Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03
Candidate Powers Expects Larger
Republican Vote Than in '94.
MANY LEADING DEMOCRATS WILL bolt
The Tariff an important Question
Among the Lumbermen.
BATEM AN AND SEW ALL
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LEWISTON, Maine. Septe Blew
ellyn Powers. the republican candidate for
governor, has been in the city on invitation
of the officers to attend the fair Of the
Maine State Agricultural Society. The Star
correspondent last evening asked him
to the outlook in Maine at the state cleo
ton. which will take place on September IA.
II will say" said Mr.. Powers, that the
news from Vermont OF the unprecedented
large majority in the election of Tuesday is
very encouraging feature and an indica-
tion of the way Maine will go. This is the
first weekday for four weeks that 1 have
not been speaking once twice during the
day. Yesterday l spoke at Damariscotta,
in the afternoon, and in the evening al
Waldoboro, the democratic stronghold of
Maine. Mr.. Frank, the democratic candi
date for governor, had spoken there on
Saturday evening. l had a large and en-
thuSiaStc meeting and was assured that
several democrats in that town viii vote
the republican ticket this year for the first
time. L have spoken in all parts of the
state. except in the first district, and shall
make two speeches in that section this
week. l shall wind up my speaking IN the
western part of the state Thursday, the
10th, with q speech at Rumford Falls. i
shall then speak in Aroostook county and
make the closing speech of the campaign
at my home in Houlton on the evening of
the 18th.
1T has been my custom for many years,
on invitation of the republicans of Houlton.
to close the speaking In that town. and
naturally L feel proud Of the fact that they
have thus honored me-
The silver Sentiment.
What about the silver sentiment in
Aroost ook. Mr.. Powers?"
There is next to no silver sentiment in
Aroostook, outside Of the French settle
ments on the upper St. John river. Some
French voters, who have generally acted
with the democrats, voted VITA the repub-
lcanS two years ago, and this year have
been carried away with the silver craze.
Still, we shall have our usual vote in that
county. There will be accessions to the re-
publican vo:c in other parts of the county.
L think the republicans will carry Aroos-
took by 1000. You must remember that
before 1894 for several campaigns Aroos-
took went democratic quite as often as II
went republican; but 1 feel safe in saying
that the republicans will carry the county
by the majority l have named.
Il find tina; in the parts of the state
where / have been speaking, that many
leading democrats will vote the republic
can ticket. l believe the business men and
the laboring men. the wage earners OF the
state, will vote the republican ticket this
year, and that the party will h Did its own
among the farmers. l am satisfied that
the republicans will poll larger vote In
Maine this year than in 1892 or 1884, and
that the republican majority VIII be con-
siderable larger than in 1892. In 1891 the re-
publican majority was very large, for the
reason that a large part of the democrats
refused to vote. 1t was not on account or
an Increase in the republican vote
What Of the question of the TARIFF"
The Eject of the Lumber Tariff.
L am glad you mentioned that" said
NJ. o;lx 10 of
minor Importance In this campaign, espe-
cially in the numbering sections OF the state.
The same reasons which caused the result
in Maine in 1894 are potent now. The VIII
son bill took two dollars a thousand duty
from lumber. The effect has been felt all
through the numbering sections of Maine
ever since that bill went into effect 1t has
been the cause OF wages being cut down at
least ne-third. What Maine lumber men
want is their market and a good dollar.
They have had enough of the existing state
of things. DO not understand me that do
not think the financial issue an important
one in this campaign in Maine. To many Of
the voters the tariff Is OF far greater I'M
portance. Outside of the agricultural inter
ests the lumber business Is one OF the
greatest, if not tine greatest industry OF the
state L think that Maine will speak in
nc uncertain tones and SO emphatically AS
to satisfy the friends Of sound money
everywhere"
Inc Souilu HoheS ue1hoS' " A -
to have four speeches in Maine from ex-
Governor Roswell p. Flower of New York.
He will speak in Bangor on the 9th. Lewis
ton the 10th, Rockland the 18th. and Bath
the 18th. William Henry Clifford, sound
money candidate for governor of Maine,
and w. j. Curtis of New Jersey will speak
at Brunswick some night before the cam
paign ends. Mr.. Curtis is the New Jersey
member of the sound money democratic
national committee.
Bnteman HIS No Word From Allen.
Mr.. L. C. Bateman. the populist candi-
date for governor. says: AS yet 1 have
seen no reply from Senator Allen, and
think that he must by this time have be-
come convinced that he was in error wien
he claimed to be the chairman OF the no.
tification COMMITTEES. !. NJ. Bowler pro-
poses to discharge the functions of that
office, IL 1t may be necessary. / can only