The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22
THE DEMOCRATS
CARRY MAINE



PORTLAND, NE Special
The State election returns up TO
Tuesday, VIXEN 4o1 towns and
cities out OF 521 had been heard
from, showed these victories for
the Democrats.
The election of Frederick w.
Plaisted by n plurality OF $3.50.
The certain election or n Soma
tor to succeed Hale.
The certain election of two
Congressman.
The election of seven ont OF
nine sheriffs.
The latest figures ON the gu
bernatOrial result gives PIaisted
%, 1913 and Governor Bert NJ. Fer
maid 04.394.
The Democrats have certain
majority on joint ballot I'm the
Legislature. The election Is very
close i'm the First District. Asher
leads by less than 100 votes.
Pencil, Democrat, says he will
contest election.
Maine is soIidIy Democratic"
This was the jubilant message
flashed TO all sections of the coUn-
try from the party headquarters
here.
Returns from outlying districts
the Democratic sweep was even
greater in the State than last
nights returns indicated, and that
the 5000 majority claimed for
Plaisted would be exceeded.
These later figures gave prom
ise that four Democratic Con-
gressmen were elected, and that
both houses of the Legislature
will be Democratic. This would
moan the election OF a Democrat
to the United States Senate to sue
coed Senator Eugene Hale.
The first Democratic landslide
in thirty years has caused tho
greatest political uprOar through
out the State since the Civil
War.
Mayor Frederick w. PIaisted.
OF Augusta, Democratic nominee
for Governor, who wac elected
over Governor Bert NJ. FernaId,
tho Republican candidate, Issued
statements to tho voters of
Maine today, thanking them for
their support and reitoratins
anew the promises made in tho
Democratic State platform.
To Carry Out Promises.
Govsrnor-elect Plaisted declared
that he would do ali in his powe
to carry out the promises made b,
his platform, and, in view OF the fac
that he will probably have the sup
port or an entire Democratic admin
istration. he thought that he woul,
be successful
Returns from the outlying coas
districts. which filtered in slowly to
day. continued to swell the Demo
cratic pluralities.
William N. Pencil, of Brunswick
is victorious over Asher .. Kinds, o
cortland (Republican), for Congress
IN the First District, this being In,
district represented in Congress 70
40 many years by Thomas Bracket
Reed. Mr.. Kinds was parliarneutar,
clerk TO the Speakers table at Wash
ingtoH.
Daniel ]. McGnlicuddy, Of Lewis
ton. defeated John p. Swasey ere
publicaA) in the Second District
which was represented ut a forme
time by Charles Il. LittlefeId
Samuel w. Could defeated forrne
Governor Burleigh (Republican) 70
Congress in the Third District Nj
Burlelgh is the present Congressma,
and has always been considered on
of the most ardent henchmen @
Cnlted states Senator Eugene Hal
throughout the State.
Reports today indicated strongl
the election of George NJ. Hanson 70
Congress over Congressman Franz
Guernsey Republican, in the Fourtl
District.
Democrats claimed that Lamont A
stevens, Democrat. was electe.
state Auditor. on the other hand
Republcans maintained that Charlie
+. Hatch, OF Augusta, would show III
a plurality when all the returns wer,
Republicans COncede victory.
Chairman Byron BOYD. OF the Pc
victory to the Democrats today. blu
declared that the figures claimed b,
the Democrats would be cut dowr
when the vote is complete.
"A significant fact in connection will
me nght in Maine was the attitude o
the supporters OF Governor Fernald
who acclaimed the so-calIed Roosevelt
policies, and urged that ibis Stat,
should follow the advice given by tn,
former President in regard to conser
vation OF water power. Also the RE
publican campaign was given the sun
port or the national administration.
Representative Mckinley, of Calffor.
MA, stumped for Fernald at the direc
request 1t is understood, OF Presiden
Even before the election is settled II
Ill its finality eyes are being turned
toward the next United States sena.
,orlal election, and il was freely pre-.
IF Waterville, or William Nj. PenneI
viii probably succeed Senator Hale.
While the election was OF nationa
interest nevertheless one factor almos
rs big in the result was the LIQUOR
question, and surprising feature wa.
ne oXerWhelmlng vote cast against the
prohibition movement
The Payne Aldrich tariff furnished
what proved TO be effective ammunition
% the Democrats, but in many locali.
les the fight was waged around tn,
question of wet" or dry"
The aspect Of the vote today showed
nat the common people" were a uni
the election. The result evidenced :
,lctory for the principles advanced b.
he labor party as well as the Demo.
rats. AS both these parties coalescec
he FUSION movement gave more thar
laf victory TO each faction of the flu
;ionists.
NOW AT LOGGERHEADS.
CHICAGO, ILL Special The
inchot controversy, which
has nearly resolved itself into a con-
sressional row, was reopened al
he Congress Hotel. when the major