The herald., 1896-09-14
Declare That Maine Will Go
Republican
TWO MONTHS OF CAMPAIGN
Was Not Long Enough to Educate the
People
In That Isolated Region It Has Only Recently
Been Discovered That Silver
Is An Issue
Associated Press Special Wire

AsSOCluttu SpeCldi w lIc
AUGUSTA, Me-. Sept. 1S.-1f the
weather is favorable tomorrow Hon.
Llewellyn Powers will be elected Re
publican governor of Maine by over 3O,-
900 majority with strong possibility
that the figures will be nearer 10000. AT
least that is what the prophets of both
parties who have been figuring the vote
for the past three weeks declare. Final
instructions have been given, all plans
are completed and the ranks are closed
up for the battle of ballots which will
show to what extent the people of the
state favor the gold standard and how
many are enlisted in the cause Of free
silver
Chairman Manley of the Republican
state committee, believes that the fig
ures will bet he largest ever given in
presidential year and his Democratic
opponents practically agree with him.
Not in twenty years has the Pine Tree
state seen such a vigorous canvass with
so much interest manifested. During
the last three weeks it is estimated that
over 700 speeches have been delivered in
all sections of the state by orators of
loca ~.nd national fame, in behalf of
both parties. Tons of campaign docu-
ments have been distributed. The Re-
publican canvass has been conducted
under the more favorable circum
stances.
Maine has never had so many distin-
guished Republican orators as during
the past few weeks. On the other hand
the Democratic host has had many dis
i
of prominent deserters was large. Six
weeks ago all was confusion and disor-
ganization in the Democratic camp.
The fighting fund was small and the vic
tory was practically impossible. But the
supporters of free silver rallied the falt-
ering army and took up the contest de-
termined to make the best fight possi-
BILE and until the last gun was fired they
resisted stubbornly. The Democratic
managers maintain that the doctrine of
free silver was practically unknown in
Maine two months ago and they argue
that the Democratic vote that will be
cast tomorrow means that their policy
has made great gains the last few weeks.
They declare if the Republican major
ity falls below 10000 it will be Demo-
cratic victory.
The governor is the only state officer
elected by the people in Maine, all 9TH
ers being chosen by the legislatV re. The
candidates on the official ballot will be
Hon. Llewellyn Powers( Republican,;
Hon. Melville P. Frank of Portland
(DemocraD; Ammi s. Ladd (Prohibi-
tion), and Luther c. Bateman of Au-
burn Populist). The name of William
Henry Clifford of Portland, the nominee
Of the gold DemocratS is not on the
ticket, and those who wish to vote for
him must write his name on the ballot.
Candidate Bateman has waged hot
fight for the Populists, but as many of
that party favor free silver and desire
to be counted on that side tomorrow,
his vote is likely to be less than it was
two years ago. The dissensions among
the Prohibitionists over the currency
question have not affected the party in
this state and their strength will prob
ably be about the same as in the last
election. 1t is not expected that Cliff
ord, gold Democrat, will receive more
than 1000 votes