The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-12
REPUBLICAN VICTORIES
IN MAINE
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Mack--otherwise Congressman Dan1
INcGiuicuddy-in the second dis
tric1 where twentyfour hours ago
they were almost admitting lack OF
hope of turning out one OF the most
popular representatives in Maine
The democrats on the other hand
pointed to the fact that Maine for
merly was republican by eo.0oo. Coy
ernor Oakley Curtis, in a statement
at Portland. admitting his own defeat
| t,y Carl E Milliken. republican.
summed I'D the democratic view
when he remarked:
| IT the republicans don't get ma
Iority Of 1900, Wilson IS upheld
| Maine democrats were pointing to-
oaY TO the fact that they have ma
terisIiy reduced the usual Maine re
publican majority on national issues
and to the figures for 1892 when
republican plurality OF 1880 in Sep
TENDER did NOT point the way 10
the election of Grover Cleveland III
November.
Summarizing from the latest fig
ures obtainable today the Maine vote
was as follows:
For United States Senator Gong
term) (rerurns from sss precincts
out of sS5, Frederick Hale, repubii-
can, 1904: Chas. F. Johnson demo-
Graf. eS.aTs.
For United States senator fshort
te-m-) Returns from 5s5 precincts
aut of 1851 Bert NJ. Fernald- republi-
can. 1885 Kenneth c. NJ Sils.
democrat. $685.
For governor, freturns from sos
l
ken. republican. 1892: Oakley c.
Curtis. democrat, ss.547- The same
precincts in 1914 gave Haines. re
publican. 57,aS2: Curtis, democrat.
81. a7s: Garner, progressive. 1S,o1s-
Congressional returns, first district.
IS precincts ont of So. L B. Goodan.
republican, 1882; L A Stevens.
democrat 1s.10S.
Second district Ave precincts
missing, ". H White Jr.. republican
1s.l57: D. J McGiiiicuddy, democrat,
1870
Third district. twenty-five precincts
missing, John A. Peters, republican,
1850; John E Bunker. democrat
1877.
Fourth district, twenty-eight pre-
cincts missing, Ira G.. Hersey, rePub-
hcan: 1905, L A Pierce. democrat,
HOB.
Majority Over 1900.
rBy Perry Arnold. United Press Staff
Correspondent
AUGUSTA. Maine, Sept Ire
turn Of progressives TO the repubh-
can fold viii make the G. o. P ma
.ority in Names elections yesterday
over II 900 plurality, practically COM
Iaete returns today showed The re-
united party made clean sweep OF
i, IN the pine tree state-guberna-
torial. senatorial and congressional 1t
increased republican strength in the
state Legislature
Two years ago the progressive
gubernatorial candidate polled tribe
over 1900 votes and the democrats
won by about 5000 The difference is
about IL, 900 votes There were only
a few scattered precincts TO be heard
from at noon, and the republicans
claimed 5000 would be practically
the total of their majority
In other words they claimed that
practically 100 percent OF the bull
moose had returned TO the old party.
The republican victory was made
impressive in the fact that their fight
and the democratic defense was
Eaged exclusively on national issues
st vas really wisconsin vs. Hughes-
ism
Headquarters for both parties here
tsb1ls1sd figures showing that the
aaSarary attained by the republican
Euoz-ato-ial nominee Carl E Mill
kan was d go ahead Of Governor
Curtis Colonel Fred Hale. who OPP
y,1issaa probably the stronges, demo
Is 80 20 Ssz--
1rr Charles T Johnson-ald the man
whsan democracy above all others
SOUGHT 10 rs-aIac.- since he typihed
tt2s w1ls0o policies, had q majority
u 8 800 votes, according to virtually
tgI1r1TIs:s figures
Tor the shC-T tern as United States
Senator 3s-- Nj Fs-lal6- republican,
VIE from hsns1h C ". Sills with
u .DDD 70 spare
T-hs tour republican congressional
nominees were elected with Totes TO
spare with the exception OF the
second district whore Danl McGuill-
cud6y whose election had been prac-
ideally conceded by the republicans.
was turned out by bare 5es votes
( THE result lsavss no doubt in my
mind as 10 the election OF Hughes in
November" Prank J. Ham. republican
state campaign mana ger, declared TO
the United Press today Our ma
su-5ty VIII reach more Than 5000 By
the tine the border vote now report
Cd in the missing precincts Is heard
/ from"
The republican committee exhibited
: message from Governor Mccall of
Massachusetts declaring:
The result Of the Maine election Is
f-E5~zT1n-
strong trend. which ! believe is Ia
ton wide, toward the republican
president candidate"
Attorney General Pattangzl. cam
vGs5g1 manager for the democratic
state COMMITTEES said
The EoIs does not represent TIE
majority 1e republicans hare had II
. this state IN past presidential Years
2 similar ra-ltllca- ma Lcr5tv u 1Se-