The Washington herald., 1914-09-16
maine ELECTION
PLEASES wilson
Administration Members Say
Result Indicates Country
wide Gain by Party.
ROOSEVELT CHAGRINED
Progressives Find Comfort in Thought
that Their Vote Would Have En-
abled C. o. P. to Win.
ROOSEVELT CHAGRINED

The administration, from President
down, was delighted yesterday by the
news Of Democratic success in the aaint
election. Democrats in the House aIIc
Senate expressed their pleasure, but Re
publicans claimed 4 share in the victory
too.
The President was deeply gTatified. He
received a telegram from former Gov
Plaisted, stating that the plurality oi
the Democratic candidate for governor
Oakley c. Curtis, will reach 400 or 400
votes. Administration officials generally
| expressed themselves as satisfied.
Daniels IS EIated.
--latest reports from Maine indicate
that Gov. Curtis has received 1900 ma
| jority." said Secretary Of the Navy Dan
iels upon returning from a campaign
tour of that State.
| This is a big Democratic victory, big
ger than Il appears on the surface. The
Republican gain was only to be expected
on account OF the return Of the Pro-
gressive voters to their old Affiliations
| but the Democratic gain means new
Democratic votes, which will tend to
make Maine even more OF a doubtful
| State than It is now. To elect Demo
cratic governor and a Democratic Con-
to be solid Republican, is a triumph. and
IL the remainder OF the country follows
Maine's example and allows the House
to remain as 1t is, that Is all We could
wish
Democrats and. Republicans at the
Capitol both expressed their qualification.
The Democrats were pleased because
they had elected a Democratic governor
and had returned their one member OF
the House. On the other hand, the Re-
publicans pointed to the big gain which
they had made over the election OF two
years ago. and to the fact that they had
returned three Republicans to the House
TO the Democrats one.
GaIIInEer BIamea Prohibition.
Senator GaIlinger, Of New Hampshire.
Republican leader. said: Il do not think
much significance can be attached to the
election OF the governor in Maine. The
prohibition issue had much TO do with
the result. OF course. the Progressive
party vote fell OF enormously, as was
expected"
Senator Hoke Smith. Of Georgia. said:
The Democrats won, didn't they? 1
think We should be well pleased. The
country is turning more and more to
the Democratic administration. There
was n wave of opposition to the admin
lslEdNlOn btAOIt NIc var bAOhN OAN III
Europe due, l think. entirely to the fact
that the administration refused to inter
vene in Mexico. but since the war In
Europe. the country is all for the watch
full waiting policy Of the President"
Some Republicans were considerably
depressed, and the ProEressives seemed
10 draw their chief satisfaction from the
fact that they had demonstrated that
the Republican party could have won
haI ft hn Moose I'm
doubtedly the Progressives believe that
II they can demonstrate in other States
as they have done in Maine, that the
Republicans cannot win without them,
they will be able to dictate terms two
years from now, in the Presidential fight.
Prosressives 10000 Behind.
Portland. Me, Sept. 15.-with returns
complete from all cities and 464 o. the j0l
towns and plantations. Oakley c. Curtis,
Democrat, mayor Of Portland, was elect
ed governor of Maine at the State cleo
ton yesterday BY 2698 plurality over the
incumben', william T. Haines, RepublI
can. The vote for Gardner. Progressive,
was light. He ran more than 1900 be-
hind the other two candidates. The miss
ing towns arc TOO small TO change the
general result, although Curtis plurality
may be slightly endangered.
The returns so far tabulFtCd give Curtis
5SS77. HaincS 55,179, and Gardner iT.157.
The four Congressman. a c. Kinds. ].
A. Peters. and Frank +. Guernsey, Re-
publicans. and D. ]. MCGilhcuddy. Demo-
crat. has been reelected.
Not only have the Democrats elected
their candidate for governor. but they
have made gains in the State legislature.
Forty-six Democratic representatives
have been elected. a gain OF four over
two years ago. Forty-two Republicans
have been chosen. a loss Of three, and
the Progressives gained one by electing
three. The Senate will remain about the
same as 1t was
The Republican vote in the State
showed a gain Of about $50 per cent over
that cast for President Taft. The Demo-
Gratis gained about l. per cent, while the
Progressive loss is almost 6 per cent.
Roosevelt ChaErincd.
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