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Show MAINE STILL IN REPUBLICAN LINE Pinelree State Returns Old lajsrily. Cobb Is Elected Governor by a Plurality of 33,000. This Is a Falling Off in tho Plurality Compared With Four Yoars Ago of 3300. PORTLAND, Me.', Sept. 12. Tho Republicans Re-publicans carried tho Stato in tho biennial bi-ennial election today, returns up to 11 o'clock tonight Indicating a plurality of about 33.COO for William Cobb, the Republican Repub-lican candldato for Governor, compared with 33.3S4 for Hill, tho party candidate .four years ago. In Congressional Districts. In tho First and Second Congressional districts tho returns indlcato the election of Amos Allon and Charles Llttlcfleld by about the same plurality as four years ago. In tho Third district E. C. Burleigh ran ahead of his voto of four years ago. At a late hour tonight very few reports had bcon received from tho Fourth district, dis-trict, whero tho re-election of Llewellyn Powers Is conceded. Voto Heaviest in Years. Early returns show that tho Democrats havo probably mado slight galas In both l. - f I rw.loln l.i -A Kut flint thf body will remain strongly Republican nnd will probably ro-elect United States Senator Bugone Hale. The vote cast was the heaviest slnco 1SS3. What Early Figures Indicated. Among the first roports were thoso from somo of the manufacturing centers. Tho cltlcB of Saco, Blddeford, Auburn, Watcr-vllle. Watcr-vllle. Rockland and Lowlston guvo tholr returns very early, and tho figures Indicating Indi-cating Democratic gains grow steadily. Small Republican Loss. Later, however, when tho towns began to bo heard from a decrease was noted, and by the time 1CD of the 022 cities, towns and plantations had been tabulated there was a net gain In. favor of the Republicans. Repub-licans. With tho receipt of 2C0 towns, however, tho Democrats began to mako up lost ground, the totals showing a small Republican not loss. In Candidates' Cities. Both candidates wore successful In their own cities, Mr. Cobb carrying Rockland by 207. Mayor Cyrus W. DavTs, the Democratic Dem-ocratic candidate, winning his own city bv S3 votes. Lowlston also went for Davis Da-vis by 676, which was tho largest single gain made by the Democrats In tho early returns. Message to Roosevelt. At 11 o'clock tonight Gov. John F. Hill sent telegrams to President Roosevelt and Chairman Cortclyou of the Republican Repub-lican National commltteo. claiming tho State by 30,000, the four Corfgrsssmen by majorities ranging from 6uC0 to lt.COO, every member of tho Stato Senate and five-sixths of the House. |