The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-13
THE DEMOCRATS
ELECT GOVERNOR
OF MAINE BY $500
Two of -Four Congressman Are
Democrats and Legislature
May Be
ASHER c. H|nOS CARRIED
his DISTRICT BY 734

Result That They Have Difficulty in
Comprehending Their victory-The
First in Thirty Years.
Portland, Me-, Sept. 13-The Demo-
Gratis OF Maine had difficulty today in
compromising the magnitude of their
victory yesterday In the struggle with
the Republicans.
With two score of little obscure for
est towns and island plantations to
hear from. additional revised returns
made early today give Col. Freder-
lex M. Plaisted (Dem.) 72,711 votes
for governor. and Governor Bert NJ.
Fernald of Portland (Rep.) 64,0gO.
Plaisteds total plurality is estimated
to be $500.
complete returns show the election
OF Asher G. Kinds, (Rep) in the First
district by 734; Of Daniel j. McGilli-
cuddy (Dem) In the Second by 5000;
OF Samuel w. Gould (Dem) in the
Third by 1000, and of Frank C.
Guernsey (Rep.) in the Fourth by 300.
While the election of Col. Plaisted
and two Democratic congressman
seemed q great feat, interest today
centered in the makeup of the legis-
lature which has changed its complex
ion. With 139 senatorial and repre-
sentative districts heard from out of
q total Of 1872, the Democrats already
have eighty-eight In joint convention,
with ninety-two necessary to control.
Should the majority be Democratic
the legislature will elect a Democrat
to succeed United States Senator
Hale. In the face of the sweeping
Democratic victory the Republican
leaders were overwhelmed with sur
prise and the magnitude of their sue
cesses astonished even the most san
guine of the Democrats. It was the
first beating the Republicans of Maine,
the state Of Blaine and Reed. had had
In thirty years, and by 4 coincidence
Harris NJ. Plaisted, father of the pres
ent successful candidate, was Names
last Democratic governor in the year
1881. .. e,
Colonel Plaisted, the governor-elect
goes up to the capitol with plurality
larger than that given two years ago
to his defeated Republican opponent,
Governor Bert M Fernald of Port
land. -.
Plaisted was born in Bangor. He
ran for mayor Of Augusta FIVE times
and won four OF the elections.
The Republican leaders were at a
loss to account for their overwhelm-
ing defeat. The weather was perfect
and they offered no excuse on that
line. The issues were we'll under
stood and most of the speakers had
confined fhoYnSo1uad IN tok
scarcely mentioning national affairs.
Governor Fernald's administration
was stoutly defended against the DEM
ocratic criticism of extravaganza and
most of the voters were given an OPP
portunity Of seeing and hearing the
candidate.
The victory of Daniel W. McGilli-
cuddy of Lewiston in the Second dis
gresham John P. Swasey of Canton.
narrowly missed defeat in his first
election two years ago.
Complete returns on the vote for
state senators show that the Demo-
Gratis have secured 21 out of 81 seats.
The last state senate was made Of %
Republican and Democrats.
With but four representative dis
tricts to be completed at 1880 o'clock
this afternoon, the Democrats had
elected eighty-four representatives
and the Republicans sixty-three.
The control Of the legislature is of
more importance in Maine than in
some Of the other states because un-
der the constitution a number OF the
highest state officers are appointed by
that body. They are the treasurer,
~ Ne
state and the commissioner Of agri-
culture. Among the appointments
which rest with the new governor are
Judge of Kennebec superior court,
state commissioner of Industrial and
labor statistics, state commissioner of
highways and warden of the state pri-
son. All these Offices are now filled
by Republicans.