The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-15
National Issues Were Consid-
cred But Little, Due to Hard
Fight Waged Over Temper
ance Question.
Governorship Vote
in Maine Since '98.


election Monday. Bert M. F'ernald be-
ing chosen governor over Obadiah
Gardner, democrat, and all four repub-
lican candidates for congress winning.
The plurality received by the repub-
licans, however was cut to less than
10000, for the first timein a presiden-
tial year for more than twenty-five
years Returns from AGO out of 519
cities, towns and plantations give Fer
na1d TIA; Gardner, 64,62S. The same
places in 1904 gave Cobb, rep, 74,419;
Davis, DEM, 49,141. The remaining
places in 1904 gave Cobb 2,545; Davis,
1905.
These figures indicate republican
loss of per cent and a democratic
gain OF 80 per cent.
The total vote cast Monday was in
the neighborhood of 10000. which is
within a few thousand Of the record
for the state
Legislature Republican.
The next legislature undoubtedly
will be republican, but the majority
will be greatly reduced because OF the
number of victories scored in Monday S
contests by the democrats. No United
States senator will be chosen until
1911
The democrats gained over four
city, although some of the municipali-
ties which went democratic two years
ago returned to the republican fold,
notably Auburn, Augsta, Belfast, Els
worth, Portland, and South Portland.
Knox county, the home of the demo-
cratic candidate for governor, gave a
democratic majority of 200, but Mr..
Gardner was unable to carry his own
ward, the only ward in Rockland, his
home, which went republican.
Waterville, the home of William T.
Haines, who was a candidate for re-
publican nomination for governor
against Fernald gave a majority of 421
for Gardner. Mr.. Haines was the pro-
nounced candidate of the republicans
who favored the resubmision to the
people of the constitutional amend
ment prohibiting liquor traffic.
Fight for congressman.
The Indications are that the four re-
publican candidates for congress were
elected by greatly reduced pluralities
as compared with 1904. In that year
Congressman Allen had a plurality OF
49S7. ell will be fortunate il at thris
election he has 1000.
Charles E. Littlefield, in 1904, in the
Second district had 5,219. This year
John p. Swazey, therepublican candi.
date probably will not have over
1850.
N 1904 Congressman Edwin c. Bur.
leigh had 6,S63 plurality. This year he
will have about 1000.
In he Fourth district, which in 1904
the late Congressman Powers carried
by a plurality of S.S41, the plurality
Of the republican candidate this year
Frank E.. Guernsey, of Dover, will not
exceed 5000.
State Issues Basis Of Fight.
In this election the state issues have
largely predominated There is nc
doubt that hundreds Of men who Mon
day voted the democratic ticket will
vote for in November for Taft and
Sherman. The prohibitory liquor Law
issue entered largely into the fight ant
no doubt the vote Of the cities and the
larger towns which is favorable tt
the democracy hinged entirely on tn,
so-called liquor question.
Fernald. the republican candidat,
for governor. declared he was not onl,
in favor of prohibition, but he was alb
solutely opposed to a resubmission O
the constitutional amendment which
prohibits the manufacture and sale o
intoxicating liquors. Mr.. Gardner tn,
democratic candidate was outspoker
in favor of resubmission and de
nounced In the strongest possible Ian
guage what he alleged was hypocris,
In the present enforcement of the pro
hfbitory liquor law.
Another feature which cut into tn,
republican plurality was the persona
acquaintance of Mr. Gardner anon,
the farmers OF the state. For ten year
he was master of the patrons of hus
bandry of the state and this fact gain
cd for him many votes among farm