The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-10
VIOLENT OvERTURN
FOR THE DEMOCRATS
William T. Haines Defeated Gov
ernor Frederick W. PIaisted,
Who Was a Candidate for
Reelection - Returns Are
Nearly Completed.

Portland, Me-, Sept. l0-The politica
overtTn in yesterdays Maine state elec
tion, in which the Republicans won bach
the governorship and secured three oi
the four congressman and sufficient
majority on a joint ballot in the legis.
lature to assure the election of a Re,
publican United States senator, became
more apparent to-day. William T.
Haines, Republican, was elected governor
by plurality of 3,577 over Governor
Frederick w. Plaisted, Democrat
The vote, with 2s small towns miss
ing, was as follows:
Haines, Republican. .,... 70072
Plaisted, Democrat . 66,5l5
The new state Senate will be made IN
iof % Republicans and eight Democrats.
with one district missing The House
will be composed of 72 Republicans and
10 Democrats, with nine districts miss
ling.
The congressman elected are
First district Asher G. Kinds of Port.
land, Republican.
Second district ID. J. MeGillicuddv V
lof Lewiston, Democrat.
Third district Forrest Goodwin Of
Skowhegan. Republican.
Fourth district Frank T.. Guernsey of
Dover, Republican
Kinds. McGillicuddy and Guernsey were
lre-elected.
The Republicans claim to have won
their victory for the head Of the ticket
lby their attack upon the administration
lof Governor Plaisted. They declined
Ito discuss national questions as the
Iparty leaders, many of whom are of
Progressive sympathies. postponed any
expression of a sentiment in favor of
Roosevelt until after election. Some of
them will take the stump within
few DAYS against President Taft.
The Democrats went into the state
struggle this fall on the defensive. hav-
ling won control of the state govern
Iment i'll the election of 1910. They based
their campaign almost wholly on ma
ltional issues, although defending their |
course in the state administration.
Progressives to Split Off.
The Progressive element of the Re- |
irublcans was in full control of party
machinery, but with the approval OF I
Col. Roosevelt, split was postponed |
until after yesterdays struggle Many
of the leading state speakers in the cam
paign, which ended with the election
Yesterday, announced last night that
they were no longer in the Republican
ranks, but would take the stump imme-
tdiately for Colonel Roosevelt for presi-
dent
The Republican organization was able
to bring out greater vote for Haines
jim yesterdays contest than was given
tor Fernald, the party candidate who
was defeated two years ago, while the1
Democratic vote for Plaisted showed a
falling off from that Of 1910.
The struggle in the four eongression-
al districts was fully as interesting as
that two years ago. In the first dis
trict, Congressman Asher c. Kinds, the
only outspoken Taft candidate in the
election, showed an increase in his vote
of two years ago, and returns seemed
TO Indicate mis- reelection over NJ. T.
D'Brien. his Democratic opponent.
The fight in the second district was ]
close but the returns indicated the re-
election of Congressman d. j. McGilli-
cnddy, Democrat, by reduced margin
over William B. Sketon Republican.
In the third district, Congressman
Samuel w. Could Democrat. who won
two years ago, had apparently been de
feated for reelection, on the face of
the early returns, by Forrest Goodwin,
while in the fourth there
was another close fight between Con- 9
gresham Frank f. Guernsey, Republi- !
ran, and Charles w. Mullen, Democrat. Q
with the first cities and towns heard
from placing the former in the lead.