The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-24
MAINE STILL REPUBLICAN.
Democrats Make Slight Gains in
Pine Tree State Election.
Rspublican Representatives Are Reflect.
ID ~ the Usual Majeritiss-centssss
0vsrFrohibitisn Law enforcement.

Portland. Me.-Democratic gains and
a rebuff to the prohibitory law enforce
ment sentiment In several counties
were features Of the State election.
Governor John F. Hill has been re.
elected by approximately $4,000 plu-
rality. Two years ago his plurality
was 3A.132, and In the last OF year the
Republican plurality on the head Of the
ticket was 4.769.
In the counties where the prohibitory
enforcement issue figured a heavy vote
was polled. but In other sections Of the
State, notably Representative Little
feld's district. less interest than usual
was manifested In the election.
Republicans and Democrats both SUI.
fered losses from 1900. the returns
from 200 cities and towns showing
fourteen per cent. decrease for rhe
former and twelve per cent. for the lat
ter. as compared with the gubernatorial
vote of two years ago. These places
gave for Governor. Hill. Republican.
3i.O51. and Gould. Democrat. 20.54G.
The same towns two years ago gave
Hill. Republican. 5000. ard Lord.
Democrat. 22,272.
All four Republican Representatives
Amos L. Allen. Of Sanford. in the
First District; Charles +. Littleaeld. OF
Rockland. in the Second: Edwin G.
BurleIgh. OF Augusta. In the Third, and
Llewellyn Powers. Of Houlton. In the
Fourth-are reelected by the usual
pluralities. their vote running close to
that for Governor. Incomplete figures
show that Representative Littlcfield
has made the best run Of all.
The test of the prohibltory law will
shift next January from Androscoggin
TO Cumberland County. The Rev. Al
mon 8. Bisbee, Of Brunswick. whom
the prohibitionists of Cumberland
County desired TO elect as successor to
the late Sheriff Pearson. was defeated
by about 1000 plurality. His defeat is
regarded as serious blow at the law.
Androscoggin County elected as
Sheriff a radical temperance man. the
Rev. Charles 8. Cummings. by a plu.
rality Of SIS.
F. Marion Simpson. Chairman Of the
State Republican Committee. at Ban
gor. estimates that the Republicans
have carried the State by $4,000.
Chairman Simpson sent a message
to the President saying: "Maine has
gone Republican. as 1t once went for
Governor Kent. We have Carried the
State by q plurality Of 25.000. Have
elected the entire delegation In Con-
gress by a large majority. Have
chosen every Senator. with one excep-
ton. and nearly. II not quite. four
ifths Of the Legislature. The Pine
Tree State indorses your administra-
tion with no uncertain voice"
George F. Hughes. Chairman Of the
State Democratic Committee. gave out
this statement:
incomplete returns show q gain OF
several members in the House Of Rep
resentatives for the Democrats. A
complete victory In Knox County. the
election Of a Sheriff In Cumberland.
the largest county Ia the State. and
Democratic victories in the cities Of
Waterville and Lewiston indicate that
the Democratic vote for State candi-
dates is close to that Of the last Presi.
Dental year. and will show q gain over
that Of the last election OF more than
10000"