Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-06

Washington. Sept. G--Wthin q
week the country will have hearn
from lain The politicians VIII tnen
have something tangible upon when
10 base their representations as 70
tho result OF The November elections,
for the voters OF the Pine Tree state
will have gone to tho poils hnn rebis
tered their sovereign VIII. AS shey
vote, according to the time-honoreo
tradition, so will the country as d
whole vote in November.
on Monday. September ii. Maine
will elect a governor, a United states
Senator. four congressman and a
state legislature. When the votes
have been counted and the result am
nounced either the Republicans or the
Democrats viii go into tho nation
wide campaign with renewed nope
and courage.
Maine is usually Republican, but
always a battle ground. Both parties
go after the. State as hungry dogs
after a bone. for the leaders are mind
full OF the psychological effect upon
yoters throughout the country OF
gains or losses in the first state to
hold an election. This year is no ex-
c~eptfon to the rule, and a snappy,
aggressive fight has been made. The
best speakers at the command OF the
Republican and Democratic commit
tees have been sent into The State.
tons Of literature have been drawn
upon freely in order that the best
possible showing may be made.
The Vice. President OF the United
states. cabinet ministers and the more
prominent Of their Senators and
: Congressman from all over
: the country have been making
. speeches for the Republican candi-
dates in Maine. The Democrats have
no national officials TO send into the
Q State, but they have MGR who hope
: TO be President, Vice-President, or
members Of the Cabinet one Of these
days, and they have giftd orators in
both branches OF Congress. 50 that
they have not been lacking in spell
y binders 10 carry their message and
o appeal TO Maine voters. Consequently
IL those voters do not know what 20 Dc
y when they approach the ballot box II
will not be because they have not
a. been duly instructed and exhorted.
=, Voters Not wildly Excited
n Without violating any condolences
Ar IL may be said that the reports from
NJ Maine thus far reaching Washington
a indicate that the voters there are no
10 wildly excited over the election. Thi
may mean hat on the whole they ar
o. satisfied with the manner in whicl
State n national affairs have bee
all conducted, that they are taking tn
In campaign in an entirely matter @
or fact way and that they will retur
Its the normal Republican majorities. o
n the other hand, it may mean an apsth
~ or discomfort that will make 70
ed Democratic gains.
of Predictions are not IN order at tn
re stage of affairs. Chairman Adams, {
n the Republican National COMMITTEE
or contents himself with saying tina h
n and his colleagues see no cause 70
gs concern in the situation In Main
Democratic chieftians say even les
than that, for while they may be hope
ful It is scarcely 70 be expected tina
NJ they would be confident OF winning .
80 view OF tho tact that Maine has al
IS ways been ciassed as O. Republica
stronghold. Lot the Democrats elet
in any part of their ticket however, an
L. they will be heard from after Septeu
~, Der II.
National interest IN the Maine II
a suit centers largely in the fate
I. Senator Frederick Hale. Republica
act candidate for reelection. Senat,
The Hale is distinctly an adminLstratio
n I D-z---- 10
Is ing's close personal friends as we
1t he should be defeated. or even
his majority should be greatly redui
T. ed, 4, would be a blow that YOU
lun make every Republican vince. fro
'no the President on down the line. {
ron course 1t is not anticipated that h
"a vote will be anything in comparisC
with the Republican landslide OF 1872
but his frnends will be gratifed if
is not materially below normal. The
- have been rumors that the labor vo
was being lined up against him, al
eu this viii be watched closely as
"e barometer of what may be expect
Of the labor vote in other states
W November.
Mr.. Hale enjoys the distinction
being the .tnirU menlDeF OF MS IdIl
in direct line 70 hold n seat in I
|, United States Senate. His materr
grandfather was the late Seuat
~Zachariah Chandler of Michigan, a
III his father, the late Eugene Hale. re
~atresentated Maine in the Senate for
Al years. His Democratic opponent Is fc
'om mer Governor Oakley c. Curtis.
OF Portland.
Candidates for Governor.
Sir The candidates for governor are p,
clval p. Baxter, Republican. and w
non liam r. P%attangall, Democrat. y
Baxter Is the present incumbent
.ra the states chief executive office. ha
Ing succeeded Governor Frederick
80 Parkhurst who died in January, 10
only a few months after his elects
He has served almost a full term a
lion aaoaann w. oanSarrotian -
lied NJ Patto,eam has se,vaa a.
temp araoaanaraI os .ha &C. "a 4. d.
l.. ed as one of the best campaigners
EN- we'll as one of the leading Democr
re- in Maine. He is making his fl!
ners chiefly on the economy issue. ass;
ing Governor Baxter and the Repul
can administration as the most extr;