Oxford Democrat., 1910-09-20
DGnOCT ratio Maine
Not Much Left for Us out Of
the WTGckagG.
Oxford County, However, Gives
Respectable Republican Plurality
Except on the Sheriff Vote.

Well, the predicted Democratic land
slide arrived last Monday. In its magnl-
tude it was far above what any one had
anticipated. Indeed, it was SO far be-
yond what the Democrats themselves
had looked for that they were almost
stunned by il.
Summed up briefly, the results are
about as follows. This may not all be
accurate, as the vote in many cases Is
very close:
Frederick W. Plaisted, Democrat, is
elected governor over Bert M. Fernald,
Republican, the present incumbent OF
the office, by plurality of OLA. La
mont A. Stevens Of Wells, Democrat, is
elected state auditor over Charles T.
Hatch, the present incumbent, by plu-
rslity a little smaller than that of the
governor.
Two Republican and two Democratic
congressman are elected. In the First
District Asher G. Kinds, Republican, has
about 500 plurality over William NJ. Pen
nell, Democrat.
In the Second District Daniel j. Nc
Gillicuddy, Democrat, has about 5000
plurality over John p. Swasey, the
present congressman.
In the Third District Samuel w.
Gould of Skowhegan, Democrat, has
about 2200 plurality over Edwin G. Bur
leigh, the present congressman.
In the Fourth District Frank K. Guern-
sey, the present Republican congress
man, is reelected by small plurality
over George NJ. Hanson of Calais.
In the Maine senate there will be
twenty-five Democrats and nine Repub-
licans. The hOuse will be Democratic,
by about 50 to 62 A Democrat will be
elected United States Senator for the
f..st time in over fifty years, and a
Democratic legislature will have the re
districting of the state under the ap-
portionment according TO the census OF
1910. The legislature will without
doubt repeal the Sturgis law. Whether
it will have two-thirds in favor of reSub
mitting the prohibitory amendment is
questionable.
Aroostook, Franklin and Washington
Counties elect the whole Republican
ticket by small margins. Oxford and
York Counties elect the Republican
county candidates except sheriff. About
everything else is Democratic, sheriffs
being elected by the Democrats in
twelve of the sixteen counties.
The three measures passed by the last
legislature, and submitted to the people
under the referendum, are all defeated.
These are the one per cent beer law, so
called, the division of the town Of York,
and the Portland bridge bill.
It is evident that the Democrats, con-
ductng an aggressive campaign, with
some of the sinews of war TO work with,
got out their stay t-home voters almost
TO the last man, and that along with
them they got the votes OF a cousidera-
BILE number who have in years past voted
the Republican ticket. That is what
HAPPENED. As to why it happened,
there will doubtless be differences Of
opinion. The people did it. We who
were Of the majority have become OF
the minority. We live under republi-
can form of government, and accept the
rule of the majority.
Elsewhere are given figures of the Ok
ford County vote, and We have to thank
the clerks of the several towns for their
courtesy in furnishing them TO us. The
officers elected in this county, as indi-
Gated by our returns, are as follows,
all except the sheriff, Mr.. Mclntire,
being Republicans:
Senator-AIbert j. Stearns of Norway.
Clerk OF Courts-Charles Y. Whitman of Nor
way.
County AttOrney-Ralph t. Parker of Rum
ford.
sheria-Bertrand c. McIntire of Waterford.
County Commissioner for full term-George
W. Walker Of Lowell.
two years-wellington n. Eastman OF sumner.
County Treasurer-George Nj. Atwood OF
Register OF Deeds. Hastings Bean of Paris,
Register of Deeds, Western Distrtct-Eckley
Ballard Of Fryeburg.
Representatives TO Legislature
Stanley Bisbee of Rumford.
Eugene E Andrews of Norway.
Alton q. Wheeler OF Paris.
Il. Chandler Buzzell of Fryeburg.
Henry X. Robinson of Peru.
Augustus G.. Morse of Waterford.
Nathaniel 4. Brown Of Bethel
As shown by the semi-official figures
given elsewhere, the Republican plurality
on the general ticket in Oxford County
is about 500. The only case in which a
Democratic plurality is shown is the
vote for sheriff, which gives Mr.. Nc
Intire, the Democratic candidate, plu-
rality of Q. This result is so close that
il is likely an inspection of the ballots in
the several towns will be asked for.
Oxford County's seven representatives
to the legislature are all Republicans,
though at least two of them were elected
in districts which gave a small Demo-
cratic plurality on the general ticket.
vo,e ON peserendum Questions.