Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-15
GLOOM At CAPITAL.
Result Of Maine Election Accepted as
Blow to League.

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Washington, Sept. 15.-The repub-
hcan landslide in Maine, which elect
ed Frederick H. Parkhurst governor
with $4,000 majority. plunged dem
ocratic leaders here into depths of
gloom. from which few Of them
emerged sufficiently to dispute (for
.publication) the insignincance of the
disclosure OF public sentiment in this
state election.
That the result is an overwhelming
reputation OF the league OF nations
covenant by the voters Of Maine
could not be denied by administration
officials. who eagerly had made the
league the paramount issue and
stunped the state appealing for an
Endorsement of the treaty negotiated
by the president.
Among those who q. i..r.ded the
covenant in Maine were Sc retary Of
State Colby. Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels, Franklin d. Roosevelt, DEM
ocratic nominee for vice president.
and William g. McAdoo, the presi-
dents son-in-iaw. Calvin Coolidge,
the republican nominee for vice
prcst6ent, Senator Lodge. and other
republican leaders stumped the state.
attacking the Wilson covenant.
How President Wilson feels about
this first signal Reputation Of his
policies by the voters Of an entire
state was carefully concealed by
Secretary Tumulty, who, after an
hours attendance upon the executive
at his desk, contented himself with
observing that the Maine election
can not be considered as indicative
of the general result In November"
Mr.. Tumulty thought it would have
the effect of awakening the demo-
Gratis and "dispelling any feeling Of
over confidence
Mr.. Wilson. 1t was learned, would
like to get into the campaign, feeling
that in series of public letters, for
example, he could carry the great
and solemn referendum" on the
covenant. But he feels also that he
can not project himself into the
campaign without an express invita-
tion from Governor Cox, which so
far has not materialized.
Democratic leaders like Secretary
Daniels We're prepared to claim a
victory had the republican plurality
been held down to normal proper
tions, with allowance for the wom-
ems vote. Now they are compelled to
fall back on the hope that if Maine
Is typical Of eastern sentiment the
west will yet save the covenant and
elect Cox.
Whether the women of Maine voted
more heavily than the men against
the league Is not clear from the re-
turns. Reports from Maine state that
about $4,000 women voted and that,
$4,000 supported the republican tick
ct.
Comparison Of the precinct returns
OF yesterday and those Of four years
ago, however, disclose such slumps
in the democratic vote that it is evi-
dent thousands Of men, hitherto
classed as democrats, registered their
disapproval Of the administration by
voting the republican ticket. In the
whole state the republican vote
nearly doubled, while the democratic
vote remained stationary, If it was
not actually reduced. despite the en-
anchisen1ent Of women.
Wherever the vote Of women has
been recorded separately it rarely
has varied materially from the mems
vote. If this rule prevailed in Maine
about $4,000 democratic men must
have gone over to the republicans in
this election.