Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-15
PINE TREE STATE
Speaks Its Opinion on the Issues
Of the Campaign.
REPUBLICANS GETTHEREHEAvILY
Unprecedented Plurality for the State
Ticket and fer Represents
tives in Congress.

Latest Figures Indicate That It Will BE
As,OOO-Good Weather for Voting Closes
. Campaign That Was Most Vigorously
Prosecuted The Tickets That Won and
Lost-Alabama Politicians Meet to Nc
gotiate Fusion-Thc Day with MsjOr Nc
kinley and Bryan.
Portland, Me-, sept. 15-Votes Of 2775
towns give Powers 63, 56l; Frank, 2o,34l;
Clifford, 54l; scattering, ASA. Powcrs's
plurality, 2s, SOB At this rate the plurality
for Powers will reach $1,000, so 1t is esti-
mated at this wiring. In all of the con-
grcssional districts the Republicans are
elected by largely increased majoritiei
Augusta, Me, Sept. 15.-"Maine went
- for Governor Kent" was the
cry many years ago in this state. Well.
Maine has done it again. this time for
Governor Powers. Secretary Beane, OF
the Democratic state committee, con-
cedes the election of the Republican
ticket by over 10000 majority. To the
Associated Press he said: Il an salts
fed Powers majority will be over 49,
900. 1t is much greater than l expect
ed. / have nothing to say of the re-
suit"
Result by the Latest Returns.
According to the latest returns the
plurality for Powers (Rep.) for gov
ernor, will he over $1,000 and probably
in the neighborhood of $4,000. Reed
is reelected to the house by over TO-
Geo plurality. The returns show q ma
jority of about 10000 for Dingley. over
1900 for Milliken and practically
the same for Boutelle in the Fourth
district. In the state legislature the
Democrats will apparently have less
than half a dozen of the representa-
tives in the house. and not one in the
scnatc. AS anticipated the Republic
ans polled a tremendous vote and Sc
cured many Democratic ballots. On
the other hand many disaffected DEM
few voted for the nominee of the gold
standard wing. The Populist and
Prohibitionist votes have been re-
ceived from only a few towns. but it is
evident that neither party polled as
large vote as two years ago.
Names of the State Leaders.
The successful candidate for govern
or is the Hon. Llewellyn Powers. of
Houlton, Republican. The nominees of
the other parties were: Hon. Melvin
p. Frank. of Portland. Democrat;
Luther c. Bateman. of Auburn, Popu-
list; Ammi S. Laid. of Calais. PrOhi-
bition. and Hon: William Henry Cliff
ford. Of Portland. gold Democrat.
From early morning it looked as II
rain would fall, but 1t did not and
about o'clock the sun came out bright.
Everywhere at the polls the OrganiZa-
ton of the Republicans was evident
in the activity they displayed in get
ting out full vote at the earliest DOS
sible hour. Scores of hacks and CARR
ages were i'm commission to carry the
old and lame voters to the polling
places and many persons from other
states also came home to vote.
Democratic Organization Not Good.
The Democratic organization was not
| nearly as good. There were only u few
local contests to arouse fractional f:'uds
and order WIS preserved at the polls
throughout the state without much dif
ficulty. The campaign was the most in
teresting tha. Maine has seen in twenty
years. if ever in her history. It has pre-
scented the unique feature of son arrayed
| against father. in the case of the Hon
Harold Sewall. Of Bath who took the
| stump to argue against the principles OF
Hon. Arthur Sewall, the Democratic nom
| inee for vice president. But in all the
strife and contention the contest was re
marknbly free from personalities.