The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-11
MAINE RETURNS
SENATOR HALE;
VOTE CLOSE
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usual comfortable majorities of
around $4,000 to $4,000. And they
cannot get much satisfaction,
either. from the defeat of Repre-
sentative Carroll Beedy, Repub-
lean seven-termer, who managed
to escape in the Roosevelt sweep
OF 80. Mr.. Beedy, dry leader,
with IA years service, apparently
has been substantially defeated by
Democratic Simon M. Hamlin, an
elderly school teacher, in the
First District.
Senator Hale's victory, and that
of Ex-Governor Ralph o. Brew
ster, gave the Republicans their
only solace. And both were by
narrow squeaks. Mr.. Brewster
apparently defeated Representa-
tive John G. Utterback in the
Second district, but Democrats
were inclined today to put that
down to a certain personal un-
popularity on the part of Mr..
Utterback.
The defeat of the seven-term
dry Representative Beedy more
than made up for Mr.. Utterback,
who was serving his first term,
in Demratic eyes.
Another feature of the Maine
election from which the Demo
Gratis extracted considerable salts
faction was the 3-to- vote by
which the mother State of pro
hibition decided to rip prohibi-
ton out of the State constitu-
ton. Maine has long been known
as the cradle of national pro-
hibition. 1t has been a part OF
the State constitution for rs
years. and in this election the
Republicans generally argued for
its retention. The Democrats
while not brasS-drumming the
issue, nevertheless took the wet
side OF the issue.
How Matters Stand
So. recapitulation of the Maine
election finds this:
The Republicans reelected Sen
ator Hale, and elected ExGov.
Brewster to Congress, both by
narrow margins.
The Democrats reelected Gov.
Louis j. Brann, marking the first
time a Democratic Governor has
been reelected in Maine since
the birth of the Republican party.
They elected a Democrat, Simon
M. Hamlin, to Congress from the
first district, defeating the vet
eran Republican, Representative
Beedy.
They reelected Representative
Edward c. Moran, jr., in the
second district, over zelma M.
Dwinal. /
They embraced the wet side OF
the prohi1tion question, and won:
The most surprising features OF
the election to the leaders OF both
sides we're the narrow squeak OF
Senator Hale, and the defeat OF
Representative Beedy. The latter
ha dalready been counted lin by
the Republicans. Quite naturally.
they figured that anyone who
could survive 1892 had nothing to
fear in an off-year election when
the unpopular features OF the New
Deal were stressed.
AS for Senator Hale, he is
Maine tradition. There has been
a Hale in the Senate from Maine
for half a century. His father &C.
cunied a seat there for 80 years.
The son is completing his eight
zenith year there.
The Democrats never seriously
considered they had a chance OF
uprooting the Hale tradition. Yet
apparently they have come so
close to it as to afford them great
satisfaction.
The Republicans privately say
thew went into the Maine election
this year loaded down with
liabilities, among which they
enumerate: A generally weak
ticket: poor organization; lack OF
aggressive leadership; and weak
ened by the loss of patronage for
the past two years.
Be that as it may. Maine mas
snoken. 1t now remains to be
seen whether "as goes Maine, so
goes the Nation"
The Democrats, if not jubilant.
are we'll satisfied; the Republicans
are disconsolate.