The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-11
LITTLEFIELD
IS ERECTED
But By Greatly Reduced
Plurality
OPPOSED BY GOMPERS
The Maine Election Of Yesterday Shows
Great Gains for Democrats-cobb
Republican, Again the
Governor.
OPPOSED BY GOMPERS

Portland, Me-, Sept. IL With only
few towns left to be heard from,
the returns from yesterdays state elec.
tion show that the Democrats have made
very large gains in Maine GOV. Will
liam Il. Cobb Of Rockland Is reelected,
but by plurality reduced from 26,s1e
two years ago to approximately 5000.
The four Republican congressman are
also reelected, but their pluralities are
cut down; Amos Il. Allen in the first
districts Charles L. Littlefield in the
second; Edwin G, Burleigh in the third;
Ilewellyn Powers in the fourth The
state legislature will be Republican.
The principal contest outside the gov
ernorship was the election Of congress
man in the second district, Charles E.
Littlefeld having been opposed by Sam
uel Gompers, president OF the American
federation Of labor Littlefeld won out
over Daniel ]. McGillicuddy BY approx.
imately 1,20o plurality, as against 5,55s
two years ago.
The Democrats have made material
gains throughout the state. In Cum
berland county, the home Of deposed
Senator II. Herbert Sturgis, author Of
the state commission plan Of enforcing
the prohibitory law, and also the juris-
diction Of Sheriff William w. Pennell
for whose special punishment the Stur-
gis bill was conceived, has made a COM
plete overtiirn
Not a Republican county officer IS
elected and the Republicans lose their
three state senat Is and all but seven
of their legislative representatives.
The city of Portland, which has been
the storm centre of the Republicans in
the fight against the Democratic pr0po-
isition of resubnission Of the prohibi.
tory constitutional amendment, elected
seven Democratic Legislators in place Of
seven Republicans, and gives Sheriff Pen
nell and al! the other Democratic county
nominees about 500 plurality. II also
gave a strong plurality against Con.
gressman Allen and about 500 against
Governor Cobb. The outcome /. Bort
land Nas a matter of doubt When The
polls closed
Early in the day il became apparent
that an unusually big vote was heing
cast in every city, town and plantation
in the state. and when the first returns
were received ii was evident that sur
prises woIud be the rule rather than
the exception
Bath was the first city Of Importance
TO be heard from. and the returns IRE
afed alarm at the Republican state head
quarters at Lewiston. when ii was seen
that the city, for many years strongly
Republican, had given Davis, the Dem
ocratic candidate for governor, 4 plural.
ity Of 80. Roekland the home city
Of Governor Cobb gave plurality Of
Il votes to bis Democratic opponent.
while Congressman Charles T.. Littlefeld.
alsp a resident OF Rockland carried
the city by only twelve votes. Two
years ago his plurality was $50.
Waterville, the home of Cyrus w. Da-
Wis. gave him a plurality Of over 500
over Cobb.
The cities OF Portland. Bath, Rock
land, Auburn, Belfast, Ellsworth and
augusta, the capital considered as strong
Republican cities, sent in their returns
with pluralitics for Davis The han
dicap thus placed on Governor Cobb was
only shaken of by the little towns,
which slowly but surely cut down the
lead OF Davis and iinalyI sent Cobb into
the lead Even Republican leaders de-
clined to predict that their candidates
plus4.itv would reacr 5000, the smallest
plurality given TO a Republican gov
eYnor since 1852.
Congressman Littlefeld's contest with
Daniel ]. McGillicuddy was even closer
than the pnbernatorial contest With
two counties. Androscog2in ard Knox
giving 4 plurality for AIcGillicuddy. Mr..
TutIeheld's success seemed doubtful for
time. but he forged 10 the front with
plurality Of eco The vote, however
showed Republican net loss Of 2.i9s,
based on the congressional vote Of those
towns Of -four years ago.
Congressman Edwin G. Burleigh Of An
gnSta was reelected ia the third district
bv m estimated plurality Of 1000, ana
Congressman LlewolIyn Powers Of Houl
ton in the fourth district by plurality
estimated at 1000. The reelection Of
Congressman Amos l.. Allen OF Alfred
IN the first district was certain.
coMpERc HELPED WIN