New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16
NAMES HIGH-WATER MARK.
THE RETURNS STILL INDICATE $1,000
PLURALITY.
EVERY COUNTY SWEPT BY THE REPUBLICANs-A
FEELING OF JOY APPARENT THROUGH
OUT THE sTATE-FIGUREs OF THE
CONGRESS DISTRICTS.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUNEl ]


Augusta. Me-, Sept. 15-Now that the election
Is over and the forces of silver and Anarchy
are routed, the excitement and uncertainty OF
the last month have disappeared To-day every
Republican and the gold Democrats. too. are re-.
joicing over the avalanche of yesterday Every
where congra tulations the order Of the day
and the average citizen wears smile Of salts
faction The slverites are crestfallen and dis
heartened.
rs the estimated plurality OF 10000 which
was given In the morning papers keeping up
has been the constant inquiry to-day 1t is.
A tabulaton and comparison OF the returns
indicate that It will reach 10000 So remote
are soma of the back towns that all the returns
cannot arrive for several days Thus far figures
have been compiled from $40 cities towns and
plantations They give: Powers, 1884; Frank.
80 49, Batcman. 245i; Ladd 1887; Clifford,
574 This shows for Powers plurality OF
A. 2O3 and a majority of i033S.
The same towns in 1899 gave: Cleaves. 0S.O23;
Johnson 4G.745: Husseg. 3.104: Bateman. 2.2OI;
Knowton, 1Sj: Cleavess plurality, 11.2IS The
315 towns that give a Republican plurality OF
45203 this year gave a Republican plurality
OF only 11.21S in September. 1892.
The places remaining to be heard from will
probably increase the Republican plurality to
nearly 10000 1t may fall short few votes but
1t will exceed $4,000. Estimated on the Con
gressional vote. which really should be taken for
comparison in this election the Republican vote
for Governor having run behind the rest OF the
ticket the Republican plurality will exceed
10000 by a substantial number OF votes. The
plurality on the Governorshlp vote Is just about
quadrupled.
While the Republican vote has increased near
" 20 per cent from 1892. Indicating that many
Democrats voted the Republican ticket. the
Democratic vote fell off 23.oo0. AS there were
only about one thousand votes cast for Clifford
by the Sound Money Democrats. there were
undoubtedly from $1,000 to 10000 Democrats
who refused to go to the polls
The Republican Congressman are reelected
by the largest pluralities given Congress-
man in this State. Reed by over lO.5OO Ding
lev. by II 300: Millikcn by $1,000. and Boutelle.
by II 800 As will be seen the old stanch lid
District. which Mr.. Blaine represented for SD
many years is ahead, which is due largely to
the MAGNIFICENT showing of Kennebec County.
which gave Republican plurality of about
1000 or nearly onc-severth of the entire plu-
rality in the State Kennebec is the banner
county OF the State.
As was announced last night the Republ~
cans carry every county solidly electing every
county officer. a performance which never
duplicated by any political party in Maine.
Enough returns have been received TO make 1t
certain thar the Democrats win hav' not more
than five representatives. In th. Legislative,
which is the same number they had in 1894
The Republicans have acted the entire Son-
ate
Portland. Me. Sept. 15-Full returns from the
Isl District give Thomas B. Reed 1o.474 plur-
ality over Staples Democrat.