Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-14
WOMEN AID C. O.P.
SWEEP MAINE BY
$4,000 MAJORITY
Parkhurst Captures Gov
ernorship and G. o. P.
congressman Named.
FEW NEW VOTERS APPEAR
IN TOTAL VOTE FOR M'lNTlRE
Successful Candidate Claims Re-
suit Is Significant of Coun-
try's Sentiment.
NATIONAL ISSUES UPPERAlosT
Despite Heavy Rainfall During
Afternoon Women Voted
in Largo Numbers.
FEW NEW VOTERS APPEAR
IN TOTAL VOTE FOR M'lNTlRE
NATIONAL ISSUES UpPERMosT
Despite Heavy Rainfall During
Afternoon Women Voted
in Large Numbers.
tBy Associated Press.l

PORTLAND, ME-, Sept. 13.-Thc
Republicans swept the State in the
election today and elected Frederic
ii. Parkhurst as Governor by the
largest plurality ever given q suber-
Material candidate In Maine. With
only forty-two isolated towns ana
plantations to be heard from, which
cast a total vote OF about $500 in
tho State election OF 1916, Park
hurst's plurality over Bertrand G.
McIntire, Democrat. was moro than
$4,000. The largest previous p,u-
rality was about $4,000, given the
Republican nominee In 1896.
Aided by the women's vote, which
went very largely to the Republican
candidates, the party rolled up
total vote OF more than $4,000 larger.
than that of 1916. while the Demo-
crafts total was increased over that
y.nr by only about 2,300.
The Republican, carried all four
congressional districts by largo ma
jorities. re-electing Congressman Wal
lace III. White. Jr., John A. Peters and
Ira G. Hersey, and electing Carroll
l.. Beedy. OF Portland. in tho First
District, where Congressman Louis r.
Goodall was not candidate for re:
election. They also obtained a COM
manding lead in tho State and elected
Roy l.. Wardwell, of Augusta, as State
Auditor.
women's Vote n Factor.
The part played In the new factor.
of the women's vote was evident In
all parts of the State women awaited
themselves OF their first opportunity
to vote in State election, and tho
figures showed a large majority OF
them voted the Republican ticket
The vote for Parkhurst. on returns
from more than two-thirds Of the
state. showed an increase OF more
than $4,000 over that cast for Milliken,
Republican, four years ago; while
Aiclntyre's vote was less than 1900
more than that of Curtis, Democrat,
in the last presidential year.
Returns from 557 election precincts
out OF 632 In the State (from Asa
cities and towns out of 519) for Gov
ernor give: Parkhurst (Republican)
l24.9e6: Mcintyre (Democrat). 64,29S.
These same precincts in 1915 gave:
Alilliken Rcpublican), 74.979; Curtis
(Democrat), 62.453.
Republican Strength Uniform.
The Republican strength was uni
form throughout tho night. Several
or the cities which showed small
Democrat pluralities in 1916 returned
large pluralities for Parkhurst to-
day In many others. which went Re-
publican four years ago, the plurality
for that ticket was greatly increased
this year.
Considerable Significance In the out
come in It's bearing on the voting for
President in November was apparent
from the fact It was fought almost
wholly on national lines with league
OF nations as the chief issue.
Colonel Frederick II. Parkhurst Re.
publican candidate for Governor In
statement tonight on the election.
said that 'as the campaign has been
vigorously contested by the Demo
Gratis on national issues, the result
may be accepted throughout the coun.
try as giving most conclusive evidence
that tho voters OF Maine resent tia
autocratic and un-American admins
tration that the Democrats have
given US during the past seven yeare.
1T is equally an Endorsement OF
Harding and Coolidge" he added.
who Will be elected in November hv
decisive majority"