Show MAINE TO RETAIN DIRECT PRIMARY PORTLAND Me Oct 19 fBI IBY By ByThe The Associated Press Maine Maine has chosen to retain the direct primary By a a. vote of pearly 2 to 1 the state slate In a special election yesterday reject reject- rejected ed a a. referendum seeking to return to th caucus and convention system of nominating candidates for public of of- of fice Although an active campaign has been carried on for weeks to bring about a repeal repeat of the primary law the election brought only approximately approximately voters The normal vote of or the state Is in the neighborhood of Newspapers received few calls inquiring as to the result of the polling |