The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-13
DEMOCRATS SWEEP
MAINE; PLA|STED
IS GOVERNOR
Republicans Turned Out of Office
After Being in Power for Thirty
Years-Defeat Is Over
- whelming.
State Sends Three Democrats To Con-
gress, and Next Legislature May
Be Democratic.

being solidly Republican for 80 years,
the state OF Maine went Democratic
by sweeping majorities on Monday,
there being regular Democratic
landslide. A plurality OF $500 was
given the Col. Frederick w. Plaisted.
the Democratic candidate for COVER
nor; three Democratic candidates
were elected to congress and the re-
turns indicate that the next legisla-
ture may be Democratic. Should the
legislature be Democratic Democrat
will be chosen to succeed United
States Senator Hale. The Democratic
congressman elected were William -.
Pennell. first district; Daniel G. Nc
Gillicuddy, second district, and s. Is.
Gould, third district.
Gov. Bert NJ. Fernold, the Repub-
lican candidate for governor, who won
his election two years ago by about
1000 plurality and whose administra-
ton has been one or progress. has
gone down in defeat, the first Repub-
lican candidate for governor to be de-
feeted since 1882. His successful OPP
ponent. Col. Frederick w. Plaisted,
mayer of Augusta. is a son of the last
Democratic governor OF Maine. Gen.
Harris NJ. Plaisted, whose election
was due to fusion of the Greenback
and Democratic vote in 1882.
Asher c. Kinds, OF Portland. parlia-
mentary clerk of the house of repre-
sentatives, was defeated for congress
in the first district, while Rep. Bur
leigh In the third district and Rep.
Swasey In the second, also went down
to defeat
nj OF a N
with a plurality larger than that CIV
en- two years ago to his defeated Re-
publican opponent, Governor Bert NJ.
Fernald, of POLAND.
Col. Plaisted was born in Bangor, In
1864. He ran for mayer OF Augusta
five times and won four elections.
The Republican leaders as a rule
were at loss to account for their
overwhelming defeat. The issues
were we'll understood. and most of
the speakers had confined themselves
to state matters, scarcely mention 1g
national affairs.
MIR. Fernald's administration was
stoutly defended against Democratic
criticism OF extravaganza. and most
OF the voters were given an oppor-
tunity OF seeing and hearing the can
didate. while a few out-ofthe-state
speakers, including Rep. Mckinlay, OF
California, came here to help.
Close political observers, however.
early heard mutterings not loud, but
deep. The so-called "old guard" had
to stand lot of party criticism. and
even the leaders were out of harmony
with a new element which had begun
to manifest itself. especially in the
western part of the state. 1t was hop
cd among the hackers of the admins
tration OF Mr.. Fernald that this un.
rest would subside and much depend
ence was placed on the old time 10y
atty of the farming vote in the back
counties
insurgency Is Felt.
But insurgency was in the air. The
rural voter had been absorbinb ideas
out of the state as we'll as in it, and
this was particularly manifested in
the third district. where Rep. Burleigh
with an lS.years' record at Washing
ton. found himself detected by his old
time opponent, Samuel w. Gould, of
Skowhegan.
The victory of Daniel G. McGilli-
cuddy, of Lewiston, in the second dis
trict, was not so surprising, as Rep.
John p. Sway, of Canton. narrowly
missed defeat In his first election, two
years ago.
Mr.. McGillicuddy served two terms
as mayor OF Lewiston, and has been
prominent in party affairs for many
years He was chairman of the last
state convention, and delivered the
battle cry OF extravaganza, which
proved one of the most effective in
the campaign.
In the first district, Mr.. Kinds,
whose talents as a parliamentarian
we're discovered years ago by Thomas
! Il. Reed, and who has sat behind half
\ q dozen speakers, including Joseph G..
Cannon, was defeated by former Sher-
iff William b. Pennell.
That insurgency has spread as far
/ as the fourth district and up into
\ Aroostock county, where Rep. Frank
e. Guernsey, Of Dover, was opposed
by George NJ. Hanson, of Calais, was
also disclosed by the early. returns.
The result Is as yet in doubt.
The fourth congressional district
now represented by Frank z. Guern
sey. a candidate for reelection, is in
I doubt His opponent is George NJ
Hanson, Of Calais. The chairman OF
the Democratic state committee
claims that Hanson has been elected
Late returns, however, indicate Guern
sey may win by 400