The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-15
MAINE GOES III b."

The election in Maine last Tues
day went Republican, that party
electing the Governor, United States
Senators and all four of the Congress-
men. The Republican majority for
Governor is about 1900, that for
the Senators about 1000. Maine
has been a rock-ribbed Republican
State since the Civil war with nor
NAL majority of 10000 to $4,000. In
1912 the Republicans and Progress
sives combined polled a majority of
23,925 over the Democrats, Roose-
welt receiving S,439 and Taft 26,545.
Wilson polled lib votes, a plural
ity over Roosevelt of 1920, thus Sc
curing her six electoral votes. Two
years ago the Democrats elected
their candidate for Governor by a
small plurality and one Congressman.
With these exceptions Maine has
been consistently and persistently
Republican. In 1914 the Progressive
vote fell from 48,493 in 1912 to about
$4,000. This year the greater part of
the $4,000 went back to their old love,
the Republican party, but the Dem
ocrats polled more votes than they
did in the last Presidential election
when the electoral vote of that State
went to Mr.. Wilson by small plu-
rality over Taft and Roosevelt.
The result of the election is nat
urally heartening to the Republicans,
for they were doubtful about holding
the State Notwithstanding its long
past record and large Republican ma
jorities. The results Of the last two
elections alarmed them, and the most
vigorous campaign in the history of
the State was inaugurated by them.
Candidate Hughes and the Colonel
were both pressed into service and
many other prominent leaders. If
the State had gone Democratic, as
they feared it might, the whole bot
tom would have dropped out Of the
Republican campaign. As it is, they
have held on to one of their strong
States, and "hope that springs eter-
nal" encourages them to go on with
the fight.
With the Democrats it is different
They had little or no expectation of
carrying the State with the old
stand-pat and the alleged progress
sives of the Republican party work
ing together, but they put up a strong
fight, cutting down the normal Re-
publican majority more than 10000.
1t is evident that the real Progress
sives of the State voted with the
Democrats by the increased vote of
the latter. A small per cent, it is
true, of the more than $4,000 cast
for Roosevelt in 1912, but then there
were no strong Progressive leaders
there, as there are in all the other
States, coming out for Wilson, to
hold them in line, and the big Moose
was there to steer them back to the
Republican party as he tried to do
all over the country by deceiving and
betraying them at Chicago.
The splendid record of President
Wilson's administration and of a
Democratic Congress the past three
years, with their wise foreign policy
and constructive, progressive and
comprehensive legislation, is such as
to appeal to that large Independent
and progressive element throughout
the country in which rests the bal
ance of political power. On that rec
ord the Democratic party stands Sc
cure and confidently looks forward to
an unqualified Endorsement and sub
stantial victory when the real con-
test comes off in November.
State Auditor John P. Gordon re-