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The Providence News
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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Municipal elections held on March 6 in 13 Maine cities saw unanimous Republican mayoral wins in Gardiner, Bath, and South Portland; Democratic upsets in Lewiston and Ellsworth; and expected outcomes elsewhere, with quiet proceedings overall.
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Augusta, Me., March 7.—The features of yesterday's municipal elections in 13 Maine cities was the unanimous election of Freeman Patten as mayor of Gardiner, Charles E. Hyde, Republican, as mayor of Bath, and E. C. Reynolds as mayor of South Portland, they receiving every one of the votes cast, almost unparalleled occurrences in this state.
The surprises were in Waterville where the Democrats confidently expected to defeat W. C. Philbrook, but did not; in Lewiston, where the Democrats elected their mayor, George Pottle, state assessor, and carry three wards, with no election in another, and in Ellsworth, where the Democrats elected the mayor, through Republican inaction and disaffection in one ward.
The result in Portland was expected. Practically no opposition to the Republican candidates developed in Hallowell and Gardiner, and their election was a foregone conclusion. In the remaining cities the results were just about as predicted. In none of them were there issues over which to arouse much excitement, and the elections were generally quiet.
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Maine
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March 6
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unanimous election of freeman patten as mayor of gardiner; charles e. hyde as mayor of bath; e. c. reynolds as mayor of south portland. democrats failed to defeat w. c. philbrook in waterville; elected george pottle as mayor in lewiston and carried three wards; elected mayor in ellsworth. expected results in portland, hallowell, gardiner, and other cities.
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Yesterday's municipal elections in 13 Maine cities featured unanimous mayoral elections in Gardiner, Bath, and South Portland. Surprises occurred in Waterville where Democrats could not defeat Republican W. C. Philbrook; in Lewiston where Democrats elected mayor George Pottle and carried three wards; and in Ellsworth where Democrats won the mayoralty due to Republican inaction. Results in Portland were expected, with no opposition in Hallowell and Gardiner, and outcomes in other cities as predicted. Elections were quiet with no major issues.