Connecticut western news., 1916-09-14
REPUBLICANS
 SWEEP MAINE
Elect Whole Ticket, State and
 Congress.
EVEN M M'GILLICUDDy LOSES

Victory In November.
 Maine went back to the Republican fold by decisive margin in the bien- nial election held Monday. The Repub- HcanS made a clean sweep. electing a governor, two United States senators, four congressman and the legislature.
 The Republican candidate for gover- nor, Carl F. Milliken of Island Falls. is elected governor over the incumbent. Oakley c. Curtis, Democrat.
 Colonel Frederick Hale, the Repub- ican candidate for United States sen ator for the long term, was elected over Senator Charles r. Johnson of Water vile, Democrat, although Senator John son ran slightly ahead of his ticket in certain sections of the state.
 Ex-Governor Bert M Fernald of West Poland, the Republican candidate for United States senator for the short term, was elected over Professor Ken meth c. M. Stills of Bowdoin college Democrat
 Solid Congress Delegation.
 D Goodall of Sandford, Republican, was elected in the First district over ex- State Auditor Lamont A. Stevens of Wells, Democrat; Wallace H. White. Jr., of Lewiston, Republican, was elect ed over Congressman Daniel J. McGil hcuddy of Lewiston, Democrat, in the Second district; Congressman John A, Dn+n rNf ov,th 1N1; elected over Secretary of State John E. Bunker, Democrat in the Third dis trict, and Ira G. Herzy of Houlton, Re publican, over Leonard A. Pierce of HoultOn, Democrat, in the Fourth. Lincoln county, for years strongly Democratic, turned to the Republicans. The surprise of the campaign was the defeat of Congressman McGilli- cuddy in the Second district. He car ried his city-Lewiston-by 12OO, all though he lost the city of Auburn. across the Androscoggin river, by 300. The election of Fred E. Stevens. Re publican, as sheriff of AndroscOggin county, of which Lewiston is part. was another surprise. as he stands on a platform for the strict enforcement of the prohibitory liquor law.
 The election of MT. Milliken as gov ernor is taken to mean that Maine will see the strictest enforcement of the prohibitory liquor law in it's history. In every speech made by him in the campaign MT Milliken said that if elected he would ask the legislature to give him more power to enforce the liquor law
 In the election of two years ago Gov ernor Curtis, Democrat, was elected by plurality of rising 5000 votes in a three cornered fight, in which the Pro- gressives boiled 1S,0O0 votes.
 Legislature Republican.
 Both branches of the legislature will be strongly Republican. whereas now the senate is Republican and the house Democratic, with the Democrats in con- trol on joint ballot with the assistance of the five Progressive members.
 The election was the continuation of one of the hottest fights ever waged in the state. It marked the reunion of the Republican and Progressive par ties, whose differences in 1912 gave the electoral vote of Maine to President Wilson and two years later resulted in the election of Governor Curtis, Demo- crat, by plurality of 31S9. The 1916 figures indicate that the larger percent age of the Progressive vote, which two years ago was 1S,226, was cast this year for the Republican ticket.
 Throughout the campaign, in which great number of men from all parts of the country participated, national is sues were kept to the front. The inter est aroused, together with perfect cleo tion weather, brought out the big vote
 For the first time the two United States senators were elected by popu- lar vote, and the Republicans made a determined effort to win the one seat house of representatives held by Maine Democrats. The Democrats had claim ed the state by 5000 and the Republic ans by 15,OOO
 r Republicans See Victory.
 Republicans all over the country are elated over the result, while the Demo cratic leaders minimize the effect ou tDG country Ol Lucll llllldl uelGdL When Charles E. Hughes was inform ed of the result at Syracuse he said:
 Ut looks good 1 don't see how we can lose now"
 Other Republican leaders voiced their sentiments as follows:
 William R. Wilcox, national chair man:
 ''The result in Maine means the cleo tion of Hughes ill November. It i. very gratifying"
 Frank H. Hitchcock, a member O the Republican national advisory com mittee, said
 ''The significant feature of the cleo tion in Maine is the fact, as indicated by the returns, that the Progressive supported almost solidly the Republic an ticket"
 Charles B. Warren, national con mftteeman for Michigan:
 ''The voting in Maine clearly show