The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-07
ELECTION
TURN ON.
GgE ISSUE
an Local Questions Are
sing Ignored In the
Campaign
. - Aasnciatad Press.

PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. q. = A
~ fiterest for the moment
"a geiy occupied in speculation
~ I'D oitcome OF the election IN
SIR state on September ID. a
fnpai i'm that began in earnest on
a. will be fought without
through the final week. the
bredict IONS Of success are PC
iisue q by. both Republicans anu
3emocrats .t.,,
Maine is unique in Its constitu-
onaie provisions for state eiec-
IONS which are held IN Septenp9l
ifst of November ana IN pEe ~.
years the local contests are
m ASCOT special importance.
OH these years the fighting is no
an fof die possession OF state Off
represen ution in congress and
6ntroi OF the state legislature
Tor the psychological effect OF
outcome on the rest oil the
Ia What extent II any the ma
inGal drift may be forecast by a
i6f6fy or increased or decreased
ii here has long been Il mat
an Of dispute with politicians but
~ sfn e is that national leaders
lffte taken the tradition seriously
nd have brought as many. OF their
fidiiticsl big guns into the cam
as possible. Four years
o Charles 3. Hughes wound mp
q campaign for the Republicans.
shis year both parties have a big
representation OF state campaign
srs "a d have drawn heavily on the
Eionat committees for speakers
~ I'D ti6nal prominence. On Sep
rmber AZ, q governor state aud!-
tor four members OF congress,
state iegislature and county OIL OIL
GERS VIII, be chosen, Maine does
f,fjt elect a senator this year.
FoF the goyernorship, friedrich
Parkhurst, OF Bangor, who de-
feated Governor Carl E. Militkcn,
and Judge John T. Deering In the
Republican primaries is opposed
M Bertrand g. McIntire, OF Nor
way, whom MillIken defeated two
Years ago by 6, $40. a typographi:
eal9 error! In the Maine Register Of
on 40 makes the vote oil Mclntire
anpeare as 1000 less than it was.
Three Republican members az
Gbfi&ress are candidates for re-
eisction. They arc Representative
White In the second district, OPP
1osed by Wallace n. Price; Rep
feaehtatiye Peters in the third
district opposed by Archie G..
ToWIe; and Representative Hersey
tn the fourth district, opposed by
leon G. O.. Brown. Price, Tow!e
and Brown are Democrats. In the
FIRST district where Representative
Eolis 3, Goodall has announced
Bis Intention to retire at the close
of HIS present term, the Republic
Ia va ytpTr fYVnfnd County AT
tofEiny Carol u. Beedy, OF Port
land and the Democrats, Frank II.
iaskeu also of this city.
Both parties and gubernatorial
an8idatas have made the League
Of Ma lions a fighting issue. Local
quest ions have received less atten-
tions even prohibition which Cor
more than 60 years has figured
largely IN state campaigns and par
tieulariy in contests for county at
torneys and sheriffs, was virtually
Ignored. The Republicans in state
6nyention. approved the refusal OF
the United States Senate to ratify
Che ,treaty without reservations
designed to protect the safety, SOW
gratgnty and independence of the
United States The Democratic
etata platform declared for prompt
latt1 cadon without reservations
destructive to the spirit, and Of
fectige operation of the treaty"
Both Mr., Parkhurst and 5dr. Nc
Intire endorsed their national and
ntate resolutions on the stump.
The complexion of the new leg
islRttirs Is matter Of some con-
Germ as 1t may be called upon to
redi4tr1ct the state and under the
2l3efg 1110TtiOnrneOt Maine NAV
lose one Of Its four representatives
- Congress,