The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-18
Maine Editor Gives Out
Statement Giving Reasons
For His Belief.
DECLARES POWERS
, WILL BE THE VICTOR
Says High-handed Method Adopt
ed In CaucuSes Has Dis
gusted Voters.

That Senator Eugene Hale Of Maine,
chairman Of the Senate ApprOpria tons
Committee, head Of the Republican eau
cus- and the Oldest member OF the
Senate in point Of service, is likely to
be defeated for reelection, is the con-
ndent assertion OF Frank L Dingley, Of
-.ewiston. Ne.
Nh DingIey is a brother Of the late
Representative Nelson DInEIey, s.uIIOr
OF the DingIey tariff law He IS editor
Of the Lewiston Journal. and has taken.
through his newspa per and otherwise
q most active and influential part IN
the movement 10 defeat Senator Hale
lIr- Dingley is in Washington and to-
day gave out an interVie" GeallnS Wiz
the situation In his state he declares
the campaign against the reelection OF
M Hale 10 the Senate has gained
momentum in the past few weeks he
asserts that Senator Hale Is today a
beaten man
- The campaign against Esle's re-eleC-
ton rallies the rank and lle Of the Re
publican party outside the Federal Of
1iciaIs who are mCrtgaEe6 20 The sys-
tell," saws Mr. DinEley-
Judge Powers is the Republican can
oidare against Senator Hale and Mr-
DinEIey says there - powerful i'm
Powers continues TO increase the next
two weeks as II has IN the past Two
weeks senator Hale viii b. forced 10
Nyi-hdrsIv-
M DinElsy summed up the Maine sit
UatiOn as follows
Maine Situation.
Judge Powers. who is the Republic
81 candidate for the Senate against
Hale, has thoroughly calvassed all
the counties Of Maine except Hancock
county. which being the home county
c. the present senator, was deIiber-
aJeIy disregarded by Judge Powers
assuming, a. ne o-Qs Jlat M Hale
county would naturally go 10 him
without contest on Saturday even
ing APRIL p months befOre the cleo
ton Senator Haie's friends called
FepUbIiCau representa- tive caucus al
lar HarbOr. which is located in the
town Of Eden Judge Powers had not
sent so much as postage stamp into
I5aT HaTbOT. but It was known 2 few
days prior TO the caucus that a con
test was on
The caucus vas characterized by gross
Taumauy methods the caucus laws Of
the state were faEranIIy defIed- no
check list was used and large sums OF
money were spent 10 secure votes The
The Republican caucus than the entire
Republican roll call OF the town
1T IS an unfortunate coincidence that
the drunkenness and direct bribery that
were - vogue artihCally lifted the Hale
vote but twi-hSraudluE this fact Dr.
Morrison. the leading anLi-HaIe and
=
Notes Of a majority Of about eight hun
-dred votes cast and the total vote Of
'rhe town. 10th parties IS bu- sbCu- Qg1.
OF which about 800 is nominaliy Demo
cratic.
The affair created a profound sensa-
1ion in the community sensation
which was spread throughout the State
The ciergymen from their pUlpits on
the Sunday following denounced the out
rage. Even men who voted the Hale
ticket insisted tha- Il the nominee were
not Withdrawn they would Jolt his can
didaCy-
The result is that in HaIe-s own
county, friends Of Judge Powers pre-
TsoUsly inactive declared that this az
front TO good government viii not be
tolerated and Il IS predicted that. as q
result OF the Bar EarbCr caucus, Hale's
own county viii send a contingent Of
representatives 10 the Legislature cp-
posed 10 Nj Hale
IN general terms Il may be said that
Powers for the Senate whereas IN the
cities where the Federal officials are
more powerful. IL Is conceded Hale. as
q rule. viii carry the caucuses, espe-
Cially # enthusiasm for the Maine Sen
EsEoE Is aroused bv the methods which
Gfeer IN vogue in E5aT HaTDOr- However
Is many Maine cities under Hale'S dom
iuaciOn OF IEe Maine Republican ma
chine have IN recent years gone Demo
CrariC, Hale's victory IN the Caucuses
Of Maine cities would not insure him a
large legislative vote.
But not all the cities VIII successfully
caucus for Hale Auburn. q stronE Re