The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-08
MEM0RABEE
Present Campaign In Maine
Ended Tonight-Will Go
Down In History.
Was One Of the Most Sharply
Fought. Ever Known In
That State.
Associated Pres. to III. Evening r,m...

Augusta, Me-, Sept. fS.-The Maine
campaign closes tonight with speaking
In nearly every town of any Importance
in the state. The election will be on
Monday. AS the Maine election will
afford the people of the country the
first real line they have on the
strength ond effect of organized labor
in politics. all 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
tho second congressional district,
where President Samuel Gompers of
the American Federation of Labor has
been working with his coat off in an
effort to defeat Congressman Charles
E. LittleReld and thereby make an
example of him for other congressman
who have not taken what Mr. Gompers
considers the right stand in relation to
proposed labor legislation. To offset
the efforts of Mr.. Gompers and save
the scalp of Congressman Littlefield
the republican national committee has
sent into the district orators of ma
tional reputation, among them Speak
er Cannon, Senator Beveridge of In
diana and Secretary Taft.
Ii the four congressman from Maine
are reelected by normal majorities,
it will be assumed as matter of
course that the rest of the country
is safely anchored to the republican
mornings. and as Maine goes. so goes
the Union. That is the view the re-
publicans will take. They will say that
Maine has indorsed Roosevelt and all
his works, and it will stimulate every
other district to do the same.
But If the majorities of the four
Maine congressman are cut down, or
if, even better still from the demo-
should be defeated, democratic cam
paign stock will go up with rush.
AS regards the state ticket nation
al issues have cut little or no figure
in the campaign. The great, almosl
the only, issue this year is again the
liquor question. which for seventy
years has been a troublesome factor
in Maine politics. A pioneer in the
temperance movement, it is today a
battle between prohibition and resub-
missionists, the latter urging that
prohibition has become unpopular and
that the new generation which has
come upon the stage since the con-
stitutional amendment was passed
should have another opportunity to ex-
press themselves on the subject. The
republican platform is squarely for
prohibition and the rigid enforcement
OF existing laws.
Taking advantage of this unpopular
ity of the prohibition laws, the demo-
Gratis have forced it as the most prom
inent issue, arguing that the people
should be given the chance to say
whether that law should be repealed.
AS to the gubernatorial candidates,
both are able men of good record.
Governor Cobb, who is a candidate for
reelection on the republican ticket,
was graduated from BOwdOin college
and later from Harvard law school.
Instead of practising law, however,
he has carried on the extensive lime
manufacturing business at Rockland
which his father founded. He is man
of wealth and culture. who has applied
strict business principles to the work
of his Office.
The democratic candidate is the
same as in 1904, Cyrus w. Davis. of
Waterville, 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 member of the legislature.
Curiously enough, although the issue
between the republican and democratic
is that of prohibition or license, the
Prohibition party has a candidate in
the field. At this party's convention
Governor Cobb's course was warmly
commended and he was highly praised
by the speakers and in the resolutions,
and then the delegates proceeded to
nominate Henry Woodward, OF Win
throp, for governor. 1t seemed most
inconsistent thing to do, but 1t really
makes very little difference. as the
prohibition party cast only PISS votes
in 1904.
The republican pluralities for gov
ernor in the past six elections were as
follows:s 1894. 3S.917; 1896. 1926;
1898. 24,415; 1900, 33,3S4: 1902. 25.-
247; 1904, 25,SO0.