The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-06
ELECTION IN
maine TO Be
WILSON TEST
Outcome May Determine Popular
ity of the Administration

Augusta, Me-, Aug. 6.-The straw
which indicates the direction Of the po-
litical wind i'm the coming elections
will be first in the state OF Maine. The
earliest indication OF the sentiment of
the country toward the present Demo-
cratic administration at Washington
will be received from the state on the
fourteenth day OF next month, on
! which date the regular election of
state officers, representatives in Cong
ress and legislative and county officials
will be held. Scarcely less important
than the test OF the popularity OF the
Democratic administration will be the
test Of the virility and longevity OF the
Progressive party.
| Governor William T. Haines, who
was elected on the Republican ticket
two years ago, is a candidate for re-
election. His Democratic opponent is
Oakley c. Curtis, the present mayor of
Portland The ticket OF the Progress
sive party. the first they have had in
| this state, is head by Harold Gardner
as candidate for governor.
| Liquor Traffic 10 Issue.
| In his campaign for reelection Gov
ernor Haines fnds himself deeply in
volved in the agitation over the liquor
trafric. Mr.. Gardner, the Progressive
candidate, has been pursuing him from
stump to stump with charges OF bad
| faith as to the governors claim that he
Is doing his best to enforce the pro-
1 hibitory law. Governor Haines has
| claimed credit for the removal of those
| sheriffs who were multiplying the pro-
lhibitory law by allowing II to be fol-
1 lowed at Will. MIR. Gardner denies
| credit to the governor for the removal
OF these men by asserting the method
OF removing them by the legislature
was not the governors idea at all, and
that II the method which the governor
recommended OF dealing with these
men had been adopted, they could not
have been removed.
Though the liquor question cOntin-
ues to permeate the campaign in every
| county and district, as it has done in
the state OF Maine for many years,
| there are national questions that are
| figuring to a considerable extent as is
sues in the contest. The Democratic
tariff which has admitted potatoes to
| be this country from Canada free of
duty is not to the liking OF the voters
| In Aroostook county where more po-
| tatoes are raised than In any other To-
| cality in the country. The Republican
and Progressive speakers have endeav-
ored to make the most OF this issue,
but the Democrats have come back
| with the reply that no matter how
many bushels Of potatoes may have
come across the border, potatoes are,
nevertheless. just as high as they ever
were, and Maine farmers are getting
| just as much for them as they ever
| received
Free Tolls Much Discussed.
The question OF free tolls for Amerl
can ships in the Panama canal is also
an issue In the present campaign. For
years Maine has been "a great ship
building state. and she Is much inter
| ested also In the coastwise trade.
There are indications OF some very
close contests in the congressional dis
trcts. All OF the present representa-
tlves. three Republicans and one Dem
ocrat. are candidates for reelection
Most interest centers In the Second
district, now represented by Daniel j.
| McGillicuddy. Democrat. ordinarily
II Is believed, Congressman McGilli-
cuddy would have an easy reelection
but his vote on the toll question and
certain dissensions among the Demo
Gratis Of his district have given his OPP
ponents considerable hope. Alden j.
! Wheeler, an active and able campaign
or, Is opposing him on the Progressive
ticket. The Republican candidate is
| Harold Sewell, n son OF the late Arthur
Sewell. who was the Democratic can
didate for vice president in 1895 with
Bryan. The son became Republican
at the time his father was nominated
for vice president.
In the First district, Asher Hines is
the present Republican congressman.
For some time Mr.. Hines has been in
poor health and II was only at the
earnest request OF his friends that he
consented to accept denomination.
| Because OF the state OF his health he
has not been able to make a very ac-
tive campaign. Both his Democratic
and Progressive opponents feel conf
dent they can defeat him for re-elec-
ton.
John Peters and Frank +. Guernsey,
representing the Third and Fourth dis
tricts, respectively. are candidates for
| recollection. Both are Republicans.
Each has active opponents on both the
Democratic and Progressive tickets.
but as the districts are strongly Re-
publican 1t is generally believed that
the two present members will be re-
turned by substantial majorities.