New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-10
National Divisions Held In
Abeyance and Taft Support.
ers and Colonels Follow
ers Join In Redeem
ing State.
LEGISLATURE VERY CLOSE
Returns Indicate Republican Success
in That Body, and That Three, and
Possibly All -Four, Congress
Districts Have Also
Been Won.
rBy Telegraph 20 Tn. Tribune

tBy Telegraph 20 The Tribuns1
Portland, Me-. Sept. 9.-Maine has
gone Republican by plurality OF moro
than 5000, according to the latest re-
turns, Haines for Governor having de-
feated Plaisted, the Democratic incum
bent.
Returns for Governor from all but
81 small towns gave:
WILLIAM r. HAINES (RD. $685..
FREDERICK w. PLAISTED Cd,
s6.152
The missing towns in 1910 gave
Republicans, 1,157; Democrats, sst.
Haines's plurality estimated at 3,s4o.
The makeup Of the Legislature wa,
indicated as follows:
House-Republicans Ss; Democrats
20: missing, 13.
Senate-Republicsns, IS: Democrat.
s: missing. 3.
Joint ballot-Republicans, So; DEM
ocrats, rs; missing, IS.
Republicans leaders claimed. on the
strength OF these returns. TO be assured
of sufficient margin on joint ballot TO
elect former Congressman Edwin c.
Burlelgh TO the United States Senate.
The struggle between the Democrats
and Republicans for control Of the ex-
ecutive and legislative departments OF
the state government, the four Con-
gress districts and county Offices was
one Of the closest in many years, with
! returns UP TO a late hour tonight I'm
favor OF the Republicans. With three
quarters Of the state on record William
T. Haines had a lead Of nearly 1000
over Governor Frederick W. Plaisted
and the percentage system indicated
that II the same ratio was maintained
the Republicans would win the fight
for the head Of the ticket by a little
more than 1900.
Returns from the four Congress dis
trcts also leaned toward the Repub-
licans, especially in the 1st, Sd and 4th
districts, with the I'd District showing
d Democratic tendency.
Returns for Governor from so out
OF 63i election districts, give: Haincs.
66,121; Plaisted, 62,127 The corre-
spending vote IN 1910 was: Fernald,
Republican, 20, 1855; Plaisted Democrat
67.O1
These returns show a Republican
gain Of . per cent and a Democratic
loss OF : per cent RI the same per-
centage is maintained throughout the
state, Hainess election is indicated by
about 3,O00 plurality. compared with
$500 given Plaisted In 1910.
The Representatives probably elected
are:
First District-Asher c. Kinds, Re-
publican.
Second District-D. J. McGillicuddy,
Democrat.
Third District-Forrest Goodwin. Re
publican.
Fourth District-Frank L. GUERNSEY,
Republican.
Kinds, McGilicuddy and Guernsey
were reelected.
Democrats on Defensive.
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 defending
their course in the state administration.
The Republicans used state issues
entirely as the weapons of attack, and
refused to be drawn into any discussion
of national affairs.
The Progressive element OF tho Repub-
licans was in full control of the party
machinery. but. with the approval OF
Colonel Roosevelt. split was post
poned until after to-day's struggle.
Many OF the leading state speakers in
the campaign announced tonight that
they were no longer In the Republican
ranks. bpt would take the stump i'm
medlately for Colonel Roosevelt for
President These leaders also claimed
a greater part of the honors won -
day by the Republicans.
The Republican organization was
able to bring out a greater vote .or
Haines to-day than was given for Fer
nald. the party candidate who was de-
feated two years ago. while the Demo
cratic vote for Plaisted showed a fail
ing off from that CT 1910.
The struggle IN the four Congress
districts was fully as interesting 4.
that two years go. In the LIST Dis
trict Representative Asher c. Kinds,
the only outspoken Taft candidate la
the election, showed an increase i'm lIis
vote of two years ago, and returns
seemed to indicate his reelection over
NJ. T. O'Brien, his Democratic oppo-
nent.
Balloting began in some OF the cities
a few hours after sunrise. but it wss