The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-07
Regrets George Fred
Williams Breakdown.
governor Puts in a Good Word
For His Own State.

s1A@a arrived in this city last evening
ana Is at the Falmouth hotel He has
been On the stump in this state for the
last two weeks. Yesterday he drove
across the country for % miles, and not
understanding the intense heat, says that
ne stood the trip well. 81 left West
buxton IN the morning and drove over
to Limerick IL miles," stated the Gov
er1or IA q pleasant interview with a re-
porter IF the PRESS last evening. ''Con-
gresham Allen, with whom have been
speaking for the last four days and
spoke at Limerick this afternoon. Then
drove ten miles to Cornish to catch
the train for Portland. Tomorrow
morning 1 go back again over the Noun
tain division of the Maine Central and
speak at Bridgton in the evening.
Inc utmost enthusiasm has been man
Tested by the people of Maine in this
cam T1a1on and the meetings which !
have addressed have been large and en-
thu s1astIc. L am sorry that have not
had the opportunity OF meeting George
Fred Williams in joint debate. Williams
threw down the gauntlet in a speech
which he delivered in Portland and
made the challenge which I accepted.
L am not rejecting on Mr. Williams but
1t seems to me that he has made a clear
cut evasion OF this matter. have never
SAID IN a Boosting way that L would like
to have d controversy with Mr.. Williams,
but when ne threw down the challenge
I simply took it up.
+&IhIs is my first visit to Maine, -
con tznued the lively executive of West
Virginia. 81 have enjoyed it very much.
Always I have heard it said, as have
pro badly also you, that the people OF the
South are the most noted for their cour-
tesy. But certainty 1 can say that there
are no people in this corntry who could
have been any kinder Of more courteOus
TO me than nave the people of Maine
No people in the country can surpass
the Maine people in these respects. have
been travelling over good deal of the
state Up in the central part, around
Dexter, 1t is pretty country as a
crow ever flew over The people have
treated me superbly, the crowds have
been big and the listeners have been at
tentive.
g For the first time in 26 years the peo-
Die OF West Virginia elected the Republi-
can candidate for governor in the last
election The governor in our state is
elected for four years and is not eligible
to reelection unless there has been an
, Intervening term. I think that there is
> no doubt whatever that West Virginia
Will 90 for Mckinley and Roosevelt. Our
State went Republican four years ago,
s aucs It Is now much stronger Republican
than il was at that time We have got
a great state and it is developing, [ am
o quite sure, more rapidly than any other
S STATE IN the Union Thus far In the
f coal mines and the output for the year
} win reach twenty million long tons. Or
e coke the output will be two million and
q half tons. The lumber output win be
= almost as great as that of Michigan and
win exceed Michigan inside OF two
= Years New lumber camps are being
= opened in all portions of the state. There
are over eight million acres of virgin
forest IN the state embracing all kinds
of woods indigenous to the Southern
= States. We are the first oil state in the
!. Union. the second coke state and the
I third coal state. We Will surpass ILL
no5s by the first of January and viii
then take second place in coal produc-
tons. We have twenty million square
+ miles of coal area ard you can't bore
a hole in the ground anywhere without
= striking either gas or oil. In the year
? 1899. S25, OUO 600 capital was invested in
3 the state and that amount Will be exceed |
Y ed this year. Our population has in
f creased % per cent in the last five years,
and we now have little over 1000, 600 |
in popuIat ion.
81 served in the 5lst and SD sessions
of Congress and was well acquainted |
a with the four old members from Maine
], None on the whole list were ADLER than
the men whom you sent Mckinley was
also in those two sessions of Congress.
He has given the nation a splendid adj
ADMINISTRATION and there is no doubt that
he will be considered the greatest Presi-
dent in the history of the republic, ex
. cent Lincoln, who was the wonder of the
10Th century. William L. Wilson of our
! state. who is the famous author OF the
wilson bill is, 1 am afraid, dying. 1
a heard from him ten days ago. He has
been south for some time, is very low
, and there is probably no hope for his re-
covery. He was superb gentleman,
, honest and conscientious. He was only
!, 81 years of age. We now have four CON
= gressmen, but under the REIMBURSEMENT
we will get one more and probably two
: GOV. Atkinson leaves tomorrow for
his home and will open two months
campaig1 in his own state, beginning
with a meeting at the famous Harper
Ferry, a week from tomorrow evening