STATE OF MAINE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22985, 14 September 1936, Page 10

STATE OF MAINE

ELECTIONS TO-DAY NEW YORK, Sept. 12. The State election campaign in. Maine, which will culminate on Monday, when 300,000 voters are expected to go to the polls, reached its peak to-night with an address at Portland by Mr Landon. It was the strongest and most vigorous attack the Republican nominee for the Presidentship has yet made on the New Deal, and covered alleged international as well as national mistakes of the Roosevelt Administration. The Governor also contended that the New Deal agencies comprised planned economy, which was incompatible with democratic Government, and on foreign policy he alleged that . President Roosevelt failed to seize the great opportunity to lead the way to world peace and economic security, when he turned his back on the London Economic Conference and the chance to turn the world trend from economic nationalism and war was lost. Although no national issues are involved in the|i Maine elections, for an historical reason they are of tremendous psychological importance, since it is the only State holding elections in advance of the national elections. The proverb has arisen: “As goes Maine so goes the nation.” although this has often not been the case. It is revealed that some duzen wealthy individuals, including several members of the Dupont and Rockefeller families, gave in excess of 50,000 dollars for the Republican campaign, although none is resident in that State.