New-York tribune., 1922-09-12
Senator Hale
Reelected by
/ Maine v Voters
Republican WI ms by
10000 Votes, With Gain
Expected; Baxter Made
Governor by Same Total
Four Republican
Con;gressllnenNarned
France Apparently Is Vic
tor Over Garrett i'm
Prim airy in Maryland
spaeiol pispatch to The Tribune

Specioi Dispatch to The Tribune
AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept 11---Senator
Frederick Hale, Republican, was re-
elected to Congress to-day by approx
mately 10000 votes over Oakley C.
Curtis, Democrat, on the face of returns
late tonight. 1t was indicated that the
majority might be Increased to 10000
votes
Percival P. Baxter, Republican, was
elected Governor by about the same
margin over William P. Pattangall,
Democrat.
The balloting to-day was far lighter
than in the campaign two years ago.
The Republican vote was nearly $4,000
below the 1920 figure, ard the Demo
cratic vote was about 5000 below the
previous figure.
Senator Hale led Mr.. Curtis in 484
precincts out Of 635 in the state by
nearly 10000 votes. The returns, which
represented 426 cities and towns out
of $40, gave Hale 66,26O; Curtis, 1887,
The vote in the gubernatorial con-
test from the same precincts stood /:
Baxter, 6S,173; Pattangall, 49,26s.
Four Congressman Named
1t is evident that the four Republi-
can candidates for Congress- Carroll
L. Beeby, of Portland, in the LIST Dis
trict; Wallace H. White, of Lewiston
in the I'd District; John E. Nelson, of
Augusta, in the Sd District, and Ira G
Hersey, of Houlton, in the 4th District
are reelected by comfortable mar
gins.
The Legislature will be overwhelming
ly Republican, and State Auditor Ell
bert d. Hayford, Republican,, of Farm
ingdale, evidently is chosen over his
Democratic opponent, Frank R. Mad.
den, of Skowhegan.
II was expected that the final count
will show total vote of 100000, OF
nearly the number polled two years age
In Presidential year. AS rule the
vote is not as large in an "off year.
as in a Presidential year, but thou
sands of women registered for this
election who did not vote in the elec.
ton of two years ago. For the first
time the names of women appeared on
the ballot, one woman being a candi-
date for the state Senate from Cumber-
land County, six women being candi-
dates for the House of Representatives
and twelve women being candidates foi
county Offices.
State Issues Prominent
The campaign was wagnd largely on
state issues, although United States
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, at
Portland, in his only speech in the
campaign, declared the tariff was one
of the paramount questions before the
country to-day.
Picturesquenes was added to the
campaign by the candidacy of-former
Attorney General Pattangall, of this
city, for many years the leader of the
state Democracy, for Governor Mr.
Pattangall for several weeks has done
nothing but campaign and has travelled
by automobile in nearly every nook and
corner of the state. He has attacked
the financial administration of Cover
nor Baxter.
Special Dispatch to The Tribune
BALTIMORE, Sept. t1.-United States
Senator Joseph Irwin France has de-
feated John w. Garrett, who was Sec
retary of the Washington arms COM
ference, for Republican nomination for
Senator by safe majority, having car
ried Baltimore City by about 5000
Garrett'ss gains in some of the coun-
ties cannot overcome Frances vote in
the city.
william G. Bruce, organization can.
didate, is assured of the Democratic
nomination for Senator over Villa,
1. Norris and David j. Lewis. IA
Senator France defeated Mr.. Garrett
in each of the city legislative districts
and will have twenty-eight delegates
from the city. He also defeated MIR
Garrett in twenty-four of the twenty.
eight wards of the city.
Rivaling in interest and importance
the two Senatorial fights was the dem
onstration of power of the .wets" in
Baltimore City Norris, "extreme wet 7
and without substantial organized sup.
port, ran within 2,400 votes of Bruce
backed by the Democratic organization
Senator France, extreme wet" de.
I feated Garrett, moderate wet" mors
than two toNone in the city.
eoth Republican candidates. being
very wealthy men, contributed heavily
to campaign funds. 1t is said there has
seldom, if ever, heen as much money
spent before in a Senatorial primary
Most of the candidates for Representa-.
tives in the House also declared fol
light wines and beer.
In the 1st, or eastern shore district
r. Alan Goldsborough has apparently
winning lead over Alexander M. Jack,
son and Albert w. Sisk for the Demo
cratic nomination.
Millard f. Tydings has similar leac
over George D. Iverson jr. and FRANK
H. Zouck for the I'd district Democratic
nomination. In the 4th district Linthi
cum, Democrat, had no opposition. II
! the 5th district the Democratic race il
Interchangeable, with early returns snow
j ing Dorsey v, Dunlap. j. w. Klemm, 2
E. Mattingfy and Clarence Roberts
running about evenly. In the 9Th, Franl
Mish has the start on A. j. Cumming!
! for the Democratic nomination.
| The sitting Republican members o
! Congress, respectively Albert A, Blake
| ney, in the ID, John Philip Hill. in th
3D.; Sydney E. Mudd. in the fifth, ans
| Frederick NJ. 2ihlman, in the sixth, ar,
| unopposed.
The women turned out strong in thi
/ suburban sections and m st of those il
| the uptown wards voted FOR Garret
or Bruce. Downtown the voted 20
1 France or Norris.
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