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 PlNCHOT FOR HUGHES CHICAGO. Sept 11.-Gifford Pm chot came out today announcing himself strongly for Charles Evans inrh"s as candidate for the prcsi dency
 REPUBLICANS WIN. PORTLAND, Me Sept I2-The final results show that the State of Maine gave the Republicans a plurality of r. 500 IL was by this margin that MilIkcn defeated Gov crnor Curtis, the Democrat who sought reelection
 Congrcssman McGillicuddy. who | likewise sought reelection. was da- i feated in his district by White
 Both the state house and senate will have Republican majorities Ev- | cry representative that goes from Maine to Washington will be a Re l publican, and the governor will be | a Republican Maine went solidly for Republicanism. defeating the | Democrats on all sides and on all | issues
 IN WASHINGTON
 SEATTLE Sept 12-The state wide primaries were held in this state today Al midnight the indi- cations were that Miles PoindeXter had won the Republican nomination over Congressman Humphrey by a large majority Senator Poindex- ter is running Humphrey a close ra5e in the city of Seattle. There is little doubt about the Democratic candidate being George Turner. ! As the Republican standard bear CT in the gubernatorial race next | November, the indications are that Mcbride will be the man He will run against Governor Lister, who will again bear the Democratic stan dard.
 DANIELS SATISFIED
 WASIINGTON, D C.. Sept 12-- Secretary of the Navy Daniels is greatly impressed with the way the election in Maine went He stayed up a whole night to get the final results, and when it became known that the Republicans had carried the state by plurality of 14,000, the cabinet minister said:
 Tt i5 a splendid victory for De mocracy. The Republicans should have carried the state by 50 900, in view of the large vote cast"
 STILL CARRIES STANDARD. CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-The early returns tonight indicate that Gov ernor Dunne, the present incumbent in office, will again be the standard | bearer of the Democratic party Frank O. Lowden was the apparent choice of the Republicans, and he will run against Dunne
 POlNDEXTER WINS.
 SEATTLE, Sept. 13-While scarce. ly more than third of the returns for this state are in at midnight i tonight. the nomination of Senator PoindeNter by the Republicans has been conceded even by Mr Hum phrey's strongest supporters
 IL is now certain that Mcbride will get the Republican nomination His plurality will probably exceed 1000, He carried Spokane, Walla Walla and Chelan counties and had q large majority in 312 out of 51t precincts. King county gave him six or seven hundred
 IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
 COLL MBIA. Sept Ex-Governor Manning was practically renominated here in the state wide primaries to- day.
 CARSON RENOMlNATED.
 DENVER, Sept 13.-Governor Car son was renominated today on the Republican ticket. The campaign Waged in this state was a bitter one, and the Republican nominee realizes that he had struggle. and that his good organization pulled him through. Samuel B. Nicholson 1 opposed him.
 STUMPING THE WEST. CHICAGO, Sept. 13-William Jen nings Bryan and Senator J. Hamil- ton Lewis will leave Monday for the follow the route taken by MT Hughes. coast on speaking tour They will refuting his speeches wherever they can do so.
 WAR HORSE RENoMINArED.
 BURLINGTON, Vt, Sept. l3.- Carrol s. Page. who for eight years has been a United States senator from Vermont was nominated again yesterday at the primaries.
 MARSHALL NOTIFIED
 INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 14-Vice President Marshall was informed for mally today that he would be the running mate of President Wilson in this campaign. In accepting the nomination, the vice-president said : T accept, not for the additional l hnnnr m in assist ill the reelection of Woodrow Wilson, who has not walked where the path has led, but who walked where there was no path and who has left a trail
 HANLEY ToURING
 SEATTLE, Sept. 14,-Word has been received in this city that can, dldate Frank Hanley. Prohibition candidate for President, was held up by a landslide in the Cascades. lie is due to speak at Everett this afternoon and at Seattle tonight. but it is doubtful now if he will be able to get through
 DOWN AND OUT.
 CHICAGO, Sept 14-William Lori lner was unable to come back. At the primaries on Tuesday the man who was unseated in the United States senate tried for the Republi- can nomination for representative from the Sixth Illinois congressional | district, but was defeated by Arthur | w. Fulton.
 SEATTLE POLITICS. SEATTLE, Sept. 1.-The five Re | publicans nominated for congress and the districts in which they are