Evening star., 1936-08-16
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS SPURN "JEFFERSONIAN REVOLT"
c. 0. P. CLEANUP
LOOMS IN MAINE
Senator, Governor and 3
Representatives to Be
Elected in Month.
BY SAM E. CONNER,
Special Correspondent Of The Star.


AUGUSTA, Me. August 15.-Four
weeks from Monday Maine will stage
the first test of the 1886 campaign
when she elects a United States Sena-
tor, a Governor, three Representatives
and Legislature. Although for the
last five weeks the Republicans have
been engaged in what they call
whirlwind tour, the real campaign
battle will open Monday, when both
parties will get going will bring the
big guns among their speakers into
the State and from that time until
election day Republican and Demo-
cratic oratory will fill the halls, the
parks and the air
The situation is little changed from
what it was the first of July. Indica-
tions are for Republican cleanup in
the State, with the possible exception
of the second congressional district.
That is the one area of Maine which
gives Republican leaders cause for
worry, and they admit they are dis
turbed over the situation.
This second district, which consists
of Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec.
Knox, Lincoln and Waldo Counties, is
the only one in which the troubles of
the June primary have not been
cleared away. In the first district there
was talk of an independent candidate.
but that has all washed away. Not so
in the second. There it has become a
fact. Rev. j. Clarence Leckemby of
Pittsfeld, who was second in the pri-
mary, lacking 1,779 votes of enough,
the Townsend plan candidate, is run
ming as an independent. He is strong
campaigner and there is pronounced
Townsend sentiment in the district.
There you have the reason for G. o. P.
leaders worry.
Own Candidate Strong Hope.
At recent field day gathering {,
Townsend planners in Newport, leac
ers made the definite statement tha
the Townsend organization in the dis
trict would not support Leckemby.
But, their strongest hope is their oW
candidate. Clyde H. Smith of SkoW
hegan. He is the original old-age pen
sion man of Maine. More than i
years ago. as a member of the Legis
lature, he introduced a bill providir
such a pension. The idea WASH
popular. The bill died, but he HI
been advocating the idea ever since.
Smith has now announced to Il
people of the district that. if electe,
he will introduce a definite old-ag
pension bill in Congress. His propose
bill will provide for a pension of s.
a month for all persons over go yea
of age, with added compensation in IL
event of illness.
These. Republican leaders believ,
will pull him through. 1t is expect
that this record and this promised
will hold those Townsend plan r
publicans to the straight ticket.
Duborn Backs Roosevelt.
F. Harold Duborn, Democrat can6
date for Governor and national con.
mitteeman from Maine, unlike Coz
Louis j. Brann. who is opposing Sena
tor Wallace H. White. jr., for tn
United States senatorship, has beer
campaigning steadily since the first OF
July. He has unequivocally indorse,'
the Roosevelt administration and tn
New Deal
His Republican opponent. LeWisto~
o. Barrows, Secretary of State, de
nounces the New Deal and says it
important to Maine to elect four mem
bers of Congress who are opposed to r
making much of the fact that the 'Ne-
Deal has piled up a S34 ZOO, 100000
national debt.
The best indication of the politica
trend in Maine, however. is to be found
upon the highways. At this time in
1884. Roosevelt" plates on automo-
biles bearing Maine licenses, were
nearly as numerous as machines them
selves, while the Hoover" plates were
in nearly the same proportion as a
hens teeth. This year the condition
is the exact reverse.