Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-09-09
ASSOCIATED PRESS FIGURES.
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The Democratic vote for Congress
man S. w. Gould was 1852, with
about zoo scattering. Two months lat
er. the Democratic vote for President
was 1862, the Republican had sunk
to 1859. while the new Progressive par
ty polled 1926 for Roosevelt In to-
days election, the Democratic vote re-
mained practically the same as that
thrown for Wilson, the Republicans
mounted again to within 2100 of that
given Goodwin, a year ago. While the
Progressive vote was triie under the
vote given Taft, last November.
Every effort was made to acquaint
the voters in the district with the is
sues bearing on the election. Speak
ers of national reputation stumped the
cities and large towns, for all three
parties, with the tariff bill as the prin-
cipal hone of political contention.
Republicans and Progressives united
in attacking Democratic national poll
cies, and Democratic measures now be-
fore Congress. Democratic speakers,
pleaded for an endorsement of the ad-
mfnistration of President Wilson
The Progressives We're particularly
anxious for heavy vote in order to
maintain the party ascendency over
the Republicans and to substantiate
The claim of being the chief rival of
the Democrats.
Fair weather and brisk campaigs
brought ont $4,000 voters. a thousand
more than voted for President, last
November and 1000 more than voted
in the congressional election. year
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Portland, Me-, Sept. s.-Complete re-
turns, except for Long Island Planta-
tion, small place off the coast in
Hancock county, of the special Con-
gressional election in the Srd Maine
district, today, gave John A. Peters
of Ellsworth, the Republican Speaker
Of the Maine House of Representatives
ney General William r. Pattangall,
the Democratic candidate.
Democratic national leaders had
hoped for an endorsement of the pend
ing tariff bill and of the present ad-
ministration through Mr.. Pattangalfs
election.
Mr.. Peters vote was sGl9 greater
than that polled for Edward NJ. Law
renee of Lubec, the Progressive stan
dard bearer, to whose success the Pro-
eressives looked to establish their
party as the chief rival of Democracy
In Maine
{ The total vote. without Long Island
plantation, which, last November, cast
q total of only rs votes, was as follows:
Peters 15, JOG; Pattangall 14.553; Law
renee CAST.
J. The total vote in November was
Republican, 1853; Democratic 1862;
Progressive 1926.
Portland. Me, Sept. s.-The election
of Speaker John A. Peters, tR), of
sEllsworth as congressman from the
Bird Maine district to succeed the late
Forrest Goodwin tR) at the special
election, today, was indicated by un-
official returns tabulated, at 10 o'clock,
tonight. from all but seven of the 1874
places in the district.
Mr.. Peters plurality over Mayor
Pattangall Cd, of Waterville was be-
tween 200 and 45O. His vote exceeded
that OF Edward M, Lawrence tProgl
Of Lubec. by about $500
: The Sd District, last November, gave
President Wilson plurality of 1853
over President Taft and 1860 over Col.
Roosevelt.
Mr. Pattangall carried his own coun-
~ of Kennebec by about 1000 plural
ity. but he ran behind in Hancock,
Somerset and Waldo counties, and ap-
parently in Washington county. There
are five counties in the district.
The early returns from the cities and
larger towns indicated Mr.. Pattan-
gaiis election, but when the country
towns began to come in his vote show
ed a falling off until his plurality was
overcome and Peters took the lead. 1t
dropped from 737 in the first 20 towns
to 81 in the first 100 towns. Then Mr..
Peters took the lead rapidly.
The Progressive vote showed fall
ing off of about SO per cent. from what
Col. Roosevelt received in November.
This was believed to have been due to
the lack of impetus which Col Roose-
yelt's personality gave to the Progress
sive cause and also to the fact that
many Republicans have been con-
WINGED that the, Republican party in
Maine is now Progressive.
The combined anti Democratic vote
of the Republican and Progressives
rave a plurality against Mayor Pat
tangaIl of rising $500 and this is inter
preted by members Of both parties as
being a condemnation of the democrat
ic tariff bill before Congress.
The Peters vote was los per cent.
greater than the Taft vote. while the
Pattangail and Wilson vote did not
vary more than d scare of votes.
National aspect was lent TO the cam
paign by the interest taken In the can
didacy of Mr. Pattangait' by the Demo-
cratic administration. Copies of per
sonai letter from the President advocat-
ing the election of the Democratic candi-
date, were widely circulated throughout
the district, and two members or the
cabinet secs Bryan and Redheld. and
Speaker Champ Clark came to the state
and spoke at number of meetings. They
were assisted by a number of members
OF Congress at different times.
Never in the history Of the state has
a national administration taken so close