The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-17
THE PINE TREE STATE.
GIVES NEARLY FIFTY THOUSAND
REPUBLICAN PLURALITY.

The Tide In The East is Overwhelm-
ingIy Against Free SilVer-Maine
Follows Vermont and Does Con-
siderable Better.
Rough weather prevailed in Maine
Monday. 1t was cloudy and threaten
ing everywhere, and rain fell at many
places. Consequently the aggregate
vote as indicated by very incomplete
returns, is not large. If the figures
furnished by Monday nights de
spatches can be relied on, the aggre-
gate 100000 is 10000 short of full
vote, the Republican majority exceeds
all estimates, and may be called phe-
nomenal. The free coinage heresy
has no habitation in the east.
REPUBLICAN CYCLONE.
PORTLAND, Me, Sept. 16.-Returns
indicate total vote in the State of
about 10000, with a Republican
plurality of about 80, COO. This is Il
gain over 1892 of about 10000.
While the weather was threatening
it did not rain at some places. Every
where at the polls the organization Of
the Republicans was evident in the
activity they displayed in getting out
full vote at the earliest possible
hour. Scores OF carriages were in
commission to carry the old voters TO
the polling places, and many an aged
war horse, who had not cast a ballot
for years, proudly did 50 to-day.
The successful candidate for Cover
nor is Hon. Llewellyn Powers (RepD
Thomas b. Reed Of Portland, Mel
son Dingley, of Lewiston, Seth L..
MilIeken, of Belfast, Charles A. Bou-
telle, Of Bangor, all Republicans, are
the Congressman selected.
In every county in the state the Re
publican ticket was successful, and
almost every town showed a Republi-
can gain. The Democratic vote is
about 40 per cent less than in 1892;
about 20 per cent Of this has gone to
the Republican ticket, and the stay
at themes are responsible for the other
half.
The vote Of the Populists and Pro
hibitionists throughout the state
shows a loss from '92 of about % per
cent.
The vote from 500 out OF 519 cities,
towns and plantations is 66,921 for
Powers and 81, 143 for Frank. In the
last election in 1894, when Cleves was
elected by the then unprecedented
majority of 10000, these towns gave
the Republican ticket 56,409 and the
Democrats 24,23O, Republican gain
in plurality of 1913 this year. Con
sidering the vote of the missing towns
two years ago, if this proportion of
gain is kept up, the total vote is esti-
mated at 1874, 900 III round numbers
Republican, SO, 100; Democrats, "a $40;
scattering $500; Republican plurality
4S, $50. Anything more than rough
estimate of the plurality, based on
the figures of last year i'll missing
towns, is impossible.
THE CONGRESSIONAL MAJORITIES.
In the First Congressional district
Reeds plurality is 1856; Dingley's
about 1000 plurality in the Second
district, and Millilen's nearer T., 900 III
the Third.
There are more missing towns in the
Fourth district than in any other, but
from the figures at hand it is estimat
ed that Boutelle's plurality will be al
most $4,000.
In the Representative districts
heard from the election of but five
Democrats in the House is shown, and
in one of there there is a doubt The
81 Senators are Republicans.
Republicans, Register.
Every Republican should register
at the sittings of the registrars dur