The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-09
Peters, Republican, Wins for
Congress Over Pattangall
by About 500.
PROGRESSIVE FAR BEHIND
Hard Battle Ends in Which
President, Bryan and Clark
Helped the Loser.

PORTLAND. Me-. Sept. s.-with only three
small towns to hear from Of total Of lsl
cities. towns and plantations IN the Third
Congress district John A. Peters. Repub-
lican. Of Ellsworth. led william r. Pattan-
gall OF waterville In the three cornered
hght for Representative by . margin of
576 votes, Edward NJ. Lawrence Of Lubec
the Progressive nominee. was hopelessly
distanced. 7.700 votes behind Pattansall.
The figures Of the 1871 places heard from
at II o'clock give Peters 15.lo5. Pattan-
gall 1880 and Lawrence s.S25.
At 10 o'clock Mr.. Pattangali himself
conc eded the election of Peters. a. did Dr..
Edgar l.. Jones Of waterville. Democratic
National Committeeman from Maine.
Mr.. Pattansali said that his defeat
was not evidence Of dissatisfaction with
the Administration and Its policies. but
was the result of defections in the Demo-
cratic ranks caused by the adverse work
Of candidates who had been defeated at
the primaries.
PetePs's Strength IN Cosntry.
The early returns. mostly from the
Pattansall. but as the figures from the
small towns and farming districts came
in Peters's strength was apparent. and
gradually he wiped out his chief oppo-
nent's lead.
Peters polied over 1000 votes more than
Taft did In the district at the last cleo
tion. Lawrence fell practically the same
number Of votes behind the total given for
Roosevelt. while Pattangaii received 200
less votes than did Wilson.
Representative-elect Peters Is chosen to
NIL the vacancy caused by the death Of
Forrest Goodwin. Republican.
The campaign was a most spirited
contest. on which the eyes Of politicians
Of national activity were turned. 1t was
predicted all along that the results would
be close.
The Republican candidate was John
A. Peters Of Ellsworth. Speaker of the
Maine House of Representatives. william
Il. Pattangall Of Waterviile. ex.Attorney-
General Of the State and present Mayor
OF Waterville. was his Democratic oppo.
nent. The Progressive party nominated
Edward NJ. Lawrence. u sardine packer
OF Lubec. There was also a Socialist
William W. wyer OF Augusta.
Local issues were entirely neglected
and the voters were almost surfeited with
tariff speeG.ss. Never had so many
speakers OF national prominence appeared
In Maine as In this campaign.
Wilson Indorsed PattanGalI.
President Wilson early in the fight
wrote a letter personally indorsing Mr..
and Secretary Bryan. Secre-
Iary Redheld and Speaker Champ Clark.
besides several Democratic Representa-
lives, made speeches in his behalf
An almost equally prominent array
,f Republican ortors toured the district
speaking for Mr.. Peters and declaring |
hat the proposed Democratic tariff was /
INJURIOUS to special eiaine industries. |
Among these speakers were Representa-
ives Gardner Of Massach chusetts. Kahn Of |
California and Anderson of Minnesota.
The Progressives presented such orators
Is ex-Secretary OF the Interior James H. |
fairfield and ex-senator Albert J. Beve-
idge. They did not confne themselves
oiely to the tariff. but used other issues
With the general idea that Progressive
'ictory would give the new party stand
ne In the State equal to that of the two
lder parties.