Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-13
KINDS AND GUERNSEY IN
LEAD BY SLIM MARGINS
Governorship and Control Of Legis-
lature for Democrats.
TO NAME HALE'S SUCCESSOR
The Pine Tree State Has Not Had
Democratic Senator Since 1859,
Nor New England Since
the Seventies.

PORTLAND. Me-. September 1s.-Ths
governorship two OF the four members
OF the national House of Representatives
and control of the legislature, which will
elect successor to Senator Eugene Hale.
are what the democrats gain by yester-
days victory In Maine.
With two score Of little obscure forest
towns and island plantations to hear
from, additional revised returns made
early today give Col. Fred w. Plaisted
(democraU 72,71I votes for governor and
Gov. Bert NJ. Fernald OF Portland uepub-
lican) 64,O90 Piaisted's total plurality
is estimated TO be $500
Asher Kinds Wins Out.
Revised returns at 2 o'clock pm today
show the election of Asher c. Kinds, re-
publican, in the first congressional district
by 134, of Daniel X. McGillicuddy, demo-
crat. in the second by 5000: OF Samuel
w. Gould. democrat, I'm the third by 100,
and of Frank Z. Guernsey. republican, in
the fourth by 300
Returns received up TO noon today gave
the democrats control OF the Maine SEN
ate, with twenty-one OF the thirty -one
seats. The democrats also have electod
seventy-one representatives out OF O
total house membership of ISL. This
gives the democrats within five votes
of majority in the lower branch. with
majority of eleven in the senate, the
democrats are assured Of the control In
joint convention of both branches Of the
legislature, which will elect q United
States senator to succeed Senator Halo
The republicans have elected fifty-00o
representatives in the districts thus far
complete. The democratic leaders ex-
pressed confidence that returns from the
remaining twenty-nine representative DID,
tricts would give a secure democratic ma-
jority in the House.
Interest in the Legislature.
While the election of Col Plaisted ana
two democratic representatives seemed q
great feat. interest today centered in the
makeup of the legislature, which has q
decidedly changed complexion.
Capture of the legislature by the demo-
Gratis probably means the resubmission to
the people of the vexed prohibitory liquor
law and chance for local option In the
sale OF intoxicating liquors.
The Sturgis act, which has proved 80
obnoxious to many and was denounced in
the democratic party platform, can be
repealed. Certainly the act can be made
imperative by Plaisted Withdrawing the
present commission and neglecting to ap-
tpoint its successor
The results of yesterdays election will
give Maine her first democratic senator
since 1861. and New England the first
since the election of William ID. Eaton in
Connecticut i'm the late seventies.
The next legislature will have fun
charge of redistricting the state.
Other Places for Democrats.
Control of the legislature is OF mere
Importance in Maine than In some of the
other states because under the constitu-
tion a number of the highest state Of
ficers are appointed by that body. These
are treasurer. attorney general, secretary
and commissioner of agriculture.
Among the appointments which rest
with the new governor are:
A judge of the kennebec superior court.
a state commissioner OF industrial and
labor statistics. state commissioners Of
highways and a warden OF the state
prison. All these offices are now filled by
republicans.
The democratic overturn yesterday ex-
tends even TO minor state Offices. The
figures show that the democrats elected
thirteen of the sixteen high shriffs In the
state. Republicans elected their shrieval-
ty candidates i'm Aroostook. Franklin and
Washington counties only. In five OF the
counties democratic sherihs were re-
elected, in eight other counties the demo-
he