The Washington times., 1910-09-11
.SHUDDERIHG ON EVE
OF MAINE ELECTIONS
Republicans Send to Beverly
Gloomy Predictions Of
Defeat Tomorrow.
By JAMES Hay, II.

/ BEN EttL1s Mass, Sept 11.-Birds
of III omen are roosting in the tops
OF the pine trees Of Maine, according
! to the reports which have been sent
/ TO Beverly by the Republican leaders
I regarding the outlook for the cleo
I tions in that State tomorrow
Disaster hOvers on the breeze that
\ brings down to the valleys the bal
: sam breath of the forests, and the
/ Democrats are prepared TO laugh
themselves sick tomorrow night
II seems that, when Senator Hale
OF Maine announced his coming resig-
nation from the Senate he saw all
/ this trouble coming down the road
Z was not kicking UP much dust
when he made his announcement Of
WEAKNESS of public life, but on the
eve OF the State election it is making
quite a rumpUs.
If the Republicans skin out with
victory tomorrow they viii be the
most surprised people IN this part OF
Frederick W. PIaisted. candidate
for the gOvernorship on the Demo-
cratic ticket is booked by all the
Fernald, the present Repu blican
governor, who would like 10 have the
Office once more.
Dingley District Threatened
In the Second Congressional dis
trict, where Nelson DinKIey. maker
Of the tariff and a big voice among
the Republicans, was won't TO flourish
and run up and down the helpless
forms OF Democrats. Representative
John g. Swasey. Republican. is
threatened by defeat at the hands OF
a Democrat person who Is a great
campaiRner, although handicapped
h. = -
Daniel T. McGiIlicuddy. Most OF the
voters can not pronounce the name
right, but NcGIIicuddy's principles
and speeches sound good to them.
Even in the First Congressional dis
trlct, Asher Kinds. who has spent
many years making Speaker Cannon's
reputation as a great parliamentar-ian n,
Is up aEaiuSt a hard tusSie vita the
Democrat. William Pennel- THIS dis
trlCt was the nome Of Thomas B. Reed,
the man who discovered Kinds. and
Kinds knowledge OF parliamentary law.
The district has long been regarded as
absolutely safe from Democrats en-
CroaCnment. but now. II Kinds wins. IL
Will be with the narrOwest sort Of a
PeuueU, as sheriff Of Cumberland
county was a wonder at enforcing the
prohibition law. When a man took a
might as Es;s fellow II NJ with a
carbOlic acid chaser, for Pencil was
sure TO be on his TRAN and Pencil al
ways meant business
National Issues Figure.
In the CpnEressionaI districts. the
main issues are the national questions.
anu the Republican leaders, X backed
GD against the wall in a lonely hut on
a deserted island. viii admit that there
IS Q RerceptT5le dissatisfaction among
the people with the existing state Of
affairs. Publicly, the State leaders have
said that tie voters OF Maine have
paid no attention to the speeches OF
Roosevelt, and are Uutainted by the
doctrine Of pTOETessiveness. But out
in the lonely hut they wink the other
eye In making the statement
There Is insurgency in Maine, lust
as thee Is Insurgency in Kansas. which
may be another thing that made Sen
aUor EaIe tired Of serving the public
in the EubeTnatorial situation. the
night ceuters around the administration
or the affairs Of the State.
The election results in Maine ar, look
Cd on by the Republicans as 2 ne in
me rest II the country IN Nov er1ber
VI men Maine goes overwhelmingly Re
publican, the Republican leaders Il the
Congressional night lave a fine iinuer- I
and take a JOY ride When tha Repub-
liCan majority is cut down ryfped out
crepe - aUu- on tvs from -yOr Of the
Republican campaign comm 'ttCe-
All Jle reports received lere are TO
the effect that there Is gong to be q |
heavy run on the supply or crepe tOrnor-
row hight. for the Democrats are about
10 MIKE a killing
AIR Taft. Mrs Taft. Miss Helen Taft. /
and Capt Archibald " Butt attended
divine services this morning at the Uni
tartan Church her.
This afternoon Nr- Taft viii take his
usual automobile ride.