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

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
LEWISTON, Maine. Septe mber 3.-Llew-
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 as
to the outlook in Maine at the state cleo
ton, which will take place on September H.
Il will say said Mr.. Powers, that the
news from Vermont OF the unprecedented
large majority in the election Of Tuesday is
a very encouraging feature and an indica-
ton of the way Maine will GO This is the
first weekday for four weeks that 1 have
rot been speaking once or twice during the
day. Yesterday 1 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 large and en-
thusiastc meeting and was assured that
several democrats in that town Will vote
the republican ticket this year for the firs;
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 an the
western part of the state Thursday, the
10th, with q speech at Rumford Falls.
shall then speak in Aroostook county and
make tie 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 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 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 with the repub-
lcans two years ago, and this year nave
been carried away with the silver craze.
Still, we shall have our usual vote in that
county. There will be accessonS to the re-
publican vo:e in other parts of the county.
l think the republicans will carry Aroos-
took by 1.5oO. You must remember that
before 1894 for several campaigns Aroos-
took went democratic quite as often as IL
went republican; but l feel safe in saying
that the republicans will carry the county
by the majority i have named.
II find that in the parts of the state
where l have been speaking, that many
leading democrats will vote the republic
can ticket. / believe the business men and
the laboring men. the wage carriers of the
state, will vote the republican ticket this
year. and that the party will hold its own
among the farmers. l am satisfied that
the republicans will poll a larger vote in
Maine this year than in 1892 or 1884, and
that the republican majority VIII he con-
siderable larger than in 1872. In 1891 the re-
publican majority was very large, for the
re. son that a large part of the democrats
refused to vote. 1t was not on account Of
an increase in the republican vote"
What Of the question OF the tariff!
The Effect of the Lumber Tariff.
4 am glad you mentioned that" said
Mr. Powers. The silver question is 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 1854 are potent now. The VIII
son bill took two dollars 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 beng cut down at
least one-third. What Maine lumber men
" ant 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 the 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.
The sound money democrats of Maine are
10 have four speeches in Maine from ex-
Governor Roswell II. Flower of New York.
He will speak in Bangor on the 9th. Lewis
ton the 10th, Rockiand 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. MIR. Curtis is the New Jersey
member Of the sound money democratic
national committee.
Batcman Hns No Word From Allen.
Dot ha nd
date for governor, says: "As yet l have
seen no reply from Senator Allen, and
think that he must by this time have be-
come convinced that he was in error VIXEN
he claimed to be the chairman OF the no.
LITIGATION committee. !. NJ. Bowler pro-
poses to discharge the functions of that
office, IL 1t may be necessary. L can only