Evening journal., 1916-09-09
REPUBLICANS SEE
MAINE BATTLE WON
Nothing in Doubt Except
Size of Majority, is View
of Leaders
HEAVY VOTE
IS EXPECTED
BY PERRY ARNOLD

er is resounding throughout Maine
today. Her rock-ribbed foundations
are staggering underneath the weight
of words spilled during the last few
weeks, for on Monday Maine exer-
cises her ancient prerogative Of
pointing the way"
Forty-eight hours before the battle
tone of voices of leaders on both sides
that Maine would be registered in
the Republican column provided
! there we're not unforeseen conditions
Judging from predictions from both
| Republican and Democratic leaders,
| sifted down, the Republicans are ex-
/ pecting a victory, but not a complete
one. The Democrats are still claim
/ ing everything and the confident |
} tone of the Republican leaders falters
! just a trhe when one of the Senator
( ial races is mentioned and a couple |
of the Congressional fights are cues
toned
Republican leaders today were
unanimous in declaring that the pres
ence on the battle-ground OF Nominee |
] ~AAeNA A'' A4NanH AAhEntH has WI hNu I
tremendously in favor of a Republic |
can vote. First Of all, the candidate /
has never been in such fighting trim /
at any time on his trans-conunental
campaign tour, just closing. He is !
now at the climax OF his power in cam !
paign oratory. and even Democrats /
concede that he has made a good inn /
/ preston here.
Two weeks ago Republican leaders |
here admitted today. they were con-
siderably dubious as TO the outcome. |
In the interim. food Of oratory prob !
ably unparalleled in politics. has been /
lOosed on Maine voters. The Demo- |
Gratis sent five cabinet members to !
preach the gospel Of Wilsonian Dem |
ooracy. They hurled senators and |
congressman without end at the vot-
ers. Tonight one OF the most pOpu-
lar Of Democracy orators. Senseor
Ollie NJ. James. winds up the admin
istrations fight at Lewiston. For tho
Republicans. Hughes says his final
word at Rockland Theodore Roose-
welt has spoken. So has Senator Hard
ing. who was chairman OF the Chicago
convention: Lodge and BOrah. and
Raymond Robbins. who was chairman
OF the Progressive National conven-
tiOn. President Samuel Gompers Of
the American Federation of Labor,
has been doing effective work for Will
son.
A bird's-eye view OF Maine politics
shows. according to leaders on both
sides, about the following:
Gubernatorial race Carl 7. MILL
ken is opposing Governor Curtis Re
publicans insist that he has the bet
ter chance because of the sudden inn
petus given the Republican campaign
through the appearance OF Hughes.
The Democrats insist Curtis has earn
ed reelection and will obtain it. Cen
eral opinion among plain voters is thta
Milliken has a trife the better OF il
today.
Senatorial race Two seats are to
be filled. Bert NJ. Fernald, a former
|, Governor, is opposing Kenneth c. NJ.
Sills. professor, for the short-term
vacancy due TO the death of Senator
!, Burleigh. Public opinion gives Fern
aid a shade the better OF the fight, !
but it will be close.
For the long term. Fred Hale, son
of Names famous Republican SEN
ator, is opposing Senator Charles r. !
Johnson. The fight between these two |
is probably the most bitter OF all the |
Maine COMETS.
Johnson is a vice president of the !
Free Trade League and represents
exactly the Wilson policies and the |
Wilson Democracy. The Democratic
/. National Committee has done yeoman
work TO aid Johnson and would re-
gard his defeat of Hale as a victory
in Maine, even II the other nominees
failed. because he has been the center
OF the Maine contest. Up until
Hughes appearance in the State. the
Republican nominee has appeared
everywhere in Maine to be weaker
than Johnson. but it was admitted to-
day that he is picking up in popular
sentiment Johnson is very strong
with Maine Democrats and the Demo-
cratic State leaders will not even
listen to questions as to whether or
not he will be reelected
Republican leaders. who few days
ago, we're claiming a plurality Of from
> 5000 to 1000. were rising and in
creasing their estimates today to TO-
900 and more.
I'VE will win by substantial fig
ure," was the way Ralph ID. Cole,
YUAN man VI Aht HlcdhtI DuItdu Ol
the Republican National Committee,
put it today. 81 should say it would
be about 10000. thing we have both
senator's safe"
Congressional tickets: The first
third and fourth districts are consid-
cred normally Republican and Demo-
cratic leaders are not particularly
sanguine about them. In the first,
Frank p. Goodall is the Republican
candidate. In the third. John A.
Peters is running on the Hughes
ticket In the fourth. the recollection
of the present Republican. Representa-
tive Guernsey. is practically conceded.
The second district. judging from
both sides. appears almost certainly
Democratic. The present representa-
tive. Daniel McGillicuddy, is extreme
ly popular and appears certain, judg-
ing from local politicians. to win over
Wallace II. White. nephew of the
late Senator W. p. Frye, and a Re-
publican.