The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16
FRED ". PLAISTED
DEMOCRAT IS NOW
:, MAINE SIIGOVERE0R
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIRTY
YEARS THE REPUBLICANS
LOSE THE STATE.
GAIN lRRft COEGRtSSHEH
Man Who Had Been In Congress Elgh
teen Years Defeated by old.Tlms
opponent-crushing Blow Ne Con,
serVatism.

PORTLAND. Me-, Sept. 12.-There
was no uncertainty In the voice with
which Maine today recorded her pref
erence for Governor and her attitude
on the issues of the campaign gener
ally, the plurality given to FREEZER.
lex w. Plaisted, Of Augusta, Democrat
being decisively large, while three out
of four congressional districts which
are ordinarily strongly Republican 70
turned Democratic congressman
Early returns also indicate tina: the
Legislature might be Democratic and
elect a Democrat as a successor to
United States Senator Hale.
In the face of the sweeping Demo
cratic victory, the Republican leaders
we're overwhelmed with surprise, and
the magnitude of their successes as
tonished even the most sanguine Of
Democrats. It was the first beating
the Republicans of Maine, the State
Of Blaine and Reed, had had in thirty
years, and by a coincidence Harry h.
Plaisted, father of the present sue
cessfuI candidate, was Democratic
Governor in 1881.
Asher C. Kinds, of Portland, Parlt
amentary Clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives, was defeated for Congress
in the First Congressional district
while Congressman Burleigh, in the
Third district and Congressman swa.
sey, in the Second, also went down in
defeat
Colonel Plaisted, the Governor-elect
goes ND to the capital with a pluralt I
ty larger than that given two years
ago to his defeated Republican oppc
nent, Gov. Bert M. Fernald, of Port
land.
Col Plaisted was born in Bangor
in 1854. He ran for Mayor of Angus
ia five times and won four elections
The Republican leaders as a rule
were at a loss tonight to account for
their overwhelming defeat The
weather was perfect. The issues were
vel understood and most Of the speak
ers had confined themselves to State
matters, scarcely mentioning nation
al affairs.
Governor Fernald's administrators
was stoutly defended against Demo
cratic criticism of extravaganza.
Close political observers, however
heard mutterings, not loud, but deeR
The so-called "old guard had to stand
a lot of party criticism and even the
leaders were out of harmony with
new element which had begun to man
fest itself, especially in the western
part of the State. 1t was hoped among
the hackers of the administration OF
Gov. Fernald that this unrest would
and much dependence was
placed on the old time loyalty Of the
vote in the back counties
But insurgency was in the air. Ins
rural voter had been absorbing i'ea
out of the State as we'll as in it, anc
his was particularly manifesto ID
he third district, where Congressman
Burleigh with an eighteen year RECORD
1T washington, found himself tongn'
defeated by his old time opponent
Samuel w. Gould, of Skowhegan.
The victory of Daniel ]. McGlllf
,uddy, of Lewiston, in the Second DIS
riot, was not surprising, as Congress
nan John p Swasey, of Canton, mar
'owly missed defeat in his first cleo
ion two years ago. McGillicuddy serr
ID two terms as Mayor of Lewiston
ind has been prominent in party al
airs for many years. He was char
nan of the late State convention ana
delivered the battlecry of extrava1
rance which proved one of the nos
in the campaign.