The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-08
MONDAYS ELECTION RE.
SUITS AWAITED WITH
KEEN ANXIETY
BOTH PARTIES CONCERNED
ReSubniSSiOn of Prohibition
Question Also an Issue.

Augusta, Me- Sept S-The Maine
campaign closes tonight with speak,
ing in nearly every town of any i'm
portance in the state The election
will be on Monday AS the Maine
election will aGord the people II the
cOwntry the first real line they have
on the strength and effect Of organ.
lied labor in politics, an parties have
put forth their utmost Efforts TO make
the hest possible showing
The Republicans do not attempt TO
hide their concern over the result In
the Second conmb ssonal district.
whore President Samuel Gompers of
the American Federation of Labor
has been working with his coat off I'm
an effort TO defent Congressman
Charles f. Littleheld and thereby
make an example Of him for other CON
gressmen who have not taken what
Mr. Gonpers considers the right stand
IN relation to proposed labor legisla-
tiou. To offspt the efforts Of Nf
Gompers and save the scalp Of Con
gressman Littlehca the Republican
national committee has sent into the
district orators OF national reputation.
among them Speaker Cannon. Senator
Beveridge of Indiana and Secretary
Taft
If the four congressman from Maine
are reelected by normal majorities.
IL will be assumed as a matter Of
course that the resi- OF the country is
safely anchored TO the Republican
noorings, and as Maine gees so goes
the Union. That Is the new view the
Republicans will take They viii say
that Maine haS indorsed Roosevelt and
all his works, and IL will stimulate
every other district TO do the same
BIT II the majorities OF the four
Name congressman are cut down, or
IT, even better still from the Demo
cratic standpoint, one at least OF them
should be defeated, Democratic cam
paign stock will go up with o. rush
AS regards the state ticket national
issues have cut little or no figure IN
the canraign. The ggeat, almost the
only. issue this year Is again the
| liquor question. which for seventy
years has been a troublesome factor
in Maine politics pioneer IN the
temperance movement It g. today a
battle between prohibition and resuD-
Tissionists the latter Urging that pro
hibition has become unpopular and
that the new generation whicn has
rcue upon the stage since the con
I stituticnal amendment wa passed
shuld have another opportnnlty TO
express themselvet ON the subject
The Republican platform Is squarely
I ior prohibition and the rigid enforce
| ment Of existing laws
Taking advantage of this uupopu-
I larity OF the prohibition laws. the
| Democrats have forced II as the mOst
| prominent issue. arguing thar the
pc pie should be given a chance 90
say whether the law should De re-
| pealeda
A 20 The gubernat0rial candidates
both are able men of good record
/ Governor Cobb. who Us a candidate for
reelection on the Republican ticket.
was graduated from Bowdoln College
/ and later from Harvard law school
Instead OF pracucing law however
/ he has carried on the extensive line
manufactring Business al ROckland
whieh his father founded he is a
man of wealth and culture who has
applied strict Business principles %
The work Of hi onice.
The Democratic candidate Is the
same as In 1904, Cyrus w. Davis. a
Watervilie. a hustling business man
who has made much money in real
estate. electric railroads and Colorado
mines. He has been mayor Of Water
Vile and a member Of the legislature
Curiously enough although the So
sue between the Reprblicans and Dem
ccrais Is that of prohibition or license
the Prohibition Tarty has a candidate
I in the field Al this partys conYen
ton Governor COhb's course was warm
~ commended and he was highly
praised b. the speakers and ga tks
resolutions. and then The delezafel
procaeded ~ nominate Henry Mood
ward. OF Winthrop. Tor governor
seen,ed a mo Inconsistent thing 4