Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
Associated Pressl

PORTLAND, Sept. 12-There was no
uncertainty in the voice with which
Maine recorded today her preference
for governor and her attitude on the
issues of the campaign. The plurality
given to Frederick M. Plaisted of Aug
usta, Democratic candidate for COVER
nor, was decisively large, while three
of the four congressional districts
which are ordinarily strongly Republi-
can returned Democratic candidates.
Early returns also indicate that the
legislature might be Democratic and
elect a Democrat as successor to Unit
ed States Senator Hale.
In the face of the sweeping Demo-
cratic victory, the Republican leaders
were overwhelmed with surprise. 1t
was the first beating the Republicans
of Maine had had in thirty years, and
by a coincidence, Harris NJ Platsted,
father of the present successful cand1-
date, was Maine's last Democratic gov
ernor in 1881.
REEDS DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC
Asher c. Kinds. of Portland. parlia-
mentary clerk of the house of represen-
tatives, was defeated for congress in
the first district, while Congressman
Burleigh in the third district and Con-
gresham SWasey in the second also
went down to defeat.
Colonel Plaisted. the governor elect
has a plurality larger than that given
two years to his defeated Republican
opponent, Governor Bert M. Fernald Of
Portland.
Colonel Plaisted was born in Bangor
in 1864. He ran for mayor 'of Augusta
five times and won four elections.
The Republican leaders were at a
loss tonight to account for their over
whelming defeat. The weather was
perfect and they offered no excuse
ha vuar we'll
understood and most of the speakers
had confined themselves to state mat
ters, scarcely mentioning national af-
fairs.
OLD GUARD OUT
Governor Fernald's administration
was stoutly defended against Demo-
cratic criticism of extravaganza. A few
out of state speakers. including Con-
gresham McKinlay Of California, came
here to help. Close observers early
heard mutterings, not loud, but deep.
The so-called "old guard had lost out
and caused lot of party criticism and
even the leaders were out of harmony
with a few elements which had begun
to manifest itself, especially in the
western part of the state.
But insurgency was in the air.. The
rural voter had been absorbing ideas
out of the state as well as in 1t, and
this was particularly manifested IN
the Third district, where Congress-
man Burleigh, with an eighteen years
record at Washington, found himself
tonight defeated by his old-time oppo-
nent, Samuel w. Gould of Skohegan.
The victory of Daniel ]. McGuli-
cuddy of Lewiston in the Second dis
trict was not so surprising, as Con-
gressman John H. Swasey of Canton
narrowly missed defeat In his hrst
election two years ago.
HINDS LOSES
Tn the First district Asher G.
Hindes. whose talents as a parliament
tartan were discovered years ago by
Thomas B. Reed, and who has sat be-
hind half a dozen speakers. including
Joseph G.. Cannon, was given hard
fight by former Sheriff William M.
Pennell, and late tonight the latter's
election was conceded by Mr.. Boyd,
the Republican state chairman.
That insurgency has spread as far
as the Fourth district and up into
Aroostook county where Congressman
Frank e. Guernsey of Dover was op-
posed by George M. Hansen, was also
disclosed by the early returns, and
the result late tonight was in doubt.
The election passed off without in
cident; in fact, it was the quietest in
years. The vote was about an aver
age one for an off year. and the total
will run to about 100000.
Governor Bert M. Fernald said to-
night;
II have no doubt from the returns
at han4 that Mr.. Plaisted has been
elected by from 5000 to 5000. do not
understand why the vote should take
such sudden change in all parts of
the state"
The result in the First and Fourth
districts was much in doubt late to-
night, although the indications were
that Asher C. Kinds, Republican, had
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