New-York tribune., 1922-03-20
HardirggPo
Issue at Polls
In Maine To-day
Republican Candidate for
Congress in Third District
Asks Big Party Vote as Ad-
ninisiraiion Endorsement
10, 600 Majority in 1870
Democratic Nominee, Assa'i-
ing Record o. Congress,
Predicts He'll BE Elected
spoaoi Diqoatct IN rho T,5fm'


ep,,soi Digputct IN Tho Tribi"r
AUGUSTA. Nc. March 10. Voters Of
the 81 Maine District. comorising tne .
counties Of Hancock, Kcnnebcc. Somer-
set, Waldo and Washington, and once .
the stronghold of James g. Blaine. ~iii
20 to the polls tomorrow to cast tnrif
ballots for either John +. Nelson, an F
Aurusta attorney. Republ lican, or
Ernost J.. McLoan, also AZ Augusta af
torucv. Democrat, AZ the successor of
Conpreg gsman John 4 Peters. Of tlis-
worth. Congressman Peters recently
rosiQncd to become Judge Of the United
states Court for the district Of Maine.
Although the roads u the rural DIS
fricts are bad. it ia expected that
considerable vote viii be pollcd for
special election
The recent Democratic gains IN the
municipal elections haTc gwen copf-
aye to tho minority party and it 2
thought shat its votn Will be %otoda
sized one The battle ground ie IN the
CountV Of Kcnncbcc. where tho two
candidates live. and whjch pol arg
or vote than any Of the other counfe8-
r. seems TO be the impression t1sf
Nelson viii 0c elected bV majority
Of 1000 or moro. although the Domo-
c,afs claim that It. will bo closer than
that on the other hand, Republican
Icad"r= say that nothing ahorf OF
political hurricane could make the q IS
trict Democratic
Administration Big Issue
Nelson won the nomination In cor
tost with cx-Mavor Blaine S. Nles. ot
Augusta. and IT, is asserted that Nlles
friends a. a result may vote Tor 1ie-
Lean Niles who is tnc member Of the
Republican State Committee Tor Ken
ncbcc County. has urged his followers
To vote for the party nominee.
Only few rallios have bccn oeid
during tho campaign. Congressman
Carroll J.. Beedy of the - Ma'ne d r
trici has made several speeches IN be-
half Of Nelson, but no speaser from
outside the state has taken tho stump
here on either side
The argument Of Nelson s that Re
nublicans should vote % show tnat
they back the national Admin stra7on..
whilc Mclean says that people saouid
vote for him - a rebuke 70 tao pre- sent
Republican Administration. Strange as
il 1nav seem. tho matter of bonus for
tho World War veterans has not been
mentioned during ehc campaign. and
neither candidate has made public
stand on tho question
Voted Democratic in 1910
The Sd District has gone Democratic
once IN more than half q century. That
being in 1910. when Samuel ". Gould
Of Skowhegan. was elected over td1 H.
{ Burleigh Of Augusta. then q Con
crcssman and later United states
Senator
Former Congressman Peters was frs
elected a. special election IN l'i5 20
j fin the vacancy caused by the death
of Congressman Forrest Goodwin, o.
! Skowhagan. over former Attorno.
General william r. Pastaneo'
! Augusta. Democrat. and Ed
Lawrence. Of Lubec, Progressive
Peters was ro-elected in 1914. 1916.
/ 1918 and 1920
Although the prohibition question
/ has been placed on the shelf as far a
state elections are concerned. the mat
ter came to the surface during this
campaign Both candidates. however
arc strongly in favor of the Nolsteao
law The Christian Civic League a.
/ Maine mas isued statement that the
organization is neutral in the cam
paign In the primaries the league
supported Mr. Nelson as against MIR.
Nilcs.
In the election Of 1920 Congressman
Peters had majority Of approximate
lv 10000 over his Democratic opponent
Archie Towle. Of Oakland.
Both Candidates See Victory
Nelson said tonight:
TIC special electIon coming al tbs
time. will be construed as an indorse-
ment or reputation o. the splendid
work Of President Harding and his co
workers. If the Democrats should
succeed in cutting down the usual Re
publican majority it would give ire
mcndous encouragement TO the Demo
cratic campaigners for the fall elec-
lions. This can happen only through
ovcrconddence. Every Republicans mar
and woman should be at the polls
THE closing hours Of the campaign
for Congressman 10 represent the
Sd District bring great hope o. my
election said Mclean tonight. There
is also a very general feeling thai
the present Republican Congress ha.
done nothing. The promised relief ha:
not been given either to the farmer
the laboring man or the merchant (
Many stanch Republicans have reached
the conclusion that the only way t,
, arouse Congress from its lethargy j.
10 elect Democrat. Notwithstand
ing the very large Republican maj jorit!
in this district at the last election, o
more than 10000. should. on the re
? polts which come TO ne. carry tn
t diStri ct.'
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