Evening star., 1940-09-10
Greatest Maine
.VictorySince'28
.Hedrtens COP.
Brewster Beats Bronn,
Famed Vote-Getter,
By $4,000 for Senate
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Republicans carried Maine yester-
day by bigger pluralities than at
any time since the Hoover landslide
in 1928, which was followed in No
vember of that year by tremendous
Republican national victory.
On the face of the Associated
Press figures from Maine. the Re-
publican candidate for Governor,
Sumner Sewall, had a lead Of II .324
over his Democratic opporent, Full
ton j. Redmar., with SOL voting
precincts out o. total of 629 already
reported. The vote was Sewall, l58,-
264; Redman, 86,940.
While his margin of victory is less
than that of Mr.. SewaH. Representa-
tive Q. Brewster, Republican. had
lead, in the same number of pre-
cincts, Of 1924. over former Gov.
Louis j. Brann. Democrat. The vote
was Brewster, 146.814; Brann. 10o,990.
Brann a Vote Getter.
Two reasons are given for the
better showing made by Mr.. Brann
as compared to that of Mr.. Redmar.
The former Governor, twice elected
by the Democrats. has been
stronger Vote-getter than any Demo-
crat of recent years in Maine. Mr..
Brewster, on the other hand. has
had a strong faction among the
Republicans opposed to him, and
twice he was defeated for the Re-
publican senatorial nomination.
In TIE three congressional dis
trlcts the Republican candidates won
by large margins-almost to l in
the second and third districts.
In the first district complete re-
turns gave Representative James C.
Oliver, Republican. 55,487 votes to
32 2039 for Peter H. Mcdonald. Demo-
crat.
In the second district Represent
ative Margaret c. Smith. Republic
an, had a vote Of 54021 to 27.029 for
Edward ], Beauchamp. Democrat, in
1913 out of 209 precincts.
In the Sd district Frank Fellows,
Republican, hao a vote of 46. 6.l38 to
23,6l7 for Thomas N. Curran. Demo-
crat, in 256 precincts out of 269.
Rain No Help to G. O..
1t rsined throughout the State
yesterday-not Republican weather,
Tor 1t Is believed to have kept many
OF the rural voters from the polls.
and the G. o. P is particularly
strong in the country districts. The
vote was light and probably will not
go over 250.000 or 100000 when all
returns are in. as compared to 1885,
600 in 1888 and 304 900 in 1896.
In 1923. when Herbert Hoover was
the Republican candidate for PFesi-
dent against former Gov. Alfred z.
Smith of New York, the Republican
candidate for Governor was elected
in September with a majority Of
81, ,481 in a total vote of 213.625. In
1880. however. the Republican cam
didate for Governor received a ma
jority of only 1913 in a total vote
of 149 ,482 In 1882 and 1884 the
Democrats elected Mr.. Brann Gov
ernor with majorities of 1853 and
%, ,499. respectively. The total vote
cast in the 1892 gubernatorial elec-
ton was 239 e5S and in 1884 300. 1886.
The Democratic presidential vic
tory of 1882 was forecast by the
Republican upset in the Maine
gubernatorial election. In 1882 the
Democrats elected two members Of
the House and also in 1884.
43.250 Margin in 1886.
The Maine elections in 1886
showed the Republican candidate
for Governor winning by 43250 in
a total vote of 304,182 and the Re-
publican candidate for the Senate
winning by 4,648 over Mr.. Brann,
who was concluding his term as
Governor
Although the Republican nominee
for President. Gov. Alf NJ. Landon
of Kansas carried Maine in 1886
by about $4,000 votes, only one
other State, Vermont. went with
Maine for the G. o. P.
Republican leaders today insist,
however, that the Maine elections of
yesterday are indicative of the swing
away from President Roosevelt and
the New Deal throughout the coun-
try. That is the Interpretation
placed by Representative Martin of
Massachusetts,, chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee, and
Representative Otter of Pennsyl-
vania, chairman of the Republican
Congressional Committee,
Mr.. Otter issued a statement in
which he declared the Maine results
in the congressional elections showed
the Republicans would win a ma
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