Evening star., 1948-09-14
mrs. Smith Wins
lin Maine With
Record Vote
BrowneII Says Result
Disproves Big BoIIot
Fovors Democrats
By Gould Lincoln


tory in Maine yesterday was
hailed today by Herbert Brow
nell, jr., Dewey campaign man.
ager, and by other Republican
leaders, as forecasting a sweep
ing victory for Gov. Dewey of
New York over President Tru-
man next November.
It disproved, they said, the Demo-
cratic claim that the bigger the vote
the better for Democratic candi-
dates, The total votes cast in the
Senatorial and House elections in
Maine yesterday were records in
slZe.
Mrs. Margaret Chase Smith, the
first woman ever elected to the
Senate without previous appoint
ment to that Office, defeated her
Democratic opponent. DR.. Adrian H,
ocolten, l54s87 to 81 ,837. with the
returns virtually complete. The
total vote cast in this race was
2l6.524, compared to total of
1924 in the Senatorial race in
Maine in 1896
since Maine always holds these
congressional elections in September
almost two months in advance of
the presidential election, the count
is Presidential year is comparable
to that in nonpresidential year.
There was no Maine senatorial elec-
ton in 1914.
Record Majority for Maine.
Furthermore, Mrs. Smiths lead
over DR.. Scolten was approximately
$4,000. This is a record majority for
any election in Maine, upsetting a
20-year record of 82.48l established
IN the 1928 gubernatorial contest.
Representative Hale, Republican.
IN the first congressional district,
also piled up big lead over his
Democratic opponent. James A. Nc
Vicar, former Democratic State
,347 to 31,498. This,
too, is the largest vote ever cast in
a congressional race in that district,
which includes Portland with its
many industrial workers. Repre-
sentative Hale's lead was 20,849, and
the total vote cast was 83s45. Two
years ago, Mr.. Hale won by only
1850 in a total vote of 65,353. In
1914, a presidential year, he won by
26,101, and the total vote was 69,340.
I'm the Maine elecrion," Mr..
Brownell said, The Nation was
given its first official forecast of the
results to be anticipated in Novem-
Der. The official results in Maine
confirm the reports of unofficial
polls to the effect that the Dewey
Warren ticket will be elected by an
overwhelming majority.
Cites Women's Role in Party.
With few precincts 2till unre-
ported" 1t now appears that Mrs.
Smith has received approximately
u per cent of the votes in the race
for United States Senator (the AS
sociated press reports fix the per-
centage at ia per cent?. Her eloc-
tion to the Senate as the first
woman to win Senate seat in her
own right without priol service
under appointment is incidentally
evidence of the Republican Party
policy which calls for full and equal
participation by women in political
affairs.
"Other Republican candidates
won by impressive majoritles. The
Maine results indicate unmistakably
that we will have a Republican
President after January /, 1947."
In Albany, Gov. Dewey called on
Republicans everywhere to take the
heavy COP vote in Maine yester-
day as stimulus to even more
intensive work. for a national VIC
tory in November
i Obviously pleased by Mrs Smiths
record majority. Gov Dewey issued
the following statement:
The Republican vote in Maine is
very gratifying, and I hope it will
be taken as stimulus to even more
intensive work by Republicans
throughout the country; my con-
gratulations to Mrs. Smith, MIR.
Payne and all the other members
of the Republican ticket"
Frederick G. Payne was the sue
cessful Republican candidate for
Governor
> kilograms From Headquarters.
/ Mrs, Smith was the recipient of
kilograms from Republican leaders
at national headquarters here
Mrs. Charles W. Weis, jr., Repub-
lican national committeeman for
New York and an associate cam
paign manager for the Dewey War
rem ticket, wired Mrs. Smith.
This is red letter day for Re-
publican women. and we are very
proud of you You have demon
strated in campaigning and in your
victory that qualified women in poll
tics and Government are being we'll
rewarded. know your victory will
be another boost to the anticipated
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