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DEMOCRATIC VOTE IN
maine is Increased
BERT N. FERNALD, REPUBLICAN,,
is ELECTED, HOWEVER, BY
PLURALITY OF 1929.
SEVENTEEN ARKANSAS
COUNTIES GO WET"
q. o. P. Candidate for Governor 10
6eaten-Taft Shakes Hands with
Indiana visitors-eryan Flags His
Opponent.

Portland, Me-, Sept. Traditional
and revised returns made Tuesday Of
the state election in Maine altered but
slightly the result announced, the plu-
rality of Bert NJ. Fernald, the Repub-
lican candidate for governor, over
Obadiah Gardner, Democrat, remain
ing at 1929, with rs small towns and
26 plantations still to report A COM
plete poll of the vote is not expected
for several days.
The feature of the election was the
increase in the Democratic vote
throughout state. Every one of the
four congressional districts showed
gains, the increase over 1904 being
$4,000 votes, and 1000 over 1906. These
gains were made almost entirely in
the rural districts. showing clearly
the popularity of Mr.. Gardner among
the farmers of the state.
The Republican vote also was great.
or by 5000 than in 1906, but it fell
1000 below the vote In 1904. The Re.
publicans also made good gains in the
rural districts, and in addition re-
gained six cities in the state which
left the municipalities evenly divided
between the two parties. All the Re.
publican candidates for congress were
elected. The incoming legislature will
be strongly Republican in both
branches.
Democrats Win In Arkansas.
Little Rock. Ark. Sept. 16.-Late
election returns Tuesday indicated
that Donaghey (Dem.) for governor
will have majority of $4,000 over
Worthington (Rep.). The Republicans
lost the only representative they had
in the senate and are also without rep
resentation in the house. Twenty
seven counties in the state have prob
ably been carried by the anti-Prohi-
bitionists, with II now wet" The en-
tire Democratic state ticket has been
elected with Guy B. Tucker, national
committeeman leading the ticket.
Taft Shakes Hoosier Hands.
Cincinnati, Sept. l6-Judge Taft
Tuesday shook hands with delega-
ton of citizens from Greenfield. Ind,
who passed through the city on an ex-
cursion headed by John T. Rash of
that place. The advance information
had been that the delegation would be
1000 strong, but less than a quarter
OF that number were in the assembly
room of the Sinton hotel at the hour
appointed
Leslie M. Shaw, former secretary of
the treasury, who stopped in the city
Tuesday on his way to open the cam
paign in Louisville. KY, was in the
assembly hall with the delegation.
Mr.. Taft took him to his offices for
conference. Representative Burton of
Cleveland had long talk with Mr..
Taft.
Bryan Says Taft Dodges.
Philadelphia, Sept. 16.-"Mr. Taft
Is lodging. He cannot escape from
the issues. He will not be permitted
to run away from them He has ac-
copied the nomination Of his party
Now let him take the people into his
confidence and interpret his platform
SO that the public will know where he
stands and what he intends to do"
In these words William j. Bryan, in
an interview Tuesday on the journey
from Baltimore to this city, issues an
other challenge to Mr.. Taft, his Re.
publican opponent. He read Mr.. Taft's
utterances printed Tuesday and die
tated a retort which is in part as fol-
lows: MIR. Taft is lodging. Instead
of defining his position on public ques
lions he is inquiring about my record.
and in his inquiry he shows that he
knows as little about my record as he
does about the public questions which
he has attempted to discuss"