Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-12
REPUBLICANS WIN
VICTORY IN MAINE
FOR ENTIRE TICKET
Elect Governor, Two Sen
ators and All Four
Representatives.
ALSO GAIN CONTROL
OF STATE LEGISLATURE
Milliken Defeats Curtis in Guber.
material Race by Plurality
/ of About $4,000.
VOTE is HEAVIEST IN YEARS
Progrcs>ives Return Largely to old
Party. in Opinion Of G. or.
Leaders.
VOTE is HEAVIEST IN YEARS
PrOgrcs>iveS Return Largely 10 old
Party. in Opinion OF G. or.
Leaders.

PORTLAND. ME- September III
Maine Republicans. rc-enforccd by re
turning rrogEsssivcs. won "A signal
victory Al tho election to-day They
elected Governor. an auditor. two
United states Senators and four Hcn.
rcScntativcs in Congress- and. wrcstiu-
control OF the state House or rcprc.
s"ntativcs from tho Democrats. will be
able on joint vote OF tho Legislature
10 elect the other State officers no,
chosen by popular vote
Charles L.. Millikcn led his ticket.
defeating Governor Oakley c. Curtis.
who sought reelection. by n plurality
OF approximately 1900.
The Republican drift, extended to
county officers. the greater number Of
counties choosing Republican county
attorneys aud shcriffs These officers
are important locally. because their
holders arc charged with enforcing the
prohibition law.
The vote was heavy. as had hcen c1.
pcctcd. for the campaign had been
waScd with determination not scon
IN recent ycais. The country was
searched out fo. speakers of national
rr"minemcc. and the greater number or
these hattlcd on national issues The
'iSht was particularly hot for the two
United states scnatorshipS and the four
places held by Maine in tho lower
house at Washincto ton. National de-
Tense. the tariff aud the eight hour
law for railroad men loon,ed large In
the speeches.
HALE CLAIMS Result
~ INDORSEMENr OF HUGHES
United States senator Elect Fred.
crick Hale Tonight sent a tclesra M to
Charles L.. Hughes. who had shared
IN the campaign. claiming that tho
vote was an Endorsement OF ITnchcs,s
candidacy for the presidency Cover
nor Curtis ie'sued a statement assert
ing that anything less than "a Rcpub-
lican plurality OF 1000 would inJi-
cate that the people Of Maine wished
TO uphold the President. The Pro.
Srcss.res. who ;wo years ago cast
lS.226 votes. returned largely to the
Republican party IN the opinion of Re-
publican leaders. The closest fight was
ior Congress from the Second Dis
/ trict where Representative Daniel J.
McGillicuddv was defeated by Wallace
~. White. Jr.. b. 800 plurality
United States Senator Charles r
: Johnson. whose wide personal popu-
iaritN had given the Democrats great
, nope OF his return. was defeated by
. Frederick Hale. son Of the eS-Scnator.
by approSimately $500 votes. For the
short-tcrm seat in tho senate. roymer
Governor Bert ~ Fcrnald defeated
kcnnsth G. NJ. stills dean Of Eowdoin
College. hy 1000
l.. u. Goodar won from l.. \. stevens
III the First Congressional District by
"''o" Congressman John \. Peters re-
ta'ned his scat, defeating John F.:
tunker in the Third District bv 1000
Ira G.. ilcrscy defeated Leonard A.
Pierce in the Fourth District by 1000.
FIGHT ONE 0E HOTTEST
EVER WtGED N STATE:
INC election was the cuiminatiou of
one OF tho hottest lights ever wa~ed in
the state. aud marked tho reunion Of
the Republican and Progressive p,rtics
whose differences in lol2 gave the cleo
toral vote Of Maine to President Wilson
aud two years later resulted in Tho
election of Governor Oakley c.
curtis. Democrat. 10y a piurali,, or
'.iS9. To-nirht's figures indicate that
the larger percentages OF tho I'rosrcs-
Si'c vote. which two years ago vas
'>.-2". was east to-day Cor thc ncpubli.
can ticket.
throughout the camraism in which
a great number uf men from all parts
o' inc country and drawn from Rcpub-
means democrats and rro-rcesivcs
participstcd national issues were kent
I" the front. The interest aroused, to-
ccthcr with perfect election weather
brought our one of tho biggest votes
ever "ast in the state, and POSSIBLY
has L.
For the first time the two United
states Senators wcrc ,icctcl bv popu.
ar vote. and the Republicans made a
determined effort to win tho ono scat
thc House OF Representatives held by
tn" ousc Of Representatives held d,
Maine Democrats The Democrats had
claimed tho state 10y 5000 and the
Republicans by 5000
STATE LEt.ISi.ATIo\
WON II, REPUBLICANS
The Indications carly tonight wcrc
;hai thc state Legislature had hccn
Non by the l:cputlicaus. who now con-
q o' The Scut,c. The lower house IL
nonoc. atic t:ay!y n~uros showed a
';cDGn.i..," -a.u uf five seats IN the
'tonac and two II tho senate
Lctcr ficurcs showed that The Rcpub.
!ic:,us had won all four seats IN tho
'i'u.I House Of Representatives.
N!:h tA" vote OF half dozen sulali
as that could not change the re-
ut. missing. w. ~. White. ir.. had
piuialuy over Conrressman -. J. Mc-
I! cuddy. Democrat. of as votes.
Scna;or-cicci Frederick Hale to.p.sfft
sent III" following Telegram TO Cha rlcs
IL. Hughes: Maine TODAY has blazrd
the way for the rest OF the country
We have elected our Governor two
Cnitc0 States Senator's and the indina.