Evening journal., 1920-09-15
Maine result
IS GOOD Omen
II CongratulateS Gov
ect; Cox Tries
Explain
RESULT WAS NO
SURPRISE, HE SAYS

BANGOR, Me. Sept. Ex-senator
Harding has wired his congratulations
tc Governor-elect Parkhurst in the
following message:
Hearty congratulations on your
Overwhelming and gratifying victory.
IL augurs we'll for the party in No
yember."
'llilCAGO, Sept. i5.-Republican
leaders at national headquarters here
are commenting with satisfaction on
the result Of yesterdays State cleo
tion in Maine.
There is but one deduction that
can be drawn as the result OF the
Maine election" Senator Harry :. New
OF Indiana, chairman OF the Republi-
can speakers Bureau said. "and that
mat Maine Is an accurate indlca-
tlon iwhat is going TO happen in
every Other Stale between Maine and
SSalhornia. The Maine election disnels
vie Denocraltc claim that the women
League Of Nations"
Mrs Harriet Taylor UPTON. Vice
9hairman OF the national committee.
was even more enthusiastic II am
so happy ! could throw my old hat
a dozen tnues into the air" she said
Xhe election, she added, proved two
ihnngs: first, that the women will GO
10 the polls when given the chance.
ana second, that husband and wife
Gan work together in politics. She
pointed. out that Guy Gannet is the
national committeeman from Maine
ana Mrs. Guy Gannet is State chair
man for women.
WEISER, Idaho, Sept. i5.-Govern-
or James NJ. Cox, Democratic presi-
GENITAL candidate, VIII is en- route to
SAT- Lake City, made the following
statement on the Maine election:
., lhe result in Maine is no surprise.
Nne minority is accounted for by .he
augmented total vote.
Republican National Chairman
Hays went 'nto the State early and
mat clearly meant that Maine was to
ne prepared as the pyrotechnical dis
play Tor this campaign. But neither
Ryrotechnics nor money can win the
light It will be decided OutidC OF
Maine. In the 1916 September eleoli0n
The Republicans carried Maine and
YET In November President Wilson
carried 30 Staies and divided the cleo
toral vote in West Virginia.
: PITTsFIELD, Mass, Sept. Is
Franklin d. Roosevelt, Democratic
candidate for vice-president, gave out
the following statement bearing on
the result OF the election in Maine:
In view Of the fact that il was a
State election and in view OF the fact
that II was the State OF Maine, ! re-
eard the election there as without sig
nifcance in It's bearing on what will
happen a. The election next November.
1T will, OF course, be remember
ed that in 1916 Maine also went heav-
lily Republican in the State election"
In an address at a street meeting
here Mr.. Roosevelt said he saw some
hopeful Democratic sign in Maine
that 1900 Democratic gain in Lewis
ton for example"
He said the Democrats had not tried
to organize the women, a tasA at
which The Republicans had been busy
since March. Despite the fact that
the Democrats had done little work in
this line they almost held their own
He said he was for a thorough trial
OF the Eighteenth Amendment, but
thought the Nolstead Act a trine !
stringent.
"That half OF one per cent. is ride
ulous if il is TO describe an alcoholic |
beverage" he said, but we must all |
stand for law observance and en-
forcement."
In speaking o. the claim that the |
wo.- the war he said:
II had something 10 do with run
ming the war there in Washington |
and know 1t was not won by the |
Republican party or the Democratic |
party. It was nationally won-won by !