Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-12

Portland, Maine, Sept. IL. The
thoroughness of the republican victory
at the polls yesterday was emphasized
as the returns from Isolated towns and
vicinities struggled in today. Revised
figures place the plurality of Governor
Elect Carl Milliken, republican, over
Governor Charles E. Curtis at 1885.
Returns from the border show that the
members of the Second Maine infantry
cast a total vote of 40, of which Milli-
ken received 300.
Pluralities for the republicans, who
will send solid delegation to con-
gress. were practically unchanged from
the figures of last night, as were the
pluralities Of Frederick Hale and
former Governor Bert Fernald, who
were elected to the United States
senate.
majority in the state senate, Will con-
trol both houses by good working
majority
Big Republican Victory.
/" OF, account OF its effect on the presi-
Dental campaign, both parties concen-
trated all their efforts, on the election
in Maine, and the result is regarded as
a great victory for the republicans.
All the spellbinders of both parties
were thrown into the field, and the
voters have been surfeited with po-
litical dope"
Mr.. Hughes put in sledge hammer
blows against President Wilson's pol
icies and was particularly severe in his
criticism of the passage by congress of
the Adamson eight-hour bill at the de-
mand Of the railroad brotherhoods.
He declared that Wilson and the
democratic congress should not have
legislated before an investigation of the
situation.
Some Of the more timid Of the re-
publicans held that Hughes should
have used the soft pedal on the labor
situation, fearing the loss of labor
votes.
The result proves that Mr.. Hughes
more correctly judged the temper OF
the people than some Of his advisers.
Climax Of Hot Fight.
The election was the elimination OF
one Of the hottest fights ever waged in
the state, and marked the reunion Of
the republican and progressive parties,
whose differences in 1912 gave the
electoral vote Of Maine to President
Wilson and two years later resulted in
the election Of Governor Oakley c.
Curtis, democrat, by plurality OF
3,1S9.
Make Clean Sweep.
Maine, the first state to sit in judg-
ment on the Wilson administration,
elected republican governor, two
United States senators and four con-
gressmen. The republicans thereby
won back the governorship. one seat in
the senate and one in the house, which
hal fallen into the hands of the demo-
Gratis in 1912 and 1914.
The plurality for Carl E. Milliken,
republican candidate for governor, will
probably total 10000.
Bert M. Fernald, republican. won the
short term in the senate with plu-
rality nearly as large as that of Milli-
ken.
Frederick Hale, son Of the late Sen
ator Hale, has defeated United States
Senator Charles f. Johnson by an in
dicated plurality of about 8,000
One Contest Close.
The republicans barely nosed thru
to victory in the second congressional
district where Congressman Daniel J.
McGillicuddy was beaten by only about
500 votes by Wallace H. White.
Louis B. Goodall, in the First dis
trict, Congressman John "A. Peters in
the Third and Ira G. Hersey in the
Fourth all won over their democrat op-
ponents by pluralities ranging from
1000 to 1000.
The vote was probably the largest
ever cast in the state. Political OBJ
servers say the republicans showed a
gain of about S5 per cent over the
state to gain of about per cent for
the democrats.
Republican Party Reunited.
The election was the elimination of
one of the hottest fights ever waged
in the state and marked the reunion
of the republican and progressive par
ties, whose differences in 1912 gave the
electoral vote to President Wilson and
two years later resulted in the election
of Gov. Oakley C. Curtis. democrat,
by plurality of 3,1s9. Today's figures
indicate that the larger percentage OF
the progressive vote, which two years