The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-12
JOE MANLEY ON MAINE
AN EYE-OF-7HE-BAT ANALYSIS
 OF THE SITUATION.

Figures Which Show That the Normal Republican Majority of the State is 1 About S,O0O-Democrats and Republi- cans Have Fought the Hardest Campaign 1 Ever Waged in the State-Former Have Had Delivered No Less Than Six Hun | dred speeches-The Voters Are Thor 1 oughly Conversant With the Issues. Augusta, Me, Sept. 11.-Mr. J. H. Manley gives out tonight the following | statement: 1 The campaign in Maine, which closes tomorrow night, has been the most im- portant and the most vigorously fought l campaign since 1860. It is well to keep in mind what has occurred in Maine in the way of republican maiorities, in- cluding 1860 and since, in order to more properly appreciate the result of the election on Monday next.
 In 1860 the republican party in the | oepteIlbei eiectlOu FeC3lNeu d HidJOflly of 17,6S0; in 1884 its majority was, 17,19O; in 1888 1t was 19,316. These were war majorities.
 In 1872 at the September election the l republican majority was 16,545; in 1876 1t was 15,4A; in 1880 the state went against the republican party by ma- l oF J,, tl,o ,t;, Jus of the great leadership of James G. Blaine the republican vote reached high water mark and gave majority of 19,- S15. In 1888 it's majority was 1S,053. In 1892 its majority was 12,5o3. Thus it will be seen we have never in any presidential year at the September election election given 10000 majority, and if we exceed that majority on Mon- J day it will be an unprecedented vic- tory.
 l It Is true that two years ago the re- publican majority was 3S000, but in that election the democrat party made no canvass, made no campaign and only 50 per cent. of its vote was cast. It is a campaign which, in many re- spects, will be a memorable one in this campaign The democratic party has been thoroughly organized. Imme- diately after the second democratic i convention which placed in nomination MT. Frank, the democratic state com- nittee completed it's organization and went to work in thorough and sys- tematic manner. They have made a canvass in every county in the state and they have had a corps of speakers, l having had some 600 speeches delivered. They have sent out their campaign ht- erature in great quantities and they have made every effort 1t was possible to make.
 The republicans never concealed the fact that they were making the most earnest and systematic and thorough organization that was in their power They have fought this contest from l the first to the last upon the theory that it needed every republican vote; that one vote might decide the contest. They have placed all the speakers they could command upon the stump. They have circulated all the documents and newspapers that were possible to send | to every inhabitant of the state and they have just completed the most thorough and systematic canvass that has been made in the state during the past twenty-five years.
 The people thoroughly understand the issue. State issues have been absolute ly ignored. The contest has been fought entirely upon national issues. If it is pleasant day the republicans ex- ipect to throw 80,000 votes on Monday The combined opposition cannot throw 60,000, and the republican majority which Governor Powers will receive over Mir Frank will be the largest re- publican majority ever given a candi- date for governor in 8 presidential year.
 So far as the organization of the par ty is concerned 1t completes it's labors tomorrow with great satisfaction and it awaits the result on Monday with perfect confidence and pride.