Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-25
MhRIiN BlA,SDEtl FOR MAYOR.
The Republicans Nominate Him a. a Rousinc
Caucus, Saturday Evening.

The Republican general rnucua was
held in City hail Saturday evening ~.
the puIrngc ~ nominating Il candidate
fcr mayor. There was II large attenI-
ancc even for Eund Republican ,9 .t-
ing ami there uas mucn cutlusids III.
I'll" =. q. L. has gut III fight y double
header. this spring. i'll thr Sh@r~ u' Hill,
Citizens ticket but TX isn't Tha-,a ia
the least. The ward caucuse@ showed
that thee T. just a5 much fight III NJ nv
ever ANA With thr loyal support N tEr
thorouEitbrcdS ,hctv IL Il pretty good
chance Of winning ont.
The caucus was called III order IN 4.
t. Davis. chairman Of the Republican
city committee ANA Mayor ". a. Phil
brook was chosen chairman. When hr
advanced to the front of the platform
he was met with hearty applause. Il.
p. Fortsr was then chosen secretary.
Hon. W. r. Haines was tho first TO take
the floor and made rafting good
speech. He clearly reviewed the an airs
of the city from the time it received its
charter as such l. years ago. H.
showed what had been accomplished
by both parties during this time. com
titii ilS tfltIt " q. -. ms ''''ti! Y as itll4
of convincing figures aud was q sur-
prise even to some of the best Repub-
Leans present Who did not half real
izc how much their party had been do
ing for the city.
Mr. fIaincs began by showing what
Wateryille was when il became a CITY.
The water Wo.ks had just been Put III.
There were NJ paved streets. ~ tar
sidewalks, no electric lights. 10 sewer
age. Today the city ms all these
things. Then it RAJ only half the r,oo-
Pie. The Lockwood had been bt1ilt ANA
miN NJ. Was just being completed. 1t
didn't have the car shops. tn" Sawyer
Publishing Co. the brick blocks thc
long pay rolls that there are today. All
these things have cost something. He
believed in the policy which the city
had always followed Of buying indus
tries hy cXcmptint, them from taxation
for Il period of years. This increases
The burden Of taxation hut in The end
the citizens arc the winners. 1t was
this that in part made the burden of
taxation so heavy at present but in a
few years the returns would come in
from these industrieS. The city has no
very rich men. but il has the Stl.riy.
solid laborcrs who take the pay rolls
from the industries and Distribute"
them in the city.
The speaker called attention To some
of the older cities. E1nEor. Augusta
and Portland, which had the majority
of the modern improvements before
Watcrvillc began to ct them. Wa
terrillc with smaller population ana
less valuation had secured III these
things in the short space Of /; years
and Yet hei' tax rat" was today lower
than that Of the older ana ltrFrc- cities
mentioned.
He compared the different admins
trationS, year by year from iSS9, SHOW
ing that the Republicans had been
characterized by y good careful bust
ness like policy that had don" nluc Il
for the interests ofthc city. Tie then took
up some of the different departments
comparing the management Of the
Democrats and Republicans. showing
that the latter had been the better
managers throughout. In the poor de-
partment alone during the manage
ment of Mr.. KnauT. $4,000 has been
saved to the city. This is said to have
been done by closely following up tho
pauper cases and conducting every
thing on good business basis. Mean
While the county and State taxes mad |
been doubled, although the resources
OF the city not increased in like pro-
portion. This was one of the tl.nsS hat /
made the tax rate high. He said that ,
the taxes if equally divided among the !
would be $f2 per man, and ask ,
ed II anyone wished to take back his
share of this and give up the improve
ments which he was now enjoying. 7
ne closed by nominating Martin
Bialsdell as the candidate for mayor.
ne SAID he was man who had always .
llVed IN Wateryille and who had al