The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-09-11
|LITTLEFIELD SAFE
| BY 1000 PLURALITY
NEGLECTED TO CONGRESS BIZ
CONSIDERABLY REDUCED
MARGIN.

Davis -- Congressman Littletield in
Statement Expresses Opinion That
GOmpers Helped Him in His District
--RepubIicnns VIII Have Safe Ma
jOrity i'm Legislature.
Portland, Me-, Sept. 1O.-Governor
William T. Cobb, of Rockland, repub-
can, standing on a platform devoted
Elmost exclusively to a continuance Of
be prohibitory law Of the state, was
R-elected to-day by plurality of less
an 5000, with but few exceptions the
8nallest margin of votes ever given a
kpublican governor in the state Of
sainc.
BCyrus Nv, Davis, of Waterville, the
emooratio candidate for governor,
Piled one of the largest votes in the
STORY of the party in this state. His
Fue in the campaign was the re-sub-
ssion Of the liquor question, which
Is incorporated in the state constitu-
IN over forty years ago.
8lore interesting from national
Int of view was the reelection of
Agressman Charles E. Littlefeld,
Aublican, of the second district, by
Atly reduced plurality. Congress-
Littlefeld's candidacy was the
Alect of bitter opposition on the part
20 Af ha
brican Federation of Labor, who
ID his defeat on the ground that he
voted against certain labor meas
at the last session of congress.
% issue between Gompers and Lit
Id was taken up by the republican
ressional committee, and for three
Is the district has been the scene
hard fight in which Secretary of
William H. Taft, Senator Lodge
Senator Beveridge, and several
essmen were pitted against the
bf the Federation Of Labor.
Littlefield's plurality was esti-
tonight at about 1000.
ressman Edwin c. Burleigh, of
"a, republican, was reelected In
rd district by an estimated plu-
bf 1000 and Congressman Lew-
overs, Of Houlton, republican,
Airth district by a plurality
at 1000. The reelection Of
man Amos L. Allen. Of AL
ne first district, is claimed by
blican leaders.
gislature will be republican by
sargln.
gh the republican vote was
han that cast four years ago,
se of nearly so per cent. in the
2lc vote pulled the republican
down to one of the smallest
srded in the state.
from $50 cities and towns out |
governor, are as follows:
sp) ............ 66,299 |
zam.) ...s................. 59,201 |
Mn plurality .............. 1908 |
hrality in these towns four
10 of Hill, rep, over Gould,
25,S74.
for congressman from 100 out
cities and towns in the Sec
ict show a plurality for Con-
Littlefield of 1,1S4, a net re-
loss of 4,108 over four years
vote
I'D, rep, 1921
cuddy, dem, 16,1S7.
ne towns in 1902 gave Little
16,190, and Foss, dem, 1O,SSs.
ssing towns four years ago
lefield $50, Foss 422
as the first city of importance |
.rd from, and the returns Gre
m at the republican state |
tiers when 1t was seen that the
many years strongly republi-
given Davis, the democratic I
for governor, a plurality Of |
Hand, the home city of Gov |
ID, gave a plurality of II votes
locratio opponent, while Con-
Charles e. Littlef1eld, also q
bf Rockland, carried the city
u votes.
Evenly cities in Maine the re-
carried only Calais, Eastport,
and Hallowell. Governor
saved by the country vote.
slle, the home of Davis, gave
Srality of over 500 over Cobb
es Of Bath, Rockland, Auburn,
Ellsworth and Augusta, the
considered as among the
republican cities In the state,
their returns with pluralities
). Davis carried Portland,
5S4. The handicap thus placed |
slor Cobb was only shaken off |
title towns, which slowly but
down the democratic plural
nally sent Cobb into the lead.
republican leaders admitted
candidates plurality would
5000, the smallest plurality
a republican governor since
sn1an Littlefeld's contest
el ]. McGillicuddy, dem, was
r than the gubernatorial con-
q two counties, Androscoggin
,, giving a plurality for Nc
n Mr., Littlefleld's success
bubtful for a time, but with
) and towns heard from he
the front with a plurality of
vote, however, showed a re-
Ret loss Of 2,19S, based on the
NAL vote of those towns four
ltative Littlefeld. in a state
he Associated Press tonight,
last election in 1904, Governor
led 4he state by 27,5OO; Con-
tinued on Second Page,) :