Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-23

voted To the JOB j sPesdg TACK Is esr
result over which fast time may be ex-
l,ectesl today and tomorrow.
cammunication iron !. ]. nzher, esa.
Rfstoys II ske Ksane5se Journal
feel a. though owe an explanation 10
the citizens Of .tagus,a, arlsif'g from ny
having been a candidate for Representative
10 thu. Legislature. Before eonssntinz TO
become a candidate Consulted prominent
men 10 the Republican party seeking tneif
asivsee ia the matter, and was advised and
encouraged by them to enter the race.
lid 90 with the same ylgor WIFI which have
sorked in the past, for The success
If the Republican party. A, the eaucus
s.eId July 10Th, at Meonian Hall ! re-
,eived morf thaa one third Of the votes
cast or the frs, ballot, There being no
choice, and being satisfied that on the
second ballot land the same being the
opinion OF sone Of my opponents that
would receive the nomination an effort wa
made To adjourn aud on the second mo
ton the chairman pat the question and de-
elared the caucus adjourned. despite the
protests that came from all over the hall
that # doubt the vote, and the chairman
took his hat and hurriedly left the platform
md the hall IL gas so evident thai ina
iority had voted not to adjourn that thu
caucus proceeded 20 elect a chairman Is
place Of ths. one that hal wiihalrawn. fuily
800 Republicans remained in the hall and
was nominated by reclamation. filed my
papers in due time with the secretary OF
State, in proper form as having been nom
a 20 p,aE ms thfs
III July. on the same day that the other
candidate vas nominated and by the same
eancus. only that the first chairman bad
left the hall, contrary 10 the majority of
the Republicans present.
The secretary,sf State assured ms counsel
and myself that he should give me ample
notice before any of the names were EN-
tered on the official balio, A. the nominees
Il the Republican party from Augusta
! second caucus vas held TUESDAY August
18th and made a nomination la this !
look no part ~ claim that said caucus
sas wholly Illegal as there was no vacancy
To FIJI The parties having the nomination
papers OF the last caucus in hand held the
papers until the very last day, August 18th,
and they were filed In the forenoon Of that
day,
The first intimati0n that [ received of .
notice was a carefully prepared decision
which must have been of several days CON
liberation, and regarding which every reader
must have felt that the seeretary's decision
~ MY rejection was contrary To his reason
ng,as he states that he could not go behind
The returns, vet the only evidence that he
had was from party that stated that the
caucus had adjourned which completely
shows that he dit 60 behind the returns, I,
sas on Friday afternoon of the last day
received by my counsel that my nomination
had been rejected This decision was re
ceived with note sfrom the secretary of
State saying that he had left for Aroostook
10 be gone several days, directly contrary
20 bis express agreement to my counsel
and myself that h. would give me a hear
ing be fore any name should go upon the
official ballot
have started from the lower round Of
the latirr and have worked constantly for
she benefit OF the community during my
residence in Augusta for the past 20 years,
aud knowing of the struggles and hardships
If the hard laboring men and farmers no
are crippled with a heavy burden of taxes
On the little homes aud farms AMI their
long hours OF tolir hfslffd v" su ~ nv
Legislature that | might interes myself in
necessary legislation in their behalf. which
has been too long neglected for their bene-
III. This is one of the reasons why | was
objected To. Notwithstanding all this un-
fair treatment that | have received from the
secretary of State and my opponents,
nm nevertheless, a good and loyal Repub-
ucan, believing in the principles of the
Republican platform, and shall support
the tckct
JAMES j. M,aEH.
ArarSrA. Are %. 1892.