The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-10
MAINE ELECTION
OCCURS TUESDAY
Republicans Expect to Carry
the Pine Tree State by a
Reduced Plurality.
NEW YORK HEARST LEAGUE
CONVENTION OF CONNECTICUT
DEMOCRATS.

On Tuesday. Sept. H. the convention of
the Independence league of New York
| state will be called to order in New York
City. The sessions will last two days.
The league may or may not nominate a
full state ticket. sentiment being divided
as to the wisdom of placing an entire
ticket in the field. Some of the delegates
favor nominations for governor and lieu-
tenant governor only. il is regarded as
a certainty that William r. Hearst will
be selected by the league to stand as its
candidate for chief executive of the state.
The Democrats of Connecticut also will
meet in convention at Hartford on Tues
day TO nominate candidates for the var
lous state offices. 1t is expected that
Charles f. Thayer of Norwich VIII be
named for governor and John NJ. Ney
OF Hartford for lieutenant governor. on
the same day the California Democratic
convention will meet at Sacramento.
Maine Election Tuesday.
On the eve of the Maine state election.
the political leaders of both parties feel
that uncertainty exists to an unusual de-
gree throughout the state, and many sur
prises are looked for Monday when the
ballots shall have been counted. Two of
Names most popular Republicans stand
out especially in the element of uncer-
tainty-Governor William NJ. Cobb and
Congressman Charles T.. LittIefield-bOth
both of whom seek reelection.
Governor Cobb has made his campaign
on purely state issues. but the candidacy
of Mr. Littlefield has been given wide
prominence on account of the fact that
he has been opposed by Samuel GOmpers
president of the American Federation of
Labor, Who has made many speeches in
Littlefield's district in the last three
weeks
Reduced Plurality.
RppnbIipon Ioodorc oVnto1
hitting that. largely because of the opera
ton of the so-called Sturgis liquor law
the state ticket will probably not have a
plurality exceeding II. 900, while for nearly
a decade the Republican plurality has
been in excess of 5000.
On Wednesday the Prohibitionists of
Maryland will meet at Laurel. Also on
Wednesday the graduation exercises of
the naval academy at Annapolis will take
place.
The national conventions ofJhe Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers and the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen will
meet at. Milwaukee.
Lively Fight in Ohio.
Although the Republican state conven-
ton which meets at Dayton. o.. Tuesday
is held for the nomination OF candidates
for secretary of state and other state Of
fices, the pre-convention interest cen
tered on the equal Endorsement of the
president and the two senator's and on
the contest of Senator Dick for re-elec-
ton as chairman of the state committee
Notwithstanding the fact that he was de-
feated in his home county Senator Dick
expresses full confidence in his own sue
cess
However, Harry 'Daugherty and Con-
gresham Burton. express equal conf
dence I'm the success of the fight against
the retention of Senator Dick The in
dorsement of both President Roosevelt
and of the Ohio representatives. notwith-
standing their differences over various
matters of legislation at Washington, is
being sought by many delegates while
others are equally insstent that the pres
ident be Endorsed and that the senators
be ignored or at most given merely per-
functOry resolution of commentator.