The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-09-14
MAINE CARRIED BY COP,
T01; LEAGUE WAS ISSUE
CARRYING OF STATE by REPUBLICANS BY LARGEST MAJORITY IN
HISTORY A FORERuNNER OF LANDSLIDE FOR PARTY; AN OLD
SAYING "AS MAINE GOES THE NATION VOTES NEVER FAILED
YET; WOMEN TAKE PART IN REBUKING WILSON LEAGUE IDEA

Frederick S. PaTkhurst, Republi-
can, was elected governor OF Maine
yesterday by a plurality which late
last night promised to be the largest
in the history of the state of Maine.
according to the news dispatches.
His Democratic opponent, Bertrand
G. McIntire, received approximately
half as many votes as Parkhurst.
Republicans carried all four con-
gressional districts by large majors
ties, rejoicing Congressman Wallace
II. White, Jr., John A. Peters and
Ira G.. Hersey and electing Carroll
l.. Beedy of Portland, Maine, in the
first district, where Congressman
Louis p. Goodall was not a candidate.
They also assumed a commanding
lead in the state legislature.
Women availed themselves of their
first opportunity to vote in a state
election and the figures showed that
a large majority voted a Republican
ticket. The vote for Parkhurst on re-
turns from more than two-thirds of
the state showed an increase of more
than 10000 over that cast for Milli-
ken, Republican, four years ago, while
McIntire's vote was less than 1900
more than that of Curtis, Democrat.
in the last presidential year.
The vote in SIS out of 632 precincts
was: Parkhurst Republican, 49,
1884; McIntire (Democrat) 60.0S7.
Returns from SIS precincts for gov
ernor give Parkhurst (Republican)
l24, $3.50; McIntire (Democrat) 1926
These same precincts in 1916 gave
Miliken (Republican) 1879; Curtis
Democrat) 62.453.
The Republican strength was uni
form throughout the night. Several
cities which showed small Democratic
pluralities in 1916 returned large plu-
ralities for Parkhurst. In many
others. which e Republican four
years ago. the pluralities for that
ticket was greatly increased this
year.
Considerable significance in the
outcome in its bearing on the voting
for President in November was as
serted by Republican leaders to be
apparent from the fact that the cam-
paign was fought out almost wholly
on national lines, with the league of
nations as the chief issue.
be moved forward, probably to Satur-
day before Labor Day. The only rea-
son for holding elections on Tues
days is that once upon a time, lin the
beginning" somebody said hat maybe
Tuesday would be a good day. AS a
matter of fact, under present-day con
ditions. more people would be able
and willing to vote Saturday than
any other day.
The women did % vote. 1t had
been expected that because OF enthu-
siasm over national suffrage the bet
ter-halfs would register more
strongly this year than heretofore.
Nothing stirring. A certain Washoe
county candidate showed your cor
respondent a list of names of women
who had encouraged him to run. They
had promised to support him.
Tuesday he had automobiles ready in
Reno, and he began telephoning to
his friends asking at what time he
might call to take them to the polls.
Then the excuses anne. Many said it
was rainy. Some were baking: some
did not feel like changing their
dresses. Some had forgotten. The
candidate was defeated by a small
vote.