Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
BOTH PARTIES PLAN BIG POLITE
CAL DRIVE IN EFFoR! TO WIN
FIGHT At POLLS.
OUTCOME IN STATE HAS
EFFECT ON GENERAL RESULT
Republicans Fear Democratic Victory
in September Would Seriously Hand
leap Hughes - Two Senators to Be
Voted For Record Campaign and
Hughes Victory Forecast Of Managers

| Portland, Maine, Aug. 30. - History
| would merely repeat itself if major
ity Of Names votes should be cast for
the candidates Of one political party
in the September election and for the
candidates of the opposition party in
November. This very thing occurred
four years ago, when Maine elected 4
republican governor in September and
returned plurality for Woodrow Will
son in November.
Maine is normally a republican
state, and when it goes republican
merely follows its natural bent Hence
the normal effect turnout the country
from a republican victory here would
be practically Negligible.
Nor is Maine ordinarily a pivotal
state in presidential elections. Demo-
catic candidates for president get their
strength elsewhere.
Watch September Election.
But a democratic victory on Sept.
! l. in the opinion Of most people to the
republicans would be tantamount to
the handwriting on the wall. 1t would
have a disastrous effect thruout the
country. especially in doubtful states
essential to republican success.
1t is the common Judgment among
the politicians here that il would be
more felt beyond than within the state,
for leaders on both the democratic and
the republican sides are not regarding
it as out of the question that demo-
cratic victory on Sept. IL may be fol-
lowed by Hughes victory in the state
two months later
1t is on account of their nneasineSs
over the outcome of the September
elections and with full recognition Of
the consequences of repu biican de-
feat then. that the republicans are pre-
pairing for a tremendous drive and
planning TO unlimber all their heavy
guns for the Maine battle II is for the
same reason the democrats are prepar-
ing for such stubborn defense of ths
territory so recently wrung from the
republicans.
Will See Record Campaign.
AS result Maine will witness
campaig n such as IL never witnessed
before, with some 200 spellbinders.
great and small, III action all the time.
1t is a question whether in any presi-
Dental campaign the leading parties
have ever put forth the effort in
doubtful important state that they are
planning to put forth in Maine.
The republican desire to regain con-
troll OF the United States senate Is
partly responsible for the magnitude Of
the movement in Maine. With two va
cancies in the senate. Maine has come
to rank in Importance with Indiana,
where a similar condition exists.
The uncertainty that surrounds the
outcome of at least one of the sena-
torial contests in the Hoosier state
ha, made the capture of both Names
vacant senate seats a natter of vita!
Importance to the republicans.
The republicans Will do all they can
to focus attention on national issues,
even turnout the state campaign. They
will enter this campaign with the
slogan, "One vote for Milliken Uhe
gubernaterial nominee) and the
straight republican ticket in Septem-
Der will mean two votes for Hughes
in November
Predicts Hughes Victory.
NO matter what happens in Sep
TENDER, and we feel pretty confident
that we will win in the state elections,
Hughes will get a majority OF the
Maine vote in the November election
says Frank J. Ham, generalissimo OF
republican operations in Maine.
Many of the big men in finance and
business in Portland, the politica.
clearing house of Cumberland county,
where democratic sentiment has been
in the ascendant since 1902, are re-
publican in their sympathies and Will
vote against President Wilson in No
VEN Der. OF five men prominently
identified with important financial In
stitutions in this city, whom the cor
respondent interviewed. all declared
they would vote for Mr.. Hughes. All
had voted for Taft in 1912. Among
similar number of men in smaller bust
ness, three were found for Hughes ana
two for Wilson.