St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14
MAINE WENT DEMOCRATIC.
Col. f. w. Plaisted Elected Governor
Democrats May Elect Success
snI. To Sen Hale
scr to Sen. Hale.


sor to Sen. Hale.
Col. F. w. Plaisted of Augusta
was elected the first democratic
governor of Maine ever elected by
the people, in the state election Tues
day, by a plurality of $500 over
Bert M Fernald of Poland, the re-
publican candidate who was seeking
a second term.
The vote for governor, with 48
small districts missing, Was:-
Plaisted, democrat 1900 72,708
Fernald, republican .'....... 63,7l5
In the second district, formerly
Dingley, father of the Dingley law,
Daniel j. McGillicuddy was elected
congressman by 5000 over John P.
Swasey, the present incumbent, and
Congressman Edwin @. Burleigh, who
has represented the third district
since 1892, was defeated by Samuel
w. Gould, another democrat, by a
small margin. The result in the first
and fourth districts was much in
doubt Tuesday night, although the in
dications were that Asher G. Kinds,
republican, had won over William
M. Pencil, democrat, in the former
1AO IAldI SOuS1 O0SI1dn II 1nh
Guernsey, republican, had been de-
feated in the latter by George M.
Hanson, democrat, by a small mar
gin.
The first district seat was formerly
occupied by Speaker Thomas B.
Reed, while the late Charles Boutelle
was for many years the fourth dis
trict's representative.
There will be at least 16 democrat
ic senator's out of 81 and As
democratic representatives out of
1 81 in the next legislature, with indi-
cations that the democratic party will
have the choosing of successor to
United States Senator Eugene Hale
next winter.
The democrats also carried a ma
jority of the counties, some of the
old republican sheriffs, including
John BaBllou, for 80 years sheriff of
Sagadahoc county, went down before
the democratic landslide.
The political page had to be turned
back to 1880 for even reversal of
republican success, and there it was
found that Colonel Plaisteds father,
Harris M. Plaisted, was made govern
or on a fusion ticket by a narrow
margin of 169 votes. All the other
Maine governors since 1855 have
been republican.
Characters in the Mock Court Trial.
AS there is a general desire on the
part of our people to know who are
| to participate in the interesting pro-
I ceedings connected with the Breach
| of Promise Trial to be given under
| the auspices of Grace Unity club, in
| The Colonial on Thursday evening,
| September 22nd, we publish the list
| in full.
AS will be observed, with the ex-
| ception of Col. Newton, they are all
well known people who need no in
| PRODUCTION to our readers.
Wherever similar entertainments
have been given under the direction
| of the present management, their
success has been phenomenal and
| it is not likely that ST. Johnsbury
| lacks the material to give the affair
a liyeliness and piquancy equal to the
| best.
The following is the makeup of
| the COURT
Judge, R. w. simonds, Esq.
| Clerk, James Campbell.
| Plaintiff, Mrs. Maybelle Howe.
Defendant, Harry M. Nelson.
Defendants attorney, H. B. Howe,
Esq.
Prosecuting attorney, Col A. v.
| Newton of Worcester, Mass.
| Court officer, Harry Marden.
Crier, Ralph llloway.
/ Witnesses, DR.. H. H. Miltimore, e.
L. Mackey, George Cowling, Mrs.
| Ruth Sulloway, Mrs. Ethel Stiles.
Jurors, Frank w Ball, A. H. Glea-
son, Rev. G. H. Merrill, Charles Good
all, Reverdy Cramer, Gilbert Woods,
F B. Jacques, A. L. Bailey, Rev. F.
w. Lewis, F. G. Bundy, Arthur Stone,
J. A. Impey.