Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
Oregon for Taft.
NEW ENGLAND CAMPAIGN
GENERALLY UNEVENTFUL
Exchange Of Harsh Words Feature
! ts of Connecticut Fight.

PORTLAND, Maine. October 31.-As
Maine always is considered certain to
choose republican electors of President
and Vice President no attention has
been given to it by the national com
mittee since the close OF the September
election.
In the absence of any apparent cam
paign in the state voters today we're
more interested in the contest in other
parts Of the country, and so the speeches
of the various presidential candidates
were eagerly read. There was some dis
cussion. however, among politicians as to
the probable size Of the vote in Maine
Tuesday.
The total vote usually, shows a falling
off from the September election, although
the republican loss generally is not so
heavy as the democratic.
Corporations the Issue.
CONCORD, N. H. October 31.=!rhe
campaign in New Hampshire is closing
with all parties active, and the
managers declare one of the heaviest
votes in New Hampshire's history will
be cast Tuesday. Interest centefs main-
ly in long agitated state issue of alleged
corporation influence in the legislature.
The prohibitionists. socialists and inde-
pendence party leaders are all working
with unusual vigor. The democrats pro-
fess to expect the election of democratic
governor.
Judge Oscar L. Young. chairman of the
republican state committee. tonight de-
clared that Henry 3. Quinby, the repub-
lican candidate for governor, would be
elected by decisive majority. that the
republicans would elect at least nineteen
Of the twenty-four state senators and
would have majority of from 100 to
40 in the house. and that Representatives
Suloway and Currier would be easily re-
elected.
Chairman John b. Jameson of the DEM
ocratic state committee claimed that
would be elected governor
No Effort to Arouse Interest.
MONTPELIER, VT. October Slab
so.utely no effort has been made by the
leaders of the two principal political
parties to arouse interest in the presi-
Dental election next Tuesday, the issues
as far as Vermont Is concerned being
considered settled when in September
the republicans elected their candidate
for governor by about 1900 plurality.
During the day the chairmen of the
republican and democratic state commit
tees sent out few messages to some
of the party workers, urging that an eff
fort be made to bring out a good vote,
but this slight activity was simply by
way of complying with the request of the
two national committees.
Quiet in Massachusetts,.
BOSTON, October 31.-Massachusetts
being generally conceded to the republic
can national ticket. the campaign this
year has been q quiet one. 1t is expected
also that the delegation to Congress will
remain unchanged. eleven republicans
and three democrats. The campaign
therefore has been practically confined to
the question of the governorship.
Although Massachusetts, during the
campaign has not been visited either by
Mr. Taft OF Mr.. Bryan. three presidential
aspirants have been heard by Bay state
voters. Thomas l.. Hisgen. independence
party; Eugene v. Debs socialist, and Eu-
gene w. Chain. prohibition, have deliv-
cred speeches in Boston and other cities.
Lieut.. Gov. E. s. Draper, the republican
nominee for governor, and State Senator
James H. Vahey, the democratic. candi-
date have been heard nightly for the last
fortnight by large audiences in various
parts of the state. United States Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge and many other Mas
sachusetts congressman also have been
heard, but the discussion has been mainly
confined to questions of state administra-
ton.
Col George H. Doty. chairman of the
republican state committee. issued a
statement tonight. In which he said:
'Advices received by the state commit
tee warrant the prediction that the repub-
licans. realizing their responsibility. will
go to the polls. If full vote Is polied we
believe the plurality for Taft will be near
ly equal to that received by Mr.. Roosevelt
four years ago. We shall hold every
republican congressional district, with m :