Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-19
The Conversational Contest.

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recent editorial on''The Third District tor
test, denies thai the CRITICISMS II passed
upon the political methods efnpiosed hy
Governor buricigh were hiteh'ieu 70 oe
/ along lines OF personal aise"ar'esy- We
are pleased to accept TINS frans statement
Of our contemporary on thIs point NJ t'ie
time, its article was looked upon by the
I Republican press Of the state a.
an artemls to heLf'ie TIE toy
erner. 1t served chiefly however
TO bring out very general AMI very cor'iiai
endorsement OF his methods by Kepabiican
/ papers from Aroo-fook 10 ork county Inc
[ american objected TO the method OF wiring
directly to the voters themselves frank
/ announcement Of candidacy 90 the sfoahd
{ that i partook too much "f the fnetii~i-
adopted by patsfi; medicine men IN sHFeftis-
[ my Their wares II announces 'ha'
4 !. Observation-Disclosures the warm
!, popular enforcement that has been
given tiseai--oppo-ed 20 -9ch methods
/. W. must therefore call IL attention to tHe
fact that others OF the Governor eofh-
/ Petitor- have felt eon-frained to ADOPT MS
methods a regards circular letters. copie'
If SONS " there letter- have been
/ published in the new 'paper.. yet ouF
esteemed Ellsworth contemporary has seen
{ III 10 eritieise no one but the Governor. lie
; /. in fact the only candidate in the field for
whom it ha- bad one word OF een-'tFe. The
sans thing j. true Of the nrSspaper- con
troiled =, Mr.. Milliken and Mr. Manley. All
three of these candidates have had nothing
, but pleasant words for one another and, 50 Tar
As fiey have had occasion to refer TO his can
/ didacy nothing but coDd"milation-not 10
use a stronger tefHi--toF boFeFhoF buri"lgh-
/ Yet IN The face Of these facts oar Ellsworth
contemporary declares that Mr. "l'"eil l.
not n any combination against the Governor
actions -Peak louder than words. We have
ncv"r doubted for one moment that Mr.
Wis~cii - 10 'li- contest tor himself. ana
- undoubtedly Is MI hillNeh' lhi' tact
would no, prevent either of them from com
i'ihing with other parties against The ho'-
rrhor, Now it l"quite generally Understood
that certain candidate was induced to z"
into this canvass not with any hope 81 wiz
ning for himself but SIMPLY 10 run
the "oFernor on the Track ne
Idca "a0 Tor nam To be specially
pift@d against the 'o'efh"r ami +" con
duet a bhter huh n'u'l'' campaign. Al Inc
proper time Il mas 0'eh uhaefSIood tha'
efforts ""uh hc made to induce
certain prominent party IeaierS to
come forward a. pcaeem1ker~ and
ask both gentlemen to retire in
the interests OF party harmony thus getting
rid Of tn" Governor troublesome candi-
d4es ana leaving Tue h'lA clear tor MT
hiIliken AMI Mr.. NI'"eii-e-pe ciaily the
latter gentleman Now tor two reasons a
'fhem" "f TINS klhl cannot he made |" suc-
eeed % because the Governor friends
Niii not he trapped by IT, "
because prominent party leaders
cannot DC hfiuoci' III our opinion 10 m
trrfrrc III tins contest 1T any role so
far a. the Journal l. concerned our
Ellsworth contemporary VIII bear testimony
mat W. nave never criticised the political
methods OF Mr. Nlsweil or any Of the can
didatts. 10 long ~ thrF ar" honorable and
above board 1t = matter OF utter nd'f-
ference to Us whether they send personal
letters to the voters. after the method Of
Governor Burleigh' or make personal
town t" town canvass after the manner of
some OF ms competitors We clam thai
either way = "g'Ihlaie ana non
orabir and above cr''icI'm- II Is
rather remark'hir thing that III order
to escape from the cold IoEic OF the fact that
the city of Ellsworth has been without rep
resentation III only one Congress for twenty
three years and that 1t now has | mted
states senator WI" l. candidate Tor re-
election onr Ellsworth contemporary feels
constrained 10 wander clear back, through
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State constitution So far A. TIN. his
toric,l retrosnect appli.. tn the STATE of
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rather long iourn,., into The, p,.t in order
f., frame, an Indictment against Kcnnrbcc
,o,nt,. It seem. So ia rs Now w, mr..
Inokiug ,t This au,stion of congressional
honor. a. Republican,, from a purpl, Re
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N, ran cor,i.b,r historically nnI, tbos,
.,ppt. embraced within the Efe of tI,.. Re-
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cndea,or to inject into this discussion mat
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