The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-14
MAINE VICTORY GROWS
PINE TREE STATES TRIBUTE TO
THE PRESIDENT.

Democrats Increase Their Vote 20
Per Cent. and Control Legislature
Second Time in Sixty-five Years.
A dispatch from Augusta, Me-, says
the official returns now compiled in
the Office of the secretary of state
show that the Democratic victory in
Maine was more pronounced than was
at first supposed. The compilation
gives the Democrats control of the
legislature on joint ballot for the Sec
ond time in sixty-fiye years. The
only other time that the Democrats
have had a majority in that body was
following the election Of 1910 and
their control then resulted in the
election of Charles r. Johnson as
United States senator.
While, of course, with United
States senators now elected by direct
vote Of the people, the senatorial sit
uation would not be affected even if
there were senator to be chosen
this year, still the control of the leg
islature is of much greater impor-
tance than most people outside of the
state are aware. In Maine all Of the
state officers, with the exception of
the governor and the state auditor,
are chosen by the legislature. Demo-
cratic control, therefore, means the
election of Democrats as secretary OF
state, as attorney general, as state
treasurer, and the appointment Of all
state commissions and bureaus, and
the heads of all departments and
state institutions.
In view of this prize to be deter
mined by the complexion Of the egis-
lature the Republicans made an espe-
cially hard fight to win majority,
but met with failure. Ali that has
been left to them is few scattering
county Offices and three congressman
whose pluralities were materially re-
duced The dispatch goes on to say
that sufficient time has now elapsed
since the election in Maine to enable
the political experts to make their de-
ductions from an analysis of the re-
suit of the voting in the Pine Tree
state. A Washington dispatch. says:
The effect of this analysis has been
depression, Encouragement, and dis
may in the Republican ranks and a
corresponding feeling of optimism
and rejoicing on. the part of the DEM
ocrats. Both effects are warranted
by the showing made. In addition
to the election of Democratic gov
ernor and a Democratic legislature,
which means the control of the state
government, the fat increase in the
Democratic vote as compared with
the Democratic vote for president in
1912 is more than ten times the fiat
increase in the combined Republican
and Progressive vote for president in
the same year. In other words the
Democratic total was an increase OF
more than 10000, while the combin-
ed Republican and Progressive in
crease was only about 1000, while
the combined Republican and Pro-
gressive increase was only about
1000. Theevote of $1,000 for Presi-
dent Wilson in 1912 was increased
to more than $1,000 for Mayor Cur
tis, the Democratic nominee for gov
ernor, or about 20 per cent.
These figures have staggered the
Republicans, for their significance is
ominous for them. Few, if any, Re-
publicans have ever expected that
their party would carry the next
House Of Representatives. The most
that they have hoped for has been to
cut down the big Democratic major
ity in the present House, but the vote
in Maine has sent that hope glimmer-
ing. The rate Of increase in the DEM
ocratic vote in Maine if carried out
and applied to the congressional vote
in other states would show a most
astounding result and one which
even the Democrats have never con-
sidered, but which speaks for itself.
An increase of 20 per cent. in the
Democratic vote, as was made IN
Maine, applied to the congressional
districts elsewhere, would not only
elect a Democrat from every district
now represented by a Democrat, but
it would, in addition, result in a net
Democratic gain of upwards OF forty
members in The House. This is some
thing which has given the Repuol1-
cans pause and has greatly added to
the aggressiveness Of the Democrats.
Another significant showing in the
Maine election is the fact that for the
first time In seventy years, with one
exception, the combined vote cast for
Democratic candidates for congress
exceeded the combined vote cast for
Republican candidates for congress
which is clearly an endorsement OF
the national administration and its
policies. Representative McGllll-
cuddy, the Democratic member from
Maine, based his claims for re-elec-
ton upon the fact that he had been
a consistent supporter Of President
Wilson and the measures put forth
and enacted by the Democratic con-
gress. The result of a campaign
along these lines was far better than
the most optimistic Democrat had ex'
pected.
Mr.. McGillicuddy's plurality was
increased more than four times What
it was two years ago. In 1872 ne
had plurality of less than 1000
whereas this year his plurality was
approximately $500, which was IN
excess of the combined pluralities OF
the successful Republican candidates
for congress. Only in the election OF
1910, when there was a Democratic
landslide in Maine, has the part!
been able to accomplish this result
The showing was that the Democrat
who stood for the Wilson policies
was the man who gained tremen'
dously in the esteem of his constitu
ents.
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