Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-09-16
THE GOLD MEN
Elect Their Candidate for Gov
ernor in Maine.
There We're Five Candidates in the
Field for That Office.
The Majority of Powers. the Republican
Candidate, Larger Than the Most En-
thuslastic Republican Anticipated
-Four Cong gressmen Reelected.

PORTLAND, Me-, Sept 15.-The cam
paign which eliminated to-day in Re-
publican victory has been the most
active known for years upon both
sides. 1t has been a speaking cam
paign almost entirely, and the entire
state has been covered. There were
five candidates for the Office of govern
or, who is the only state officer chosen
by the people, all others being chosen
by the legislature. The name of one
of these. William Henry Clifford, 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 candidates
were Hon. Llewellyn Powers, of
Houlton, republican,; Hon. Melvin
p. Frank. of Portland, democrat;
Ammi S. Ladd, of Calais, prohi-
bition, and Luther c. Batemau, of
Auburn, populist Congressman coun-
ty officers, state senators and repre-
sentatives to the legislature were also
elected. The average estimate of the
republican plurality for governor was
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about $4,000 in 1894 and 1880
in 1892, but the vote Monday
throughout the state was larger
than anticipated and the majority of
Powers, the repu blican, is larger than
the most enthusiastic republican pre-
dictcd, the latest returns indicating
that it will reach nearly $4,000. In
nearly every county the county officers
are republican by much larger plur-
alities than ever before known, and in
some counties no candidates were put
in the field by the democrats.
In all four of the congressional dis
tricts the present incumbents were re-
elected, with increased pluralitics. In
the First district Reeds plurality will
be something over 10000 as against
SITE two years ago, while congress
men Dingley, Milliken and Boutelle
go back to the next congress with a
much larger vote tnan two years ago.
The legislature will contain but few
democrats.
Two hundred and seventy-five towns
give Powers. 63,661; Frank, 25,341;
Clifford, SAL. scattering, 1887 Pow
ers' plurality. $3.50.
Same towns in 1894 gave Cleaves, 53,-
749: johnson, %, 76s; scattering, 6,o70.
Cleaves' plurality, SO,9Sl. Republican
gain in plurality 1889.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 15.-The result
for congressman in the First district,
with two small towns to hear from in
York county, gives Reed IS, 500, Staples
$3.50. Reeds plurality will be 10, S69.
Two years ago Reeds plurality was
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PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 15.-The re-
turns indicate that the republicans
have elected the entire senate, carry
ing every county. There was no dem
ocrat in the last senate and there will
be none in this. The returns SO far re-
ceived indicate that the house of rep
resentatives will stand 146 republicans
and five democrats, exactly the same
as in the last legislature.
In Aroostock county the democrats
had two representatives. 1t is not cer-
tain that they have more than one
now, but the Van Buren district is
given the benefit of the doubt. VIM.
Dickey is classed as democract but
he was on both tickets.