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Show POLITICS BOIL IN NEWENGLAHD Republicans and Democrats Fighting Vigorously for Victory Vic-tory in State Elections. ASPIRANTS FOR CONGRESS PUT FORTH BEST EFFORTS New Hampshire Will Have First Experince With Primary Plan of Nomination. BOSTON, Aug. 28. The political attention at-tention of the country gradually is being focused on New England, where, early In Septembor, tho first measuring of strength between tho Republican and Democratic parties In the state elections of 1910 arc to lake place. Vermont, on September (5, and Idalnc, on September 12, will elect state officers and congressmen. congress-men. On tho same day as the Vermont election, New llampshlro will hold Its first state-wide primaries and the first under a direct primary law affecting an entire slato to be held In tho east. The terms of Senators Page of Vermont, Ver-mont, Halo of Maine, Lodge of Massachusetts, Massachu-setts, Aldrleh of Rhode Island and Bulk-ley Bulk-ley of Connecticut expire March 4, 1911. Mr. Hale and Mr. Aldrich have declined re-election. New Hampshire does not elect to the senate again until 1912. Tho campaign In Vermont has progressed pro-gressed quietly. The Republican leaders arc devoting their efforts to securing or exceeding a "normal" Republican plurality plu-rality of 20,000, whllo tho Democrats are endeavoring to reduce this margin. The Republicans In Maine have nominated nom-inated Governor Bert Fcrnald for a second sec-ond term, whllo tho Democrats aro waging a viglrous campaign, with Frederick Fred-erick W. Plalstcd, mayor of Augusta, as their leader. Dividing local interests with the governorship contest Is the congressional con-gressional fight In the First, district, where tho congressional parliamentarian, Asher Hinds, Is socking tho seat on tho floor o tho house formerly occupied by Thomn3 B. Reed, who Introduced Hinds Into Washington executlvo circles. In nelthor Vermont nor Maine is any outward issue drawn between so-called "progressive" and "regular" Republicans. The New "Hampshire primary canvass Is being fought with us much vigor as a state campaign, tho struggle for governor gover-nor being botween Bortram Kills of Kceno and Robert P. Bass of Poterboro, tho latter being supported by the so-called so-called progressive wing of tho party. |
