Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-04-06
THE U. $. sENAroRsHlp.
A Fight on, but Senator Halc's Re-
election Reasonably Certain.

ment of late by reason OF the contest
| for the United States senatorship which
honor ex-Judge Frederick A. Powers is
endesvoring to wrest from Senator Eugene
Hale. At the start men who keep in
that Senator Hale would be returned, and
by a good majority, and they see no
reason to change their views in spite OF
the claims Of the Powers men, who evil
| IDENTIFY are going on the principle of claim
ing everything in sight and then getting
what they can.
Much amusement has been furnished
here of late by the remarkable stories
published in Portland Powers organ, the
error OF whose figures are only equalled
| by their absurdity. Thus it is stated that
Judge Powers is sure to win at the same
time that Cumberland, York, Kennebec,
Penobscot and Hancock are conceded to
Senator Hale. The same prophet also
finds that Oxford, Piscataquis, Waldo and
Washington are fighting ground, and says
| nothing about Knox, Lincoln and Sagada-
hoe where no other candidate than Sena-
| tor Hale is thought Of.
Thus this farseeing Lochiel will place
Judge Powers in the senatorial chair by
the votes of Aroostook, Somerset, Piscata-
quis, Androscoggin and Oxford counties,
having practically conceded the others to
Senator Hale. Surprising Judge Powers
got the votes of the Legislators in these
counties, although good judges say he will
not, and what would he have? Reckoning
10, ha haos 1T L.
| would have just forty votes out OF 122.
The Powers men made a laughs BILE error
when they began to quote figures, say the
| politicians, and they seem to be right.
| But these forty votes are promised on
the proposition that the Powers people
will get all the votes in the five counties
named that is all the republican votes, and
they will be very far away from that.
They may get most OF Aroostook, but up
| along the st. John river are many voters
who realize wef what Senator Hale has
| done for the lumber interests, and lumber
| is bread and butter to them. They will
stand by Hale to the end.
Possibly there is another reason why
Judge Powers will find the votes up along
! in that section there has always been more
| or less antipathy to the Houlton candi-
| dates, especially those with the strong
| name. And it is also said that there are
| other sections Of the county where there
are many voters who believe that Senator
Hale is deserving well OF his State, and
that his power and ability in the United
States senate should not be lost to Maine.
Thus the Star Herald, of Presque Isle, q
strong republican organ, says that Maine
is not ready for change, and that Judge
Powers will have to bide his time.
Leading Piscataquis republicans say
that county will return Hale men, with
possibly one exception. There is doubtless
considerable Powers strength in Somerset,
especially in Skowhegan, but the shire
town furnishes but one representative,
and the Hale sentiment is very strong in
the western end OF the county Andros-
coggin is very likely to develop some
Powers strength, if it is not democratic,
but Androscoggiu sent but six men to
Augusta year ago.
Penobscot county men say the county
will hand at least fifteen votes for Senator
Hale, but not being able to claim any,
thing in Penobscot, the Powers men do
not bother to reckon it in. The Penob-
scot delegation will be headed by Col.
Parkhurst, who already has sufficient
pledges to ensure him the presidency Of
the Senate, and he is an ardent supporter
of Senator Hale, as indeed is about every
republican in the county.
The Powers supporters are naturally
counting on finding their support east OF
the Kennebec, having but little to the
westward. They say that Penobscot is all
Hale, and then dismiss that county with
| its twenty legislators with the remark
that it will be democratic. 1t is true that
Penobscot was largely democratic in the
| last legislature, but it was for the first
| time in years. Bangor has since twice
returned to the republican fold.
Thus the Hale men reckon, and their
logic seems good, that Penobscot will
| more than offset Aroostook, that Piscata
| quis will be in the main for Hale, ana
that Washington, the other county in the
district, will give at least six Hale votes
| on the basis Of eight republicans as
elected to the last legislature.
| The Powers supporters claim strength
| in Washington, but it is difficult to see
where they get it, as the most prominent
republic in the county are for Hale, as
well as most of the party men who well
realize what Senator Hale has done for
Washington county. Thus say the men
who keep the run Of matters political.
The fourth district, in which Mr.. Powers
resides, will be against him in all proba-
bility, while the best he can expect is an
even split.
| As he has practically no strength in the
first district, none in the third except in
Somerset county, while in the second,
Knox, Lincoln and Sagadahoc are for
Hale, with Oxford and Franklin possibly
| divided, it is difficult to see where Judge
Powers has look-in in this contest.