New-York tribune., 1920-09-08
World League
Fails to Stir
Maine Voters
Republicans Aim to Carry
Lewiston and County of
Knox, Both Recognized as
Democratic Strongholds
Opponents Losing Hope
Center Campaign ON Local
Offices; Farmers Resent
Wilson Extravaganza
By Charles T. White
Dispatch to The Tribune

: speciol Dispatch to The Tribune
LEWISTON, Me-, Sept. THE Re-
nublicans are out to capture the only
two regular Democratic strongholds in
Maine, the City of Lewiston and the
County of Knox, and it looks as if they
would make good in their plans.
The drift in the I'd Congressional
District, represented by Wallace H.
White jr., is Enthusiastically favorable to
&he Republicans. Representative White
carried the district by 500 in 1915
against Representative McGillicuddy
and by 5000 in the election two years
SEQ. Mr.. Whites supporters are con-
Adent that they will reflect him next
Monday by from $4,000 to 10000, and
that White will carry Lewiston and
Knox County, something that no Re-
: publican has done for the last eight
cen years for an important Office where
both sides were in earnest.
Representative Whites opponent is
DR.. Wallace N. Price, of Richmond, who
has served in the upper and lower
Price is not making an active cam
paign, the Republicans say, and even
II he did they are confident of rolling
Up record plurality Monday.
People Indifferent to League
The Democrats are still using the
League of Nations as their main issue,
but the people are not much Interested
In it and want to hear something else.
Lewiston is the real fighting ground
Of the state. The Republicans have
not elected Mayor there in the last
dozen years. The Democrats this year
have nearly quit fighting for their can
didates for Governor and Congress,
and have bent their energies to the
election of Lew" Brann as sheriff and
in support of their candidate for
County Attorney, both of which posi-
tions are now filled by Republicans.
The Republicans have renominated
Sheriff Frederick E. Stevens, of
Auburn, just across the Androscoggin
from Lewiston, and are confident of
electing him. Benjsmi L. Berman is
the Republican candidate for County
The I'd Congressional District
comprises the counties of Androscog-
gin, Knox. Lincoln, Oxford, Franklin
and Sagadahoc. with three counties
bordering on the Atlantic coast, one
on New Hampshire and two on
Canada. Among the cities and towns
are Lewiston, Auburn, Rockland,
Thomaston, Woolwich, Camden, Rock
port, Livermore Falls, Lisbon, Lisbon
Falls, Richmond, Bowdoinham and
Damariscotta.
Lewiston and Auburn have extensive
4 cotton mills, shirt and shoe factories.
There is considerable French popu-
lation in Lewiston and until two years
ago the Democrats received their sup
port almost solidly. Two years ago
, Representative White cut into this
element, with the result that now near
y half of the French people vote the
Republican ticket. Louis Lachance, a
White lieutenant, former shoe fac
tory worker has been most effective in
weaving the French voters away from
their Democratic affiliations, and more
are coming over all the time.
Democratic Oratory Futile
The Democratic campaign in Lewis
ton appears to have been shot to pieces.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and Ray
mond Robins spoke to large meeting
on September l in the City Hall in
Lewiston. the audience remaining at
sentive until the close of the speaking
Last Saturday night Franklin D. Roose-
velt, Democratic candidate for Vice
President, and Mrs. Funk addressed q
meeting in the same place. Mrs. Funk
held them, but five minutes after Mr.
Roosevelt began speaking the audience
"A thriller: Well say 1t is. Spectator:
standing and chperiprro New YorL