Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-01
The Maine Election.

Partisanship had q real inning in
the analysis Of the figures Of the re-
cent election in the third congress
sional district Of Maine. Settled edi-
torial beliefs and opinions were the
main influence dominating most of
the discussion. But once in a while
an editor was found who recognized
that. after all. 1t was a special cleo
ton in an OF season, and who ad-
mitted that there was no lesson,
either of Endorsement or non-indorse-
ment Of the Harding administration
to be CLEANED therefrom.
Reduction of the republican ma
jority. in the opinion of the Norfolk.
Va. Virginian Pilot independent
democratic). lis to be construed as an
indication of substantial change of
political sentiment" Such changes in
republican stronghold, 1t believes.
would indicate that greater and
more decisive changes are under way
the political faith Of the voters is
more plant" The Knoxville. Tenn,
Sentinel independent democratic)
does not assume to analyze the fg-
ures. 1t recites that the successful
candidate insisted in his campaign
majority would be construed as a
reflection on the Harding administra-
ton. and adds: whether, having been
realized. this reduction does SO sig
nifty, is for each one to consider for
Gazette Independently suggests that
the result of the election Shows that
the republicans must watch their
step. Unless they want to awake in
the cold gray dawn of defeat the
morning after next November's cleo
ton. 1t is distinctly up to them to
get busy and show the country that
no mistake was made on November
2, 40"
THE country as whole may still
be overwhelmingly republican" says
independent democratic). but the
fact that Maine is republican will
not prove it, nor tend to prove it,"
The New Orleans Item likewise does
not believe that I'VE get much light
from Names election of the sort
or not a telling change has taken
place throughout the country.
The new level doesn't tell us much
that would help prophesy on indi.
yidual districts in distant d s. parts OF OF
the country next fall 1 IL TOOK . me
Journal Independently. however, to
suggest a new deduction to be de-
rived from the small vote cast. per
haps, as informative as any informa-
ton to be had from the election" he
quietly suggests. "is that women are
off-year elections as men are" And
the editor of the Mobile, Ala. Regis
ter (democratic) believes that the
result "sets a pace that the repub-
licans are likely to view with some
concern"
"Both parties no doubt will be able
to extract considerable comfort from
the result" says the Flint, Mich. Jour-
nal, (republican), "the republicans be-
cause they were victorious and the
democrats because the shri rink from
large" The Burlington. VT. Free
Press, independently does not believe
that there is any lesson noticeable de-
claring that its readers viii analyze
the figures according to their individ-
Butte, Mont. Daily Post. Crepublican)
asserts that ''the democratic exploit
was a fizsle."
by the New York Herald Independently
is that 1t lis not a thing to make re;
that they have q walkover in the cleo
tions next fall and the New York
Times independent democratic), in
sists that in the third Maine district
fepuOl1C1nl6In 10 6dR lH8. oo tdi 30
the third district Is concerned Maine
has again gone hell bent against the
democrats" says the Philadelphia,
Public Ledger independently. The
Baltimore American (republican) in
dorses this sentiment and adds: The
result of the election is more hearten-
ing to the republicans than to the
democrats because 1t demonstrates. as
far as such a vote as this can demon
trate. that the party, while suffering
losses, still retains the upper hand"
Summing up the entire situation the
Bangor, Me-, Commercial, (indepen-
dent) familiar with the complete facts
dismisses the election without comment
of Importance. but calls attention to the
possibilities Of state wide elections for
congressman in the next campaign. IF
there is no reappertionment," 1t says.
land the members Of Congress should
be elected upon a statewide ticket.
there would surely be interesting possi-
billities."
Absent Mindedness in the Ultimate
Has the ultimate been reached in
absent "Reminiscences? Surely the auto
mobile owner who forgot his own ex-
pensive car on q ferryboatI after 60
inx into the smoking cabin, rushed
on with the other passengers and had
q taxicab take him to his Office makes
fine bid for this ultimate. The West