The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-20
Won VICTORY ON
FRIENDS EFFORTS
Senator Hale of Maine Renominated
Over Two Competitors-Baxter
Again Named for Governor.

! Portland, Me-, June 20. Senator
Frederick Hale, Republican, without
making a personal campaign, won an
easy victory in the state primaries
yesterday. The vote cast for him was
larger than the total for his two oppo-
nents, former Congressman Frank f.
Guernsey and former State Senator
Howard Davies, and his plurality over
Guernsey was nearly 10000. Davies
ran poor third.
In another three -cornered contest
Governor Percival P. Baxter, Republi-
can, was renominated for second term
by plurality of $4,000 over John d.
Deering, with Leon F. Higgins trail
ing.
The vote Of 5l3 election precincts out
of 635 in the state, representing 40l out
of $50 cities and towns, was:
For senator: Davies. 7,230; Guern
sey, 1860: Hale, 36,l96
For governor: Baxter, 1852; Deer
ing. l4.ol6; Higgins, i0,759.
The total registered vote of the miss
ing precincts. mostly very small towns,
was too small to affect the result
Returns from the same precincts left
Auditor Ebert d. Hayford, seeking re-
nomination. was leading Edwin y Nor
rill by slightly more than 400 votes,
with Maurice w. Bragdon running a
good third. The vote of these precincts
was: Bragdon, l4,0ss; Hayford, ls,l25;
Morrill,. l7.69s.
Senator Hale carried all but two
counties and all but three OF the cities.
Guernsey carried his home county. Pis-
eataquis, and the adjoining Penobscot
and the cities OF Bangor, Brew
cr and Lewiston.
In Portland, the largest city, the sen
ator's vote was 2,l00 greater than the
vote of his opponents.
Governor Baxter lost only two coun
ties. Penobscot to Higgins and York
TO Deering, with the possibility that
Higgins might nose him out in Hancock |
county when the last returns were in.
He carried all but two Of the 20 cities, |
Higgins carrying Bangor, Brewer and
Oldtown and Deering carrying Saco.
All Of the candidates carried their |
lome towns. The total vote. partly |
BECAUSE Of heavy rain, was light. Won |
N voted in the primaries for the first
lime in this state. although they par
.icipated in the election in 1920.
Ii was the second defeat Of Guernsey I
or the senatorial nomination. and Of /
)eering for the nomination for gov
'rnor, Six years ago in special sena
orial primary Guernsey lost 10 Sem
tor Fernald by 500 votes. 1920 Deer
ng ran second by $500 votes 10 Fred
rick H. Parkhurst in a four -cornered
ontest Governor Baxter came into Of
Ice upon the death OF Governor Park
Iurst soon after his inauguration.
Congressman Beedy. White, Nelson
nd Hersey, all Republicans. were re-
dominated without opposition. On the
Democratic ticket there were only min
r contests. The Democrats nominated
or senator former Governor Oakley C.
urtis. for governor former States At
orney William c. Psttingall and for
'ongress Louie A Donahue. Bertrand
/ Mcintyre. Leon o. Tibbetts and
ames w. Hall.
In a statement early to-day Senator
Iale expressed pleasure with the vote
( confidence" given him and added;
"The contest has been so conducted
v all Of the contestants as to leave no
,re spot. and the Republicans Of Maine
i'll be united in September. With /,
overnor Baxter as our standard bear ,
! / believe that we shall win a notable
ictory." ,