Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-14

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 Portland, Maine, Sept. 13.--Fred- erick H. Pankhurst, republican, was elected governor of Maine today by d plurality which at the late hour promised to be the largest in the history of the state. His democratic opponent, c. G. McTntire, received approximately half as many votes as Mir. Pankhurst.
 The republicans carried all four congressional districts by large ma jorities, re-electing Congressman Wal lace H. White, Jr., John A. Peters.; and Ira G. Hersey, and electing Car roll L. Bcedy of Portland, in the first district, where Congressman Louis B. Goodall, was not | candle date for reelection. They also oh-. tained commanding lead in tho state legislature and elected Roy |. Wardwell of Augusta as state audi tor.
 Women Vote Factor.
 The part played by the new factor of the women's vote was evident. yn. all parts of the state women avail ed themselves of their first oppe1s tunity to vote in the state election and the figure showed that lar>S majority of them voted the roank- lican ticket. The vote for Fun. hurst, on returns from moro thn6 two-thirds of the state, showed m tis- crease of more than 46,O0O over thak cast for Milliken, republican, feu1 years ago, while McIntire'S vot6 was less than 1,600 more than th91 of Curtis, democrat, in the last prenx idential year.
 The vote in SIS out of 6S2. pre. cincts in the state was: x
 Pankhurst (r) 116,3sl; MeInttIe (d) 60,O87.
 Returns from 657 election rIl cincts out of 632 in the stats (fS{ 453 cities and towns out of 61e) 1Sg governor give: 82R
 Parkhurst (r) 124,9es; MeInti (d) 64,29e. SSsl lg|
 These same princincty in 1916 gaxI. Milliken (r) 74,979; Curtis (dl ~ y* 453.
 The republican strength was urI form throughout the night. 6e3 eral of the cities which shoW61 small democratic pluralitiss in lo1N returned large pluralities for Paxt hurst today. In many others, whi1 went republican four years aee, tI plurality for that ticket was ereal1 increased this year.
 League the 1ssue. < Considerable significance in t< outcome in its bearing on tho v61 ing. for president in November w1 apparent from the fact that the en1 psisn was fought out almost whGll on national liner, with the lsague nations as the chief issue.
 Thinks Victory Won. Boston, Sept. 13. Governor CeS1 idge, republican candidate for yie president, In commenting tonight IT on the Maine election, said:
 "It would look as if the natior election already has been determf~ ed. Such ! decisivs vote in Mo{d must indicate the trend of poA opinion throughout the country. 1l result is distinctly due to nattor causes. s 3<lIss 3sSS
 "Colonel Parkhurst is . streg character and popular in Maines k strong and popular as he is, tn t < suit cannot be attributed entirely 1 his personality" ,s Hays Enthusiaslic. 5 New York, Sept. 13. Win H. Hny < chairman of the republican natie1 committee, commenting tonight 1k' the election results in Maine said
 "Maine has pointed the way. result gives the greatest reassukan to all well-wishers of good 9ovoy ment regardless of past party afilla iations. "Thc north star of the union 1 mains undimmed. Iss < "Maine continues American. AThis overwhelming repuhlte victory unmistakably evidences Reconciliation of the dem9ex organization, the repudiaticn ee administration of their leader row Wilson, and the eonploto |demnation of the campsiGn e4r of Candidate Cox. X sThe women, toe haye
 staatsd their dependabtlit eyisis. Jt ulee1e mpeh 3or tl4 iafs II the sspne IT