Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09
MAINE WILL CAST
VOTE TOMORROW
Republicans Are Expected to
Roll Up Usual
Majority.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
AUGUSTA. Me, September 8.-The
voters of Maine will go to the polls
Monday for the biennial State election,
and taking everything into considera-
ton, the results will not differ greatly
from what has transpired in previous
elections in this State in the last 10
years.
In other words. Maine Is safely Re-
publican, by $4,000 or so. Maine voters
cast their lot with the Republicans as a
rule in presidential years and with a
united party, Col. William Tudor Gar
diner, Republican candidate for COVER
nor, and Col. Frederick Hale, Republic
ator, will poll a tremendous vote.
The largest vote polled by Republi-
can candidate for governor was four
ballots for Ralph o. Brewster. His
Democratic opponent that year was
William r. Pattangall, now an associate
justice of the supreme judicial court,
who polled 108,626 votes. 1t Is expected
that the Republican candidates at the
head of the ticket will poll approx
mately 1000 votes this year, while 1t
is not believed that the Democrats will
cast as many as they did in the last
presidential year. four years ago.
Both Gardiner and Hale had pri-
mary contests on their hands and the
organizations which both built up will
stand them in good stead on election
day. In other words. Republicans in
Maine are organized while Democrats
are not. Edward c. Moran. jr., of
Rockland, Democratic candidate for
governor, has made very active cam
paign but the party has been without
funds. 1t was expected that the Demo-
cratic national committee would con-
tribute quite literally to the Maine cam
paign, but it is understood that it sent
but small amount to this State, con-
tending that it would be money wasted
as the State would go Republican any,
way
Although Gov Smith Democratic
presidential candidate, has quite q fol-
lowing in Maine, yet those who say
they will vote for him in November
that is a majority of them. aver that
they will vote for Gardiner for gov
ernor
The Democrats seem to have centered
their efforts in the second district,
where Albert Beliveau of Rumford, for
mer commander of the Maine Depart
mem, American Legion. is making a
Il&IlJ 1uI SOubICoS dBdlllAJ wallace n
White of Lewiston. Republican incum-
bent Although the district elected
Daniel J. McGillicuddy to Congress
three times. it was years ago before the
women voted. It would require two or
three tornadoes say those who ought to
know, to make the second district Dem
ocratic Carroll L. Breezy of Portland and
John E. Nelson of Augusta, Republic
ans, will be reelected to Congress with
out much difficulty. The fourth district
will elect Donald F. Snow of Bangor to
Congress. Mr.. Snow defeated Ira G.
Hersey present Representative from that
district, for denomination in the Re-
publican primaries last June.
A feature of the campaign has been
the changing to the Republican party
of Judge William r. Pattangall of the
Supreme Court, for many years the
leader of Democracy in Maine and the
| party's candidate for governor in 1922
and 1924, and his wife. Mrs. Gertrude
M. Pattangall, who. for eight years
| served as the woman member of the
Democratic national committee from
Maine
Mrs. Pattangall in statement today
declared that she is opposed to Gov
Smith for the presidency because he is
wet. because of his Tammany Hall con-
nections and because of his lack of ia
mlliarity with national and interna-
| tional affairs. j. CLEMENT MURPHY