Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-09-22
Curtis is Elected Governor
Oxford County Also Has a
Democratic Plurality.
ABOUT $4,000 PRO0RESSIVES IN
STATE. NATURAL RESULT.

With the division into two camps OF
those who formerly voted the Republic
can ticket, there 10 little that Is surpris-
ing about the result Of last weeks cleo
ton In Maine.
Oakley C. Curtis OF Portland, Demo-
crat, was elected governor by plurality
Of little over 5000, the latest available
figures being, Curtis, Democrat, 62, OBS;
Haines, Republican, 5s,Sl3; Gardner,
Progressive, Is, ia.
j. Edward Sullivan Of Bangor, Demo
crat, is elected state auditor by plural
ity Of less than thousand over Timothy
r. Callahan, the present auditor and Re
publican candidate.
The congressional delegation Is IN
changed. In the First District Asher Z.
Kinds, Republican, is reelected, receiv-
ing according to unofficial figures l7,Ol7
votes against l6,3ls for John c. Scates,
Democrat. and 2,3ll for Walter C.. En-
srson, Progressive.
In the Second District Daniel j. Nc
Gilhcuddy, Democrat, is reelected oy
about $500 plurality, having 1888 votes
TO 1O,SS4 for Harold n. Sevall, Republi-
can, and 6,2Sl for Alton q. Wheeler,
Progressive.
In the Third District John A. Peters,
Republican, 10 reelected by about leO0
plurality, having 1928 votes to lI,4ss
for William r Pattangsll, Democrat, and
3,474 for Thompson, Progressive.
In the Fourth District Frank e.
Guernsey, Republican, is reelected by
IL 1881 votes to 9,2S5 for Mullen, Dem
ocrat, and 4, 962 for Merrill. Progressive.
These figures are unofficial and will
need revision later, but the results are
substantially n indicated.
The latest information indicates that
in the legislature the Republicans Will
have II senators and II representatives;
the Democrats IA senator's and ~ repre-
sentstives; and the Progressives repre-
sentativss. The Democrats will lack
two of majority on joint ballot.
In Oxford County the result was the
election OF Democratic county cthcers
for the first time in many years. There
In no exception on the general ticket.
Dean A. Ballard, Republican, is elected
Register of Deeds in the Western DIS
trict, which includes nine towns 10 the
western part OF the county. The repre-
septatiyes to the legislature include foui
Democrats, two Republicans and ONE
Progressive.
Those elected in Oxford County are az
follows:
Senator
Young A. Thurston. Andover, ID.
County Attorney
Albert Beiivesu. RumfOrd.D
Clark Of Courts
Ernest j. Record. Paris, ID.
Register Of Deeds
George L. sanborn. Norway. ID.
Rssisssr of Deeds, Western Distriet-
Dean A. Ballard. Fryeburg, K
William o. Rockingham. Paris, ID.
County Comm ssioner-
Don A. Gates, Dixaeld, ID.
Howard d. Smith. Norway. ID.
Representatives to Legislature
Walter g. Morse, Rnmford, X,
Leslie Il. McIntire. Waterford, I'D.
George w. o. Perham. Woodstock. Prog
Oscar e. Turner. Hartford, ID.
Charles 4. Cobb. Denmark, X.
Burton W. Goodwin. Mexico, ID.
Fred L. Edwards, Bethel, ID.
Elssw here is given the detailed vote OF
the county for all candidates.
On the referendum vote on the public
utilities bill passed by the legislature 10
1918, partial returns indicate that the
bill has been approved by large major,
ity. Incomplete returns from Oxford
County show that more than two-thirds
Of the voters registered their votes on
the question, and that the vote 10 the
county is approximately $500 for the bill
and 1900 against.