The Portland daily press., 1896-02-10
STRONG FOR BAXTER.

Portland Business Men Say they Want
Him-They Speak With No Uncertain
Sound-What They Said to Reporters
Saturday-Mr. c. HI. Randall w;tbdr.ws
| His Candidacy.
Saturday Mr.. Charles II, Randall.
who has been candidate for the Repub-
liuan nomination for mayor. Withdrew
| from the contest, making his determina-
ton known In the following letter:
NJ ~, Portland, Feb. s. 1885,
10 the Editor OF the Advertiser:
When, at the solicitation of MANY
| friends, L became a Candidate for tbs
hepupilcen nomination for mayor. if
was because supposed that Mayor Bax-
O., having held the Office for three sIIc.
cesslve years, which had been the limit
Oh party usage in the past, would not
seek further nomination.
Under existing circumstances ba,iev.
lug that the utmost harmony should
prevail in the Republican ranks at the
present time, SO that we may be able to
carry the ulty at the coming municipal
eiectlon by an overwhelming majority,
| tnereby showing to the people of the
united States that Portland, the home
OF Hon. Thomas B. Reed, is loyal to the
a candidate for mayor.
sincerely thank my friends for their
cordial support and good will, but CON
slider lit my duty to them, as we'll as to
the Republican party, to take the course
Very respectfully,
.. H. RANDALL.
Saturday reporters of the PRESS inter
viewed large number of the leading
business men of Portland on the cues
tion of Mr.. Baxter's reelection. Their
views are an emphatic endorsement of
Mayor Baxter's administration and re-
fleet tho views Of Republicans generally
and we believe of many Democrats
also. These expressions of opinion fol-
| low:
MAJOR SIDNEY W. THAXTER,
favor the reelection of Mayor Baxter.
The three years he has served have been
very acceptable to our citizens generally,
and have given him an experience in
municipal affairs that will prove invalu-
able the coming year. He has the time
and disposition to give much thought to
public affairs. As a private citizen as
well as in his position as a public servant
he has done m UGH to beautify and atlorn
the city. The plans which he has under
contemplation for the extension of our
park system, which another year will
| give him time to develope, will, when
perfected, do much to promote the health
and comfort OF our people. The impor-
taut matter of the revision of the city
charter which was began under his adj
ministration, should be kept under his
charge for completion.
CHARLES S. FOBES.
! certainly am in favor of Mayor Bax-
ter's reelection. On general principles
l think it would be better for the city
for him to carry out measures that he
has begun especially in regard to Back
Cove's improvement. He may not be
able to bring that to consummation,
but could get it well started. I've no
sympathy with the objection to fourth
term, don't care whether it's fourth or
tenth term. I believe in the idea of
keeping good man when you've got
one.
GEORGE S. HUNT.
am certainly in favor of Mayor Bax-
ter's reelection. He has given more of
his time to the duties of the Office than
any mayor of my remembrance. think
the city is fortunate that he is willing to
give 1t the benefit of his exceptional
business experience. 1t is certainly any
thing but an eIviable position for him.
The longer you can keep such a man in
that position the better it is for the CITY,
He has very large personal interests ia
the city, and naturally takes pride in
it's development. His solicitude for Port
lands welfare is unusual. I think it is
highly important that he should have
the opportunity to forward, as far as
possible, his plans for the improvement
of Back Bay and the important question
Of sewerage. He has also done everything
that he possibly could for the educational
interests of the city. II have frequently
thought that the citizens would not fally
realize the value of such mans SER
vices as mayor till they are deprived of
Them
AUGUSTUS r. WRIGHT.
In regard to fourth term for Mayor
Baxter, I should say that, irrespective of
politics, for of course I am politically op-
posed to him, it is good thing for the
city when such man as Mayor Baxter
is willing to give all his time to it's SER
vice.
ELIAS THOMAS.
I am In favor Of Mayor Baxter's re-
election. don't care whether it's four
terms or forty. I think that he is the best
man we can get
WESTON E. MIIiLIKEN.
You can say that am in favor of
Mayor Baxter's reelection.
JOHN @. TWITCHELL.
am heartily in favor of Mayor Bax-
ter s r6-election I think he hos ~; va,, -