The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-10
TURNS BACK TO G. o. p. AFTER
 ONE TERM OF DEMOCRATIC OFFICE HOLDING.
HAYNES ELECTED GOVERNOR
State Legislature Is Probably Repub- 7 lcan by a Small Maiority-Race for United States Senator
 Still in Doubt.


 l Portland. Me. Sept. 9.--Maine turn
 ed back to the republican party in the
 state election today, Wm T. Haines
 of Wateryille being elected governor
 over Governor Frederick w. Plaisted.
 his democratic opponent, who sought
 a second term, while the republicans
 regained one of the two congressional
 districts lost to the democrats two years ago
 The new legislature is expected to
 have a small republican majority, al
 though returns before midnight were
 not sufficient to show whether former 1 Congressman Edwin c. Burleigh, re- | publican, or Senator 0, Gardner Greene, democrat, will be chosen to 1 the United States senate for the term 1 beginning next March.
 Returns for governor from $50 out of 634 election districts gave Haines re. publican, 6612l; Plaisted, democrat, 62.127
 The corresponding vote for 1910 was Ferald. republican, 60,556, Plaisted. democrat, 67.50l. These re- turns show a republican gain of 3 per cent and a democratic loss of $ per cent If the same percentage is maintained throughout the stase. Haines' election is indicated by about | 5000 plurality. compared with S,660 | given Plaisted in 19l0
 The congressman elected are: First
 district, Asher c. Hinds, republican,
 second district, ID. J. McGillicmldy l democrat: third district, Forest ts0Ad- ,1;.
 F. Guernsey. republican,. Hinds, Me Gillicuddy and Guernsey were re. elected
 Returns for the legislature showed eight republicans and three democratic senators and 43 republicans and 36 democratic representatives elected out of total membership in the senate of 31 and in the house of 151 The la,t legislature was heavily democratic 1 in both branches.
 Contest Was Close. The struggle between the democrats and republicans in Maine today for control of the executive and legisla- tive departments of the state govern ment, the four congressional districts and county offices, was one of the | closest in many years with returns up to 10 o'clock tonight in favor of the republicans.
 With half the state on record, Wm. T. Haines, republican. had a slight lead over Governor Plaisted, and the percentage system indicated that If the same ration was maintained, the republicans would win in the fight for the head of the ticket by about 5000. Returns from the four con gressional districts also leaned to- ward the republicans. especially in the first, third and fourth districts, with the second district showing democratic tendency. The legislative returns were too meagre up to late hour to give any indication of the complexion of either branch. so the outcome of the fight for the United States senatorship between Senator o. Gardner, democrat, and Former Congressman Edwin C. Burleigh, re- publican, was in doubt.
 The democrats went into the state struggle this fall on the defensive. having won control of the state gov ernment in the election of 1910 They based their campaign almost wholly on national issues, although defend ing their course in the state admins | tration. The republicans used state issues entirely as the weapons of attack The progressive element of the re- publicans was in full control of party machinery. but with the approval of Colonel Roosevelt, a split was post poned until after today's struggle Many of the leading state speakers 1 in the campaign announced tonight that they were no longer in the re publican ranks. but would take the stump immediately for Colonel Roose | velt.
 The republican organization was able to bring out greater vote for Haines in today's contest than was given for Ferald. the party candidate who was defeated two years ago, while the democratic vote for Plais- ted showed falling off from that of l1910. l In the first congressional district, Congressman Asher C. Hinds, the only outspoken Taft candidate in the cleo ton. showed an increase in his vote of two years ago and first returns lseemed to indicate his reelection over M T. O'Brien, his democrat op- pcnent
 The fight in the second district was close, but early returns indicated the re election of Congressman D. ]. McGillicuddy democrat. by reduced