The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-09
MAINE VOTERS FAVORED
WITH GOOD WEATHER
Second Election Important in the Ma
tional Fight Was Held in the
Pine Tree State To-
dav.

!. Portland, Me-, Sept. 9.-The Maine
voters went to the polls to-day to elect
a governor, four congressman, members
of the legislature aud county officers.
The chief interest was manifested in the
fight for control of the state, as shown
BY gubernatorial and congressional con-
tests Governor Plaisted, a Democrat,
was opposed for reelection by William
r. Haines, Republican.
The weather conditions were ideal for
the election.
As there is no outward split in the
| Republican ranks between the followers
of Colonel Roosevelt and the supporters
of President Taft, the national signif
canoe in Maine will be in the complexion
of the lower branch of Congress, and Of
the state legislature, which elects a
United States senator for the term be-
ginning next March. Senator Obadiah
Gardner, Democrat, and former Congress-
man Edwin G. Burleigh, Republican, are
4 the accredited candidates for the Office
| through their victories in the senatorial
| preference primaries last June.
The Democrats have asked for the re-
election OF Governor Plaisted for the con
tinuance of the party control in the leg
| islature and the success of their four
congressional candidates on both state
and national issues. The Republicans
seek to regain control OF the state by
promises Of improving upon the admin
istration Of Governor Plaisted. Few
Republican campaign speakers have mem
toned national affairs and none of the
leading candidates, with the exception
of Congressman Asher G. Kinds in the
first district, has expressed any senti-
ment for or against President Taft or
Roosevelt. Mr. Kinds is outspoken for
the president. Political observers view
this disinclnation on the part of the
Republicans TO take sides as yet on ma
tional issues as one of the most interest
ing features of the campaign, as they
look for the cleavage between the two
factions directly after the election.
The Progressive element in the Re
publican party in Maine secured its as
tendency in the presidential primaries
last spring. when a solid Roosevelt dele
cation was sent to Chicago, and Col.
Frederick Hale. an ardent Roosevelt sup
porter, was chosen Republican national
committeeman The old party leaders
We're superseded and Warren G.. Phil
brook, another Progressive, was elected
chairman of the state convention. These
new leaders will operate the party ma
chinery in the election, having had the
assistance during the campaign of II.
z. Gardner, a member OF the national
committee of the Progressive party.
They maintain that the absence of any
Progressive candidate in the state elee-
ton met with the approval of Colonel
Roosevelt
The September election in Maine pre-
eeding the presidential contest has not
been regarded by political students with
quite that significance that has obtained
in Vermont, through the huctuation in
the Republican plurality, which ranged
from 4S,246 to 1878 in l00S, both Re-
publican years in national politics.
Until the Democratic victories two
years ago, the Maine delegation to both
houses of Congress was solidly Repub-
lican. The two parties split even in the
lower house representation in 1910, the !
Republicans winning in the first and
fourth, and the Democrats in the sec
ond and third districts. All four repre-
sentatives are candidates for reelection. !
Both United States senators are Demo
Gratis.
In the first district Asher c. Kinds, |
for many years the parliamentarian of |
the national house, who was elected two |
years ago by close margin of 4S2 out /
Of vote of 44,422, is opposed by Mich
ael T. O'Brien.
In the second district Daniel J. McGI- /
licuddy, who captured the district in
1910 by 27ll in a total vote of 35185. |
has William B. SHELTON as his opponent.
The seat of Samuel W. Gould, who de-
feated Congressman Burleigh in the
third district two years ago by 1889 in
a total of 32,9s5, is being contested bv
Forrest Goodwin.
The antagonist of Frank T.. Guernsey
in the fourth district is Mayor C. w.
Mullen of Bangor. Guernsey carried the I
district two years ago by 50l in total
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