The sun., 1908-09-15
MAINE REPUBLICAN BY 5000
ALL FOUR or THE CONGRESS-
MEN ARE or THE SAME FAITH.
Swazcy, In the Second District, Succeeds
Littleneld by n Safe NaJority-State
Expected TO Give Its Usual Ma
Jority In November for Tart.

| AUGUSTA, Me-. Sept. l4.-Late tonight
it is ESTIMATED that Bert NJ. Fernald
the Republican nominee for Governor
has been elected by n majority of about
5000 in the biennial election which was
held to-day This is about the same as the
majority Gov. Cobb had over his Demo-
cratic opponent. CyrusW. Davis Of Water
vile. two years ago.
The Republicans have carried twelve
Of the six teen county tickets. have elected
their four candidates for Congress and
have chosen an overwhelmingly Re-
publican Legislature.
No United States Senator will be elected
by the coming Legislature as the term
Of Senator Hale will not expire until
1911 and that Of Senator Frye until 1918.
The four congressman elected are:
First district-Amos l.. Allen Of
Alfred.
Second district-John P. Swasey of
Canton.
Third district-Edwin c. Burleigh Of
Augusta.
Fourth district-Frank l.. Guernsey
Of Dover.
Guernsey and Swasey are new men,
Guernsey succeeding Congressman
Charles E. Littleheld. who resigned his
seat. and Swasey succeeding Llewellyn
Powers who died last summer
In this election the State issues have
largely predominated. There is no doubt
that hundreds of men who to-day voted
the Democratic ticket will in November
vote for Taft and Sherman, and that
the national ticket will have about the
usual majority.
The prohibitory liquor law issue en-
tered very largely into this election and
the vote in the cities and the larger towns,
which are more favorable to the Democ-
racy than the country districts, hinged
entirely upon the liquor question.
Bert Nj. Fernald, the Republican candi-
date, declared that he was not only in
favor of prohibition but that he was
absolutely opposed to the resubmission
Of the constitutional amendment which
prohibits the manufacture and sale OF
intoxicating liquors.
Gardner. the Democratic candidate,
was outspoken in favor OF resubmission
and denounced in the strongest possible
language what he called the hypocrisy
In tho present enforcement OF the pro-
hibition law.
An interesting feature of the election
was that while two years ago when the
prohibition question was paramount
the cities voted against prohibition and
the country towns were strongly in favor
Of it to-dny's result shows that the cities
have changed from. and favor prohi-
bition and the rural communities favor
resubmission. which practically means
high license and local option
This may be accounted for by the fact
that Gardner, the Democratic candidate
for Governor, for tea years was master
Of the Patrons Of Husbandry Of the State,
and that gained for him many votes
among tho farmers and other working &
mon.
The Democrats during the campaign.
which, has been one OF the most vigorous
the state has ever seen, have had
the aid Of very few outside speaaers
and have given national questions
minor prominence. On the ether hand
tho Republicans have had an army OF
Sneakers from abroad, among " HON we're
Secretary Garfield Secretary wilson. Sen.
ator Bnrah Of Idaho, senator Burrows of
Michigan. Congressman l'outcll o! ILL.,
nois Congressman Mckinlay OF Cali.
fornia aud Congressman Foster of Yer.
mont.
Knox county, the home OF the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor give a
Democratic majority Of LOO. but Gardner
was unable to carry his own ward the
only ward in Rocklard, his home, which
went Republican. Augusta. the home
of the Republican State machine, swur &
back into the Republican column to-day
after having been carried by the Demo-
Gratis the past three years.
Waterville. the home o. William T.
Haines, who was a candidate for the
Republican nomination for Governor
against Fernald, gave a majority OF 4?l
for Gardner. Haines was the pro.
nounced candidate Of the Republicans
who favored the resubmission of the
constitutional amendment prohibiting the
manufacture and sale OF Intoxicating
| liquors.
The Republicans met with n great
loss. compared with 1904. the last Presi.
dental year. when the vote for Cobb (Rep.
WAS 70.e0s; Davis (Dem.) 50.l48: Wood.
bury (Pro.) PISS: Hapgood (Soc.) 1880;
Cobb's plurality ?osl7. From the pres.
ent returns Fernald Rep) will not receive
over 5000 plurality.
The indications are that the four Repub-
lican candidates for Congress have greatly
reduced pluraites compared with 1905.
In that year Congressman Allen had a
plurality Of 1887. He will be fortunate
II at this election he has 900. Charles f.
Littlefleld in 1904 in the Second district
had SAFE This year John p. Swaey. the
Republican candidate. will probably not
have over 1000.
In 1904 Congressman Edwin C. Bur-
leigh had 8.S03 plurality. This year he
will have about 1900. The Fourth dis
trict, which In 1904 the late Congressman
Powers carried by a plurality of s,Sn.
will give Frank E. Guernsey Of Dover not
to exceed 5000.
lican State committee, said tonight:
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