Evening star., 1928-09-11
Exceeds Previous High PIu-
raIity for Governorshio by
1A,GG0-AlI Congressional
Candidates Returned.
CARRIES EVERY COUNTY
AND ALL BUT TWO CITIES
Second District Shows Closest Con-
test-603 of 633 Precincts Are
In-Total Vote About $4,000 Be-
low That Cast in 1924.
Ry the Associated Pres

PORTLAND, Me, September II.
BY the largest majority ever
given a gubernatorial candidate in
Maine, William Tudor Gardiner,
Republican, was swept into the
governorship yesterday over his
Democratic opponent, Edward c.
Moran, jr. Virtually complete re-
turns in yesterdays election gave
Gardiner a lead of more than
10000 over Moran.
Senator Frederick Hale, seeking
his third term at Washington, was
elected over Herbert E. Holmes,
Democrat, by majority almost
as large.
Gardeners sweeping victory exceeded
that of the previous high majority IN
q gubernatorial race by more than
$4,000. In 1920 the Republican margin
was 65.346. In the presidential election
of 1924 President Coolidge carried the
State by plurality of 96,476 over John
W. Davis and by majority OF $4,000
over the combined vote of Davis and
La Toilette.
Victory Is Decisive.
The Republican victory was decisive
In every contest. the partys Congress
sional candidates winning by even
greater maiorities than the guberna-
torial candidate. The vote from 603
out of 633 precincts was;
For governor:
William T. Gardiner tRepubliean,
i44,659.
Edward C. Moran tDemocrat), 64,s87.
For Senator:
Frederick Hale (Republicano, 141, ,T46
Herbert E. Holmes (DemocraD, $3.50.
Except for one precinct in Portland,
where split ballots delayed the count
ing, all the missing precincts are very
small towns. Gardiner carried every
county in the State. He carried all the
cities except Biddeford and Lewiston,
both of which are normally Democratic
b. wide margins.
Representatives Carroll L. Becdy in
the first district. Wallace H. White. jr..
in the second and John E. Nelson IN
the third. all Republicans, were re-
elected by substantial majorities, and
Donald w Snow. Republican, won an
tasy victory in the fourth district. The
closest contest was in the second dis.
trict. where the Democrats had made
their hardest campaign, their nominee
for governor and Senator both being
residents of that district.
Graduate of Harvard.
Gov. ELECT Gardiner is a graduate of
Harvard. where he took an active part
in foot bali and rowing. He is World
War veteran and former speaker OF
the Maine House of Representatives.
His home is in Gardiner, and he is a
law partner of Representative Nelson.
Senator Hale was reelected for his
third term. The three Republican
Representatives reelected all have
served several terms. The vote was:
First district flour precincts miss
ng)-Bccdy (R), 36,2Sl; Spinney Cd,
Second district flour precincts miss
ing White (R), S6,59l; BeliVeau CDp'
1936o.
Third district (67 precincts miss
ing)-Nelson (R.), $3.50; Ward (D)
1924
Fourth district IA precincts miss
ing)-Snow (R0, 29,769: Stevens Cd.
1878
Contrary to predictions of a heavy
vote made during the campaign, the
total vote was about $4,000 less than
that cast for governor in 1924. the las'
presidential election year. when Brew
ster. Republican. defeated Pattangall
Democrat. by a majority Of $3.50. Ir
the last State election. two years ago
the total vote was 13l .524. and the Re-
for
20.028.
Biddeford Vote Drops.
Four years ago the Democrats car
ried five cites for governor-Bangor
Biddeford, Lewiston. Old Town ant
Waterville-and one county Androscog
Gin. Yesterday Biddeford, which wen
Democratic in 1924 by vote OF 4,48'
to l,035. remained in the Democratl
column by vote of l,941 to l,54l
Lewiston, the only other city lost by tn
Republicans. was one of the few place
in the State to show an increase IN 1t
total vote, the Democrats carrying it ::
1924 by a vote of GIT to 1903, ant
Yesterday. 5,847 to 3,043. This is tn
home city of Representative White.
Portland, with one precinct missing
showed total Republican vote within
300 of that cast four years ago. Will
the Democratic vote fell off by 3,80G
Bangor's Democratic margain OF 26
votes in 1924 was turned into Repub
lican majority of 1898. Old Towr
which showed Democratic margin q
449 in 1924, went Republican by AZ;
Waterville had the closest vote OF any i
the cities, its Democratic majority
1922 four years ago being turned into
Republican majority of 2O4.
AndroScog2in, the county IN whlC
the vote was the closest, returned Re
publican majority of 2,l52, as compare
with a Democratic majority of $50 i
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