Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-11
REPUBLICAN MARGIN
IN MAINE IS 1857
Governor Plaisted Defeated for Re-
Election by William 7, Haines
of Waterville.
CAPTURE SEATS IN CONGRESS
Three Out Of Four Republicans Are
Elected Over Opponents.
KINDS PLURALITY INCREASED
Makes Campaign Favoring Admin.
istration of Taft.
LEGISLATURE ALSO REPUBLICAN
1t VIII Elect United States Senator
SEATS IN CONGRESS
Three Out Of Four Republicans Are
Elected Over Opponents.
KINDS PLURALITY INCREASED
Makes Campaign Favoring Admin.
istration Of Taft.
LEGISLATURE ALSO REPUBLICAN
1t VIII Elect United States Senator
to Succeed obadiah Gardner
Republicans Get Three of
-Four COngressmen.

PORTLAND. Me-, Sept. 10-The pol.
itical overturn In Maine in which the
republicans won back the governorship,
and sufficient majority on joint ballot
in the legislature to assure the election
Of republican United States senator,
became more apparent today with ad-
oitional returns.
William T. Haines of WatervilIe, re.
ality of 1861 over Governor Fredrick w.
Plaisted democratic candidate of Aug
usta. The vote, with twenty-eight towns
missing, In last returns was:
Haines, republican, 70,M2.
Plaisted, democrat. 66515.
Two years ago the vote for governor
was: Bert NJ. Fernald, republican, 64672
F. w. Plaisted democrat, 72,425.
The missing twenty-eight towns two
years ago cast 7bl votes Tor the repub-
lican candidate and S4s for the democratic
leader.
district, and Frank e. Guernsey. Fourth
district. republican, were reelected by
increased majorities, and Forrest Good
win, republican, supplanted Congressman
Samuel w. Gould, democrat. in the
Third district.
The democratic candidate for the Sec
ond district, Congressman D, y. McGilli-
cuddy, was reelected.
Insures Republican Senator.
The new legislature will stand on
joint ballot, ninety-four republicans and
seventy-eight democrats, with ten dis
will be made up of twenty-five republ-
cans and eight democrats, with one dis
trict missing The house will be COM
posed of seyenty-two republicans and
seventy democrats. This majority will
be sufficient to elect former Congressman
Edwin G. Burleigh of Augusta, as United
States senator in place of Senator oba-
diah Gardner, who was appointed to fill
the vacancy caused by the death Of Sem
ator William P. Frye, republican.
Political observers were in doubt as to
the effect Of the republican victory and
the attitude Of the progressive leaders
regarding the national campaign. Ali of
the leaders we're actively identified with
the republican party in yesterdays cleo
ton.
President Taft Pleased.
BEVERLY, Mass. Sept. 10.-President
Taft was SO greatly pleased today with
the republican victory in Maine that he
forgot about his lame ankle and went
out to play golf. He was especially cheer
full when he learned that the Maine leg
islature will be republican. assuring the
republican party of another vote in the
United States senate.
Although the president had no state
ment to make about the Maine result his
friends here were not so reticent. Ac-
cording to their view, the result will
serve to keep in line many republicans
who were wavering toard the progress
sives. 1t will be an example, they say, to
the doubtful ones of what can be ae-
complished where solid front is pre-
sented to the democrats.