The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-11
LEADERS BATTLE
 ID THE LAST IN
 STATE OF MAINE
CAMPAIGN IN PINE TREE STATE IS OVER-POLITICS FROM
 VARIOUS CORNERS.

PORTLAND. Me. Sept 1O.-The last week of the campaign in this state closed last night And it was hot finish as 290 speeches made by various well known politicians in all parts of the state and of all political affiliations, We're made dur ing the last 24 hours. In addition to the nationally prominent speak CTS, brass bands, blazes of red fire, organized cheering and campaign songs helped to close the hottest state campaign that the state has ever seen
 The leaders of both old parties conccde that the outcome of the election this week will tell which way Maine will go in the presiden- tial election in November The Democrats are claiming a plurality of 5000, while the Republicans claim that after the votes are counted they will be found to be fully 150O0 in the lead.
 Charles E. Hughes spoke at Rock land last night Other champions of RepubliCanism at various towns were Senator Borah, at Augusta; Theodore E. Burton, at Madison; Medill Mccormick, at Boothby liar Dor Secretary Redfield champion ed Democracy at Gardiner and Franklin yesterday Theodore Roose welt spoke at Passport. John West colt at Rockland and Colby at Port land talked Democracy
 During the last few days of the campaign the Republicans shifted their attacks on the foreign policy of the Democratic administration to the tariff But in his speech at Rockland last night Hughes con tinued his request for the protec- tion of American lives, property and liberty in foreign countries. He launched an eleventh hour attack on the ship bill of the Democratic administration, characterizing it as direct blow to the shipping in dustry of the State of Maine. He asked the question, Why should foreign built ships acquire admis- sion to the cOastwise trade and the privileges thereof.' He said that the policy of the Democratic admin istration had the effect of reversing the historic policy of protection, and also stated that the merchantmen
 
 monopoly without governmental in tervention for the reason that they cannot afford to abandon American interests to destructive competition.
 SINCERITY MEANS ACTiON
 SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 1O.- Miss Isabelle Vernon, national sec retary of the Woman's Suffrage par ty, is enrOute to Nevada to cam paign against the Wilson congress sional candidates in that state. She calls President Wilson's utterances to the suffragettes at Atlantic City an injustice and an insult to all women, and further states that a sincerity test of the Presidents re marks is action" She attaches but little value to the Presidents promises made the night following the congressional adjournment.
 MCCORMICK LAUDs WILSON.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Vance Mo Cormick, chairman of the Democrat ic national committee, is champion ing the record of President Wilson He says that the administration re- sponded rapidly and efficiently to humanity's requirements as reflect ed in the appeals of laboring men, women and children when he orga- nized the newly created department of labor. He says that President Wilson may be called the real rep resentatiye of the Iaboring class in that department while Secretary is at the head of it for the govern ment.
 WILCOX TALKS
 NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Chairman Wilcox, of the National Republican organization, ridicules President Will