The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-09-10
MAINE ELECTION
TO BE EARLIEST
State viii Hold It Monday and
Both Great Parties Have
Eyes on 1t.

ay AtueeWtEn pEtss
PORTLAND. Me, Sept 9.-Politlcai
conditions have created a widespread
interest in the general election in
Maine, the earliest to he held in the
country and always regarded ny poli-
icians as possible forecast Of the
national vote for president Tho
voters will 20 to the polls on Mon
day next TO ballot for two United
States senators, four members of Con-
gross. governor, state auditor and
members of the legislature. In add.
ZION they will decide by referendum
whether 10 endorse the bills passed
ny the legislature to limit the labor
NJ women and children to tirty-foHr
hours n week and 10 provide for state
aid in the building of bridges.
Tho destination of the Progressive
party vote, released by the decision
of the party leaders not 20 maintain
separate ticket, is the key TO thc
situation. Although the Republicans
are confident that practically all oi
the Progressiyes will return to their
former atFiliation the Democrats dis
pute the contention and have made
vigorous efforts to attract the Pro.
gressives. In the last presidential
year the Progressives cast 4S.4g5 votes
for Roosevelt, while Taft received &c,
5i5 and Wilson carried the state with
51,1l3 In the state campaign for
1914 the Democrats again were vie
torious, clecting Oakley c, Curtis as
governor with vote of 62,076 to 5S.-
SS7 for the Republican candidate and
'S,22G for tho Progressive nominee
Tho Republicans in each year elected
three members OF Congress and The
Democrats one.
State Issues Last.
In recognition of the unusual stu
alton state issues were almost entire.
ly subordinated in the campaign this
year. National leaders OF the Demo.
cratic and Republican parties bom.
barded the state with their heaviest
artillery, modified to an extent nm.
eQualled in this state since the mem
orable year when James G. Blaiu. Of
Maine was candidate for prcsiden;
PRESIDENT Wilson did not come hero
but campaign addresses were made
by several members OF his cabinet
Democratic senators and members oi
the House and others prominent In
the party. The Republicans sent many
of their strongest speakers, and ar.
ranged as a climax addresses by Tnco.
dore Roosevelt last week and by theii
Rational standard-bearer, Charles h
Hughes, in the final week % the con.
test. On both sides the record Of the
Wilson administration formed the cen.
trail topic Of nearly every speech. The
Democrats dwelt chiefly ON the fact
that the country had been kept Out
of war and on the prevailing prosper.
ity. The Republicans directed their
heaviest attacks against the Demo.
crallc tariff policy and the presidents
conduct OF Mexican and European
problems.
Roosevelt Republican.
In opposition to Governor Curtis
who seeks reelection. the Republican,
nominated Carl +. Milliken of Islant
Falls. former president OF the stat,
senate and known as n Roosevelt Re
publican. For senator the Democrats
re-nominated Senator Charles +
Johnson for the full term and named
Kenneth G. NJ. Stills. dean of Bowdoir
College, as their candidate to succeed
the late Senator Edwin C. Burlcigh
tRepublican) for the term expiring
in 1919. The Republican nominees
for senator are Frederick Hale o.
Portland, son Of former Senator Eu-
gene Hale, in opposition to Senator
Johnson and former Governor Bert
NJ. Fernald, Of Poland, for the short
term.
Congressman John A. Peters Gre
1ublican) and Daniel j. M. McGn!l
cuddy DemocraD are candidates fol
reelection. being opposed respective.
ly by John L. Bunker Of Bar Harbor
Democrat. and Wallace II. White, Jr.
of Lewiston. The other nominees fol
congress are: Republican, Louis B
Goodall of Sanford and Ira G. Herse,
OF Houlton; Democratic, Lamont A
Stevens Of Wells and Leonard A
Pierce Of Iloulton. State Auditor ]
Edward Sullivan, Democrat, is op.
posed for reelection by Roy L. Ward
we'll of Augusta. Republican.
buhFu 10 VOC.
An interesting feature of the cleo
ton will be the participation by mem
hers Of the Maine national guard nov
serving on the Mexican border. Four
teen hundred ballots have been sen
to Colonel Frank NJ. Hume, in com.
mand Of the Second regiment. who vii
supervise the voting. In lieu Of thu
usual Australian ballot and checklis
procedure, the law requires that eact
guardsmap must sign his name TO his
ballot
In the conduct Of the campaign com.
mittees of both parties have gone back
TO long discontinued customs of older
days. Torch-light parades and SINH.
lar demonstrations have been com.
mon. Nothing has been neglected
which IT was thought would serve to
stimulate interest among the voters.
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