Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-18
Cobb Reelected.
But Republican Pluralities are
Generally Reduced.
Oxford Stands Firm.
Elects Full Republican Ticket, with Some
Democratic Gains, and Gives Cobb
More Votes than In 1904.

The result of the Maine election OF
Monday, Sept. 10, is unquestionably a
Democratic gain in the state generally,
after a campaign which was made I'M
usually lively for an 'off year" by both
parties.
Practically complete unofficial returns
on the vote for governor give Cobb, Re-
publican, 6S,561; Davis, Democrat,
OF ,l69; making Cobb's plurality, 1892.
In 1904 the vote was, Cobb, 1892;
Davis, so, 146-a plurality of 26,sl6.
The four Republican congressman are
reelected by reduced msjorities. In
the Second District the vote was, Little
field, 1886; McGillicudy, 1881, giving
Littlefeld plurality of 1859. In 1904
he had 1891 plurality over the opposing
candidate.
In the legislature eight of the thirty
one senator's and sixty of the Isl repre-
sentatives will be Democrats-the larg-
est representation that party has had in
generation.
While the Democratic gains are
general throughout the state, they are
largest and most conspicuous in the
cities and in the counties containing the
larger cities, several of which counties,
including Androscoggin and Cumber-
land, have elected full Democratic
tickets of county officers. Only four
cities gave Cobb a majority. In the
country districts the change is less.
Amid all this upheaval Oxford County
stands firm, actually giving Cobb 1920
vote sagainst 1888 in 1904-an increase of
337. But the vote for Davis increased
from 2270 to 29S9, so that the Republican
plurality is reduced from 20l3 in 1904 to
1851 this year. That the Prohibitionists
stood by Governor Cobb is evident from
the shrinkage of their vote, which is re-
duced to 81 in the county, while the
Socialist candidate for governor gets Al.
The entire Republican county ticket
is elected by pluralities varying from
1886 for Whitman, Clerk Of Courts, to
$50 for Hubbard, Sheriff-Mr. McIntire,
the present Democratic sheriff, who was
elected by Republican disaffection two
years ago, being defeated for reelection
by the above figures. The Oxford
County delegation in the legislature,
senator and seven representatives, are
all Republicans, the smallest plurality
being 50 for Stearns of Norway, in
whose district an extraordinary effort
was put forth in behalf of Mr.. Kimball,
the Democratic candidate.
1t is noteworthy that the total vote of
Oxford County for governor was $50
larger than in the presidential-year cleo
ton of 1904, an increase of nearly fifteen
per cent.
The detailed figures of the Oxford
County vote are given elsewhere in this
paper. There is small chance of error
in these, as they are made up from re-
turns furnished by the several town
clerks, to whom the Democrat wishes to
return thanks for their courtesy and
promptness in furnishing the informa-
ton asked for.
The officers elected in Oxford County
are as follows:
Senator-Henry II. Hastings. Bethel.
Clerk of Courts-Chlres +. Whitman, Norway.
County Attorney-Charles p. Barnes, Norway.
Sheriff-Hiram r. Hubbard Paris.
County Observation-Disclosures Delano. Can
ton.
County Treasurer-George NJ. Atwood, Paris
Register Of Deeds. Hastings Bean. Paris.
Register Of Deeds. Western District-Eckley
Ballard. Fryeburg.
Representatives to Legislature-
Jerry II. Martin. Rumford.
Frederick r Dyer, Buckheld.
Albert j. Stearns. Norway.
Amon Young. Hiram.
Edwin III. Gleason, Mexico.
Amon Emerson, Stow.
Willard b. Wight. Newry.