Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-09
THEY MERE THERE.
Some weII.Known Ausus.ans Who vs!ed
tuesday. tor Presidential Electors.

paper stories of notable cases of indi
vidual voting in different localities.
The New York Herald of Wednesday.
related the case Of man over a CEN
fury old who voted for Mckinley in
New Jersey. his first Presidential vote
having been thrown for James Monroe
| the fifth President, on his second
term. BoWdoinham. in our own State
boasts man 102 years old who voted
| for Mckinley
| While Augusta discovers no cente-
marian voters in her population she
mas several young men in her voting
| ranks VINO may we'll claim a share Of
! present attention on this question
| The Journal cannot pretend to have
| made any extensive search for our
vigorous and enthusiastic politicians
VINO have taken part in number OF
| contests in the past; but in few
minutes yesterday a representative of
| the Journal CLEANED some pleasant
| facts in this line which will be read
| with interest by our people
| 1t is hardly necessary 10 speak OF
! our venerable and respected fellow
citizen. ex-senator J. W. Bradbury.
whom we all regret to know was un-
able 10 be at the polling precinct on
Tuesday, although he was extremely
anxious to vote. His long and inter-
esting political career has extended
| through the administrations of nine
teen Presidents since he became a
voter. Owing 10 his absence far away
as a school teacher, he was unable TO
vote for Adams in 1924, though he was
qualified; but in 1928 he voted for An
Il oyl !, i
in every Presidential election except
ing the one just passed. His nuner-
Gus friends everywhere hope that he
will repair this fault in 1904 and cast
his customary ballot for the next
President at that time. Maj. Nc
kinley was the sixteenth man for
whom he has voted as President.
In Ward 3. Tuesday, three we'll
known Augusta citizens voted at prac-
tically the same time. whose united
| ages reached total of 254 years. Ex-
tended back in a direct line. this would
take us back nearly to the landing at
Plymouth. These gentlemen were
Major W. f. Chisam. 81 years; Baker
Weston. So years; and Seth c. White
house. a younger man of so summers.
Major Chisam first voted seventy years
a2o for President Monroe SO bears a
| measure Of responsibility for the
famous Monroe doctrine. Mr.. Weston
was Il years old in 1888 and threw his
| first vote for odd Tippecanoe" in
| the famous Hard Cider campaign
| of 1910. He we'll remembers the OK
| element and demonstrations Of that
| contest. and has not failed to vote at
| every election since. We who have
| heard his ringing Of the curfeW these
many years. and those of us who have
| grown into manhood and politics in
! the last few years can bear kindly
| testimony to his enthusiastic interest
! in every political question. which has
| not abated as the tender hand Of time
! has slowly thinncd and Nhitened the
| locks on his temples. The last Of this
| little group. Mr.. WhitchOuse. could not
he found at his home yesterday. but
was probably out trampinG
around in the rain. How
even. it is safe to say that
he voted first in tho Polk campaign.
That was when ii took sometime to
get the news Of the result TO Augusta
| Mr. Bradbury. who was much inter
ested in this campaign, remembers
| that the first authentic news was
brought him by the late Darius Alden
! then young man, who had been
| wakened by 4 special carrier who rode
/ horseback from Portland. reaching
/ here a about two O'Clock in the morn
i ing.
II In that campaign, Mr.. Bradbury had
been very prominent holding the
Office Of county attorney and being a
Il nOlitical leader in the kennebec val
lev. The night before the news was
received. the followers of Clay had had
n Notification meeting in old winthrop
! Hall. where speech making and cheer
ing had gone en-. it being believed that
CLAY was undoubtedly elected. While
this was going on. there were cheers
for Polk and announcement was
made that he had been elected. and a
question Immediately arose how the
raws had been obtained. 1t was found
that it had been figured out by Mt
Bradbury. whereat the Wings lauShec
.rd ieered: but the news received tha'
night by express rider showed ina
Mr.. Rradbury's figures were eXactiy
| right.
Mr.. Whitehouse has been conSis-
+ar+ voter ever since. and mis- life WORK
is part OF AuS uStA
honorable position he holds in the re-
snact of all men is a tribute to hi
! sterling manhood
. Another citizen is reported IN th'
nerson of John Bradbury, whom th'
Maine Farmer gives as voting hrst fo1
w. II. Harrison and had voted II
sixteen Presidential elections since
that time.
There is one more gentleman o.
whom nothing but praise can be salc
who after a long life of good deeds
and vigorous work. rise in life from
the state of the barefooted boy Il
comparative affiuence. now passes II
golden autumn Of life, Kind neish-
Dor and good citizen. enjoying th'
affection of all who know him. Mr
Joseph A Homan.
Mr.. Homan will So years ola mex
,l1F~t IN