The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-13

returns today Indicate that the entire
democratic state ticket was elected
yesterday. Three Of the four con-
gressmen are democrats with the
fourth district in doubt with the leg
islature safely democratic on JOINT
ballot, insuring democratic q. S..
\ senator.
Local conditions were not respon-
8 sible for yesterdays democratic vic
tory. The people OF Maine voted on
national issues High prices, control
Of the republican party in the inter
est Of trusts and Cannonism, all con-
4 tributed to our victory. The people
Of the country are tired of all re-
publican misrule.''
Governor Elect Plaisted, who swung
republican Maine into the democratic
! column for the first time in thirty
| years thus summarized the opinions
of the democratic leaders as to the
cause of the turnover. They also ad-
nit that the progressive movement
was potent factor.
The state election was a reminder
of that other day long ago when
Maine went
Hell bent
For Governor Kent"
Frederick W. Plaisted, whose faith
er was once governor of the Pine
Tree state, was elected chief execu-
tive over Bert NJ Fernald, the repub-
lican candidate for reelection, by
about 5000 plurality Plaisted is at
present the democratic mayor OF this
the capital city OF this rock-ribbed
Republican state.
First Defeat Since 1880.
II is the first time that Maine has
failed to go Republican since 1880,
when fusion Democrat ticket was
elected.
But more astounding than the vic
tory Of Plaisted Ia the overthrow OF
three Republican congressman, pos,
i sibly four Maine, which in 1908 gave
Taft plurality OF 81, 240 and Fernald
margin Of 1900, appears to have
Deem swept clean by the tides of in.
/ surgency.
L In their most optimistic moments
me Democrats have been dreaming Of
sieotlng two democratic congressman
Inc returns show that they have elect
ea three for certain, and that probably
aue lourth VIII likewise be democrat
The returns indicate that Senator
eugene Hale in announcing his retire
ment from the United States Senate
interpreted well the handwriting or
the wall, for in addition to electine
democrats for governor and for con
sressmen the state has also possibl!
slected democratic legislature.
Both Parties Surprised.
me returns from the congressional
uis'f'cts in Maine. the state who's,
september elections have always beer
tesafded as barometer SHOWING
Nnat kind Of political weather to ex
pect at the polls In November, hav'
hAen away the breath of the leader
Oh both parties.
me managers of the Democrat
national committe have been csaimin
chance to elect two members O
Sonsfess. while the Republican nation
committee has been so alarme
user the situation that Congressma
"'hiam b. Mckinley, chairman, ha
oeea In the state aiding the campaign
"nie spellbinders from as far Yves
90 California, including Dunca
mchinley !, over whom william Ker
u'oVe the insurgent steam roller q
he primaries recently, have bee
arguing from platforms all over tn
slate The results show that til
republican alarms was justified.
Lose Congressional Seats.
N the first district Nennell ha
nsaten Kinds, Speaker Cannon's pa
namentarian, and in the second di
s,ict McGillicuddy, who has been rul
nns for congress pretty regularly fc
oozen years or more, mas defeate
9Masey Gould has won In the thir
i Congressman BurIeigh, and /
'"e remaining district--ths fourt
congressman Frank e, Gueri