The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-14
ONLY Is DEMOCRATS
IN MAINE HOUSE
The Democrats Are Not
Represented in the State
Senate-WOmen Are Civ
en- Credit for Making the
Largest Plurality Ever
Known in Maine Politics.

Portland Me-, Sept l4-Maine gave
an overwhelming plurality to the Re.
publican ticket in the state election
yesterday. With total vote, larger
by $4,000, than the highest ever previ-
ously cast in the state, Frederic H.
Parkhurst of Bangor was elected gov
ernor by margin of $4,000 over his
Democratic opponent, Bertrand G. Nc
Intyre of Norway. The plurality was
1000 more than the largest obtained
by any other gubernatorial candidate
in the history of the state
Four Republican congressman were
elected by large pluralities. Congress
men Wallace White, jr,, John A. Peters
and Ira G. Hersey retained their seats
and in the first district, where Con-
gressman Louis b. Goodall, Republican
did not seek reelection, Carroll l..
Becdy of Portland Republican, was
chosen.
Every member of the state Senate
will be Republican, while of a mem
bership of l5l in the House of Repre-
sentatives the Democrats succeeded in
electing 10. In the last legislature
there were two Democratic senators
and Al Democratic representatives.
Roy L. Wardell of Augusta Repub-
lican, was easily reelected state audi
tor All the new county attorneys and
all the new county sheriffs are Repub
leans.
The vote Of the state for governor,
with returns from 40 small towns and
plantations in remote districts missing,
was: Parkhurst (R) 1887; Mcln-
tyre ID 69,249.
Women Had Big Influence.
The increase in the total vote was
very largely accounted for by the pres
ence of women at the polls for the first
time. All over the state women showed
themselves eager TO grasp the oppor
tunity of exercising their new privilege
and they were undaunted by heavy
downpour of rain in the afternoon. The
result showed that most of them voted
the Republican ticket.
As the returns came in, showing
dous Republican sweep, Democratic
state leaders were silent as to the pos
sible significance of the vote with rela
tion to the presidential election in No
vsmber Col Parkhurst, after being as
sured of his election gave the viewpoint
Of the Republicans in a statement in
which he pointed out that the cam
psign had been vigorously contested
by the Democrats on national issues
and said that the outcome gave most
conclusive evidence that the voters of
Maine resent the autocratic and un
American administration that the Dem !
Gratis have given up" He declared that |
II was equally an endorsement of |
Harding and Coolidge"
Largely a National Campaign.
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 a good showing in /
the barometer state" the only state 4
in the union to hold its state elect ion /
in advance of the voting for president /
The chief theme Of all the speakers /
was the league of nations, upon which I
tehy upheld their respective national /
party platforms.
The total vote for governor, with the 1
missing towns estimated was about |
5000. The largest previous total was /
in 1918, when, with two minor parties 4
polling LIS Ntes, the total was ISL, /
450. In that year Carl +. Milliken. Re
publican, obtained plutality Of 1880 4
over Oakley G. Curtis, Democrat. The
total vote for president in Maine in
that year was l38.3l4, with a plurality
for Hughes, Republican, of 5.475.
To find the largest plurality previ
ously given q candidate for governor in
the state II j. necessary 20 70 back to
1926. when, in = total vote Of l24Sl6,
Levellyn Powers. Republican, was
elected governor bv a margin Of as
21s votes over Melvin p Frank Demo
erat. In that wear minor parties cast
. total Of $50 votes There was no
minor party vote this wear
Republicans carried Every County.
The Republicans carried every
county in the state Yesterday In 1915
two counties went Democratic Seven.
teen cf the 20 cities gave Republican
pluralifiss yesterday a. against u in
The last presidential wear. Portland.
the largest city in the state gave Park
hurst = plurality Of 4775. whereas IN
1915 MiIiikeB's plurality vas only sos
The total vote 81 Portland was. Park.
hurst. a42s. Mcintyre. E65L
In the three eities which remained IN y
the n~mocratic colurn- Biddeford
Teuisfown ard WaterniTe. thr pluraii
fiss for the tieket werp cut doum sub.
startiaily fron those of 1915. Ter II +,
fhs Dsnccrstic Representatives elected
usre frnrl thsss three ritses
In ths - elfies the Rrrubliosn plu-