The Penn's Grove record., 1908-09-18
MAINE REPUBLICAN
BY 5000 PLURALITY
All Four Of the Congressman Are
of the Same Faith.
DEMOCRATS GAIN 81 PER CENT
Republican Congressman Elected
Resubmission Of Liquor Question
the Big Issue-Contests in Sew.
eral Counties Were Hot.

eral Counties Were Hot.
Portland, Me.-Four hours after
the polls closed on the hardest-fought
campaign in the history of Maine poll
tics the Republicans could claim a
victory in the Maine election, and
Bert M. Fernald, of Poland, was
elected Governor over Obadiah Gard
ner, of Rockland. The figures esti-
mated will give him a plurality of
about 5000, the smallest Republican
plurality in a Presidential year in
twenty-five years.
The main question before the
voters of the State was also won by
the Republicans. This dealt with the
resubmission of the liquor qlestion
to the people. There is a prohi-
bition law on the books, and the Dem
ocrats wished to have the question re-
submitted to the people.
The vote was the heaviest since
1888, running well up to 100000.
The gains, however, were mainly by
the Democrats, the party vote increas-
ms ulOlC Ia Io,VVO ofCt IAdI VI
1904, while the Republican vote fell
off about $500.
Contests i'll the several counties of
the State were hot and closely fought,
but the Republicans won out in near
ly every instance. In Cumberland
County, in which Portland is situated
and where the contest has been fierce,
the Democrats, who have been in
power for four years, were over
thrown.
The four Republican Congressman
elected are: First District-Amos L.
Allen, of Alfred; Second District
John P. Swasey, of Canton; Third
District Edwin c. BurIeigb, of Au-
gusta, and Fourth District-Frank E.
Guernsey, of Dover. Messrs. Guern-
sey and Swasey will be new men in
Congress.
Knox County, the home of Obadiah
Gardner, the Democratic nominee,
gave a Democratic majority of 1900,
although he was unable to carry his
own ward, the only ward in the city
of Rockland which went Republican.
No United States Senator will be
elected by the next Legislature, as
the term of Senator Hale does not
expire until 1911.
Augusta, the home of the Repub-
lican State machine, was carried by
the Republicans, after having been
Democratic for three years, while
Waterville, the home of William It.
Haines, who vas a candidate for the
Gubernatorial nomination against Mr..
Fernald, the Republican candidate,
went Democratic by q majority of
423. MI. Haines was the pronounced
candidate of the Republicans who
favored the resubmission of the pro-
hibitory liquor law to the people.
Mr.. Fernald, the successful candi-
date, is a corn packer, and has served
IN both branches Of the Legislature.
Taft is Not Disappointed.
Cincinnati, Ohio. - The result of
the election in Maine was not disap-
pointing to Judge Taft, although it
looks like a serious matter to the Re-
publicans.
Mr.. Taft said: ".The result in Maine
is in line with my information from
that State. l wasinformed that it
would run about 5000 to 1000. The
result has absolutely no national bear
ing. The fight was made on local is
sues entirely, and national issues had
no part in the election"
Bryan Elated Over Maine.
Baltimore, Md.-Upon his return
from the Fifth Regiment Armory,
where he delivered a political speech,
William j. Bryan was elated over the
great Democratic gain and said.