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Show Disheartened Republicans. New York, 23. The World has a telegram stating thatDavis, republican candidate for governor of Maine, is not elected by the people by trora 2,000 to 4,000 votes. Republican managers are distressed over the news and wish that the original plan of placing Ha'o in nomination (or governor, had been carried out. The notion of placing him in nomination was suggested with the view ot securing for him a few hundred votes, so that in case the popular vote Bhould fail to elect, the assembly could send in his and Davis' name for the senate to decide upon, Blaine opposed the suggestion because he was confident Davis could carry the Btate and waa afraid that with Hale in the field everything might be lost. |