Evening star., 1932-09-13
ALL c. 0.P. STATES
SEEN AS DOUBTFUL
Result in Maine Presages
Big Swing to Democrats
and Vets.
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dependent Republican, Bonney. The
vote for BOnney was very small.
It Is also true that former Gov. Ralph
o. Brewster, the Republican nominee for
the House in the third district, has per-
sonal enemies. However, Brewster has
always shown himself good vote getter,
except when he ran counter to the Re
publican machine. This year he had its
support.
White House Silent.
At the White House and at the Re
publican National Committee headquar-
ters here there was no comment forth
coming today on the Maine elections.
However, the news Of tie Democratic
victory In Maine was not without its
effect in the White House and the Ma
tional Committee. 1t has made it def
nttely clear that the Republicans can
only hope to win the coming national
elections by a great effort. In some
quarters 1t was suggested that the Maine
result may cause President Hoover to
change his plan for only limited par
ticipation in the presidential campaign.
Representative Beedy, Republican, and
an ardent dry in the past, was the sole
@. 0. P. candidate to win election to
the House. He has been six times elected
to the House before. His margin of VIC
tory, about 1000, was greater than that
OF any OF the other victors in the guber-
material and congressional contests.
The Republicans have relied upon AL
Smith Democrats deserting the Roose-
velt-Garner ticket because of their re-
sentiment at the fact that Mr.. Smith
was not renominated. But If these
Smith Democrats intend to desert their
national ticket in November, they gave
no evidence of it in the Maine elections.
OF course Gov Roosevelt and Speaker
Garner were not being voted for, but
the Democratic sweep could not be at
tributed to merely local conditions. GER
tainly not In the congressional elections.
Curtis Disappointed.
Reports have indicated that the Re-
publicans were gaining strength in New
England and in the East. The Maine
results show, however, that there must
be greater gains if they are to be sue
cessful In the North and East In No
vember.
Vice President Curtis, coming from
the cabinet meeting today at the WMte
House, struck the Republican note when
I'VE are greatly disappointed in the
Maine election. It will only serve TO
make us work the harder and we Will
carry Maine in November"
Other Republicans recalled today that
the G.. o. p. apparently faced utter de-
feat in September in 1896. when Will
liam Jennings Bryan was running
against William Mckinley. but that
when the vote was cast IN November
Mckinley had a plurality OF 95 electoral
votes in the electoral college and many
of the States which had seemed sure for
Bryan went Republican. .
The Democrats lifted up a shout OF
victory all along the line. They saw in
Yesterdays Maine election a sure augury
Of victory throughout the country In
November.
Swanson's Statement.
Senator Swanson Of Virginia, chair
man Of the Democratic Senatorial Cam
paign Committee, issued the following
statement:
"The Democratic victory in Maine Is
most significant and indicates a de-
termined and widespread dissatisfaction
with the present administration. If the
same percentages of gain made In
Maine appear in the election returns
from other States the electoral college
will be overwhelmingly for Roosevelt
and Garner and there will be sub
stantial Democratic majority In the
House and Senate.
"All the information I have Is that
the dissatisfaction in other States Is
greater than in Maine and that the per-
centage of Democratic gains will be
much larger Maine Is normally rock
ribbed Republican State and 1t is safe to
surmise the Republicans were able to
hold down the percentage OF Demo-
cratic gains better than they can IN
other States in the November election"
Through the Democratic National
Committee the following statements
were issued on the Maine election.
Senator Fletcher of Florida: Our
friends on the other side have been say
ing that as things 60 in Maine, SO goes
the Nation OF course, when they said
this. they contemplated victory. but
holding them to their original accer-
tions, It must be admitted that that has
now happened spells defeat for the
Hoover administration. The result Is
fine thing for the country. The same
thing will happen elsewhere and we will
have q change of administration next
year."
Indicates Trend.
Representative Rayburn Of Texas:
THE very gratifying result in Maine In
dicates very plainly the political drift
throughout the Nation. The American
people are tired of the futile kind OF
leadership we have had for the past
three years and half and it Is evident
that they are not going to stand for 1t
any longer"
Representative Ludlow Of Indiana
~The result in Maine Is really more sur
prisingly Democratic than had expect
ed. The result cannot be considered in
any other light than a clear indication
Of the national strength of the Demo-
cratic party. Regardless OF what the
Republicans may say now, Maine Is
certainly symptomatic. If, as most OF
in the Republican majority would have
indicated trend, victory for the
Democrats must mean much more than
that"
Senator Caraway Of Arkansas-"The
result of the election in Maine seems
to bear out my statement that the
voters of this country have made up
their minds that we need a change in
administration. The people have been
awakened to their responsibility In
carrying on the Government. rejoice
over the awakening, not only Of the
forgotten man. but Of the men who,
In the stress Of mere living. themselves
forgot to keep an eye on how this Gov
ernment was being administered. The
ballot is their greatest weapon, and ]
am glad to see that they are learning
how to WELD 1t In Maine"
Other Statements.
Other statements follow:
Senator Harrison, Democrat, Of Mis-
sissippi-"It shows the Republicans are
through with the present order and are
ready to join us for new deal In No
vember. The Republican wisecrackers
cannot laugh of the Maine results"
Senator BrOOkhart, Republican, OF
Moses the Him.