Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-30
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POPULAR TICKET
Gardiner and Hale Give
Strong Heading to Slate.
White Faces Test.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


staff Correspondent of The Star.
PORTLAND, Me, August 30.-The
II publicans have put their best foot
forward in the campaign for State
elections here September 10 this year.
They have selected two exceptionally
strong candidates TO head their ticket
w. Tudor Gardiner for governor and
Senator Frederick Hale for Senator.
Mr.. Gardiner is called the most pop
ular candidate for governor nominated
by the Republicans for years, and Sen
ator Hale has already demonstrated
his vote-getting abilities in the State
and has the organization strongly be-
hind him.
To oppose Gardiner and Hale the
Democrats have named Edward G.
Moran, jr., son Of the chairman OF the
Democratic State committee, and Her
bert e. Holmes, who has served in both
branches of the state Legislature.
Gardiner won the nomination for
governor in a four-cornered race, and
Senator Hale was renominated after a
while Senator Hale won impreSsiyely,
rolling up a $4,000 lead over the
governor III the primary. The contest
for the senatorial nomination has lett
some sore spots. However, Gov. Brew
ster has offered his services to the
state committee. and according to all
reports is going to play ball. Indeed.
there seems little else for him to do II
he ia to continue in politics in this
state with the hope of election to Of
fice, possibly to the Senate, in the fu-
ture.
Second District Battle.
The battle-ground In Maine this year
Is the second congressional district IN
the elections which are to be held 10
davs hence. Representative Wallace H.
White. ir., who has served In Congress
since his first election in 1916, has a
real fight ON his hands. His opponent
is Col Albert Beliveau of Rumford, ot
French descent
The second congressional district Is
more evenly divided between Repuo-
licans and Democrats than any OF the
other districts. and in the past has
sometimes been represented in Congress
by Democrats. Daniel j. McGillicuddy,
for example, was the districts represent
ative in 1916 when Mr.. White was nrst
elected to the House. In that year, Mr.
White won by the narrow margin OF SAT
votes. Col BelVeau Is popular, mas
war record and has been state COM
mander of the American Legion. He is
conducting an active campaign. II the
Democrats can wiring one seat In Con-
gress from the Republicans in the COM
ing election it will be great Solace
to them, even though they lose the con-
tests for governor and Senator. as now
appears 10 be inevitable.
AS matter of fact, the Democrats
have put all their eggs Ill one basket,
the second congressional district, Tor
their candidates for governor and for
Senator, Mr. Moran and Mr. Holmes,
both live in that district Their candi~
dacies are expected 10 aid Col. Beliveau
in his race against Mr.. White. How
ever, the defeat OF MIR, White Is no
easy task He is widely known In his
district and IN the State and Is a sea-
soned campaigner. The fact that he Is
chairman OF the House committee on
merchant marine and fisheries. indus
tries in which Maine Is strongly inter-
eSted, is In his favor. too.
MIR. White has been reelected by
much more comfortable margins than
was his first victory In 1915. In 1918,
when MIR. Gillicuddy was again hts
opponent. Mr.. White had majority Of
2.784. Two years later. when Harding
was the presidential candidate of the
Republicans, Mr.. White had a walk
over. winning by $4,000 votes. The
next election. In 1922, when the Hard
ing administration was under fire. the
White majority was cut down to 3,56a
votes In 1924, hs won by 5000, and
In 1926 w 6,i5l.
The record of these elections. however,
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