The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-19
MAINE DEFEAT WILL
NOT HURT WILSON
PORTLAND. NF Ga

PORTLAND, NE Speeial-
1he Republicans. with the eff
clent help of the Bull Moose
party. have wrenched from the
democrats the control of the
s'Atc, which the latter nave held
Tor t'So years. William Il, Haincs.
uie Republican candidate for
So'Si nor. ~ elected over Fredcr-
ick ". Piaisted. Democrat. bv n
majority estimated at 300. Win
"a c-six1hs Of the vote i'm. incfud-
ihS Dic vote OF Portland. Bangor.
augusta and other cities of con-
S'uc obie size. The IegiSIofure.
VIII DC Republican on Join. bal
lot, which will insure tue cleo
uuil OF Edwin G. BurivigIl. Re
puOIcan. over Obadiah Gardner.
uIe incumbent. Both BurIeigh
anu Gardner are their marry
nominees at the preferential Dri-
maries.
Indications are that for Con-
grcSs Asher Kinds, Republican. il
erected over Michael Il. O'Brien
IN the First District. including
portland; that Frank L.. Guern-
Soy, kcpubiican, Is elected over
Charles W. Mullen i'm the Third:
ti,at forrest Goodwin. Republic
can, IL elected over Samuel W
4
4 o CLOCK this morning the fight
between Goodwin and Gould be-
Callc uncomiOrtably close.
Inc surviving Democrat. who Is
sure OF election. Is Daniel j. Nc
Nt1cuudy- present Democratic
congressman from the Second
District. WHO has safe majority
over William r. Shelton.
DcSpte the apparent RcDubIi-
IlEsfnWN ln.r II.
II almost certain that the vote OF
the State viii Dc given to Wilson
in November.
Now that the control OF tbc
OFFICES has fallen unexDectcdIv
INTO Republican hands. the BuiI
MoOscrs, claiming credit for the
triumph, will begin an aggressive
ainpaiSn TO carry the State for
INoOScNelt- Two SETS of electors,
regular Republican and BuiI
Moose arc already i'm the field.
ana beginning this morning the
TWO elements that pulled together
through the State campaign will
lnauSurate an energetic warfare
against each other. Haiups- ma
JOrlty. bare 3.zOO. proves thar
the Republicans divided cannot
hold the State. and this assures
" lisOn victory i'm November.
me total vote poiled. 10000.
falls short by 1000 of the vote
two years ago, and by more than
mat OF the vote i'm = regular Drcsi-
Dental year. i due to =
certain element of distrust I'm
both Bull Moose and Republican
camps. There were Bull MOOserS
and Standpattcrs who did not an
prove of the combination. and
showed their disapprOVaI by STAY
ing away from the polls. There was
little excitement throughout the
state. either during the baIlOtinw
or afterward. Last night a small
crowd gathered i'm Monument
Square in Portland looking AT the
election returns, but not a cheer
was heard all the evening, and "A
man two blocks away would
never have known an election was
going ON.
WILSON WILL WIN.
PORTLAND, ME- Special
Governor PIaistcd. while today adj
hitting Democratic defeat i'm
Maine, is not dOwncast. lie said
today:
I'm view of all the Republican
VilihcatiOn / believe the showing
made by the Democrats of Maine
need cause no Chagrin, especially
rs the Republican majority is one
or the smallest ever known I'm n
presidential year. Republican ma
JOriticS in such years used TO run
as high as $1,000. and the DEM
ocratS won i'm 1910 for the first
time i'm a generation.
Despite rumOrs 10 the contrary
the two factions of the RepubIi-
can party were sOlidIy united on
the State ticket. however much
they may split later on the ma
ttonaI. L regard the going back
OF the Republicans into the fold.
however. as only temporary, and
am prepared To enter the next
campaign with redoubIed zeal"
The Democrats lost the COVER
nOrShip. one congressman. one
United States senator. the Le@is-
lature and several offices that arc
filled by votes of the Senate and
House.