Evening star., 1920-09-13
FORECASTS POINT
TO HEAVY VOTE IN
MAINE ELECTION
Both Parties Claim Support
of Women BaIIoting
for First Time.


today for the election of state and
county officers. legislature and con-
gressmen. after having been told through
the campaign that the eyes of the nation
were upon them to give the traditional
indication of political sentiment in the
country in the presidential election.
Portland women had cast as many
ballots as the men up to noon. and the
total vote in nearly all wards was heavy.
Women acted as checkers in many
wards, and others furnished automobiles
in an attempt to bring out all voters
of their sex.
The weather was clearing after Sum-
days rain, and all indications pointed
to a heavy vote. Both parties expressed
confidence in the result. The republl-
cans claimed victory by a 30,0 plurality.
The democrats INDUCED in no figures.
The issues have been national. with chief
emphasis placed on the league OF ma
tions.
Women Voting First Time.
! For the first time women voted in this
state. Both parties claimed the sup
port of this new element.
For governor Frederic H. Parkhurst
Of Bangor, republican. is opposed by
Bertrand G. McIntire Of Norway, demo.
crat. All four congressman in this state
are republicans, and three are standing
for reelection. Representative Louis b.
Goodall is retiring in the first district
and Carroll l.. Beedy. county attorney.
is running for the republicans against
Frank H. Haskell. democrat. In the
second district Representative Wallace
H. White, r.. is opposed by DR.. Wallace
n. Price. In the third district Repre-
sentative John A. Peters has as his op-
ponent Archie C.. Towle and in the
fourth district Representative Ira q.
Hensey is opposed by Leon G. C. Brown.
The polls will close everywhere at 8
pm.
BANGOR. Me-, September 13.-Spirited
voting characterized the election here
today. women seeming TO vie with the
men in getting to the polls early. Up
to the noon hour. the vote was . res
weather. and the polls presented lively
scenes with large numbers of women
of both parties on hand to assist and
instruct women voters. Special women
clerks also were on duty at each voting
place.
| Smith BEFORE s. G. Voters.
COLUMBIA. S. c.. September H.
The future political career OF United
States Senator f. d. Smith win be d.
cided by the voters Of South Caroifna
4. in a second democratic primary elec-
tion tomorrow. The senator is opposed
/ by George Warren of Hampton. in one
/ Of the hottest races the state has seen
In recent years.
| The sensation Of the campaign has
been the charge made by Warren that
Senator Smith formed a collusion with
former Gov. Blease. Mr.. Warren has
published letter which Biease wrote
to $500 of his followers asking they
support Senator Smith. Senator
Smith. however. claims that the letter
was unsolicited by him. The main
weapon OF the Smith forces has been
with the liquor forces, this following
Mr.. Warren's advocacy of repeal Of the
Volstead act.
Frank Shealy. incumbent, and d. L.
Smith are running a second race for
the railroad commission. and c. T.
Mauldin Of Greenville and Wilson G.
Harvey of Charleston are turnover
! candidates for lieutenant governor. An
unusually heavy vote is expected, due
to the keenness of the contest for the
Senate.
Contest i'm Vermont.
MONTPELIER, Vt, September Ia
Contests among the four candidates
for the republican nomination for gov-
ernor and three for the nomination OF
the same party for Congress in the
second district will be decided at the
Vermont primaries tomorrow The
/ four men seeking nomination for chief
executive, which usually rs equivalent
to election in this state. are Frank W.
Agan of Ludlow. Fred IL Babbitt OF
Rockingham, Curtis S. Emery OF New
port and James Hartness OF Spring.
field.
Representative Porter H. Dale is a
candidate for denomination in the sec
ond district. He is opposed by Ernest
w. Gibson OF Brattleboro and John W.
Gordon of Barre. Senator William p.
Dillingham; and Representative Frank
L. Greene are unopposed for renomi-
nation.
There are no contests for leading
places on the democratic ticket. Fred
&. Martin OF Bennington will be the
nominee for governor. OF the repub-
lican gubernatorial aspirants Agan
has based his campaign on opposition
to the prohibit tion amendment and the
Volstead act; Babbitt has advocated
what he terms a reasonable modid-
emphasized that he is a dry" candi-
date and has always favored woman
suffrage, and Hartness has made his
campaign chiefly on "a plea for in
dustrial expansion in Vermont.
Primary i'm Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS. September Ia
Democrats OF Louisiana will hold q
purpose of nominating a United States
senator and eight representatives Sena-
tor Edward ]. Gay. whose term ex-
pires March 4. 1921. is not a candidate
congressional districts three Of the in
cumbents are unopposed, four have
opposition and in the other the prea-
ent representative is a candidate for
the Senate.
There are three candidates for the
senatorial nomination, as follows:
Donelson Caffery of New Orleans,
Jared Y. Sanders Of Bogalusa, present
representative from the sixth district,
and Edward s. Broussard of New
Iberia.
The candidates in the congressional
districts are as follows:
First district-James o'Connor. in
EsaopinA Of New orleans orleans. anu Ai0e'
Second district-Henry g. Dupre. tn
cumbent- Of New Orleans: NJ. L. Cos
scrand Of New Orleans. and N. p. Fin
negan Of New Orleans
Third district-W. p. Martin. incum-
bent. Of Thibodaux, rnopposed
Fourth district-John T. Watkins. in
cumbent, Of Minden. and John N. San
ders of Minden.
Fifth district-Riley J. Wilson, In
cumbent. Of Harrisonburg. unopposed.
Sixth district-Amos l. Ponder and
former Representative George X. Fav.
rot
Seventh district-Ladislao L.axaro. in
cumbent, Of Washington, unopposed.
Eighth district-James B. Aswell
incumbent, OF Nathitochees and Gas
ton L. Pouterrie of Marksvilie.
At the same time democratic citizens
Of New Orleans will name a mayor for
that city. Martin Behrman. who is a
candidate to succeed himsek, has held
that office for sixteen years He Is op-
posed by Andrew ]. McShane and VIII
liam l. Clark Members Of the city