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Show REPUBLICANS WIN VICTORYIN MAINE: RETURNS 8HOW THAT THE WOMEN PLAYED AN IMPOR-' IMPOR-' TANT FACTOR. State and Congressional Tickets Vic torlous, Although Democrats Claim That Vote Is Not Indication of Sentiment of State. Portlnnd, Me. The Republican stnto nnd congressional tickets swept Maine on Monday by 05,000 to 70,000 votes. It was u landslide, nnd tho flnnl count muy show an oven greater majority. ma-jority. Strong feeling against the league of nations und the outpouring of tho women voters who wero almost n unit against this alleged entangling alliance alli-ance are given ns tho cuuso for tho unprecedented showing by tho llepuh-llcun llepuh-llcun cnndldates. General dissatisfaction dissatisfac-tion with the Democratic national administration ad-ministration nnd a deslro (or a change, nro thought to bo Involved In tho victory, vic-tory, dcclnro Republican leaders. The figures show that oven with tho women voting heavily, the Democrats barely held their own with tho 1010 vote, when tho women did not participate. partici-pate. Republican women throughout the stato wero well organized, and early In tho day the Democratic women claimed their rivals were Intimidating the working girls nt tho polls. Despite thu overwhelming victory ol' tho Republicans, Democratic leaders claim that tho largoly Increased Republican Re-publican majority Is not n truo Indication Indi-cation of tho sentiment of thu state. |
