Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-11
maine VOTE TODAY
|SPOL|T|CAL SIGN
First State Election OF 1922
Regarded as Significant Of
Trend in v. S.
BITTER MASS. FIGHT CLOSES
b. Assncintcd PrcW


Portland. Me-. sept. 1l.-The first
| State election Of 1922 was under way
in Maine today with United states
Senator. four representatives 70 Con.
gress and n Governor heading the Of
ficials 10 be chosen. The adage "AS
Maine goes. SO goes the country at
tracted nation wide interest in the re-
suit. although only tremendous turn
over would change the present Re-
publican control.
Eight women were seeking seats in
the Legislature and ten sought county
Offices.
Senator Frederick Hale. Republican,
was opposed by former Governor Orkley
G.. Cuts. Democrat.
Governor Percivnl +. Baxter. Re.
ruhlicnn, had former Attorney General
W. X. Pattangall, Democrat, as an
opponent.
The four present Republican Con-
sressmen were up for election.
Democratic leaders maintained that
in the women's vote lay n potential sur
prise for Republican organization
heads. who predicted plurality OF
10000.
Boston. Sept. 11.-(Bv 4. Pl-The
most bitter primary campaigns ever
today with nominations for nlted
states Senator. Governor, and the
lesser State Offices to be made ut the
polls tomorrow.
An intense fight was waEed by the
two candidates for the Republican
gube-natorial nomination, Governor
Claiming II. Cox and Attorney General
J. Weston Allen.
Senator Lodge, candidate for re.
nomination by the Republicans, has no;
stumped the State, but his opponent,
Joseph Walker, has campaigned vigor-
ously.
on the Democratic side the seekers
for the nomination to oppose Senator
Lodge are Colonel William \: CASTOR
Prot. Dallas Lore Sharp, John Jack
son Walsh and sherman L. Whipple
In the contest for the suherna
/ Joseph VI. Ely, Of Westfeld, tormc
Mayor John +. Fitzgerald, OF Boston
former Governor Eugene y. Foss anc
Mayor Peter F. sullivan, of Wor'
cester.
Baltimore, Sept. 11.-(By \. Pl-
MARYLAND voters went TO the polls to-
day 20 select candidates for Unite
States Senator and Congressman. Th
only Republican contest was for Sen
ator. John W. Garrett, secretary 0
the Washington Armament Conference
opposing Senator Joseph I. France TO
denomination. The Democrats had
three -cornered fight for Senator an
contests in five Of the six congressiona
districts.
The Democratic senatorial candidate
are William c. Bruce. ex- -Congressma
n I !
Because there nre more than two can
didates the voters are required to desig
nate their first and second choice a
among the three.
All members Of the present congres
s!onal delegation are candidates for re
nomination, but only one. r. Ala
Godsborough. Democrat, Of the Fir'
District, has opposition. Goldsbor
ough. who favors prohibition, is or
posed by Alexander NJ. Jackson, ltste
as wet. and Albert W. Sisk, who hf
announced that he favors Govcrnmcl
supervision and control of liquor sales
The five Congressman whose renomi
nation is unopposed, and whose nam,
consequently do not appear upon Il
ballot, are J. G. Linthicum. Democra
and Albert A. Blakeney, John p. HI
sydney +. Mudd and Frederick y
Mhlman, hepuDilCdnS.
Montpelier. Vt. Sept. 1l.-Only or
ofFCr-that of Governor--wil! J." cor
tested at the Republican primary tomo,
row. The Democrats failed to poll
sufficient vote In n" last PRESIDENT
election to make II mandatory for the
20 participate IN the primary this Yea
and they have made their nomination
already.
Redfield Proctor and Lieutenal
Governor Abram W, FoOte are the r,
publican gubernntoral candidate
Representative Frank l.. Greene, fro
the first Of Vermonts two congra
sional districts, has no opposition
the Republican nomination for Senat
10 succeed Senator Carroll s. Pas
Frederick c. Fleetwood Is the vi
opposed candidate for Mr.. Greene
congressional seat. and 'Reprosentati
Porter II. Dale. Of Tsln nd Pond, W
he renomlnated without opposition
| the Second District