Eureka Reporter | 1908-09-18 | Page 7 | Republicans Win in Maine

republicans WIN IN MAINE plurality for statewide est mated at about 8 portland me although the re public publicans ams came off victorious in the state election on monday bert M fernald of portland being chosen governor over Obedi alt gardner of rockland the normal republican plu pin bality was cut to less than 10 votes tor for the first time in a den bial year in a quarter ot of a century the plurality being estimated at 8 fl ahe he republicans were for state statewide wide prohibition while the democrats in aisted on local option only many mant prominent republicans who were op posed to through maine bad openly announced their intention ol 01 voting the democratic ticket all four app alican candidates for congress were elected and for state auditor charles P hatch of A augusta Republic in defeated his opponent