, 1896-09-15


Hryanites are Put to Utter Rout-
Jones and Bryan Simply Say They
DO not Care Il be Interviewed.
Augusta. Me, Sept. lI-Maine has
followed the example of Vermont and
declared Tor the republican ticket by
The largest majority in its history. Ac>
cordiug 20 the latest cturns tonight
the plurality for Powers, republican,,
for governor will be over AZ. 1000 and
probably in the neighborhood of 50.0OO.
Hon. T. B. Reed is reelected to the
house by over / 5000 plurality. Returns
show a majority of about 1000 for
Dlnglcy for congressman from the sec
Oud district. over -, 600 for MilIikcn in
the third district and practically the
same for Boutelle in the fourth district
In the state legislature the democrats
will apparently have less than a half
dozen representatives in the house II
not one in the senate. As anticipated,
tue l'i'lDiItdilS Iollth Il u tIllNilhplD
vote and secured many democrat bal
lots. On the other hand many disaffeCt-
I'd democrats remained at home and
only 4 few voted for the nominee of the
gold standard wing. The pOpulists and
| probitiOuists votes have been received
| from only a few towns. but it is evident
that neither party polled as large a vote
as W years ago.
The democratic organization was
nearly as good. There We're only a few
local contests to arouse fractional feuds.
and order was preserved at the polls
throughout the state without difficulty.
The campaign was the most interesting
Maine has seen in 90 years. if ever. The
contest was remarkably free from per-
soualitt0s. With internal d%issentions
and lack Of funds to contend with. the
democrats made a very strong fight.
Candidate Bateman was the main
strength Of the populists in their can
to keeping members of his party who
favored free silver out of the demo-
cratic ranks. His opposition has been
based on the candidacy of Sewall for
vice president. which he maintains is
inconsistent and his objections II the
democratic ticket on that account have
been most strenuous. Figures tonight
indicate a decrease in the populist vote.
Portland. Ne. Sept. lathe returns
at $50 indicate a total vote in the state
OF about 110, 900 with a republican plur-
ality of about 1000. This is a gain over
1892 of about A 10000.
Augusta, Ne. Sept. 14.-Thc success
full candidate for governor is Llewellyn
Powers, of Houlton, a republican. The
nominees of other parties We're: Melvin
p. Frank. Of Portland. democrat; Lu,
Their Bateman of Auburn, a %pOpulist,
Ammi S. Laid, of Calais. n prohibition.
and Hon. William Henry Clifford OF
Portland. a gold democrat.
Thomas B. Reed. of Portland of tho
First district; Nelson Dingley of Lew,
iston. of the Second district: Seth Mill
ken of Belfast, of the Third district ano
Charles A. BOutelle of Bangor. OF tn"
Fourth district, who have for years re,
presented Maine in the national house
for congressman were reelected. From
early morning it looked as if rain would
fall, but it did not and about 4 o'clock
the sun came out bright. Everywhere Al
the polls the organization of republi>
cans was evident in the activity they
displayed in getting out a full vote At
the earliest possible hour. Scores OF
hacks and carriages were in commits
sion to carry the old lame voters to
the polling places. and many persons
from other states also came home to
vote.
Augusta. Me-, Sept. 14.-Augusta
gives the republican plurality of 957
the largest in the history of the city,
More than a third of the former demo-
cratic vote went republican.
One hundred and fifty towns give
Powers. 3i,161; Frank, 12,G5S; Clifford,
PSI; scattering, 1867. Powers plurality
is f1,503.
Secretary Beane of the democratic
state committee comedies the election
of the republican ticket by over 10000
majority. To the Associated Press he
said:
81 am satisfied that Powers majority
will be over 10000. 1t is much greater
than | expected. | have nothing to say
of the result"
FROM GOVERNOR POWERS.
Houtton, Me-. Sept. 14.-Governor-
Elect Powers tonight said:
Maine has declared in no uncertain
terms against reputation and dishon,
esty as represented by free silver and
the 50-cent dollar. We all know that
Much in Little
Is especially true OF Hoods Pills, for no medi-