Evening star., 1926-11-30
G0ULD'S ELECTION
GIVES COP. SENATE
Majority of $4,000 Indicated
in Maine-OemOCrat to
Contest Result.
Ry the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
PORTLAND, Me-. November 3d.
Election of Arthur r Gould, Repuo'
lican, as Senator from Maine assures
Republican control of the new United
States Senate The lineup will be
Republicans, As: Democrats, A.: Farm
er-I labor, /.
Maine voters apparently were not
greatly worried over the matter, as
only two-thirds Of those who cast their
ballots in the State election in sep
tember turned out to vote Yesterday.
Gopld's margin of victory over Full
ton !. Redman. Democrat. was ABOUT
AZ. .0o0. With "A precincts missing,
representing small and remote towns
the vote was:
Gould. 1853.
Redman. 81 $40.
The special election was "rca STONED
by the death Of Senator Bert NJ. Fer
pnld. who was reelected in lec4. fteo-
man. the Democratic nominee III tilat
wear also. was defeated by a majority
.f 51 355 Gould's term will expire
in 1881!
Redman Will Contest.
AS soon as the result of the election
was known Redman reverted To tne
issue which had caused great eEcite-
ment in the campaign by asserting
that he would press at washington
charges that Gould had spent an
amount largely in excess of the legal
limit obtaining his nomination. a
few days before the election the Maine
Secretary of State refused to act on
such charges filed by leading mem
ber Of the Ku klux Klan and sup
ported by Gov. Brewster, Republlcail.
After a hearing Secretary Ball de-
clared the evidence insufficient.
"The election = said Redman,
shows the futility OF Waglng cam
paign against a solid phaianx OF
new spapers, few of which nave pre-
sented anything but one side OF the
case and some indulging in the most
fragrant Misrepresentation. My every
Iltterance in this campaign has been
backed by uncontroverted evidence.
Right il on my side and J intend to
nresent the case in Washington.
~ am not deferred by attorneys
who adroitly keep out evidence on the
ground that it will incriminate and
degrade the primary campaign
managers Of my opponent.
Gould Sees Vindication.
Mr. Gould in thanking his friends
for their support said he regarded
his victory as ''vindication of my
character as a man and my lhtefsfl'y
in my business career.
Senator Frederick Hale. Republi-
can. said that a Campaign OF abuse
had Enthusiastically reacted in
Gould's favor.
chairman Daniel T. Field Of the
Republican state committee apprals-
ed the result as showing that the
good sense of the voters OF Maine
cannot be overcome by unfounded
sander. and that the sinister infiu-
ence of an oath-bound organization
no longer threatens the welfare OF
Maine.'
Coy. Brewster sent telegram 10
The Senator elect in which he said:
May Have Done Injustice.
The Overwhelming Republican
ma ioritv cannot he otherwise con-
strued than as indicating a. cOnvic-
tion among citizens without regard
10 party that a grave injustice has
heen done to YOU in questioning the
method used in the conduct of the
primary campaign. One may re-
iuice in the prospect of a Republi-
can Senator from Maine. ana one OF
YOUR broad experience. without
Welding ones convictions as IL the
relative Importance Of the issues
which were at stake.
Gould carried every county and
every city in the State. Aroostook
County where for years he has been
a lumber manufacturer and railroad
builder, gave him an 5000 margin
in a total vote of $500. He is 20
wears old and has three children. His
only previous public office was
recent term in the State Senate. In
early business days he was a candy
manufacturer and tobacco salesman.
He is president of the Aroostook Val
ley Railroad Co.
Deforest II. Perkins. grand dragon
Of the ku KluX klan in Maine, said
that the Klan took no active part
in the election and issued no instruc-
tious about either candidate.