Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-13
MAINE CAMPAIGN
COMES To CLOSE
REGrLAR BIENNIAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD MONDAY ron
Al. OFFICES.
WATCH RESULTS CLOSELY
Popular Notion Tlpt This EelcctiOn
Forecasts What j. Likely Ia
Happen In EelcctiOns
Of November.

Spcrisl 10 The New
PORTLAND. NJ. sent IA
large question mark symnolilcs the
political situation in Name al the
close of the state campaign today,
and the answer OF the voters 10 the
inquiry who will b. governor, which
is TO be made az the biennial olec-
tiOn on Monday. Is awaited with an
interest surprising that felt In
Maine IN 2 lonr time. This interest
extends beyond the state. for the
election Is the only one OF any sig
nificauce to take place before the
general election throughout the
country In November
II has always been popular no
tion that the september election VA
Maine Nae pretty certain 10 Indicate
what would happen Ia November
r thougn some cogs in this theory have
occasionally slipped and disappoiui-
cd tho prognoaticators. Regardless
of that. however. the Maine election
particularly midway of preslden-
tial term Is always looked forward
60 with rountrv-wide Interest The
fact Is liven nususl interest this
wear That ~" political leaders take
this view OF o" situation Is eyiden-
red By thc iact ibai both The Re
~sublicans and Democrats have sent
many of their l0Iemos; national
leaders iAto Maine within the past
49, oets y" .iH their reenectiyr
parties. The Progressives also have
Deen active In stumping the state.
IuA tfh IN
vas elected on the Republican tick
80 two years ago Is a candidate Tor
10 election Ills Democratic oppon-
ont is Oakley g. Curtis. the present
mayor of Portland The ticket Of
tho Progressive party the first they
have had In this state is headed 10y
Harold 2. Gardner as candidate for
governor
The political condition 300 Maine
~ the present time are difierent
from any that have existed hereto
fore and make all efforts % fore
.cast the result of the election oN-
'rcmey difficult TWO years ago 40
the september election there was no
real division oi the Republican vote
urh as occurred Boz the succeeding
November. when between the Tait
and Roosevelt votes Wilson secured
the electors by plurality of 262o.
.I'Iough iH minority ON the total
vote OF fS.925. Governor liaiues,
Republican. was elected boz Septem-
ber by plurality of 5000. aud three
nf the four congressman elected ai
the same time were Republican
Mline's ole Two years ago wa.
seriously affected hy the proposed
reciprocity with Canada which Pres
iicnt TAFT had put through congress
but which was rejected by Canada
The proposed treaty was very gen
orally resented by the farmers li
rr r1uutr, and in Maine and other
States alonc the Canada border .'
was more keenly the object of o..
sentiment than elsewhere.
The question OF free tolls for Am
crican ships in the Panama canal
r. also an issue ln The campaign
For years Maine has been great
ship-bulidinr state. and she is
much Interested also in the coast
vieo trade The principal state is-
sue Is the liquor question. which for
wears has pormeated every campaign
10 the state of Maine
While the contest for Governor is
first IN interest it has no great mat
lu over That Iur Congress in sr, rral
of the districts All of The Pre- oTeut
Representative. three Republicans
and ono Democrat Hrn candidates
for ro-olrrIHr Most .rfrrr-t ceuter-
iu The second district nov represent
90 bv pprrI 4 MrGilNrrddf Dem.
ocrat Under ordinary conditions. 10
is believed Congressman AcGilli-
,uddv would I.tN au easy re-eloc
fipn. bat f.. vote on Tho tolls qucs
tion and certain dissons .ou- among
the Bomorrrt. of hie districts. have
given Dad. rrunrrnfa rnt iderahln
hopo AIDE wheeler. an active
and able ramna -ner. Dr. opposlns
NcGHfrrffs or tio progressive
ticket THO Republican candidate Is|
Harold scrrH son 0f fhe latc ~.
thur gogeU uhn was fne Democrat
A. candidate for vice president ir
1896 aiu I-tan The son herlm
Hapuhilraa = thr time bis father
was nominated FOR vice president
iu tho Grs, district Asher Hinds
is rho present Republican ronrress-
man For some time Mr. Hinds has
been in poor health ald o. vas only
si Tho earnest request of lis friends
thaf hn consented tO accept rn-
nomination Because of fho state 1'
hi7 health he has not been able to
maze a very active campaign boih
his Democratic and Progressive 90
runeuis feel confident ihey can DO.
ieat him for reelection.
JOIN peter and Frank p Gaeru-
seF representing fhe Third aud
Fourth districts respectively. are
candidates for reelection Both are