The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-15
HiIhE'S MIGHTY VOICE The Pine Tree State Pro- claims in Thunderous Tones Her Loyalty to
 the Cause of Hon.
 esty and Order.
OOO----PLURALITY----5O,OOO.
FAITH OF BLAINE, HALE, FRYE, REED AND DINGLEY UPHELD.

An Unprecedented yictory-Normal Re- publican Plurality of the State Only 19,- O00-The Reserve Vote in the Cities, Towns and Villages Comes Out Strongly Democrats Lose eEverwhere-Candida Sewall Repudiated by His Neighbors- Both Parties Fought the Campaign on National Tssues-Gold Democratic Can didate Receives n Small Vote Speaker Reed Returned by the Largest Majority Ever Accorded Him-Few Democrats Elected to Anything-There Was a Phe- nomenal Republican Gain, While Demo- cratic Loss Was Relatively slight-Reed Makes q Speech at Portland.
 Portland, Sept. 14.-The campaign which eliminated to-day in the great est republican victory ever recorded has been the most active known for years upon both sides. It has been speaking campaign almost entirely, and the entire state has been we'll covered. There were five candidates for the of flee of governor, who is the only state officer chosen by the people, all others being chosen by the legislature. The name of one of these, William H. Cliff ford of Portland the nominee of the sound money. democrats, was not upon the official ballot and those voting for him were obliged to write his name upon their ballots. The other candi- dates were: Hon. Lewellyn Powers of Hou1ton, rep; Hon. Melvin P Frank of Portland, dem, A. M. Ladd of Cal ais, pro; Luther c. Bateman of Au- hlrn, pop.
 Congressmen, county officers, state senators and representatives to the leg islature were elected The average es- innate of the republican plurality for governor was from 5000 to 2SO00, as compared with 3S,917 in 1894 and 12,503 in 1892 but the vote to-day throughout the state was larger than anticipated, and the majority of Powers, the repub- lican, is larger than the most enthusi- astic republican dared predict, the lat est returns indicating that it will reach nearly 50,000 In nearly every county the county officers are republican by much larger pluralities than ever be- fore known, and in some counties no H. ,.z Gals I1,r +l.o democrats.
 In all four of the congressional dis tricts the present incumbents were re- elected with increased pluralities, In the First district Reeds plurality will be something over 10000, as against s. 1855 two years ago, while Congressmen Dingley. Milliken and Boutelle will go back to the next congress with a much larger vote than two years ago The legislature will contain but few demo- crats.
 Portland, Sept 1.-Two hundred and fifty-two towns give Powers 5S,450; Frank, 23,641; Clifford, 600; scattering, 3604 The same towns in 1894 gave Cleaves 49,99S; Johnson, 22,058; scatter ing, 55O7 Powers plurality, 34,S09; Cleaves' plurality 27,940; Powers gain. 6,S69 If the remaining towns show the same ratio of gain the total vote will stand about as follows: Republican, S1 LOGO; democratic, 3200O; gold, 1000; scattering, 4,600 Total, 11S,600
 The plurality this year should be 49,- 0OO against 12,5O3 in 1892. The presi- dential vote stood that year: Republf- can, 62, 876; democratic, 48,049; plurality. 14,S27. the defeated party slackening their endeavors. A similar gain in No- vember will give the republicans 51,000 plurality.
 The result for congressman in the First district, with two small towns to hear from in York county, gives Reed 1s,s69; Staples, S,4SO
 Portland, Me, Sept. 14-The guber- material returns will be compared with those of '94 in order to get exact com- parisons and because it has been the invariable practice for forty years to use the last but the closing summary will be compared with the governors vote in 1892 in which year the republi- can plurality was 12,503.
 Twenty towns and cities give Powers, I,445, fTanK, z,f0u, ClllLOTu, o4i SCdIlel- ing, 511. The same in 1894: Cleaves, 5,S20; Johnson, 2,775; scattering, f39. Plurality, 4,693 against 3,O45, gain of 1,64S.
 Forty towns give Powers, 10, 709; Frank, 4,1O1; Clifford, 80; scattering, 667. In 1894: Cleaves, S60S; Johnson, 3,944; scattering, 1,015 Plurality, 6,60S against 4,664; gain, 1924.
 Portland, Sept 14.-Sixty towns give Powers, 14,9S0; Frank, 5,53S; Clifford, 9S; scattering. ST. Against Cleaves, 1869; Johnson, 5.S64; scattering, 1,295. Plurality, ZAP against 6,505, a gain of 2,9S7, which indicates over 5O,OOO plural ity if it holds as it commences. It can hardly fall below 10000.
 Eighty towns-Powers, 20. .3S6; Frank. 7.46S; Clifford. 26s; scattering, 1,O64 Against Cleaves. 17,15S; Johnson, 7,S14;