Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-09-17
MONDAYS VOTING
Interest in Maine Election
Is Widespread.
The Democrats Have Nominated
as Their Candidate for Gov
ernor Obadiah Gardner,
Of RockIand, for Sew
eral Years Head Of
the State Grange.
Especial tothe A RGUS.)

of Mondays election in Maine !
awaited with considerable inter+S 4
tue headquarters Of the Republica.
and Democratic national committee il
this city. AS in the case OF Vernon
the result of the September election il
Maine in the presidential year l. re
garded as a straw to show which wa,
the wind is blowing .ur the big con
test IN November, though the eAt.ef
fence III past years has shown thai III,
Indicate II is always ii Trustworthy one
IL IS conceded that the Republican
party viii win, but it the plurality i.
reduced it will give great satisfaction
TO the Democratic managers. Astute
politicians on the Republican side de
not hesitate to admit among them.
selves thai the plurality i'll the Pine
Tree State is very likely to be red uced
from the big figures hat have been
rolled up in years gone by. Ii such is
tie c"st, they explain, it will he due
tntiiely to the fact that tho contest j.
toaght out on State issues and wit, GU
regard is the questions that figure
tn national campaign far the pres,
eency, For this reason Vermont is
much more reliable b,
which to forecast the November re
suits. In Maine there are sever:
State issues around which the election
r~.--Nes, lille i'll Vermont the loea
lsS"ss at 81 Ike are not nearly SO prom
i@e"+.
, Fo1 urposes of comparison it is in
teresting to note the record of the
Etaine elections for some years past.
In 1880 the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
fusion party carried the State in Sep
te:nber, while the Republicans elected
their pres dent in November. In 1854
the Republicans carried Maine in Sem
tember, due pr, badly to the fact that
James q. Blaine was running for the
presidency, but in November Cleve-
land was elected President.
In 1892 Maine was Republican b,
only 2,593 in September, seemingl,
toreshadowing the election of Cleye
land to the presidency in Novembs.
Since 1892 the Republican naioritie.
In Maine, in Septem Der, have beet
very large, ranging from As, 246 in 1896
and 54,1s2 in 1900 to rs, 800 in 1904.
The elections since 1858 seem to make
the State fairly barometric in charac-
ter, and yet there are so many excep-
lions mat It's tall elections are not now
watched with as much general inleltsl
as those OF Vermont.
Augusta, Me-, Sept. l2.-Fle cleo
lions in Maine, lnclmtting the choice
representatives in congress, will l.
cid Monday. The Campaign close
today with rousing meetings in ever,
NOOK AMI corner of the State. Their
IS admittedly some anxiety among tn
E:cstubiicans over the outcome. anc
CORES; onding pleasant Expectations
o. : part OF the I>eIunrrats. No Re-
p"tnicah, however, is willing to admit
ttis laere is the slightest chance TO,
the Democrats to carry the State
From thsir viewpoint it is onIy a
of a large or small Republi-
Can plurality.
Inc Republican nominee for eov-
ef1if1 5 Bert Nj. Fernali, O. West Po-
#:al,hy canner aud business
III. Il has se:ved III both branches
u lie !s-4,t'@iAfe HitA u~izlinctior anal
Is 91@ y /. !h9sE p"pui4r members of
his raT;y.
- D~i-o-:-ts l&v@ nominated as
t'i@ir candidate for Ao>.r..rr Obadiah <
II RurkIalni, for several
= Il al # ~ I
I - ~ ir.iil,uIn.l l. t. tnujarnmou.
the iathteIs. II > ,t".n.nntintI is con
"sNi'r- q II Wise move on MS art of The
.,nurrats, for the reyoIu oi past wear.
has shown their weakness to he III III. "a
T4ral districts. Mr.. Gardner is lh~
r>t farn'er who has ever been named y
the g~overnorship. |
The one big issue for the State cam
paign is prohibition. Shal the pro- n
amendment, which has been u
IN force since 1893, be resubmitted to
the voters? b Republicans say no
the Democrats. Yes the Republicans.
that the temperance problem
was taken out OF politics when the
ameldnnent was adopted, that the State :,
aas been unprecedently porous ;.
during the outlawry OF the saloon, and :
hat there IS no good reason tor allow :,
ng the-electorate to pass on the ques
ion again. The Democrats say that :
is a large amount OF drunkenness
n Maine, that the savings bank depos-
is make a poor showing in compari-
on with those of other States, that +.
49, a - =: 49, i
that no harm can come from re-