The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-11
Result Indicated by Returns
from 240 Precincts.
SHOW REPUBLICAN LOSS OF 10000
Chairman Manley sends Highly Censrat-
Democratic Chairman Hughes Psinfs
with Pride to the Reduction Of the Ma
jorhy OF $1,000 -Four Years Ago--Cisse
Liqusr Law Fight In Portland.

Portland, Me. Sept. 10.-Returns from
240 towns and plantations out OF 3l2 in the
State give Hill d.64S; Lord 90.252 Same
places four years ago gave Powers (Rep)
60,574. and Frank Q1em.) 24.7S4. This
shows a Republican loss of II per cent.
and Democratic gain of IS per cent. On
this basis it is estimated that the Re
publican majority this year will be about
32.s7s
Carrying out fits traditions Of many
years with but one break. Maine went Re-
publican in the State election to-day by
a good old-time majority.
The Republican State ticket was elected
with all four Congressman and a great
majority of the legislature. There was
every incentive for voting. The cam
paign has been a spirited one. The
vote was not quite as heavy as in 1896, but
exceeded that of the 1898 election by many
thousands, and the managers of both par
ties, when the returns from different
towns came in, felt that they were fully
repaid for their strenuous efforts of the
past four weeks. The Democrats gained
considerable satisfaction from the earlier
returns. showing as they did a gain in
four years from I5 to 20 per cent. This
increase over the 1895 vote did not apply
to any particular locality, but seemed to
be general throughout the State.
No Surprise TO Republicans.
The Republicans, however, had rather
discounted the falling off in the vote for
the Maine ticket from that of 1896 and
the managers were not at all surprised at
an apparent loss of II per cent, which was
shown by the returns from the first $50
towns. The entire ticket, headed by John
p. Hill of Augusta, for governor, was, OF
course, elected, as were all four of the
| Congressmen-Allen, in Reeds old dis
trict; Littleield, in Dingley's old district;
Burleigh, in the Third, and Boutelle in the
| Fourth.
The campaign throughout the State. ex-
! cept perhaps in Cumberland County, was
! fought entirely on national issues. In
| Cumberland County, with Portland as a
center there was fought one Of the most
interesting contests in the State. This was
solely on the liquor law, its enforcement
or its nOn-enforcement, the Republicans
representing the latter and a Prohibition
| candidate the former issue. The fight was
a bitter one. Returns up to 10 o'clock to-
night indicated that the Prohibitionists
| had landed their candidate for sheriff,
Cdtkiucl t SOllt VI llIIS Cily
| AS to the legislature, there were but few
| Democratic gains. This body will meet in
! January and re-elect William p. Frye 10
I the National Senate.
1 Augusta, Me, Sept. 10-Hon. j. H. Man
/ ley. chairman of the Republican State
committee, sent the following dispatch TO
/ Hon.. NJ. A. Hanna late this evening:
Manley's Claim of Victory.
Augusta, Me-, Sept 10-Hon. NJ. A.
Hanna, chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee Chicago. ILL.,: 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 re-
( tain it. They believe in an honest cur
rency. in protection, in expansion, in pros
perity. They have given to-day the larg-
est Republican majority ever given In the
history of the State to any party, with
/ the single exception of four years ago,
when our opponents were completely para
lyzed and threw the smallest vote they
ever cast in a Presidential year since 1910.
/ The Republicans. against a determined
| and united Democracy, have carried to-
day every county save one in the State,
eiecting more than one hundred and fifty
| ONN VI OilC AluAtAlNu dilu tiSllls -DHc UtIl-
bers of the legislature, which will return
TO the United States Senate Hon. William
p. Frye. We have reelected our delega-
/ ton TO Congress by majorities ranging
from 1900 to 10,OO0 We have carried the
State by 3l,oJ0 majority, out of a total
vote of 1l5,000 j. H. MANLEY.
| Chairman Republican State Committee -
| satisfactory to Democrats.
Bath. Me-, Sept. f0-W E Hughes
chairman Of the Democratic State corr
mittee, gave out the following tonight:
The returns received up TO this hour
indicate material reduction of the ma
jOrity OF 5000 given the Republican gov
ernOr in 1896. They further show a repu-
diation OF the policy of the present ma.
tional administration, and close analysis
| OF the vote shows that the defections from
the Republican party are confined to nc
particular locality, but are throughout the
| State at large Based upon the meageI
returns at hand. the majority of 1886 vii
be reduced below the predictions of the
most conservative Republican managers
| and is highly satisfactory 10 the Dem
/ Ocratic party of Maine which has worked
| faithfully and well against the largest cor.
ruption fund ever used in this State"