The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-09-13
MAINE. PLURALITY CUT.
Republican Lead in State Is On
ly 5000.

Augusta, Me-, Sept. 10.-The
rockriDbed Republicans of the
country districts today saved
their patty from crushing de-
feat in the State of Maine. Gov
ernor William T. Cobb was. re-
elected for a two-year term by a
plurality of about 5000. Two
years ago Cobb had $500 plur-
atty. -Four years ago John F.
Hill was elected governor by 81
1870 plurality.
The result in exact figures in
the second congressional district,
lwhere Charles Z. Littleheld was
opposed for reelection by Dan
iiel ]. McGillicuddy and the AM
erican Federation of Labor, is
not known, but the returns f;om
| fifty cities and towns out of 12c
in the district indicate Little
fields return by a plurality of
about 1000. Two years ago lit
|tleield carried the district by s.
391. His plurality in 1902 was
5,55S and in 1900 7,776.
Democratic gains in the Iegis-
lature are large, but that body
will remain Republican by a big
majority, insuring the election CT
Republican state officers, the
governor being the only state Of
|hcial chosen today.
Congressman Amos L. Allen,
in the first district, Edwin c.
Burleigh in the third and Lie
wellyn Powers in the fourth, all
Republicans, are reelected by re-
duced pluralities. Burleigh's plu-
rality is about 1000, ooulpared
with $500 two years ago, and
Powers about 1000 as compared
with S,700 in 1904.
Interest in the election center
led wholly in the contests for gov
|ernor and for congressman in the
second district. Governor Cobb
and Cyrus w. Davis, the Demo
cratic candidate, conducted their
campaign entirely on local issues.
the chief one being resubmission
|of the prohibitory amendment to
the people.
In the second congressional
district the fight was made on ma
tional issues and those raised by
Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of Lab
or, who came into the district
three weeks ago and has spoken
every day since to huge audi
ences. Little6eld was attacked
for his opposition to the antrim
junction and other labor meas
lures and his advocacy of the ship
subsidy bill, ..l-:-..ss.z..s....-
Mr.. Gompers has not denied
that this attempt Of the American
Federation of Labor to defeat a
candidate for Congress is the be-
ginning of a series Of similar at
tempts throughout the country,
and for this reason interest in the
result has become national.
Prohibition has been the key
note of the campaign of Cover
nor William T. Cobb, who was a
candidate for another term in Of
fee while the Democrats inserted
in their platform a plank calling
for the rest5mission to the PEG
pie of the pfohibitory law.
Governor Cobb's reelection
means continuance of the pro-
hibitory law, backed by the
Cobb-Sturgis bill, which was
passed by the last Legislature
and which was the object of ST.
we're criticism by the Democrats
during the campaign.
A Republican Legislature not
only strengthens the position of
"a Republican chief executive, but
assures the reelection of the
United States Senator William
P. Frye.
The election of Cyrus w. Dav-
is, the Democratic candidate for
Governor, and supporting
Democratic legislature, would
have resulted in once more plac-
ing before the people the ques-
ton of the sale and manufacture
of liquor in the State and the re-
|tirement from public life of SEN
ator FRYE.