New-York tribune., 1904-09-14
MAINE MAJORITY $4,000.
H Slight Democratic Gain in the
Legislature.

Portland Me- Sept I3-Returns from the little
today and careful revision OF last nights s
figures place the Republican plurality In yesterday
State election at about 27O00. Returns from 80
cities towns and plantations out OF 81 give Will
tam T. Cobb Republican candidate for Governor.
1854. Cyrus W Davis. Democrat. 5o0l7 The same
places in 1870 gave HiII. Republican 72.54l Lord
Democrat, 3. IA The Republican gain over 1900 IS
now estimated at 5 per cent. and the Democratic
gain > per cent
Additional returns IN the Congress districts have
not altered the result all four Republican Con
Eressmea being returned by pluraltes ranging
from 5to9 10 OC0.
Next years Senate viii probahIv stand > Re
pubucans and { Democrats. against - Republi-
cans and Democrat in the last legislature Il :
estimated that the House will De composed Of IL
Republicans and % Democrats The last House
stood Ict Republicans and - Democrats The four
Democratic Senator's this year will from
Androscoggir Cumberland. Knox and Lincoln
counties
The heaviest Democratic gains we're in Cumher-
land COUNTY where the party reelected Peuneu
as Sheriff. a Senator ard county commissioners
Chufrruan Si-nprcR Of the RepUbctn State Com
r1lttee r~.eEraphed President Roosevelt that the
ra-ty rad carried tho State By more than &.@o.
President Roosevelt replied. later n the day. eT
pressing his r,liEht the result. and congratU-
Ia:.ng Mr.. Simpson and those who had worked
with hrr most heartily.
CougratuIatorv kilograms were also exc hanged
ry a number % the party leaders. while the most
Fluctuations between the two Leading candidates
The Democratic lae eders, who previous the
election declared that any reduction from the pu-
rauty ~ 1870 woaId ne a Democratic gain. main
tain that the vote yesterday indicates an increase
in party strength I'm the State on thc other hand
the Republican leaders had declared that they
pected only from l5.r0l 70 - o00 plurality.
or the numerous contests FOR Sheriff in The vari-
ous counties that Ir Cumberland County attracted
most attention The Democrats reelected the
present Sheriff William N. PenneIl by sub
sfantial vote victory which they say is ono not
only for the party hut also tor what is termed the
Pencil plan Of regulating tho enforcement OF the
prohibitory law.
\ general survey OF the returns shows that the
Democrats have made their gains mainly IN the
cities while the Republicans showed strongly in
the towns II also is apparent that there was
material reduction IN the Socialist vote The city
nr Bath in Sagadahoc County. and the town Of
skoREeg4n. in Somerset County, regarded as
the Socialist st~oughods Of the State. In Bath the
vote dropped from so Tn 1872 TO Sc Skowhegan's
Socialist vote fell TO I2 this year. from 80 two
years ago and from l-c in 300
William T. Cobb. the successful Republican candi-
date for Governor made the following statement:
l1ok upon the plurality by which the Repub-
iirars I'm " carried Maine = Unexpectedly large
and as a strong Endorsement Of President Roose-
valf-s administration. The plurality may not prove
70 BE- OG0 IL still handsome ana taF IN eN-
cess Of what the campaiGr ma anaSers expected
n fs evident that Maine wished 70 express her
hearty support Of the present natond! adminIstrd-
tiOn