The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-30
MAINE ELECTIONS
MAKE new RECORDS
Republicans Carry Every County and
City and Poll 68 Per Cent Of
Total Vote Cast

VnohinstOU, MAT 6oI-lue uftOIllCIal
sretvths OF the special election held
in zee third Maine district for q rep
resentatiye In Congress give John Il.
Nelson, Republican, 1870 and Ernest
l. Mclean, Democrat, 10,670, a Repub-
licari majority of 1900.
With the single exception OF the
landslide in 1920 1t is the greatest Re-
publican majority W recorded In the
district. In 1914 the Republicans car
ried the district by 1916; in 1916, their
majority was 1854; in 1918 it was
5,363. In the Republican landslide
OF the Presidential campaign Of 1920
they carried the district by $4,000.
The total vote, however, in the presi-
Dental election Of 1920 was almost
twice that of the special election just
held. On a percentage basis. the VIC
tory won by the Republicans In the
special election was almost as great
as that Of the landslide OF the presis
dental campaign. In 1890 the Repub-
licans cast S. per cent Of tho total
vote At the special election they cast
So per cent of the total vote.
The special election was made me-
cessary because of the resignation 6f
former Congressman John A. Peters,
who was appointed Federal District
Judge in the state of Maine. This is
the district that was represented in
Congress for so many years by James
C, Blaine. As it stands now, II is
composed of five counties and extends
across the entire state. Somerset
county touches Quebec province. of
Canada, on the western boundary Of
Maine and Washington county touches
New Brunswick province, OF Canada.
on the eastern boundary line Of Maine.
Three of the counties-Washington,
Hancock and Waldo-have a long sea-
coast and large fishing and other mari
time interests. Somerset county is
strictly agricultural. In Waldo and
Kennebec counties are industrial in
~terests. These diversified interests in
the district render the vote unusually
significant because II gives a cross
section of what the various classes OF
people are thinking OF the present adj
m~inistratioh.
The city of Waterville, in Kennebec
county, went Democratic by over 1000
in a city election about a month ago.
This was hailed by the Democrats as
an, indication OF dissatisfaction with
nv Republican administration. The
Republican candidate for Congress,
Mr.. Nelson, however, carried Water
vile by over 700 majority. In fact,
the Republican candidate carried out
not only all of the five counties by
large majorities, but he carried all of
the eight cities in the district and all
OF the smaller towns with one excep-
ton. In other words, the Republican
victory was c~lear-cut, city and coun-
try, industry and agriculture, alike.
rolling up handsome majorities for the
Republican candidate,
The only issue in the campaign was
whether Or not the Republican admin
istration and the Republican Congress
should be Endorsed. The Democratic
candidate made a very thorough can
vass, speaking in every election dis
trict. In addition to his wi person
al efforts, a oma organizer was en-
ployed by the Democrats and she de-
voted all her time to the work.
The Republicans went before the
voters with th5 statement Of the splen-
did record Of the present Republican
Congress and the splendid achievement
of the first year Of Harding's admins
tration. Republican majorities re-
turned by every county, every city and
every town but one in the district
clearly indicate that the public has not
forgotten the eight years of Democra-
tic misrule and it is their purpose to
continue the Republican party in con-
troll Of Congress in order that the pro-
gram of reconstruction and rehabili-
tation which has been ~inaugurated by
the present administration may be
carried to successful completion.