The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-19
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Republicans Win in Maine,
but Democrats Extract
Some Consolation.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD

TIP IN Maine, at least, the oil scan
~ dals apparently have not hurt the
Republican party seriously. Neither
did the khan issue. which the Demo-
Gratis sought to make predominant
there, operate as they expected. In
last weeks election, when the largest
vote in the history Of the state was
cast, the G. o. p. won a decisive vic
tory. Ralph O. Brewster defeated
w. r. Pattangall for the governorship
by about $4,000 votes, and United
States Senator B. NJ. Fernald was re-
elected, having plurality Of nearly
$4,000 over F. J. Redman. The four
Republican congressman were all re-
turned, and the state legislature re-
mains safely Republican in both
branches.
Brewster was supported by the khan,
while Pattangail was the man who, Of
fered to the Democratic national con-.
vention the plank denouncing the khan
by name. One of the Democratic
state leaders said: ut has been dem
onstrated that the Ku Klux khan has
more members in the Democratic
party than we realized"
Z Democratic National Chairman Sha-
yer managed to extract a lot of COM
fort and hope from the returns. Said
he: ''The whole story is thai a Re-
publican state has gone Republican by
greatly reduced plurality. Any at
tempt to prove anything else by the
election figures lis not justified by
facts, as the history of Maine elections
clearly shows.
1.-THE election from a Democratic
standpoint is a victory. The Demo-
cratic nominee for governor was de-
feated by 10000 votes less than in
1920, the last Presidential year, in the
face Of the fact that the vote this
year was approximately 10000 larger
than in that year. In other words, the
gains have been tremendous and the
loss to the Republicans so per cent in
the matter of plurality. A change Of
anything like similar percentages in
the country would mean clean Dem
ocratic sweep"
DRIMARIES were held in number
of states last week. In Michigan
the Republicans renominated Senator
James Couzens, who, though he led
the attack on Secretary Of the Treas
ury Mellon in the last session Of con-
gress, had announced that he would
support Coolidge and Dawes. A.. j.
Groesbeck was nominated for third
term as governor. Mortimer Cooley
was unopposed for the Democratic
senatorial nomination, and Edward
Frensdorf was put up for governor.
Republicans Of Massachusetts, nomi-
mated Speaker Frederick H. Gillett
for the senate, and he will be opposed
by Senator David I. Walsh. In Colo
RADIO the khan won the Republican
primary, for 1t supported both Rice w.
Means, nominated for the short term
In the United States senate. and Judge
Clarence ]. Morley. the nominee for
governor. In Arizona the gubernato-
rial nominations were Dwight B.
Heard, Republican. and Gov. G. w. P.
Hunt, Democrat; in Washington they
were r. Fl. Hartley, Republican; Ben
F. Hill, Democrat. and J. R. Oman
Farmer-Labor. Senator Joseph E.
Ransdell was renominated by the Lou
isiana Democrats. and in South Caro-
lima the incomplete returns indicate
that they have named former Gov
Cole Blease for the senate. Senator
Harris of Georgia easily defeated for
mer Senator Hardwick.
VXTTLLIAM ALLEN WHITE. famous
Wv editor of the Emporia Gazette
thinks the Republican nominee for the
governorship, Ben S. Paulen, has
practically allied the Republican
party in Kansas with the Ku Klu1
klan," and therefore he has sent ou