Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-09-15
Goes Democratic First Time in
Thirty Years
GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATION
Elect at Least Two Democratic
Congressman

Portland, Me-, Sept. l2.-Main'
went democratic today. 1t electee
Frederick w. Plaisted Of Augusta, {
democrat, as governor, upset the here
tofore solid republican delegation il
at least two and possibly all foul
of the congressional districts and tt
the surprise of the political leaders
democratic as well as republican, th.
returns late tonight indicated the pos
sibility that the next state Legislature
will be democratic. The senate surely
will have democratic majority. The
house is in doubt.
Returns from all but 4S of the elec
ton districts of the state show plu
rality for Plaisted as governor of s,
500.
In the second district Daniel Nc
Gillicuddy was elected congressman
BY 5000 over John 7. Swasey, the in
cumbent, and Congressman Edwin G
Burleigh who has represented the
third district since 1892, was defeated
by Samuel w. Gould, democrat, by a
small majority.
The result in the first and fourth
districts was much in doubt late to
night though indications were that
Asher G. Kinds, republican, had wen
over w. II. Pennell, democrat, in the
former and that Congressman Frank
E. Guernsey, republican, had been de-
feated in the latter by George NJ.
Hanson, democrat, by small vote.
There will be at least Is democrat
ic senator's out of 81 and 45 represen-
tatives out Of Isl in the next legisla-
ture with indications that the demo
cratic party will have the choosing of
a successor to Senator Hale next win
ter.
In the face Of the sweeping demo-
cratic victory the losers We're over
whelmed with the surprises contained
in the first beating the republicans Of
Maine have had in thirty years and
by coincidence Harris NJ. Plaisted,
father Of the present successful candi-
date, was Names last democratic gov
ernor in 1871.
Colonel Plaisted the governor-elect,
has a plurality larger than that given
two years ago to his defeated repub-
lican opponent, Governor Bert NJ.
Femald of Portland.
The republican leaders are at a
loss to account for their overwhelming
defeat. The weather was perfect and
they offered no excuse along that line.
The issues were well understood and
most Of the speakers had confined
themselves to state matters, scarcely
mentioning national affairs.
Governor Fernald's administration
was stoutly defended against demo-
cratic criticism of extravaganza and
most of the voters were given an op-
portunity of seeing and hearing the
crltsclsm while few out OF state
speakers including Congressman Nc
!hmley of California, came here to
help.
Close political observers, however,
early heard mutterings not loud but
deep. The so-called "old guard had
10 stand a lot of party criticism and
even the leaders were out Of harmony
with a new element which had begun
10 manifest itself, especially in the
western part Of the state.
-, But insurgency was in the air.
Inc rural voter had been absorbing
Ideas Of his own out of the state as
well as in it, and this was particular
y manifested in the third district
wnere Congressman Burleigh with an
70 years record at Washington found
himself defeated by his old time op-
ponent, Samuel ". Gould of Skowhe-
gan
IN the fifth Asher Kinds, whose
alehts as a parliamentarian were
discovered u years ago by Thomas b.
need and who has sat behind half
o 1ozen speakers including Joseph q.
cannon, was given a hard fight by
,ofmer Sheriff William Pennell and
,a'er the latters election was conceded
W " Mr. Boyd, the republican state
Chairman.
:. mat insurgency has spread so far
:. = lne fourth district and up into Aro-
Ieook county where Congressman L.
= Guernsey of Dover was opposed by
george M. Hanson of Calais, was also