Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-19

Democrats, in the effort to defeat the
popular Republican nominee.
There is reason for the dismay OF the
ex-President. He has planned the deiea
of the Republican party, all over the
country, this year. In the hope that the
party would turn to him as its only pos
sible political savior But the signs All
point to an increase in the strength of the
Republican party this year, and to many
Republican victories where the Progress
sive boss had counted upon an easy
triumph of the Democrats with the as
sistance Of himself and the party which
he bosses so despotfc3Ily.
The reasons for this turn of public SEN
timent in favor of the Republicans, are
to be found in several directions Tne
most important is. however, that the
pledges; that it has made record for
laundering and extravaganza, meriting
defeat: and that the condition OF the
whole country in all that the laws OF the
land affect, has been UNNECESSARILY for
the worse, since the Democrats came into
power.
Biddeford Journal:
'sThe Democrats of Maine have elected
their candidate for governor" says the
Waterville Sentinel Member the pio-
neer who was freed by a bear and kept
up the tree until his better-half came out
and slew the animal. and how he boosted
about the big bar he and his wife killed?
New York World. Dem:
Incomplete returns from Maine last
night showed that the Progressives mad
returned to the Republican party by the
thousand. These returns represented the
full city vote. The country vote comes
in slowly. but If the percentage is up
held in the complete returns, the Progress
sive party in Maine Is shot to pieces.
In 1912 the Roosevelt vote was nearly
double the Taft vote, but the indications
at late hour last night were that the
total Republican vote for Governor in 1914
would De three or four times the total
Bull-Moose vote
tive of the present sentiment of the eoun-
try toward the Progressive party, Mr.
Roosevelt has virtually retired from poll
tics, although he may not know it.
Indianapolis News. Dem.:
Everything that has happened in the
last year seems to indicate that the FRO
gressive farce is about played out, IN
into the Republican tent. In Pennsyl-
vania the Progressive candidate Tor Gov
ernor has Withdrawn in favor or the
Democrat. who is to be supported py
Roosevelt himself And now we nave
this staggering blow in Maine. On vote
larger by 2.0e0 than it was two years
ago, the Progressive count falls from
47S4S to Il, 465. The congressman deleSa-
ton will consist, as now, OF three Repuo-
licans and one Democrat.
Hartford Courant:
The prediction of Republicans in Maine
that hundreds of former PFogfesslves
would vote the Republican ticket Monday
was conservative enough They might
have said thousands and still have been
within the facts. The number was about
80 0O0 but there were enough left TO de-
feat the Republican candidate Tor gov
ernor by voting for the Progressive can.
didate. Yet, unless the real purpose Oh
the remaining Progressives was to elect
the Democratic candidate, the result OF
the election showed their uselessness as
a distinct party. The election also
showed that the Progressive party Is
either rapidly disintegrating, even In
Maine, or that it is largely one-man
following In 1914 Mr.. Roosevelt received
about IS, 900 votes, while Gardner for gov
ernor received Monday between lI,ooo and
Is, G09.
These figures do not support the claim
that the Progressfves are voting purely
for definite party principles, unless ~ Is
true that the Progressive party In Name
has lost two-thirds of it's membership. II
looks as If most OF those who followed
the personal lead of Mr. Roosevelt two
years ago, have now either forgotten
Roosevelt or vote the Progressive tcket
only when Roosevelt is a candidate.