Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-09-20
PLURALITY ABOUT $1,000
Republican Lead in State Election
Larger than Expected.
M'INTIRE ELECTED sHERIFF-OXFORD
COUNTY OTHERWISE REPUBLICAN BY
OVER TWO THOUSAND.

The result of the election of last Mon
day in the state is in its main features
more than satisfactory to the Republic
cans. The plurality of Cobb, Republic
can, over Davis, Democrat, for governor,
is shown by unofficial returns to be
27.l30. This is larger than was expect
ed by the Republicans. and considerably
more than was conceded by the Demo
Gratis, although the Democrats profess
to find satisfaction in the fact that the
plurality of 1884 given in 1900 was re-
duced by 5000.
In 1900, the year of the abnormal Re-
publican plurality mentioned, large
portion of the Democratic party declined
to follow Bryan and did mot 60 to the
polls, and no effort was made to get out
the Democratic voters. This year lot
of work was done to get the Democrats
out, and most of them voted, as is shown
by an increase in the Democratic vote OF
ii 900 over that of four years ago.
The Republican vote is about 5000
larger than it was four years ago, and If
the Democrats can find any satisfaction
in the general result they ought to be
allowed the privilege. The reasonable
and fair Interpretation of it is that while
the Democrats alienated by Organism
are coming back to the fold, the Roose-
Welt sentiment is altogether too strong
to be overcome.
Locally the Democrats made some
gains in the state, and the election or
county officers has some peculiar
features. By very mixed state OF po'
litical matters in Cumberland County,
one Democratic state senator has been
chosen, and one Democratic senator is
also elected in each of the counties OF
Androscoggin, Knox and Lincoln. The
next Maine senate will consist OF ~ Re-
publicans and Democrats, and the
house of representatives of 121 Republic
cans and 80 Democrats. This is the
largest minority representation in the
legislature for some years.
Androscoggin County gave small
plurality for Davis on the governor vote,
and on the county officers the vote was
80 close that portion of the Republican
and a portion of the. Democratic candi-
dates are apparently elected by margins
of few votes, so that recount is caj''d
for in about every instance.
The specially regrettable features or
the result are the reelection OF the
Democratic sheriff, VIM. NJ. Pennell, in
Cumberland County, who has openly and
frankly nullified the prohibitory law and
substituted system of regulation" OF
the liquor business; and the defeat OF
Rev. Charles s. Cummings, sheriff OF
A ndroscoggin County, who has enforced
the prohibitory law, by John l.. Cum
mings. who is expected to be easy on
the rumsellers.
A Democratic sheriff is also elected in
Hancock County, which is otherwise
Republican.
In Oxford County, with the exception
; of the sheriff vote, there is the usual
plurality of a little over 1000. The
sheriff contest is an exception, and the
vigorous effort made to elect the Demo
cratic candidate, Bertrand G. Mclntire
OF Waterford, was successful, he having
a plurality over Harris l.. Elliott, the
Republican candidate, of 127.
, The seven representatives to the legis'
|lature from Oxford County are all Re
publicans.
, The officers elected in the county are
as follows:
senator-Jonsthsn Bartlett Of Stoneham.
County Attorney-Charles P. Barnes OF Nor
way u. j.
Bethel.
Register of Probate-Albert D. Park OF Paris
Sheri6-Bertrand q. McIntire of waterford.
County Commissioner-Dean A. Ballard o
Fryeburg. =. ..-s
Paris.
8 Representatives In Legislature
Jerry a. Martin Of Rumford.
Edward K. Witt of Norway.
Walter l.. Gray Of Paris
George l.. Merrill Of Dix6eld.
George W. Walker Of Lowell
1 George l.. Cushman Of Woodstock.
Henry a. Hastings OF Bethel.
81 The full vote of the county Is tabula'
s cd elsewhere in this paper, with the 81
1 ception of Lincoln Plantation, which ma
only few voters. We have been unabl
to get in communication with the plar
tatiou, but as all available men are en-
ployed in guiding, 1t Is possible that n
Q vote was had there.
These figures are tabulated from n
turns sent by the town clerks, to who,
the Democrat wishes to extend II
thanks for the service rendered.