The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-14
Full G. 0. p. Ticket Swept
Into Office OH Issue Of
Wilson's League.
SENATE GOES SOLID
Republicans Capture lA Of
151 Seats in Lower As
Sembly Body.
OLD STR0NGH0LDS FALL
-
Parkhurst Is Next Governor
All Four Congress Races
Go to Republicans.
DID STRONGH0LDs FALL
Nv q Sion Correspondent Of THH sUS AND NEw


~ BtdU Correspondent of The Sun AND NEW
YoaK HHRALp.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept 13,-Republl'
cans to-day swept Maine clean.
Midnight returns indicate that Col.
Frederic II. Parkhurst, Republican
nominee for Governor, has defeated
Bertram G., McIntlre, Democrat, by
Il plurality Of fully 10000, All four
Republican candidates for Congress
Vim easily both branches OF the Leg
lslature are strongly Republican, II
Ia the most smashing victory ever
recorded In the State.
At Republican headquarters II was
said that Col Parkhurst believes nnal
figures will show his election by 05.-
600 and possibly 10000.
The nations political barometer
nearly boiled over with Republican
fervor. Beating the mark OF 1906,
when the State gave 10000 to Nc.
KInley and sound money, Maine has
set a new record in voicing approval
Of another stanch son OF Ohio and
sound Americanlsm.
First Test Of 1920.
President Wilson has had his wish
mt least partly gatined for. n "aolemn
referendum" OH the League Of Ma,
tions. The issue was clean cut Maine
voted on Wilson's international policy
and rejected II and In so doing struck
a clear, strong note tor Hardlng's
America first" This is the first pub.
lie expression OF opinion by n State
since the national conventions were
held.
Women voted for the first time in
Maine and added greatly TO the Re
publican strength. The women charge
the Democratic Administration In
Washington with winking at the Vol
stead enforcement act. and their voice
to-day is strong In demanding strict on
forceinent. Their leaders declared to-
night that their vote Is a plain rejec-
ton Of Wilson and his policies.
Fearing the truth OF the old political
trulsm that AS Maine goes 30 goes the
nation" Democratic leaders, both ma
tlonai and State. began hunting for an
alibl before tho returns were half
counted. They declared the league was
not the Issue that the result was purely
local and added they bad not been able
TO mako as aggressive a campaign az
had tho Republicans because OF lack OF
But the truth "a that both sides have
for weeks waged the state campaign on
national questions and have summoned
their leading statesmen TO drive home
tho league issue. There In no way OF
lodging the result. Rugged Maine turneI
out In the most unfavorable weather pos
sIble and wrote its opinion in large fig
lres. IL the election means anything u
Is that Warren q. Harding Is as certain
Of being elected President next Novem-
ber as anything can be IN politics.
According 10 Chairman Ham, all
thirty-one State Senators will be Repub-
leans and that the Democrats have
elected only eleven OF the 15I members
ot the Lower House.
Ham EpitOmikes Victory.
After sending teleErams to Senator
Gov. Coolidge and WIN n
Hays. chairman OF tho Republican Ma
tonal Committee. announcing "a land
lido" for the Republican ticket, Chair
nan Ham said: You will find that II,
arRe numbers OF Maine towns tho
Democratic vote has actually fallen of
rom 1916, while the Republican vote Ia
he same towns has, In many cases,
more than doubled. This shows that the
woman vote has been largely Republican.
col. Parkhurst has been elected Gov
rnor, certainly by a majority OF froii
70, 900 to $4,000. The lower branch ot
he Legislature will be overwhelmingly
and the Senate probably
so.
"All OF tho sixteen counties In the
tate have gone Republican. and all four
4 the members Of Congress have been
lected by largely increased majoritles.
81 believe that tho Republican party
n Maine has won by the largest ma
ority ever known. Important factors IN
the victory have been the or
anization OF the. Republican women,
heir dissatisfaction with the present ma
ional Administration. their folr OF tho
wilson League OF Nations and their re-
pect for the personnel OF the Republican
andidates in Maine, In spite OF the In.
lement weather they have done their
ull duty at the polls"
The increased Republican vote was
Iot confined to any section nor 10 cities
or the rural districts, according to the
Indications late tonight.
Victory Won by 2 10 1.
Returns from 557 election precincts IN
total OF 632 In the State gave Park
urst, Republican, 1895; McIntire,
Democrat. 1926.
These same precincts In 1915 gave for
Governor: Milliken. Republican, 7i.979;
,urtis. Democrat. 62,453.
Parkhurst maintained throughout an
verage Of nearly two votes 10 one for
is opponent,
Kent county hitherto always Demo-
ratio. Is Republican by 500.
Knox county has gone Republican By