Evening star., 1924-09-09
Brewster Beats PattangaIl
by 36,000-FernaId Leads
Redman by $4,000.
NINE STATES HOLDING
VITAL PRIMARIES TODAY
Gillett, in Massachusetts,; Couzens,
IN Michigan, in Hot Races.
Results Held Index.
By the Associated Press.


PORTLAND. Me, September .
Ralph o. Brewster of Portland. Re-
publican, a member of the State Sem
ate, was elected Governor of Maine
yesterday by a plurality of more than
$4,000 over William r. PattangaIl of
Augusta. Democrat. With returns re-
ceived from 593 election precincts out
of 63S in the State, the vote stood:
Brewster, 143;926; Pattangall, 1o7, COS
The total vote was the largest in the
history of the State, 251,S34, or $4,000
higher than in 1920
The missing precincts included the
city of Eastport, which is normally
Republican; one precinct of Portland,
and number of towns which have
too small a total vote to affect the
result materially. With the same pre-
cincts and one additional Portland
precinct missing, United States Sena-
tor Bert NJ. Fernald, Republican, re-
ceived a revised vote of 147,222 to
91,059 for Fulton J. Redman, Demo,
crat. The four Republican reprS
sentatives were Reelected by s 4
margins.
klan Issue Injected.
dltdHSdii, d IoTIIeT attorney Stx
eral of Maine, conducted his cant
paign against Brewster principally on
the issue of the ku klux klan. In
the primaries Brewster was Endorsed
by the klan for the Republican nom!-
nation, although he asserted that he
was not a member of the klan and
never had sought its support. On the
face of the primary returns Brewster
was defeated by President Frank g.
harrington of the State Senate by
small margin, but on recount Brew
ster was given the nomination. The
first telegram of congratulation which
he received last night came from Far
rinGton.
Brewster spoke chiefly on state is
sues during his election campaign,
making no mention of the klan. Re-
publican speakers of national promi-
nence who came into the State in
support of Brewster and Fernald and
the four Republican congressman.
however, laid their emphasis on ma
tional issues and joined the Repub-
lican State committee in insisting
that vote for Brewster meant in
dorsement of President Coolidge.
Vote Heavier This Year.
nominee foK governor in 1922 against
Percival P. Baxter, Republican. and
was defeated by a plurality of 2S.457
in total vote $4,000 less than that
cast yesterday. In 1920 the Repub-
lican plurality for governor was 65-
346 and the total vote was about 3d.
900 smaller than that of yesterday.
The congressional vote was as fol-
lows:
First district, with 80 out of 90 pre-
cincts missing, Carroll n. Beedy, Re
publican, 1888; William NJ. Ingra-
ham, Democrat, 11,I29.
Second district, with "a out of JAG
precincts missing, Wallace H. White,
jr., Republican, 27,477: Bertrand c.
McIntire, Democrat, 1866.
Third district, with 81 out of 222
precincts missing, John L. Nelson,
Republican, 31,731; Leon o. Tebbetts,
Democrat, 20,5
Fourth district, with % out of 113
precincts missing, Ira G. Hersey. Re-
publican, 27.155; Clinton c. Stevens,
Democrat 1884.
Beat PattangalI ut Home.
A feature of the vote for governor
was the fact that in his home ward
in Augusta, Pattangal received only
273 votes to All for Brewster. OF
the 20 cities of the State Brewster
carried all except Bangor, Biddeford,
Hallowell Lewiston. Old Town, and
w dIeEVllto. ol tHc 10 COuIiiiSS ID
ster carried all except Androscoggin,
which was also the only county car
ried by Redman for Senator.
Republican spokemen hailed the re-
suit as presaging victory for Cool
idge and Dawes.
MY opponent elected to make his
entire campaign upon a discussion
of the Klan," Brewster said. The
Republican campaign based it's ap-
peal solely upon the record of the
Republican party in State and nation
and the pledges of its platform. The
result is gratifying Endorsement of
Republican principles and policies"
Sees November Victory.
George L. Emery, chairman of the
State committee. sent
telegram to C. Bascom Slemp, secre-
tary to President Coolidge, saying:
"This presages a splendid victory
for Coolidge and Dawes in November"
In a statement Mr.. Emerson said:
mo Republican victory in years has
afforded Republicans in Maine so
much satisfaction"
BAY STATE RACE WARM.