The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-13
Nearly Complete Returns Show
That Republicans Are De-
cisiyely Defeated.
PLAISTED FOR GOVERNOR
HAS A SAFE PLURALITY
First, Second and Third Con-
greSsiOnal Districts Certain
ly Democratic.

PORTLAND. Me-. Sept 12.-Malns
| went Democratic today 1t elected Fred
| erick W. Plaisted of Augusta, Demo-
crat. as governor upset the hitherto
solid Republican congressional delegation
In at least two. and possibly four. of the
districts, and 10 the surprise OF the po-
!itlcal leaders. Democratic as we'll as
Republican. the returns tonight inolcat-
| ed the probability that the next Stase
legislature Will be Democratic. The
Democrats have a majority. The COM
Returns from all but forty-eght of the
election districts of the state showed a
plurality for Plaisted for governor OF
5000
The missing districts are nearly all In
remote parts Of Aroostok county and In
outlying islands along the coast.
Hot Congressional Fight
| In the second district, which was for
| rnerly represented by the late Nelson NJ.
| Dingley. father OF the Dingley law DAN
lei J. McGuillicuddy was elected con
| gresham by 1000 over John p. Swasey
the incumbent. and Congressman Edw
G, Burleigh. who has represented the
third district since 1892, was defeated by
Samuel F. Could, Democrat. by a small
| majority,
| The result in the first and fourth dis
| tricts was much In doubt late tonight
although then indications were that
Asher c. Hnds. Republican. had won
over William II. Pennell, Democrat. in
| the former. and that Congressman Frank
| T.. Guernsey. Republican. had been de-
| feated In the latter by George NJ. Han
son, Democrat. by small vote.
The first district seat was formerly
| occupied by Speaker Thomas B Reed
while the late Charles A. BoutelIe was
for many years the fourth district rep
| rescntatlNe
There viii be at least sixteen sena-
tors out OF thirty one. and forty-hve
| Democratic representatives out of Isl in
| the next legislature, with Indications that
the Democratic party Will have the
| choosing OF Democrat 10 succeed Sena-
| tor Hale next winter.
| The vote for governor. with forty
eight small districts missing. was:
Plais,ed Democrat, I2.7Os; Fernald.
| Republican. 6S,115,
The corresponding vote in 1906, also an
OF year, was:
cobb. Republican, ss,os7; Davis. Demo-
The missing districts In 1904 gave
Cobb, Republican, l1ls; Davis. Demo-
| crat. 500.
Governor Fernald's administration was
stoutly defended against Democratic
criticism OF extravaganza. and most of
the voters were given an opportunity OF
seeing and hearing the candidate. while
| Il few out-of-State speakers. including
| Congressman Mckinlay OF California,
| came here to help.
''Old Guard Fearful.
| Close political observers. however, early
| heard mutterings not loud. but deep. The
| So called cold guard had 10 stand d lot
of party criticism and even the leaders
were out OF harmony with a new element
which had begun TO manifest itself, es-
pecially 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 we'll in IL, and this
| was particularly manifested in the third
district. where Congressman Burleigh,
with an eighteen-year record at Wash
IngtoD. found himself tonight defeated by
his od-time opponent, Samuel w, Gould
Of Skowhegan.
OF Lewiston. in the second district. was
not 50 surprising. Congressman John
H. Swascy OF Canton narrowly missed
defeat in his first election two years
ago.
In the first district, Asher C. Kinds.
whose talents as parliamentarian were
discovered, years ago by Thomas b.
Reed and who had sat behind half a
dozen speakers. including Joseph G, Can
non. was given q hard fight by former
Sheriff William NJ. Pennell, and late to-
night the latlers election was conceded
by Mr.. Boyd. The Republican state chair
man.
Insurgents Heard From.
That insurgency has spread as far as
the fourth district and UP into Aroostook
county, whore Congressman Frank L.
George NJ Hanson of Calais. was also
disclosed by the early returns. and the
result late tonight was in doubt
The election passed Off without Incl
dent: I'm fact. II was the quictest in years.
The vote was about an average one for
an off year. and the total VIII run TO
about 10000
Gov Bert NJ. Fernald said tonight;
II have no doubt. from the returns at
hand. that Mr. Plaisted has been elected
by from 5000 To 5000. | don't understand
why the vote should take such n sudden
change in all parts of the state
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