Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-12
MAINE IS GOING
DEMOCRATIC, SAY
LEADERS OF PARTY
Expect to Elect Governor and
Congressman in Holly Con-
tested Election Today.

PORTLAND Me-, Sept. 12.-Well-
known candidates. MISUNDERSTOOD is
sues of State. rather than national
character and gorgeous weather, drew
the voters of Maine to the polls today
for the biennial State election. The
struggle for State control between the
two dominant parties, Republicans and
Democrats, began early in the cities,
but in the rural sections the tide of
ballots did not set in until nearly noon,
Governor Bert NJ. Fernald, who was
seeking a second term, has had to de-
fend his administration against I'M
usually aggressive attacks by the Dem
~ocrats, headed by Colonel Fred W.
Plaisted, four times mayor of Augusta,
whose battle-cry was economy.
In at least two congressional dis
tricts-the First and S~econd-the cam
paign was hot, and in the latter, which
includes the cities of Auburn, Lewiston
and Rockand, the race between Repre-
sentative John p. Swasey, of Canton
and Daniel P. McGillicuddy. of Lewis
ton. was watched with great interest.
While insurgency in the Republican
ranks, as applying to national unrest,
has not developed in Maine, there has
been nevertheless muttering against
some of the Republican State leaders,
and there was considerable interest to-
day to see how far this would manifest
itself.
Early Vote Heavy.
The fine weather and reports of
heavy early voting brought manifest
encouragement to the Republican lead
ers here. Most of the cities reported
before noon hat the early vote was
large.
Byron Boyd, the Republican State
chairman, declared at noon that con-
ditions meant the success of the Re
publican party. Mr.. Boyd had heard
from various sources that the voters
were getting out early and that in
Aroostook county a very large vote
was being thrown. Fred Emery Beane.
chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittee, said the situation looked good
from a Democratic standpoint. His be-
lief that Mayor Plaisted would be
elected governor was firm.
Although the passage of the Payne
Aldrich tariff uill and alleged extrava-
gance against The present administra-
ton have been urged why Republicans
should desert their ticket. yet there are
hundreds and hundreds of men who
will vote for the Democracy on election
day On account of the workings of the
prohibition liquor law. A few years ago
the legislature passed a law known
as the Sturgis bill, which gave the Gov
ernor the authority to send deputies
into a county where he had reason to
believe that the sheriff and other Off
Gals had not been enforcing the law.
ryIz . = 49,. I-H a,f,,eAI n .tr01ho- -
voters, not because of it's enforcement
provisions, but because of what. is
| termed an infringement against home
rule. Hon. Byron Boyd. chairman Of
the Republican State Committee sail
last night:
1.-THE State of Maine will, on next
Monday, reflect Bert M. Fernald. of
| Westportland, AMI all -four of the Re-
publican nominees for Congress will be
elected. For the past week, n espe-.
cially during the past few days, the
| chances Of Republican success have
been growing brighter and brighter.
1 have never thought that the state
! was In doubt and l believe that Maine
will continue to remain in the Repuoi-
can column, where she belongs"
Hon. Fred Emery Beane. Of Hallowelis
Of the Democratic State Committee,
said last night:
Yes, 1 will state that / honestly be-
lieve that Mayor Plaistead, of Augusta
will be elected Governor of Maine next.
Monday. Two of the four Congressional
districts will be Democratic and surely
the Democracy has a chance to elecr|
a Legislature. 1t some times looks as
If it might be a landslide. Democracy
is in the air this fall and / think vow
will find that when the votes are
| counted and it is all over, tina I am.
pretty near right. 1t has been a greae
fight for the people and the conditions
| and circumstances have been most pros
pitious for the Democracy"