Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31
THE NEW YORK VIEW
OF the Coming Elections in States OF
Vermont and Maine.

New York Aug 30--The outcome of
the election Tuesday in Vermont is
awaited with keen interest at the head
quarters of the Republican and Demo-
cratic national committees in this city.
The showing made in the Green Noun
tain state in the matter of the number
OF voters who go to the polls and the
gains or losses to either party in COM
pariSon with the vote of four years
ago will influence in no small degree
the shaping of the campaign in all N
the Eastern states 1t is conceded that
the Republican party will win, but if
the plurality is reduced by reason of
Republican apathy, then it will stir
that party in the East to renewed en-
ergy in trying to arouse enthusiasm
and interest.
From reports that have been receiy-
ed here during the one week of active
campaigning in the state, it appears
that all meetings have been we'll Ut
tended but there has been no careful
scrutiny of the audiences to determine
whether Independent voters have
shown an interest in the campaign or
whether organization alone has been
responsible for the enthusiasm mani
tested.
The test of sentiment will come with
the Maine election Sept. IS. The
speaking campaign there has been go
ing for more than a week and great
interest has been shown. The RepuD-
licans do not expect to get a larger
plurality than usual but are working
to secure from 10000 to $4,000, which
the State Republican leaders term
IN State
the question on which the governor
ship is being fought is continued pro-
hibition as the platform of the Re-
publicans and re-submission of the
prohibition question as the platform Of
the Democrats. National issues. how
ever. are being generally discussed in
the State by speakers supplied by the
national committees of both parties.
Over confidence on the part of Re-
publicans in the East is the thing
which the managers of national cam
paign are trying to guard against.
Chairman Hitchcock has found a di.;-
position on the part of Eastern state
managers Ce the Republican campaigns
to claim everything and advise that
the real work be done in Western
states To a large extent Mr.. Hitch
cock shares this view, but at the same
time, has urged that there be no let
down in the vigor of the Eastern cam
paigns Senator Hale of Maine,
Charles F. Brooker of Connecticut.
Senator Crane of Massachusetts and a
number of others prominent in nation
al Republican councils. have advised
that just as earnest work be done ny
the national committee in the Eastern
cta POncpVa1f iS
ed to have told the officials of the
congressional campaign who called on
him at oyster Bay few days ago that
the way to prevent political apathy
from getting hold on the voters is to
keep it out of political headquarters.
More speakers of national reputa-
ton will be used by both parties in
the campaign in New York than any
other state. according to the present
outlook. The Democrats are making
an earnest effort to unite on some
man for governor who will have the
support of the entire party behind
him The Republicans are divided
now and it is not expected that the
state convention will pass without
some bitterness developing over the
governorship. The race for this Of
flee is sure to be spirited and newt
ably must have some bearing upon
the national ticket.
The speaking campaign throughout
the entire country will open about
Sept IS. and from that time on politi-
cal rallies will closely follow each
other in every state where there is
the slightest doubt as to the result.
1t is predicted that the speaking fea-
ture of the campaign will be more az
tive than it was four years ago and
will equal the first Mckinley Bryan
campaign in 1896