The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-12
Early Returns indicated That
State Had Gone for
the Vets
MIDNIGHT NEWS IS
IN FAVOR OF DRYS
Claim is Made That a Great
Mistake Had Been Made
and Missing Vote
VIII Reverse 1t

PORTLAND, ME-, Sept. IL
At 1 O'Clock Tonight the Ltese
tabulated report give the vets
margin Of s15, with ii small PLAN
tations in the northern part OF
the state to hear from. The total
poll of these places in the guber-
Material etectlon OF H1nember
was only little over zoo votes E.
PORTLAND, ME-, Sept. 1f.-4~
1t is claimed at midnight to- night
that big mistake has been madft
in compiling the aggregate vote OF
the State, and, with thirty on4t
towns to hear from, tho "wets"
have a margin of only 258 votes
instead of 1925 votes. In this casa
il is said, tho remaining to.~ns arg
likely to offset the difference and
give a ajority for prohibition.
PORTLAND Me, Sept. lit Is
estimated here tonight that the vets"
have won their fight to remove tina
prohibitory amendment from the con-
stitutfon Of the State by the small mar
gin Of about ! 200 votes. That the vets
have carried the State is conceded by
the prohibition forces, including the
leaders OF the Wonen's Christian Tens
perance Union and the NoLicensa
League, the organizations allied against
the anti prohibition forces. Maine mas
been dry for "a years.
majority OF 1891 votes at the press
ent time is based on returns from 40
OF 92l cities and towns. The thirty-ouo
towns to be heard from are very small
and their vote is considered about even.
Early returns indicated a landslide
for the vets" as every city with tno
exception Of Calais gave a handsome
majority for the anti prohibition forces.
Many cities which had been conceded
to the "drys" by the prohibition
! forces, piled up large majorities for
the vets" while all the larger towns
of the State were in favor of rerriov-
ing the prohibitory amendment from
the constitution.
Shortly after 2. NJ. when the small
towns in the northern and eastern Sec
TONS OF the Stale commenced to send
/ In returns the vets" large majority
was gradually cut down and at 800
F. Nj. the ''drys" were claiming vic~
tory by at least 1900 votes
Looks Like Defeat.
When returns from 400 towns had
been received, the vets majority
was less than 500 votes, but severat
large towns in the eastern section OF
The state returned large gains in favor
OF removing the amendment, and an
1880 when all the cities and all but
thlrty-one towns had. been reported
the prohibition leaders acknowledges
that their cause had been defeated.
.IAe resGlt'of the erection to- DAY was
a distinct victory for the cities in the
| state ever the farmers. as the .yoSess
OF the cities gave a majority or apour
l-.oup votes TO repeal the prohibltory
law, while the farmers in nearly every
section OF the State and particularly In.
Aroostock county piled up heavy vote
10 retain the prohibitory law which
mas been In the statutes for the Pine
Tree State for flfty-four years.
Never has there been such AN elec-
ton in Maine, as there was not a sin.
gle way by which leaders or either
party could determine the election cir
/ every city and town were heard from
so close is the election that already
there is talk OF recounts in manv
towns. but 1t is the opinion of both
prohibition and prohibition forces
| that a recount would not greatly
change the result