The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-11
WASAHOT CAMPAIGN IN MAINE
MIG VOTE WILL BE POLLEDTHERE
on MONDAY.


Plurality for Their Candidate for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Working to Keep
ItDown to IL. OOO-Many Local Issues.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. lO.--After the most
strenuous battle waged in this State since
the famous count out period, nearly
twenty-five years ago, the campaign In
Maine closed tonight. 1t Is probable
that an unusually large vote will be polled
on Monday and that the general apathy
which has been shown by the Maine voters
in the past will be lacking. The Demo-
cratic party has not been better organized
since 1892, while the Republicans have
strained every effort to get out the full
party vote, on account OF its being
Presidential year.
The leading issues advanced by the Demo-
Gratis have been the alleged extravaganza
by the Republicans and the resubmission
Of the Prohibitory Liquor law to the people.
The Republican candidate for Governor,
the Hon. William I. Cobb OF Rockland, Is
the choice Of the machine, so-called, and
won the nomination after a sharp contest.
The Democratic candidate the Hon. Cyrus
w. Davis of waterville, Is Mayor OF that
city and Is one OF the wealthiest men OF
, Maine.
In many Of the counties there are local
issues which will complicate matters, most
of them relating TO the election Of Sheriffs,
whose duty it is to enforce the Prohibitory
, Liquor law. A Legislature will be elected
which, il Republican, will reflect United
States Senator Eugene Hale.
So far as the probable size OF the Re-
publican plurality for Governor Is con-
cerned, prominent Republicans who are
supposed to be pretty we'll informed hazard
tho opinion that they will be doing pretty
well IL the State gives William T. Cob b
a plurality Of 1900. Democrats believe 1t
possible to cut that plurality to Is 900 or even
to 1900,
This would certainly be performance
worthy of note, II one makes comparative
study Of the returns for the past fifteen
years. In 1902 John F. Hill defeated Samuel
w. Gould by something over $4,000 votes.
In 1900. the last Presidential year, John +.
Hill defeated Samuel Lord by over $4,000
votes. In 1895, another Presidential year,
LEV ellyn Powers defeated Melvin P. Frank
by over $4,000 votes. In 1892 Henry b,
Cleaves defeated Charles F. johnson by only
a fraction more than 1900 votes
Fifteen to eighteen thousand is the estima-
ton OF the Republican plurality, according
to the Hon. F. NJ. Simpson, chairman OF the
Republican State committee. Mr.. Simpson
points out to the people of Maine. as he did
in an interview earlier in the campaign,
that the only true basis Of comparison Is the
vote Of 1882, which was the last campaign
in which Maine Republicans met united
Democracy. In that year the Hon. Henry B.
Cleaves, Republican, received 81, 900 votes,
I thn hnr III
crat, received 55,3a7, giving Cleaves
| plurality Of I2,5Os. The next Presidential
campaign, 1895, found the Maine Democracy
demoralzed by free silver, and enough Gold
Democrats voted the straight Republican
ticket to bring the vote OF the Hon. Llewellyn
Powers. Republican, to 81 500. reducing the
vote of the Hon. Melvin P, Frank. the regular
Democratic nominee, to "a $50, giving Powers
a plurality Of 4s,24e.
Four years later in 1900, with Bryan
and free silver as the issue in the National
campaign, many OF the Gold Democratic
again voted the Republican ticket and John
F. HILL Republican, received 73,47O votes,
against 4oose for Samuel l.. Lord, Demo-
cratic, giving Hill a plurality CT 1884.
| This year with Bryan out OF the saddle
and Names Democracy once more united
! tne Inquiries InliSt VI HcCcsSiIy tIoP DuCh W
the basis Of 1892, and in that year the Repub-
lican plurality was l2,505.
Mr.. Simpsons estimate IL given out at
the headquarters of the State committee
to-day is as follows:
we will carry the State for Mr.. Cobb,
the Gubernatoral candidate, by plurality
Of from $1,000 to 1900. we win carry
every Congressional district In the State
by pluralities which will be the equal OF
! ha l,aA IN rox,fn ra
when the opposition has made hard fight.
I'VE shall elect the majority Of the Legis-
lative. ticket and at least seventy-seven OF
the aghty-one State Senators, y lth an
even chance for the other four s,,. 81 over
as in years when both parties have made
vigorous campaign. The Democrats have
injected State issues into their campaign
with a view to crowding out the national
issues, and in consequence the campaign
has been waged more on the line OF State
issues than national.
DR.. E L. Jones OF Waterville, chairman
OF tho Democratic State committee, gave
out the following interview tonight:
word for publication. The Republican
claim on the stump and In the press of TO- 900
or IL, 900 ma jority Ia an old trick of theirs Of
claiming less than they expect, or ought to
call a victory. If the people are with them,
as they claim, they should have the full
majority OF four years ago, IS. 3St, or their
majority Of 4s,246 Of eight years ago. But
we will take for a standard their majority
over the Democrats in the last Presidential
year, 19Oo-33 1884. A single vote over that
is gain. one less loss. The Republicans
in this State have one OF the most beauti-
fully working political machines In America,
built by James G.. Blaine and perfected by
Joseph II. Manley, the ablest politician that
Maine ever produced.
where we can raise one dollar, they have
thousands; where We have one worker for
the love of his party they have a dozen,
who are getting revenue by virtue OF hold
ing Office and are hustling for their very
! lives. 1t is an unorganized force against
a trained army. repeat, il their manage
ment Of the nation and State Is satisfactory
to the people they must produce o majority