New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-09
MAINE AWAITS BATTLE.
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT.
Republicans Depend on Rural Vote
Liquor Lac the Cruz.
: IL reIerrarh 10 Nc rritune- J


Augusta Me. Sept S-The campaign in
Maine. the most exciting and strenuous since the
famous greenback days OF 1ST9-'S0 practically
closed tonight. and the politicians are preparing
for the battle al the polls on Monday. Governor.
four Representative to Congress. county ofhcers
and Representative to the Legislature are To
be chosen. The next Legislature elects sue
cessor TO Senator Frye The Republican candi-
date for Governor is William T. Cobb, of Rock
land. the present incumbent. who asks a second
term. He is a close friend of Congressman
Littleheld. also Of Rockland The Democratic
nominee is Cyrus w Davis. Of Waterville.
promoter of Colorado mines and other enter
prises. This is his second candidacy for Gov
ernor. he having been defeated In 1894.
The issue which has given the Democrats
hshtine strength and raised their hopes to a
high pitch is the old one Of the prohibition Of
the liquor traffic Maine. with prohibition in
her constitution and statutes, has for many years
ostensibly been a dry state. But in the cities the
law was nullifed and liquor was freely sold, the
Republicans generally holding the vote Of the
Iiouor men and their sympathizers. The Legis-
lature of 1895 through the efforts of Governor
Cobb and others. enacted the Sturgis law, which
provided for a commission and deputies % en-
force the liquor law. The commission could
send it's consta buary into every country where
it deemed the law vas not enforced The COM
mission entered four counties -Kennebec An
droscoggin. Sagadahoc and Knox That the
Democrats will win many votes on the Sturgis
issued IS not denied ny the Republicans. but the
| latter also expect TO win some by il.
In 1904 Cobb had a plurality over Davis Of
26.S16 in a total vote for both Of 12710S II
is not believed that the Democrats can wipe this
out Notwithstanding the obnoxious Sturgis law.
| The Republicans. while they viii lose ina the
cities are depending the country towns,
which are almost solidly Republican and for
| enforced prohibition Republican leaders 20
night are claiming 5000 plurality for Cobb.
| The Democrats say they viii elect Davis by TO-
| OOO. increase their membership I'm the House 10
| sixty and i'm the Senate to :. besides carrying
| six Of the sixteen counties.
| In the ID Congressional District Congressman
Littleaeld has been having the fight of his life'
| mainly owing to the antagonism OF the Iaoor
| leaders President Gompers. STUART feih ms
! lieutenant Lovelev, national president oi the
! r-,t.od shoe Workers U7niors. and others have
entered his district and for three weeks at'acKeu
the CONGRESSMAN in the industrial centres. ring
| ing the changes on the snip subsidy compulsory
! piIotase. and Injunction bills They have de-
| nounced Mr. IIttledeld as the friend and tool
| Of the corporations and the foe of labor Mr.
| Iittlefeld has been on the stump constantly in
| opposition. and has had the potent assistance
| of Secretary Taft Speaker Cannon, Henry Ca
| hot lodge and many OF the ablest Maine speak
| sra IittIefeId in 1904 had plurality Of 1891
| There is little question but that he will be re-
| elected His opponent. the Democratic candi-
| date is y. j. McGillicuddy. an Irish lawyer of
| Lewiston The remaining three Maine Repre-
| sentatives 10 Congress will he reelected.
The principal closing rallies were held in
| Brunswick Watervie. Rockland and Ellsworth
| tonight. In Ellsworth Speaker Cannon and Sen
| ator Hale were the speakers. Mr. Cannon spoke
on national issues lie was the guest Of Senator
Hale tonight and viii leave there tomorrow
| for New York
Senator Lodge. i'm Brunswick devoted particu-
lar attention to William J. Bryan's advocacy ot
government ownership of railroads. and declared
that the plan. If carried out. would mean th'
! overthrow of the present form Of government
! and place the United States the road whicl
| leads to autocracy like that Of Russia
| Congressman Littlefed talked 20 a biz audi
| e,ce in his home city. Rockland tonight II,
| devoted a large portion of his remarks IN m
attack on Samuel Gompers, president Of tn,
American Federation OF Labor. and said thai
| be was mot 10 be bulldozed and sandhagge1 h,
| Compers or his henchmen into supporting Iegis
| ,stior detrimental 10 my constituents"