Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-11
BIG MAJORITY
Republican Leaders Predictions
More Than Fulfilled IN the State
Election Monday.
Plurality For DE-. Hill. the Rspub.
lican Nominee, Will Be Over
10000.
Democrats Make Some Gains, 0w.
ing to q Light Vote Bsing
Polled.
- $1,000

Polled.
Governor ~. DIR. JOHN r. HILL
CONGRESsMEN.
First district ...... AMOS l.. ALLEN
Second District. 49,. ..........
49,. CHARLES E. LITTLEFIELD
Third district EDWIN C. BURLEIGH
Fourth district. CHAs. N. BOUTELLE#
Augusta, Me. Sept. lin the 81 tes
elections. held Monday. Maine followed
:theeSample of Vermont. but did not quite
equal her in the size of the republican
majority returned. Late last night 1T
vas estimated that the ticket headed by
DR. John f. Hill had been elected by a.
plurality of about 3l,00O
This exceeds the estimate made Sat-
aurday night by. Chairman Marley Of the
republican state committee, but the
democratic leaders find much to console
them in the percentages of republican
loss and democratic gain as compared
With the vote of 1896.
With 200 of the 512 cities and towns
heard from the republican loss is II per
cent and the democratic gain 10 per
cent. The vote cast was very light. and
the relative position of the two parties is
about what ii Usually s in this state
under those circumstances.
The legislature is republican by an
Overwhelming majority. insuring the re-
election of United States Senator Will
liam p. Frye
The four republican candidates for
"a Lale si..
pluralitie:
Chairman Manley sent the following
dispatch to Senator Hanna:
Augusta, Me, Sept. 10.-M A. Ham
ma, Chairman Republican National
COMMITTEES, Chicago Maine stands by
the splendid administration of William
Mckinley. The voters of the Pine Tree
State Know when they possess good
thing and are determined to retain II.
They bslieNe in an honest currency, in
protection, III expansion, in prosperity
They have given TODAY the largest
republican majority ever given in the
history of the state to any party, with
the single exception of four years ago,
when our opponents We're completely
paralyzed ard threw the smallest vote
ths3s,s ever cast in a presidential year
since 1910.
The republicans, against a deter
mined and united democracy have car
RED today every county save one in the
state, electing more than $50 out of 1871
mem bers of the legislature. which will
return 10 the United States senate VIII
liam T. Frye. We have elected our DEL
egation to congress- by n1ajorities ram
ging from 900 to 10. 900. W.. have car.
ried the state by 81 900 ma jority OUT Of a
total vote OF $4,000.
u. II. AI.ANLEY.
Chairman Republican State Commit
tee"
George e. Hughes, chairman OF the
democratic state committee. said last
mgr ia sed on the returns at hand.
| me republican majority of 1896 VIII be
f'suueed below the predictions of their
parry managers. and the result is nigh
~ satisfactory to the democratic marry
OF Maine, which has worked faithfully
and we'll against the largest corruption
fund ever FUSED in this state,
Saca. the home city OF Mr.. Lord the
democratic candidate for governor. IF
which he has been elected rnavor n
past5years, rot only did not go for him.
4 but his5oW ward gave DIR. Hill a NM
rality 4of thirty-nne in tota, yot . II
less than 300. In the city Hill has 1so34
TO Is2 for Lord.
" spitesof democratic losses in Saco
lie iston and some other places where
that party had confidently counted an
making considerable gains. the demo-
carts have IN the state at large made a
comparatively large percentage gain
rather larger. in fact, that the demo-
Icrats Of Vermont made
j On the other hand. the republican
percentage of loss, as compared with
4 1875, is very little larger than in Yer
4 mont last Tuesday. The total vote of
the state shows a large falling off from
SlS.hat of 1886, and the republican loss Is
4 aseribedEto want of interest in the cam
/ !paisn IN the smaller places not reached
4 by the active campaign efforts of the
IstateHcommittee.
Inc fret eighty towns. cities and
4 plantations heard from gave Hill 10 POI,
4 and Lord l1.1l5. In 1896 the same places
CAV Powers 21.649. and Frank 1855
4 This was a republican loss Of 13 par
cent and a democratic gain of 20 per
slcent.
i When $50 cities. towns and planta-
4 tons were in the showing was Hill a.
4 59a, and Lord 1927. Four years ago tl1f
a same places gave Powers 38,65O and
Il Frank 1886. The republican loss was
j12 per cent and the democratic gair
Ihad dropped tof19 per cent.
Il The republicans express no concern
4 over the percentage of loss in their tata
n Vote. II was expected. they say. and as
4 1t s not confined to any one locality
4 but extends very generally all over the
Estate, it was discounted in all the pre.
4 liminary calculations, and the results a.
a a whole are highly gratifying to the
party leaders. who have done bette,
4 than they said they would and claim
4 that they have on top of the result il
4 Vermont given the democrats in thu
Il country at large little ground for com.
a fort or hope in the November election
! IL they based their hopes on the Main,
Il democracy.
a The most interesting feature OF thu
4 days election IS the choice Of Rev
Samuel f. Pearson. OF Portland, al