Evening star., 1934-08-17
MAINE WILL TEST
NEW DEAL FIRST
G. o. p. Strives for Come
back in Congressional
Vote September 10.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
The new deal faces its first test oi
the 1884 congressional elections ir
Maine on September 10. little more
than three weeks hence.
Maine usually is considered strong
ly Republican, and the G. o. P. lead
ers are straining every nerve to make
a good showing in the State for the
psychological as well as practical ef-
feet. Their aim Is to elect senator
and all three members of the House
not to mention a Governor and other
State officers. And they aim, also, To
elect them by substantial majorities,
so that they may say that the politi-
cal tide really has turned.
Senator Dickinson OF Iowa, q men,
Der Of the Republican Senatorial Cam
paign Committee. has been speaking
in Maine, attacking the new deal
There probably will be other Repub-
lican speakers sent into Maine to help
wind up the campaign.
AllotmentS Shown Small.
The G.. o. P. high command has
conceived the plan Of showing the
voters Of Maine just how little they
are getting out of the new deal, as
compared to other States and Sec
tions of the country. and how much
they are paying for what they get
For example, they say that the al
lotment of funds for Federal
public works up to August have
totaled $756, I'll ,521, of which Maine
has received $231,55 about 80 cents
out of every $1,000 SO allotted.
This allotment to Maine amounts
to 90 cents per capita of the Maine
population, while the per capita for
the whole country is $3.50. If Maine
had received allotments on the per
capita basis for the entire country
they would have reached a total OF
$4,540,629. The P. w. A. allotments
to Maine for Federal projects have
amounted to $1,727, ,374 up to August
!. There are 16 Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps camps in the State.
Hold Cost too Great.
Maine paid a total of $7,945, ,7S4 In
internal revenue taxes during the fs-
cal year ending June 30, 1894, the
Republicans say, and in addition has
paid in processing taxes, $2,132,216.
Their contention is that the new deal
is going to cost the people of Maine
a lot more than they will ever get
out Of it.
At present Maine has a Democratic
Governor. Two out of the three men,
bers Of the House from Maine are
Democrats. They all went into Of
flee in 1882 during the Roosevelt
landslide. What is worrying the
Democrats is that the political pen
dulum may have swung back in
Maine to point where it may be
impossible for them to do in 1884
what they did two years ago. And
conversely, the Republicans are hope
full Of winning back both of the
House seats now occupied by Demo-
Gratis, and of electing their candidate
for Governor.
Republican victory in Maine, while
entirely possible and seemingly prob.
able, will not necessarily mean Re.
publican victories throughout the
country in November. The old maxim
"As Maine goes, so goes the Nation, >
generally means that If the Repub-
licians roll up large majorities in the
State, they are likely to win In other
sections of the country. But If the
Republicans win by a narrow margin
AS they may do this yearbook out
for Democratic victories elsewhere.
Would Show Change.
The Maine election will be inter.
esting. Republican gains there, par.
ticularly If they result in solid Re-
publican congressional delegation
again, win show there has been q
real change in sentiment since 1882
Senator Hale is up for reelection. He
is an out-and-out opponent of the
new deal. The Democratic candidate
for the Senate, on the other hand, F.
Harold Dubord, former mayor OF
Waterville, is campaigning as an
ardent supporter Of the Roosevelt
program.
Should the Democrats repeat in
Maine their performance Of 1882 and
elect two of the members Of the House
and a Governor, 1t would be a pretty
good indication that the Republican
goose had been cooked for the 1884
elections throughout the country.
While 1t is quite true, as the Demo
cratic leaders point out, the Repub-
licans do not expect to carry a ma
jority Of the congressional districts
this year, they do hope to make a gain
Of 40 to so seats In the House. Sc
&a l.
Republicans would be overjoyed to
hold their own in that body as a re-
suit Of the coming elections, when
one-third Of the Upper House will be
chosen.