The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1910-09-21
MAINE VICTORY
RECORD BREAKER.
Democrats Control Both Houses
of Legislature.

branches of the Maine Legislature,
which at the beginning of the New
Year will elect a United States
Senator to succeed Eugene Hale.
a secretary of State. a State Treas
urer, an Attorney General and
Commissioner of Agriculture.
The new Legislature also prob
ably will be called upon to carry
out the declaration of the Demo-
cratic party platforms of recent
years and resubmit to the people
the liquor prohibitory amendment
to the Constitution and to repeal
the Sturgis LIQUOR law enforcement
act.
According to the unofficial COM
plete returns the Legislature will
have a Democratic majority f
thirty-six on joint ballot. The
Senate will consist of twenty-one
Democrats and ten Republicans,
while the House will have eighty
eight Democrats and sixty-three
Republican members.
The last Legislature consisted of
100 Republicans and sixty Demo
Gratis, the Republicans having a
majority of fifteen in the Senate
and forty-seven in the House.
PLAIsTED's PLURALITY S,732.
Practically complete returns on
the vote of the State for Governor
gave Col. Frederick W. Plaisted,
Democratic, 73,644 and Gov. Bert
NJ. Fernald, Republican, 81, 912, a
plurality for Col. Plaisted of S,732
as against a plurality of 8,064, for
Gov. William L. Cobb, Republican
four years ago.
The total vote of the two leading
parties was 1885, 500. Four years
ago it was 1870, 100.
Doubt still exists regarding the
result in the Fourth congressional
district, Frank f. Guernsey, of
Dover the Republican candidate,
and George NJ. Hanson, of Calais,
Democratic each claiming victory
by small plurality.
In the first district, Asher G..
Kinds, Republican, is apparently
elected by plurality o 300 over
William H. Pencil, Democrat,
and will occupy the seat in Con-
gress once held b y Thomas B..
Reed.
The Second and Third districts
will have Democratic Congressman
as was shown by the returns. ID.
j. McGillicuddy, Of Lewiston,
succeeding Congressman John p.
Swasey, Republican, in the district
which Nelson Dingley, of Dingley
tariff fame, formerly presented,
while Samuel w. Gould, of Show
hegon, will be the successor to
Congressman, Edwin G. Burleigh,
Republican, who has represented
the Third district for the last eigh-
teen year in Congress.
CONTROL OF LEGISLATURE M
PORTANT.
Control of the Legislature is of
more Importance in Maine than in
some of the other States, because
under the Constitution a number
of the highest State offices are APP
pointed BY that body. These are,
Treasurer, Attorney General, Sec
rotary and Commissioner of Agri-
culture.
Among the appointments which
rest with the new Governor are:
A judge of the Kennebec Super
iOr Court, a State Commissioner
of industrial and labor statistics,
State Commissioner Of highways
and a warden of the State prison.
All these offices are now filled by
Republicans.
The Democratic overturn ex-
tends even to Minor State offices.
Figures show that the Democrats
elected thirteen of the sixteen high
sheriffs of the State. Republicans
elected shrievalty candidates n
AroOstook, Franklin and Wash
ington counties only. In five of
the counties Democratic Sheriffs