New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-13

10000 Maine
Victory To-day
Democrats Say They Will
Carry State by a Small
Margin; Speakers Made
League Principal Issue
10000 Women Register
Four u. S. Representatives,
Governor and Other State
Officers To Be Elected

PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 12--The BIZ
ennial state election in Maine, tt
which much in, 7ortance is attached ir
the nation in Presidential election
years because G. the tradition that "as
Maine goes SO goes the country" viii
be held tomorrow. A Governor ano
state auditor, four members Of the
lower house of Congress, state Legis.
lature and county officers will be
chosen. There will be no election tc
the United States Senate this year.
The Republicans, who have conducted
an aggressive and we'll organized cam
paign, predict that they will carry the
state by at least 10000. 1t is sixteen
years since they have rolled up plu-
rality even approaching that figure
and ordinarily they have been content
with one-half of it. Their greatest
plurality was in 1896, when they car
ried the state by $4,000. The Demo
Gratis have quoted no figures. but claim
victory "by small majority"
The Democratic state organization
has not waged as aggressive cam
paign as the Republicans, and in eX-
PLANTATION has pleaded lack OF funds,
but, like the Republicans. it has had
the speaking services OF some of the
ablest members of the national organ
ization. Among then. have been Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, William G. McAdoo and Home
s. Cummings.
The Republican speakers have in
Guided Governor Coolidge, Senator
Lodge and Senator Frelinghuysen.
Many Congressman and political lead
crs from other states also have stumped
the state for both parties.
League Chief Issue
The campaign has been waged upon
national issues, with chief emphasis
on the League of Nations. The Repub-
lcan position on the league has been
n support of the Senate's refusal to
ratify the treaty without reserva-
tons designed to. protect the safety,
sovereignty and independence of the
United States"
The Democrats have declared for
prompt ratification without rescrva-
tions obstructive to the spirit and eff
tective operation of the treaty"
The Importance of the issues and
the prominence of the speakers have
attracted large and serious audiences,
and eli indications point to a heavy
vote.
The Republican candidate for Gov
ernor is Frederic H. Parkhurst, Of
Bangor. His Democratic opponent is
Bertrand G. Mcintyre, of Norway,
whom Governor Carl E. Milliken de-
feated in the election two years ago.
Parkhurst has been member OF both
branches of the Legislature and is a
former chairman Of the Republican
State Committee. Mcintyre has served
in the Legislature and as Sheriff of
Oxford County and for six years was
chairman Of the Board of State
Assessors.
OF the four representatives frc m
this state, all Republicans, three
are candidates for reelection. In
the LIST District Representative Louis
B. Goodall is retiring and the Repub-
licans have nominated CARROLL l..
Beedy, County Attorney of Cun,ber-
land. He is opposed by Frank S. Has
kell, a Portland lawyer. In tho I'd Dis
trict Representative Wallace II. White
ir. is opposed by DR.. Wallace N. Price.
In the Sd District Repre- sentative John
A. Peters is opposed by Archie C,
Towle. and in the 4th District Con-
gresham Ira G. Hersey is opposed by
Leon G. c. Brown.
Both Sides Claim Womcn's Vote
An element Of uncertainty has been
added in the entirely new factor of the
women's vote. 1t is est mated that APP
proximately 10000 women have r2gis-
tered. and that about one will vote for
every two men tomorrow The Repub-
licans claim that they will have a ma
jority of the women's vote, but Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, after q speaking tour
of the state, said he was convinced the
women were for the League of Nations
Democratic candidates.
lican in its state elections since 1882
except in 1910 and in 1914. The
plurality has averaged about $4,000,
and the tradition has been that $4,000
plurality pointed to success for the
national ticket in November. The Re-
publican plurality in 1916 was 1880
but in November Hughes had only
5,447 votes more than President Wilson
in the state, and the Democrats carried
the country. In 1913, ~howevcr, Gov
ernor Milliken defeated the Democ ratio
candidate by only 5,545, and that year
saw Republican success in the Con-
gressional elections in the country
The total vote in the state. however
was only 12l,6Cs, nearly 10000 less
than in 1916.
Democratic leaders concede that the
Legislature will "probably be Repair
lican" as at present. At first the COM
plexion Of the Legislature was matter
Of some concern, as there was a posi-
biiity that it might be called upon to
redlstrict the state under new ap-
portionment for Congress. Official
word was recently received from Wash
ington, however, that Names quota
would not be reduced, as had been
feared, as result Of the census.
Man Struck by Auto Dies