Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-09-15
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WINS IN MAINE
ProgreSsives Return to the Old
Party.
HEAVY VOTE is RECORDED
Republican Governor and TWO United
States Senators and Three Con-
gressmen Elected-One Office
Doubtful

Augusta, Me-, Sept. 12.-Indications
are that the Republicans made a clean
sweep in Maine yesterday, carrying the
state at least by 10000 and electing
two United States senators, governor
and three out of four congressman.
Early returns show that about 80
per cent of the Progressive vote has
gone back to the Republicans, with
the Democrats gaining the remainder.
Fair weather prevailed and reports
from various parts of the state show
than an unusually heavy vote has been
cast.
Vote Straight Tickets.
A significant feature of the early
returns is the evenness of the polling
for the leading candidates on each
ticket, an indication that the voters
are casting straight party tickets.
Eleventh-hour rumors had said that
the Republicans were planning to cut
Hale, but the son of the former sena-
tor seems to be holding his own.
Republicans have retained the three
congressional seats they now hold and
the seat of Daniel J. McGillicuddy,
Names lone Democratic representa-
tive in congress, may also fall into
their hands.
G. o. p. Leader Jubilant.
The swinging over of the greater
part of the Progressive vote to the Re-
publican fold was greeted with joy by
the Republican leaders, who, holding
Maine as a barometer, predict the
alignment will be followed throughout
the country in November.
Vote for 211 Precincts.
Returns from 211 precincts out of
635 in the state gave for governor:
Milliken (Rep), 26,654; Curtis (Dem.},
23,557.
The same precincts in 1914 gave:
Haines (Rep), 19,169; Curtis
Oem.), 22,057; Gardner Prog), s.
500.
For United States senator these pre-
cincts give:
Hale Rep.), 90 1853; Fernald Rep),
26,37S; Johnson Oem), PATS; Stills
Dem.), 1854.
Returns from 113 precincts out of
$50 in the state give for governor:
Milliken (Rep.) 1892; Curtis (Dem.),
9,792.
In 1914 the same precincts gave:
Haines Rep.), $3.50; Curtis (Dem.),
$685.; Gardner Prog), 2,451.
For United States senator the same
precincts gave: Hale (RepD, 12,154;
Fernald (Rep.), 1928; Johnson
Oem.), 9,951; Stills Oem.), 9,S21.
Close Contest in Second.
A close contest for congress in the
Second district represented by d. ].
McGillicuddy Oem.), was indicated
in the early returns. FOrty-twO out
of lat precincts in the district gave
McGillicuddy 4,O76 and w. H. White,
Jr. (Rep.), 4,O62.
Frank J. Ham, chairman of the Re-
publican state committee, who esti-
mated last week that his party would
have a plurality of $4,000, declared
that the plurality probably would ex-
coed that figure. William r. Pattan-
gan, lIldudScI VI TIC DtIllOCIdllS Sdul-
paign, expressed the belief that the
state would go Democratic by mar
row margin.
State Normally Republican.
Maine, however, is normally Repub-
lican and the Democratic leaders in
sisted that something more than a
scant Republican victory would be re-
quired to constitute Reputation of the
administration, while a Democratic
plurality, however small, would be ac-
cented by them as an Endorsement.