Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-25

substantially all an anti-Democratic vote.
This contention is supported by the fact
that practically every Progressive candi-
date and leader was originally Republi-
can. and that the Progressive campaign
in Maine was conducted by men who pre-
vious to 1912 were active in the councils
and organizations of the Republican par
| ty.
The latest returns available, with few
towns and plantations missing, give the
following figures:
For William T. Haines, Re-
publican candidate for Governor,
| 1888.
For HaIbert p. Gardner, Pro-
eressive candidate for Governor,
1889.
For Oakley C. Curtis, Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor,
61,a23.
For T. r. Callahan, Republican
candidate for State Auditor, 6o,434.
For j. &. Sullivan, Democratic
candidate fer State Auditor, 60,825.
Progressive vote for State Au-
ditor not reported but assumed to
be same as vote for GoVernor).
Combining the Republican and Progress
sive vote gives a total anti-Democratic
vote of approximately 7S,000 or an ad-
verse Democratic majority of about 5000,
and definitely establishes that in this
election, as in the national election Of
1912, the Democrats are the minority par
ty. that Mr.. Curtis was elected Governor
by a minority vote, and that the num-
her of men believing in the principles of
the Republican party was greater in this
election than in 1912 or in 1910
In this connection it will perhaps be of
interest to note that the Republican can
State. given out previous to the election,
indicated an anti-Democratic vote of So
coo, divided as follows: 66.000 Republicans,
1900 Progressives, and that the failure
of the Republicans to win a complete
victory was due to the Progressive vote
in some sections OF the State being larger
than was indicated by the returns from
the towns canvassed and to an increase
in the Democratic vote In the cities
where the enforcement of the prohibitory
law was a controlling issue.
WV
is emphasized by the following table:
In 1910 the Republican vote for
Governor was 64,644,
In 1912 the Republican vote for
Governor was 70,e31,
In 1914, the combined Republic
can and Progressive vote for Gov
ernor was 77,252 (est.)
rf-tse.o a -, ~, :, :, =, - Ahz
publican vote from 1910 to 1912 of Cyst, a
growth from 1912 to 1914 of more than COCO,
and total growth for the four years of
more than 1900.
More Than Three Fourths of the Vot-
ers Opposing Democratic Principles
Act with the Republican Party
AT the November election in 1912. when
Mr.. Roosevelt was a candidate for Pres
ident, the Progressive vote In Maine was
As, 1876. The Republican vote, 26,545. 1t
was at that time believed, and has since
been proved, by the result of the various
elections and primaries that have been
held since 1912, that the vote given to
IColonel Roosevelt in 1912 did not proper
ly measure the strength Of the Progress
sive party, but was personal tribute to
him, and in some measure a protest
against certain acts charged against men
prominent in the organization of the Re-
publican party in 1912.
| This election reversed the position OF
the two parties, Haines. the Republican
candidate, receiving approximately 60,0oC
votes. and Gardner, the Progressive can
| didate about 1900 votes. and furnishes
| conclusive evidence that in Maine nearly
| two-thirds of those who voted for Mr.
Roosevelt in 1912 did not intend to with
draw from the Republican party. and
/ that they are now acting with it, sup
porting its policies and its candidates.
During the election It was urged in the
press and upon the stump that this re.
alignment with the Republican party was
| going on 1t was also urged that each
new test indicated that increasing mum
/ bers of those who voted for Colone
Roosevelt were now giving their support
to Republican candidates and policies.
! In this connection, with this phase o.
the situation the result in the Third Dis
| trict is of great significance
In November 1872 the five countie.
composing the Third District gave Mr.
Roosevelt 1895 votes.
In September, 1913. the same counties
gave MIR. Lawrence, the nominee for Con
gress, 6452 votes.
In this election, 1914 the same counties
gave Mr. Thompson, the Progressive can
didate, approximately $500 votes.
The Progressive vote in these oountie
comprising the Third Congressional Dis
trict, in 1914 was relatively smaller thar
in other sections of the State. This de
crease may properly be attributed to tn
fact that the election of 1913 furnishes
a definite standard by which to measur
the Progressive vote in the Third Distric
Land afforded positive evidence that tn
Progressive candidates could not win an
that a vote for a Progressive was a.
assistance to the Democracy. The Pro
gressive vote cast on Sept. f4th will fur
nish at the next election a similar stand
ard for the rest of the State.