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Show MAINE CARRIED BY DEIOCIATS, INCLUDING THE HdliHE 1 r - Successor to Senator Eugene Hale . Will Be a Democrat"Two Congressmen on Repub lican Ticket DefeatedPlaisted for Governor Has a Majority of Oyer Eight Thousand Votes craL In the Third, by 2.200, and Frank E, Guernsey. Republican, in tho Fourth, by 3oo. While the election of Colonel Plais-ted Plais-ted and two Democratic congressmen seemed a great feat. Interest today centered In the makeup of the legislature, legis-lature, which has decidedly changed complexion. With' 139 senatorial and representathe districts heard from out ol a total of lfJ, the Democrats already have SS in Joint convention, with 92 to control. It the legislature Is captured by the Democrats, it will probably mean the resubmission lo tho people of the vexed prohibitory liquor law and a chance fur local option op-tion in th? sale of Intoxicating liquors. Returns received up to 11:30 a. m., gave the Democrats control of tho Maine -senate, with 21 out of the 31 seats. Tho Democrats have also elected elect-ed Tl representatives out of a total house membership of 151. This gives the Democrats wlihln five votes of a majority in the lower branch. With a majority of eleven in tho senate, the Democrats aro assured control in joint convention of both branches of the legislature, which will elect a United Slates senator to succeed suc-ceed Senator Eugene Hale. The Republicans have elected 51 representatives in lhe districts thus far complete The Democratic leaders lead-ers express confidence that returns from the remaining 2i representative districts will give a secure Democratic Democrat-ic majority hi the house. ooooocooooooooo 0 o C CLOSE VOTE. O O O O Portland. Me.. Sept 13. Ash- O C er C. Hinds, Republican, wins In O 0 the flrsi Muine congressional O O district by 731 plurality over Wil- O O Ham N. Pennell, Democrat, ac- O O cording to unofficial returns com- o C pitted today. The total vote was: O O Hinds. Republican, 17,373; Pen- Q C nell, Democrat. 1G.C39. O D O ooooooooooooooo I Portland. Me.. Sept. 13. 1-nte re-linns re-linns iceelved today from yesterday's I Plate election only emphasized tho extent of tho Democratic victory. The j fienrcs showed that, besides electing Fred W. PlaJsted of Augusta to the povernershlp by about 5.500 plurality over C.overnor Bert M. Fernald of , Portland, choosing congressmen lu I the second and third districts, and a good majority in the legislature as In j illcate.l by earlier tabulation, the Dem- J ocrats had carried a whole or part of thirteen out of sixteen counties for j county offices. i Control of the legislature gives the j parly the chance to elect a United Slates senator and the more important impor-tant state officers, while (Governor rials ted will havo the appointment of several Justices and members of commissions. com-missions. Complete returns glvo Asher C. Hinds, Republican, a plurality of 731 In the first district. A rocount may be held. Covernor Fernald carried but three of the tweuty cities In the state. "With twenty-one out of thirty-ODe state'o senators aud KG out of 1M representatives, representa-tives, the Democrats control both branches and are within 1.1 votes of a two thirds majority in Joint convention. conven-tion. Tho Republicans have elected b3 representatives, four districts remain t j bo heard from. i Control of the legislature Is of more Importance than in somo of the other i states because, under the constitution a uuinber or" tne highest state office.-, jiie appointed by that body. These' ;ue treasurer, attorney general, sec-u-tary and commissioner of agriculture. Among the appointments which res-t v. ith the new governor are; A JuJge -if the Kennebec superior court; a Mate commissioner ot state industrial Mid labor statistics, a tUate conimls-sl'.ner conimls-sl'.ner of highways and a warden of the Mate prison. All these offices nre now tilled by Republicans. The Democratic overturn of yesterday yester-day extends even to minor state of tiers. Today's figures -show that the It'-publicans elected officers In Aroostook, Aroos-took, Franklin and Washington counties coun-ties only. In rive of the counties Democratic sheriffs were re-elected; In other counties the Democrat gained the oftlces. Portland. Me., Sept 13, The Demo-rrats Demo-rrats of Maine had difficulty today in contemplating the magnitude of their ticiory yesterday in the struggle with the Republicans! With two scores of little, obscure, forest t'wns ami Island plantations to hear from, additional revised return made early, give Col. Fred W. Plaiswd (Dem.l 72,711 votes j for governor, and Governor Bert M. Fernald of Portland (Rep ). Gl.oOO. Plaisted's total plurality at S.r.OO. 1 Revised returns nhow the election of Asher C. Hinds. Republican, iu the First district by 200; of Dnnie-l J. Mc-Gilllcuddy, Mc-Gilllcuddy, Democrat, In the Second, by n.noo; of Samuel W. Gould, Demo- |