Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-12
MAINE FORECAST.
Political Situation Reviewed
by Chairman J. H. Man|ey.
Largest Republican Majority Known
in Presidential Yer Expected.
Most Important and Vigorously Fought Cam
paign Since go Closes Tonight.

! Hon. ]. H. Marley, chairman of the
/ Republican State committee gave out,
| Friday night, the following statement:
| The campaign in Maine which closes
| tomorrow night has been the most inn
| portant and the most vigorously fought
! campaign since 1860. 1t is well to keep
| in mind what has occurred in Maine
III the way of Republican majoritieS in
| Guiding 1860 and since i'll order to more
properly appreciate the result of the
| election on Monday next. In 1860 the
Republican party in the September
election received a majority of 1850;
in 1864 its majority was 1880; in 1868.
1t was 1876. These were war major
tiles. In 1872, at the September cleo
ton. the Republican majority was
1856; in 1876, it was l5.i4f. In 1880, the
STATE went against the Republican
party by a majority of 1S5. In 1884,
under the stimulus of the great leader
ship of James q. Blaine. the Republi-
can party reached high water mark.
and gave a majority of 1885. In 1883.
It's majority was 1858. In 1892, it's
majority was H. 03. Thus it will be
seen that we have never in any presi-
Dental year. at the September cleo
ton, given 10000 majority, and if we
exceed that Majority on Monday next
II VIII be an unprecedented victory. 1t
is true that two years ago the Republic
can majority was $4,000, but in that
election, the Democratic party made
no canvass. made no campaign, and
only 30 per cent of it's vote was cast.
1t is a campaign which in many re-
spects will become a memorable one in
this State. The Democratic party has
been thoroughly organized Irnmedi-
ately after the second Democratic con-
Nention which placed in nomination Mr..
Frank. the Democratic State committee
completed its organization and went to
work in a thorough and systematic
manner. They have made "a canvass
i'll every county in the State, and they
have had a corps of speakers. having
had some seven hundred speeches de-
liVered. They have sent out their cam
raign literature in great quantities.
and they have made every effort that
was possible to make. Whatever the
result on election day. it will not be a
result obtained by default of action of
the Democratic State committee.
The Republicans have never con-
cealed the fact that they We're making
the most earnest and systematic and
thorough organization that was in
their power TO make They have
fought this contest from 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 COM
mand upon the stump. They have cir
culated all the documents and news
ia
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 rs
years. The people thoroughly under
stand the issue. State issues have been
absolutely ignored because as a mat
ter of fact. we have no State
issues, which is the highest compliment
of state affairs The con-
test has been fought entirely upon
issues. If it is a pleasant
day the Republicans expect to throw
eighty thousand votes on Monday next.
The combined opposition cannot throw
sixty thousand. and the Republican
which Governor Powers will
receive over Mr.. Frank will be the larg-
est Republican majority ever given a
candidate for governor in a presiden-
-ial year. 1t is impossible to say lust
how many votes Mr.. Clifford will re-
,eiNe, but he Will not receive as many
rs he would have received were his
name upon the official ballot 1t not
'elnS there. every one who votes for
nm VIII have to write his name upon
ne ballot. Neither can it be stated with
lccuracy how many Democrats will alb
'taln from voting. but two facts stand
'ut clearly as the result of our last
'anvass: First, we shall throw the
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