epuhlicau, IL iarS''r thar tie
most enthusiastic Republican dared
| predict. the latest returns indicating 6
| that it will reach nearly 10000.
In nearly every county the county
officers are Republican by much lar
ger pluralities than ever before known
and in some counties no candidates
We're put in the field by the Democrats.
I'm all four of the congressional dis
tricts the present incumhcnts were re-
! elected with increased pluralities In
! the first district Reeds plurality will
be something over 10000 as against SIS
two years ago, while Congressman
! Dingley, nlilliken and Routelle will 90
, back to the next congress with much
larger vote than two years ago. The
/ legislature will contain but few Demo
Gratis. The result for congressman in
the first district. with two small towns
to hear from in York county. gives
Reed lS.SG9 Staples. $50. Reeds pu-
rality viii De 1882. TWO years agl
Reeds plurality was S,1Sj.
SUMMARY OF RETURNS.
Balh. Maine. Sept. 1.-THE vote oi
| Bath for governor is as follows: f'u!
.snvernor-Puwers, l,2ii; Frank, 49,;
Ladd, a; Batrman. 81 clifford. %
This is a Republican gain of go over
the last state electics,. when the Re
publican plurality was ::S.glI. III
Arthur Sewalrs ward the Democrat,
loss was heavy.
Augusta, Sept. 1i.-One hundred aud
FIFTY towns give Powers. "A. lGl; Frank
l2,dGS: Clifford. 2Sl; scattering. lGji
Powers plurality, u, ,5O". Same towns
in 1894 gave Cleaves, lS.41S; johnson
l.512; scattering, 5000. Cleaves plur.
ality, 1856. Republican gain in lAur-
alty, 4,657. Indications point to r..
publican plurality of $4,000.
City of Portland-Powers, 4,0O6
Frank. 2,O7i; Clifford. lI2
Biddeford-Powers. LOIS: Frank, 10
Brunswick-Powers. G27: Frank. 1SG
| Belfast-Powers 40; Frank. $50.
Two hundred towns give Powers A..
500; Frank. 1886: Clifford. 4l9: scat
tering, 2.5i4. Powers plurality. 2S S2;
Same towns in 1894 gave Cleaves. iO.
263 Johnson. 17.72j: scattering. 4lS5
Cleaves' plurality. 22.53S. Republican
gain in plurality, G,9S5.
| nd II,
Powers. 56.@O6; Frank. 22,20G; Clifford
472; scattering, 1855. Powers plural
ity, a. 100. Same towns in 1894 CAV,