The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-13
Elect Governor And
 Two Congressmen
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best to bring out a heavy vote. Gov Joseph B. Ely of Massachusetts, staunch Alfred E. Smith sup porter, had stumped the state with Senator David l. Walsh, another Massachusetts Smith leader. Gene Tunney, former heavyweight box ing champion, did his bit as a stump speaker.
 The republicans called on their own Senators White and Hale, and Secretary of the Treasury ogden Mills, right hand man of the Hoov- CT administration. Mills discussed national politics and declared that Franklin Roosevelt, the democratic presidential candidate, had no econ omic program.
 As a result of the heavy demo- cratic vote yesterday, democrats were claiming the state to-day for the national ticket. Such a re- suit would be a reversal of voting trend such as seldom seen In this country, as shown by the vote in the last few important elections: 1930-Gardiner majority for gov ernor 15,13S.
 192S-Hoover majority for presi- dent 9S,744. Gardiner for governor 82,940.
 1926-Brewster for governor 2O,- OPS.
 1D24-Brewster for governor 36,- 655.
 1914-Curtis (d) for governor 4,177 plurality.
 Moran democratic congressional candidate, showed surprising strength in Kennebec county, Nell sons home county and usually re- garded as staunchily republican. The concentration of democratic strength in the second district was party accounted for, by Moran's previous campaigns for the guber- material seat. Nelson, however. had been 0 member of congress for 10 years.
 The Portland vote. regarded as possible deciding factor in some of the contests, was' slow in reach ing completion but an analysis of incomplete returns from the vari- ous wards showed deep inroads into republican territory with democrats more than holding their own.
 Other offices to be filled In the election were state representatives and officials. A proposal to in- crease the gasoline tax from. four to five cents was believed defeated.
 The New Governor
 Portland, Me, Sept 13.-;UP)- Louis J. Brann, whose middle name-Jefferson- a symbol of democracy, appears to have been elected as normally republican Maine's first democratic governor in IS years.
 With only scattering of ballots untabulated, he was leading Senate President Burleigh Martin, repub- lican, by several hundred votes this morning and victory seemed in- evitable. Brann even carried Mar tins home city of Augusta by 93 votes.
 It was just 0 decade ago that Maine democrats decided Brann would make good governor. He kept out of the race that year, however, to give a clear field to William R. Pattangall, now chief justice of the Maine supreme court.
 Brann is 55, slim and of medium height, with finely-chiseled fea- lures and a friend-making person. ality. His booming voice has served him we'll on the stump in many a torrid campaign since he first entered politics some twenty years ago.
 In 1915 he was elected mayor of his home city of Lewiston. He | was reelected in 1916, 1922, 1923, and 1924. He was chairman of the democratic state committee in 1918 and chairman of the demo- cratic state convention in 1924. l A native of Madison, he was educated in the Gardiner public schools, was graduated from the | University of Maine in 1898, and then studied law For three years he was municipal judge at Lewis ton. He is married and the father of three daughters.
 Moses Expresses Fear
 Concord, N. H.. Sept 1S.-UP) Tn the face of the apparent dem ocratic gubernatorial victory in Maine's state election, U. $. Sena- tor George H. Moses, repn, N. H., said to-day that republicans should remember 1880 and repeat the job"
 He referred to the presidential year when Maine electde a demo- cratic governor and the nation elected republican president.
 No thoughtful republican can overlook the implications of yes
 terday's election in Maine, nor can they be explained away by the
 customary forms of political alibi. '
 said Moses.
 There were some local cross- currents in the Maine election which were readily discernible by those of us from outside who were campaigning there. but this is mol sufficient. The fact is that the republicans are confronted by ar opposition that Is well-organized
 and enthusiastic. The answer is
 that we should organize and de.
 velop enthusiasm.
 This Is not the first time thnt Maine has elected u democratic
 governor in n presidential veal when a republican yves elected president. Therefore the policy oi republicans henceforth is to re. member 1880 and repeat the job. Moses. opposed In to-day's New
 Hampshire primary for the repub
 llcan renominatlon as senator. salt
 he Eegarded the current campaign
 as "my hardest fight in 10 years. McNcii Is Happy
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