Show REPUBLICANS VIN MAINE Governor Cobb and Four Congressmen Congressmen Congressmen Con Con- gressmen Are Re- Re Elected DEMOCRATS MAKE GAINS Will i to to tl Washington ton DC Despite Efforts Effort of Gompers GOllel Portland Mo Sept 10 William T. T Cobb has boon been elected i-e-elected governor o of QC Maine and time the four Cour Republican representatives In congress c have ha also ulso been re The Republican victor victory however howe Is gained only h by reduced pluralities les Representative c Charles T T. 1 Little Little- Littlefield It e- e field wJ will return to congress with le lethan less than 1000 votes as his margin of safety af- af fety f- f Ct ety whore two years ago he ho had nearly nerI near near- ner- ner I ly 1 The Democrats gained victories in j al nh of or the cities i Si At midnight returns had hael been heen re received received re- re re from the twenty t cities and I d ot of r f the towns and antl plantations J TilO Th They gave have Governor Go Cobb H Republican ran cnn 23 Cyrus W. W p. Davis Demo Demo- rat Demo crat The Flue Republican net nut lo loss lossIs Is 54 and the net Democratic gain gln 1 Us Using Ing u as a basis of calculation I toll tion the returns received U up to mid midnight night it I K is estimated t that at Governor Governo 1 Cobb is re elected eel by to plurality over Davis the time Democratic nominee Cobbs Cobb's plurality two years ago was The estimated plurality In the time state is the smallest the time Republicans have had In twenty four years eurs The nearest t approach to It was vas 1203 plurality for Governor Cleaves in 1891 12 The four Republican c congressmen m n nare are rC- rC ic re Amos I L L. Allen Uen by 1000 1600 plurality compared wih with two years rears ago auro aJo Charles T. T plurality plum a a los loss s of or l' l C. C about a a. slight aUght gain over ovet two years eal ago Llewellyn n Llewel Powers a loss of oC 1000 I Tho The Democrats carried all a but hut two of or the twenty cities a In iii 11 the state situ swept Cumberland Cumber Cumber- the Republican counties of or j land nn and K Kennebec and Increased j 4 Jane their representation In the legislature arure i j from Crom four foul and twenty six t lW lY n ubO l. b Uy pr I J IC cg W p 1 Th- Th Wjk b rJ nr by ly An u n i ff v U to ova cos t i 4 LH IV WI tl the tlc e first city of oC for 01 ance to bo be heart heard from nun The he cl city nina Onn many eats years strongly gave ge g e Davis a plurality of oC 24 LO Rockland the thc home homo city cl of or Governor Gover Gorer- nor Cobb gave a n plurality of seventeen seventeen seven seven- CeJ teen votes otes to his Democratic opponent while Congressman also a n resident of Rockland can carried led the time city by on only I t twelve wel votes Two years N emmis ago his plurality there o 1 I was 2 O. O Waterville le the nome homO OL or of ua- ua 7 vl vis grave gave him a C plurality of ot The rho cities of Bath Dath Rockland uburn Auburn Bel Bel- fast Ellsworth Elsworth and Augusta considered considered consid- consid ered among the strongest Republican cities In the state tate gave pluralities for Cor or cites Davis on the liquor 1101 Issue Davis cam COI ned Portland b by votes otos to Cobbs Cobb's I 84 i The handicap thus placed ll on Governor Gay Gov- GO Cobb was overcome by br the tIme Itt little i wa towns towns S All Jay 18 PIa ci Meetings J I nr Daniel Dan Ie J. J Congressman Con reman opponent carried two t o i countes counties and Knox l for or a time LIttlefield's election seemed doubtful With WI fifty cities s and nuel towns heard from he forged ll to the front with witha wih a purl plurality o of The Time vote however showed a Republican net Jo loss s of 2198 based ba ed on the time congressional congre vote ote of oC q towns four Cour years ears ago Prayer meetings in iii il Portland conducted con con- I t ducted by b advocates of or prohibition 1 formed an nn unusual feature of or election electon J i day dar Ia From Irum S o'clock In hum the morning until the polls pol closed at C G o'clock these thes In ha the meetings were wert hold held continuously churches I II I aa |