Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-10
Keynote State Is Claimed By Republicans and Democrats Amid Whirlwind of Oratory and Transforming. 29 SPEECHES LAST
 DAY OF CAMPAIGN Hughes Is There; and Colby, Championing Wilson-The Tariff Becomes an Eleventh Hour Issue.
(By Review Leased Wire)

PORTLAND, Me. Sept. 9-The state campaign closed tonight after a total of 29 speeches had been crowded into the final 24 hours. Supplement- ing this unprecedented volume of oratory were brass bands. red fire. organized cheering and revival of old time torchlight parades.
 Many G. O. p. Speakers.
 Chas E. Hughes at Rockland. Sen ator Wm. Borah. of Idaho. at Augusta. Former United States Senator Theo. Burton. of Ohio. at Madison, and Medill Mccormick, Progressive of Chicago, at Boothbay Harbor appeared on the concluding Republican pro gram.
 Progressives With Wilson.
 Prominent men sharing in the Democratic windup included Vim. Rcd field. secretary of commerce at Gard ner: F'ranklyn D. Roosevelt. assistant secretary of the navy. at Eastpcrr: John w. Wescott. attorney general of New Jersey. wL1 twice placed Presi- dent Wilson in nomination. at Rock land. and Bainbridge Colby. former national chairman of the Progressive party in this city
 Both Claim Victory.
 Tonight both sides claimed the election-the Democrats by a plural ity of 5000 and the Republicans by 15,000. Local speakers emphasized state issues and the personalities of candidates but the big guns from oth- CT states either have been trained on Washington Or employed in the de- fense of the administration of the only Democrat to receive the elector- al vote of the Pine Tree state since Franklyn Pierce was elected president in 1852.
 Tariff Policy Attacked
 An eleventh hour development was the shifting of the Republicans a. tack from the administration foreign policy in particular to the tarif ques- ton, over which many battles have waged in this state. At the opening of the campaign speakers for the Re publicans, notably TheO. Roosevelt. bitterly assailed the Presidents con duct of international affairs. and the Democrats generally stood pat on the accomplishment of the administration and kept always to the front the prss- ent prosperity and their claim that the President had kept the country out of war.
 Upon his arrival in the state. MT. Hughes added to his demand for the protection of American lives and pro perty. protection for American in- dustries and asserted that the latter were in grave danger under the pres ent laws from abnormal competition with Europe after the war is ended.
 Today he launched an attack on the administrators shipping bill. which he described as a menace to American shipping. Maine always has been a protection state and her shipping in- terests are great
 There was a disposition in both psr- ties tonight to hedge when it came to giving the exact figures of the vote that will be significant from q nation al standpoint.
 Of the present Maine delegation in the national house. there are three Republicans and one Democrat One United States Senator is Democratic and the other vacancy was caused by the death of Senator Burleigh a Re publican. Governor Curtis. who seeks reelection. is Democrat