Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-10
Mr. Hughes Attack on Emergency
Legislation Effective With Pine
Tree State Voters.
JOHNSON RUNNING STRONG
Democratic Senator Likely to Defeat
Fred Hale and McGillicuddy May
Be Returned to the
House.
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

AUGUSTA, Me-, September y.
draws to a close the most
memorable campaign the state OF
Maine has witnessed in the men,
orv of this generation, finishing
IN a whirlwind of oratorical eff
fort and blaze of fireworks and
the blare of bands
AS the ballots flutter in the boxes
next Monday they will tell the tale
of public sentiment in the first state to
express it toward the two great par
ties, and may, as they fall. indicate the
direction the wind is expected to blow
in the great political storm next No
vember.
Barring surprises which may be
sprung by the vast independent vote.
which is not disclosing in full its in
tentions to the managers OF either
party. the Indications appear to point
to the republicans electing the COVER
nor and state ticket, three of the four
representatives in Congress. one United
States senator tFernald) with the out
come of the other senatorship contest
SO close as to give neither side abso-
lutte assurance of winning.
johnson Is Running Strong.
1~v u
slide Hale. the republican candidate
will also win. If the vote is close.
even with the republicans winning by
a few thousand majority, Johnson, the
democrat may still be reelected. This
situation arises from the fact that Mr..
Hale through personal d1sanect1on Is
not as strong as his party while
Senator Johnson will not lose the
vote of a democrat.
The one effort of the republican
speakers in the closing days has been
to induce progressives and dfsaffected
republicans to lay aside personal pref
udice and support Mr. Hale on nation
al grounds for the sake of the one vote
he would command in a close United
States Senate fight. The agrument is
appealing strongly. especially as ma
Dental candidate. the vice presidential
candidate and more than score of
some of the most prominent men in
the republican party at large The one
congressional district which is believed
to be likely to be carried by the demo-
Gratis is the Lewiston district, now rep
resented by McGillicuddy. democrat.
Whichever way the election goes, it
will be futile for the leaders of either
party to try to claim that the result is
without national significance. The vot-
ers in Maine understand that 1t is a
test of strength between democratic
and republican parties on national is
sues. The only discount to that propo-
Hale senatorial contest. wherein. as
stated. personality figures.
Assets of the Two Parties.
Casting up the assets of the demo-
Gratis and the republican candidates,
the balance sheet would show about as
follows:
For the democrats: President will
sons popularity; the record of pro-
pressive legislation by the democratic
Congress; the support of Samuel Com
pers and what portion of the labor vote
he can swing against the protective
tariff argument: that "the President
kept us out Of war; expected refusal
to follow the leadership of Col Roose-
welt back into the republican party; a
businesslike state administration by
a business man governor who has piled
up surplus in the state treasury of a
million and a half. and the support of
the vets"
For the republicans: The basic fact
that normally there are more repub-
licans in Maine than democrats; the ex-
pected return of 80 per cent of the
bull moosers, whose vote in 1912 COM
bined exceeded the democratic vote;
the tariff question in a state with
many industries and products at stake;
the sectional issue raised over the al
legged discrimination against the north
by the preponderating influence of the
south in the democratic Congress; the
support of the "drys."
The republicans think the issue
raised by Mr.. Hughes over the eight
hour wage law is an asset. The demo-
Gratis say the republicans are welcome
to 1t for their part, as it alienates labor.
1t is asserted that Mr.. |
was fighting the republicans
anyhow, so it is no additional loss, |
whereas it will bring the republicans |
support from conservatives and inde- |
pendents Figure it out yourself
Active Campaign of Advertising.
Referendum on a state law fixing a |
fifty -four-hour labor week is to be |
voted upon. 1t is supported by both |
PARTIES, but the report has been spread |
.mong the labor men that the oppo-
,ents of the law are most numerous
,mong republican employers.
The democratic managers have made
In active campaign of advertising in
he last hours. The democratic daily
,ress has been flooded with page and
lalf-page advertisements of an adroit and
appealing character.
The republican campaign methods
rave been along very practical lines,
however, mostly of an Individual and
PERSONAL nature A small army of
workers. in individual canvassing has
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