Evening star., 1916-09-12
STORY FROMMA|NE,
BULL MOOSE Unfold
If Percentage Going to Re-
pubIicans Is Maintained
Hughes Will Be Elected.
McGILLICUDDY DISTRICT
GIVES BIGGEST SURPRISE
Defeat Not Expected by the Re
publicans-Criticism of "8-Hour
Law" to Continue.
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

| BY N. 0. MESSENGER.
NEW YORK, September 12.-
To the republican national lead
ers the most important feature of
the Maine result, in its bearing
upon nationwide politics, is the
demonstration beyond dispute
that the progressive vote in that
state has returned to the xepubli-
can party by a percentage which,
II maintained throughout the
country. would insure the republi-
cans carrying the great northern
and middle west states.
The democratic argument in support
| OF their claim of a presidential vic
tory in November has been based main
ly upon the belief that the progress
si'es would not return in sufficient
numbers to give the republicans the
lead over President Wilson's popular
ity. the labor strength and the .she
| kept us out of war" sentiment. Yes
terday's vote in Maine, as analyzed
| here, shows that the progressives in
that state came back practically en-
| masse.
Vote In Past Years.
The combined Taft and Roosevelt
vote in 1912 was 1908. The combined
republican and progressive vote for
governor in 1912 was 77,OS7. The early
hsures at hand. when this dispatch is
sent show a republican vote yesterday of
77.O45.
But that is not all. 1t was admitted
that one-third of the progressive vote
OF 1872 was drawn from the democrats
by Roosevelt, and at least 5000 of the
progressive vote in 1914 were of demo-
cratic antecedents. The republicans are
sives have voted tho republican ticket
or did they maintain their strength nv
| drawing out inherent repubIican n
strength that may have stayed at home
| The next most important feature of
tne election yesterday to the republi-
cans was the capturing Of the doubtful
United States senatorship.
AS stated in The Stars dispatches
from Maine. republican plurality Of
lo.oo0 or better on the state ticket
would elect Fred Hale. Senator 10
| rams prediction. published in Sundays
| star. forecast his election on the score
OF acceptance, by disaffected repub-
iicans and progressives, of the ar9u-
ment that 1t would be suicidal FOR
Maine voters to express a preference
Ior republican state and national ad-
| mlnistration and at the same time vote
| for democratic senator. Senator 10.
rams judgment. that the voters were
acquiescfng in this argument. accord-
ing to his observation of the last few
Gays OF the campaign. is justified by
McGillicuddy Defeat Surprise.
In the McGillicuddy district the re-
pubilcans are surprised and the demo-
crats dlsmayed. The inside" demo-
cratic estimate on McGiIlicuddy last
Saturday was that he would have at
least a plurality of 1000, while the
republicans expected. at best, to cut his
plurality OF two years ago down to a
to defeat him.
In the case Of the McGillicuddy dis.
trict and the state ticket outside of
| national bearing, "drys" unquestion-
| ably welded a great influence in the
correspondence, it fell out that the
| republican candidates generally had
| the sympathy of the "drys" and the
democrats of the 'wets"
| In Maine the people. however, do
| not always vote as they drink" and
| Maine is a dry state on the statute
| books and the election returns. even
| If 1t is not on the actual consumption
Of liquors and beer.
| "Clean Up" Lewiston.
/ was told in Lewiston that the in
fuence Of all the churches there. in
cluding the one whose communicates
| are largely Of the democratic political
faith, was being quietly exerted against
the democratic ticket to clean up
Lewiston"
| The election of Milliken as governor
and the election of a number of re-
| publican sheriffs over democratic can
didates promises a stricter enforce
| ment OF prohibition. it Is generally
| agreed. Milliken has said he would
override recalcitrant sherins wherever
| necessary.
Every republican joins in giving Col
Roosevelt unstinted credit for bringing
| back the progressives, in which action
he wais aided by Hal P. Gardner, pro-
gressive candidate for governor two
years ago; by Raymond Robins of Chi
SdSo, dilu otHoE pfO8TS6SlVeS OF naIlOnAl
repute.
The Maine republicans were grateful
for the efforts of the senators and rep
| resentatives who came into the state
in drawing out the republican vote by
explaining the national issueB.
An aftermath feature of the election
of general bearing Is the expected contin-
| uance of Mr.. Hughes and the republic
| an national management along the
present lines of campaign. including
criticism Of the coercion used in enact
| ing the eight-hour wage scale for the
| railway employees.
Mr.. Hughes made a decided hit with
his attitude on that question in Maine.
| Toward the close. after Samuel Comp
| ers had taken the other end Of the
| proposition. Candidate Shale got cold
| feet on the Hughes argument, fear
ing its effect upon labor. He was over
ruled. The politicians here say the
| outcome justifies Mr.. Hughes position.
\ which will probably become one Of
/ the leading republican issues.
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