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Show j uu DllS!iON Republicans Had Never Failed to Carry the State by Less Than 28,000. Washington, SepL 11. Secretary Daniels, who took .an active part in tho Maine campaign refused to bo discouraged over tho early returns from the election there. "If the Democrats had carried Maine by even ono vote," he said, "the campaign would have been ended end-ed and Wilson's election would have been certain. Up to tho last national election the Republicans had never failed to carry Maine by less than 2S.000 and generally by from 35,000 to 45,000. Even with tho enormous d of lection of two-thirds of the Republicans Re-publicans to Roosevelt in 1912, the Democrats just squeezed through with 2600. . "The latest roturns Indicate that the Republicans will ho lucky to got 10,000 majority this year, which shows a Republican swing to Wilson that will Insure us the presidential college if It i- maintained by other states In November. "The campaigns of the candidates for the senate and house were so complicated by local Issues as to make this voto of small uso in determining de-termining tho feeling of tho people on national issues, although tho splendid splen-did run made by McGlllicuddy with no Progressive support to help him is most encouraging." |