Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-12
BRECKONS Halls
Maine RESULTS .
ASBRIGHT Omen
Republican National Commit
teeman for Hawaii Analyses
Figures on Full Returns

Election results in Maine are hail
ed by Robert W. Breckons, Republi-
can national committeeman for Ha-
waii, not only as a victory for the G..
| o. p. in Maine hut as a bright forecast
| for the national balloting in Noyem-
Der.
Referring to the Maine results, on
| the basis of returns as published this
morning, he said:
The result of the election in Maine
certainly affords no consolation to
the Democrats, and should be the
source CT much qualification to the
Republicans. The figures indicate
strongly that the entire Progressive
element has come back into the fold.
-Four years ago Wilson received 51,113
votes, Taft 26.545 and Roosevelt 49,
493. This made the combined Repub-
lican vote about $4,000 as against
Wilson's 1000. Two years ago the
Democratic candidate for governor
was elected with 62,O39 as against S.
S62 for the Republican candidate, and
1925 for the Progressive candidate.
The combined Republican vote. there
fore, was approximately $1,000 votes.
This year the Republican candidate
for governor will receive probably 7S,-
600 votes. and the Democratic about
$4,000 This would not only indicate
but almost concIusively prove that
the Progressive vote had gone almost
wholly back to the Republican party.
The exact vote for the members
Of the House Of Representatives Is not
yet at hand, but press reports are to
the effect that the Republicans car.
ried three districts by handsome ma.
jorities, and that the fourth Is in
doubt, At present Maine has three
Republicans in Congress and one
Democrat. In the three Republican
districts the vCS two years ago was
rather close. Kinds in the first dis.
trict won by less than 600 votes; Pc.
tiers in the third by about 100, and
Guernsey in the fourth by about $500.
The Democrat, McGillicudy, in the
second, won by. more than 5000 1t
will be seen that in each Republican
district the. majority for the Republi
can candidate was increased. and that
in the Democratic district very large
ly decreased, IL not wholly wiped out.
Senatorial Fight Significant
The most significant part Of the
fight was that for senator's. This was
OF course fought out on national IS
sues, and the big guns of both parties
invaded Maine in force to speak on
these national issues. Johnson, the
present Democratic incumbent, is ex-
stremelr % d N|r and has q large per
sonal following. He is known as one
of the mouth-pieces of the administra-
ton, and has backed the President at
every turn, Notwithstanding this, he
was beaten badly. ~ .a... Hi.
"The election is particularly crafty.
ing to Republicans from the fact that
it is the first inroad on the Democrat.
lie majority in the senate. A gain Of
nine Republican senator's will give
that party the control in the next sem
ate In the November elections there
is scarcely any probability that the.
Republicans will lose any senator.
They are quite confident of winning
Montana, New York, Nevada, Ohio
and West Virginia. This. with Maine
already won, would make gain of
seven, leaving only two more for
majority. In Indiana there are two
senators to be chosen and should the
Republicans prevail there, ais is prob
able. this would make the total gain
of nine. In addition there are probab-
ilities in other states. In Arizona,
where the term OF a Democrat expires,
the Mexican situation is embarrassing
the administration very much, and
strong hopes are entertained that a
Republican will be returned.
Good Fighting Ground =. a
Both Tennessee and Maryland, ow-
ing to bitter factional fights amongst
the Democrats, constitute good fight
ing ground for the Republicans. In
both of them the present Democratic
,incumbents we're beaten at the prima-
ries, and many sore spots resulted. In
New Jersey the odds are at least even
that the Democrats will send a man
to. replace MARITIME, who. is having
hard fight for denomination and is be.
ing opposed by the administration.
Missouri mas been within the past few
weeks switched from the Democratic
to the doubtful column in so far as
a senator Is concerned, and Reed, the
present Democrat, is very much wor-
ried. 1t is not unlikely that in the
group of states last mentioned the
Republicans will gain two or three.
Indeed. the prospects for the Republi.
can control Of the senate are exceed.
ingly bright. particularly since the
returns from Maine
Republican control of the senate
would mean much for Hawaii, since
it would be impossible to force
through a Republican senate any free
legislation. The existing duty on su-
gar would at least be retained"