The Portland daily press., 1900-04-18

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and that the dats should be decided up-
on which would be mest aocsptatis to
ths country psopls.
Mr.. Heath then said that the week
would to undoubtedly celebrated By
Maine people living In sections Of the
country too far to come home for this
occasion. They would undoubtedly cole
brats this week IN these far on sections
Of the country as was done few years
ago by the Maine people living In Gan
francisco where they had basket picnic
on the sea beach, built up raised
map Of the STATE In sand and gathered
about IL each one stuck pebble down
in the place where bis old home ives To-
catsd and told something about 20.
State superintendent OF Schools stst-
son was the nsxt speaker. lie saids
'My impression has bssn that the sx-
lies from Maine would come to the state
In a sane fashion and visit their old
homes ON the farms Of Maine rather than
herd together in the cities. Zach one
will want to be found during that week
st the old FARM" he then said 1t was
uawise TO settle upon the frat week In
July In his opinion, as 10 was the ons
time Of year when the farmers would %
unable to sttsud to visitors. The last
week In August, ne also considered TO be
ap uufortunsts selection. eve have .
political campaign on hand this fall. :"
said Mr.. Stetson, "and though. being q
school teacher do not know much about
these matters. (Laughter.) l know
that the poliii,ians don't want the oeie-
bration to come 1T this time. Beth ends
OF the arc have been struck and l te-
lleve u would be good plan 70 settle up
on Its centre for the dste. me-. Stetfon
repeated his arguments against the hrst
week In July and the last week In Au-
gust. saying about the lattsr date thas he
had NO sympathy with politicians %
GLASS, but he believed the people Of Maine
would object to this time being seisoted.
"Reprs senting q city which 10 stable In
It's politics." said MIR. Ststson. ''I favor
the first week In August" This lsttsr
statement about the stability Of Auburn
In politics raised iaugh. Auburn went
Democratis short time ago for the nrst
time In years.
A woman In the audienoe then read =
letter from Senator John A. Roberts OF
Norway favoring the period from July
9th to July 10Th for the celebration.
Hon. q. y. Libby Of Portland then
suggested the second week In August
or the week beginning August 9Th and
soptinu nuing to August 18th. He said that
he thought this date would avoid the
political campaign and would also meet
the ether oil 'otions which had bsen
raised. He Gaid that New Eampshire
held its old Home Week In August and
did very well. from q commercial
stand point he believed that this date
would to aoceptatlh The otlsbration
will NOT be confined to any one locality
but will bs general throughout the state.
II We are to make II success We must
suit the people who are to come here. IL
we don't suit them ns to the time trey
will be unable to come and II they DON'T
coma the celehr alton will not bs suc-
cess.
Ing the Board OF Trade Of tn at city, aG-
viseo the selection Of the first wsek In
July. The schools have closed by that
time and the people ara beginning to
leave their home for the summer. II
am not o farmer" said Mr.. Lora. II
oossrve that all the people who hold
state offices claim to be farmers, bus 1
have also observed that they got away
from the farms at very early date"
Mr.. Lord observed that everything 10
beautiful In Maine the first week o: July.
Then, too, the railroads and hotels are
crowded during the rest of the summer,
but in the first week In July, when tas
state is at Its best, they can care for all
who come comfortably.
Col. Osgood, representing the Lewis
ton Board OF Trade, said that his dele ga
tion favored the first week IN July and
to press this date had come to this meet
ing In full numbers. He said that II
the celebration came the middle Of the
summer those who lett town for the sea-
their houses and this would greatly in
convenience them. AS far as the cam
paign was concerned, he asked II there
was another Democrat present beside
himself who wouldn't vouch for the fact
that the campaign In Maine was already
forssone conclusion anyway.
Someone called upon MayoriC Chaplin of
Bangor, who briefly said that his city
favored the last week In August as the
proper time for the oslebration.
A. +. GoldthwAite OF Biddeford said
that his delegation favored the first week
of July, but little later he said that
they would Withdraw their statement as
to their date.
Col A. b. Nsaiy of Lewiston spoke In
favsr Of the first week In July.
Hon. S. W. Matthews Of Caribou. state
labor commissioner. said he represented
the people Of Aroostook when he said
that tho trst week In July would be
the proper time for holding the celebra-
tlon. In the course Of his remarks he
gave some Interesting figures taken from