Evening star., 1920-09-14
Cain Of $1,000
Is the Highest
EUer Cast.
WONENNLLNE-UP
FOR REPUBLICANS
But IS Democrats
Chosen for State
Legislature.
~ the Associated Press.

ky the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Me. September H.
Maine saW an overwhelming plurality
to the republican ticket in the state
election yesterday. With total vote
larger by $1,000 than the highest ever
previously cast in the state, Frederic
E. Parkhurst of Bangor was elected
governor by a margin of $1,000. over
McIntire of Norway. The plurality
was 1900 more than the largest OBJ
tanned by any other gubernatorial can
didate in the history of the state.
Four republican congressman were
elected by large plggaiities-Represen
Ieters and Ira q. Hersey retained
their seats. and in the first district,
where Representative Louis B. Good
all. republican. did not seek. re-elec-
tion. Carroll L. Beedy of Portland, re-
publican, was chosen.
Result In state Senate.
Every member of the state senate
will be a republican. while of a men,
bership of ISL in the state house of
Representatives the democrats succeed
ed in electing fifteen. In the last leg
tslature there were two democratic sem
ators and forty-one democratic repre-
0ehtatives.
no VOTE 8t the STATE IOf SOVSTHOE,
with retuFns from forty small towns and
plantations II remote districts missing.
was Parklfdrst, republican, 1887;
McIntire. democrat, 69,240
Many Women Mt Polls.
The increase in the total vote was
very largely accounted for by the
presence of women at the polls for
women showed themselves eager to
grasp the opportunity of exercising
their new privilege, and they were
undAunted by a heavy downpour of
rain in the afternoon.
The result showed that most of
eAem voted the republican ticket
Denecrats Silent.
AZ the returns came in showing
> from the first evidences of a tFe-
mendous republican sweep democratic
state leaders were silent as to the
possible significance of the vote with
relation to the presidential election in
November. =
Col Parkhurst. after being assured
Of his election. gave the viewpoint of
the republicans in a statement in
which he pointed out that the cam
pAign had been vigorously contested
by the democrats on national issues"
and said that the outcome gave most
conclusive evidence that the voters of
MaiEe resent the autocratic and un-
American administration that the
democrats have given u.s." He de-
clared that it was equally an in
dorsement of Harding and Coolidge"
state Questions Forgotten.
Matters of merely state Importance
were hardly touched upon in the cam
paign. The leading speakers were
men of national prominence, both
parties striving to effect good
showing in the barometer state" the
only state in the Union to hold its
state election in advance of the
voting for President
For the republicans. addresses we're
delivered by Gov. Calvin Coolidge of
Massachusetts, vice presidential nomi-
nee; Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
Senator Joseph S. ,Frelinghuysen and
others.
The democrats sent into the state
Franklin D. Roosevelt, candidate for
Vice President: Secretary Daniels, for
mer Secretary William G. McAdoo and
Homer 8. Cummings. former chairman
Of the democratic national committee.
The chief theme of all these speak
ers was the league Of nations, upon
which they upheld their respective na
tional party platforms.
Woman Democrat Beaten.
The only woman who was candi-
date for public office at the election
garet Dyer of Bar Harbor was the
democratic candidate for register of
probate in Hancock county. She was
nominated to fill vacancy on the
democratic ticket, and. as her name
did not appear on the ballot. it was
necessary for those voting for her to
write in her name.