The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12

Augusta, Me. Sept. 12.-Maine was
back in the Republican fold today
with what the face of returns
from SO per cent of her voting pre-
cincts showed a Republican majority
of about 1000 in yesterdays election
The Republicans were apparently
completely victorious in gubernatorial,
senatorial and congressional tickets
But whether or not Names vote can
be taken pointing the way" to
what will happen in November was a
disputed point among politicians to-
day-because the Republican majority
was not nearly what it used to be in
the old days of Frye and Hale and
this, despite the fact that the total
vote probably will be the largest ever
recorded in the Pine Tree state.
The Republicans were jubilant be
| cause the issues If the campaign were
almost exclusively national and be-
cause Senator Charles F. johnson.
running his record as a Wilson
Democrat and supported by the entire
strength of the Democratic admins
| tration. was defeated by progressive
prodigaI who returned to the G.. o. p.
| fold-Frederick Hale, son of former
Senator Eugene Hale. They found ad-
ditional satisfa ction in the unexpected
indications that a Republican apparent
| ly defeated Dan Mack''-Congressm
| Daniel McGillicuddy-in the Second
district where twenty-four hours ago
thew were almost admitting lack OF
hope of turning out one of the most
popular representatives in Maine.
| Former G. o. p. Majority $4,000.
The Democrats, on the other hand.
point to the fact that Maine Formerly
/ was Republican by $4,000. Governor
Oakley Curtis. in statement at Port.
land admitting his own defeat by Carl
E. Milliken. Republican. summed up
the Democratic view when he re-
marked:
iority of $1,000, Wilson is upheld"
| Maine Democrats were pointing to-
dav to the fact that they have ma
terially reduced the usual Maine Re-
publican majority on national issues.
and to the figures for 1912 when
! Republican plurality of 800 in Sep
tember did not point the way to elec-
| ton of Grover Cleveland in Novern-
ber. Summarized from the latest fig
ures obtainable today the Maine vote
was as follows;
term). (Returns from 500 precincts
| out of $3.50:
| Frederick Hale, Republican. 1894.
Charles F. Johnson, Democrat,
6s.273.
term) (Returns from 593 precincts
out of $3.50:
| Bert NJ Fernald Republican. 1855.
| Kenneth c. NJ. Sills, Democrat, 66,-
S32
Democratic by 3,4OO in 1914.
For governor. (Returns from 593
| precincts out of 635):
earle E. Milliken. Republican, 49,
902.
Oakley c. Curtis, Democrat, 66.547-
The same precincts in 1914 for gov
ernor gave: Haines, Republican, ST.
932; Curtis. Democrat, 61,375; Gard
ner, Progressives. 1903.
Congressional returns:
| First district tSS precincts out of
ss):
/. 3. Goodall. republican, 1872.
! l.. A. Stevens, democrat, 16,1O3
Second district (5 precincts miss
ing):
w. II. White. jr.. Republican, 1871
d. ]. McGillicuddy. ID C I.
1870.
Third district (25 precincts miss
ing):
John A. Peters. Republican. 21.S2O-
John Z. Bunker. Democrat. 1927.
Fourth district t2S precincts miss
ing):
Ira G. Hersey. Republican. 1906.
| L. A. Pierce. Democrat, HOB.
Soldier Vote Republican.
Returns from the border show that
the members of the Second Maine in
fantry cast total vote of 470. OF
which aIii1iken received 800.