OCR Text |
Show MAINE GOES REPUBLICAN BY BIG MAJORITY As Returns From Isolated Towns and Plantations Straggle In Thoroughness Thorough-ness of Victory Portland, Maine, Sept. 12. The thoioughness of tho Republican victory vic-tory nt tho polls J'esterday 'was emphasized em-phasized as the returns from Isolated towns and plantations straggled In today. Revised figures placo tho plurality of Governor-elect Carl E. Mllllken, llopubllcan over Governor Oakley C. Curtis at 13,35:.. Returns from the border show that tho members of tho Second Malno Infantry cast a total voto of 470 of which Mllllken received receiv-ed 300. Pluralities for tho Republicans who will send a solid delegation to Congress Con-gress were practically unchanged from tho figures of last night aB woro tho pluralities of Frederick Halo nnd former Governor Bert M. Fcrnald, who were elected to the United Slates senato. Tho Republicans who have held a majority In tho state senato will control con-trol both houses by a good working majority. Tho revised vote for tho governor, United States senators and congressmen congress-men follows: Governor Mllllken, Republican, "9.902; Curtis, Democrat, 66.547. United States Senators Halo, Republican, Re-publican, 78,044; Fernald, Republican 79,368; Johnson, Democrat 68,278; Jills, Domocrat, 66.832. Congressmen Goodall, Republican, 19,732; Stevens, Democrat, 16.103; White, Republican, 19.157; McGllll-cuddy. McGllll-cuddy. Democrat. 18,770; Peters. Re publican. 21,820; Bunker, Democrat, 18,277; Horsey, Republican 15.066; Pierce, Democrat 11,013. Two years ngo the Malno vote for r.ovornor was; Curtis, Democrat, 62,-n39; 62,-n39; Haines, Republican G8.S62; flurdoor, Progressive 18,225. Tho voto for president in 1912 Is Riven as follows: Wilson 51,113; Taft 26,545; Roosevelt 48,493. In tho present campaign tho fight was particularly hot for tho two United Uni-ted States scnutorshlps and tho four places held by Mnlno In the lower bouso at Washington. National do-Tonso, do-Tonso, tho tariff nnd the eight nour law for railroad men loomed large in the specchoi., Tho ProgresMvfcs returned largely to tho Republican parly In tho opinion opin-ion of Republican leadors. Tho closest clos-est light as for congressman from tho Second district, whero Rcproson-tnttvo Rcproson-tnttvo Daniel J. McGllllcuddy was defeated by Wallaco II. Whlto Jr., by 387 plurality.. Throughout tho campaign in which u great numbsr of men from all parts of tho country and drawn from Ho-publicans, Ho-publicans, Domocrnts nnd Progressives, Progress-ives, participated, national Issues woro kopt to tho forefront. Tho In-(nrcst In-(nrcst aroused, together with perfect election weather, brought out ono of tho largost votes over cast In tho stnto and possibly greater than over has been known boforo. For the first timo, the two United States senators woro elected by popular pop-ular voto and tho Republicans mado a determined effort to win tho un" scat In the senato and the slnglo seat In tho houso of representatives hold by Malno DomocratB. Tho Democrats hod claimed tho state by 3,000 and tho Republicans by 15,000. |