Evening star., 1924-09-09
HOLD MAINE RESULT
BOOST TO COOLIDGE
G. o. P. Leaders See in EIec-
tiOn Returns Forecast of
November Verdict.
BY n. O. MESSENGER.
Star Correspondent of The Star.

Stah correspondent or he Star.
NEW YORK, n. Y, September 8
The expected has happened in Maine.
The Republicans in wise generalship
drew draft in the name of President
Coolidge on the latent Republican
strength in that state, as shown by
previous elections, and it has been
amply honored. Say what one pleases,
the result of the election and the
turnout of the big Republican ma
Jority can only be construed as fore
casting similar response from the
voters when the presidential electors
are chosen in November. The appeal
10 the voters in the name of President
ooildse was too pronounced to be
0ISregarded. 1t cannot be said in
verify that the appeal for support
of the President did not figure or that
~ does not forecast a like response
November 4.
Faulty Tactics by Democrats.
The Democratic management chose
10 put all its eggs in one basket
under the cover of state campaign
on the issue of the Ku Klux Klan and
tney have gone smash. The Demo-
cratic state committee flooded the
state with the question: HAS the Ku
hluX klan anything in the life of
Manner 1t would seem that the an
extent of showing that the Khan issue
did not outweigh the larger issue of
Republican domination of the state
and determination of the voters to
continue that domination in the hands
OF the Republican party.
Stars Forecast Verified.
The Stars forecast of three weeks
ago as to the senatorial outcome and
h1
districts has been verified even in the
case OF the Lewiston district where
mere had been thought to be a pos
Sibility of the Democrat winning,
this district on former occasions hay-
ing gone Democratic
Although presidential electors were
not at stake at this election, and it
mad been argued that the outcome
would not be a true indication of
Republican sentiment in the country
at large, 1T is said by political lead
ers that the result can not fail in the
circumstances to have profound
psychological effect 1t will steady.
1T is said. possible wavering Repub-
licans and keep them in the fold This
IS an element not underestmated in
Importance by politicians. 1t will also
encourage the Republicans to renew
ed activity.
warn OIL OSeFcOn6dence.
Some of the leaders here say that
II must not be allowed, however. to
induce to overconfidence the part
of Republican workers nor to flag
Elng of efforts. That is one danger
1hey visualize, SO it will be their plan
from now on to urge their workers to
renewed effort and to keeping the
lines intact all along
1t VIII be interesting to observe
what the effect of the Ku klux Klan
IN other States may be after the
example Maine has shown in refusing
TO allow the klan issue to break
into regular party lines.
New Angle of KIan Issue.
The issue is burning in more than
one State. Republican leaders who
have wondered whether President
Coolidge was wise in not denouncing
the Klan following John w. Davis
example. now have another angle
from which to view the question.
The Democrats had hoped to carry
at least one district in Maine to start
off their move to capture the next
House of Representatives, but are
thus rebuffed at the outset Toward
he end of the campaign they had
even hoped. possibly to pick eff the
Portland district on account of some
dissatisfaction with the Republican
candidate there.
In the opinion of conservative Re
pub1icans here, the Maine outcome is
calculated to set the campaign off
with renewed vigor and with every
prospect frightening for Republican
success on the presidential, senatorial
and congressional tickets. They also
foresee a tightening of the contest
between President Coolidge and Sena-
Tor La Toilette, as the two leading
contestants