The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-15
MAINE Is DEMOCRATIC.

the jubilant message flashed from
democratic headquarters here to-
day, to all parts of the country.
AS returns come In from outly-
ling districts, the democratic maj
ority continues to grow Demoe-
rats, this morning were claiming
ten thousand majority for r. W. 8
Plaisted for Governor. They also
claim both houses of the legisla-
ture and all four congressman.
The Payne Aldrich tariff law was
used effectually by democrats,
though In some localities the pro-
hibition question was the chief
Issue. Republican, speakers de-
j Tended the national administers
| ton, one Of the speakers during
1.-THE campaign being Represents
| tive McKinlay, of California. BE
was brought here at the instance
of President Taft.
(From Associated Press.)
/ Portland, Me-, Sept. II Maine
went democratic today. 1t elect
| ed Fred'k w. Plaisted of Angus
ia, a democrat as governor, up
set the hitherto solid republi-
can congressional delegation In at
!, Ileast two and possibly all four of
. the districts, and to the surprise
of the political leaders, demo
rats as well as republicans, the re
turns late tonight indicated the
possibility that the next state leg
lislature will be democratic. The
! senate will surely have a democr
J Iratic majority. The. house com
lplexion is in doubt.
Returns from all but 48 of the
> election districts of the State
3 lshowed plurality for Plaisted fol
). governor of 8, 500.
= The missing districts are near
! ly all In remote parts OF Aroo
{ stock county and in outlying is
lands along the coast.
In the second district, which
!, was formerly represented BIZ th'
3 ilate Nelson M. Dingley, father Q.
e the Dingley law, Daniel j. Nc
! Gillicuddy was elected congress
4 nan by 5000 over John p Swazey
: the present incumbent, and Con
! gresham Edwin G. Burleigh, VIII,
! has represented the third distric
: Esince 1892, was defeated by Sam
/ luel w. Gould, another democrat
i bya small margin. -
= The result in the first and f0Irt
= districts was much il. doubt lat
tonight, although the indication
were that Asher G.. Kinds, repubE
lean had won over VIM. M. Pennel
, democrat, In the former, and tina
Congressman Frank B. Guernsey
N republican had been defeated ]
n the latter by George M. Hanson
O. democrat, by a small vote.
n The first district seat was form
8 erly occupied by Speaker Thoms
lib. Reed, while the late Chas. 4
- Boutelle was distinguished fc
y many years as the fourth dlstrlt
- representative.
II There will be at least sixtee
~ ~ democratic senators out of 81, an
II As democratic representatives OF
60 of l51 in the next legislature, wit
- indications that the democrat
party will have the choosing OF
successor to United States Senate
= Eugene Hale next winter.
at The vote for governor with Z
It's small districts missing was:
n Plaisted (democrat) 72,7O'
u Fernald. republican, 63,715.
7r- The corresponding vote In 19(
nc also an off year was Cobb (repu
ne lican) 68,087; Davis (democra'
OF 60, ,784.
co Colonel Plaisted, the governo
ne elect, goesSup to the capital Wi
ie- a plurality larger than that give
re two years ago to his defeated T
m publican opponent, Governor Be
Fernald, of Portland. Colon
Plaisted was born in Bangor
1854. He ran for mayor of A
- gusta five times and won four ele
a tions.
The republican leaders as ru
10 were at loss tonight to accou
I'M for their overwhelming defei
OF The weather was perfect. The
Inc sues were well understood Al
er- most of the speakers had confn
themselves to state matters, scare
ly mentioning national affairs.
Governor Fernald's administl
5 is ton was stoutly defended again
rm democratic criticism of extra7
lur gance.
on Close observers, however, cal
S. heard mutterings not loud, /
do deep. The so-called old qua
nd. had to stand a lot of party cr'
La cism and even the leaders w
all ont of harmony with new {