Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-23

through neglect or purpose for ex-
travagance and waste but not even the
fiercest partisan could claim with any
good reason that there had been any
of this or any rake offs"
1t had been a cause for sincere pleas
ure to him after his two years ex-
perience as mayor of the city in go
ing over the accounts in detail during
the past year to see in what a splendid
manner everything had been managed
and he thought that the citizens would
make very grave mistake in making
change at this time.
In looking over the lists he had found
that there were some 400 voters in the
city whose names had not been regis
tered and he urged every one to see
that these We're gathered in for the
coming election. Most Of them We're
known to some one present and he be-
lieved it to be their duty to see that
they had been properly registered De-
fore the polls opened.
In closing he placed the name of
Martin Blaisdell in nomination as the
Republican candidate for mayor and
moved that it be by reclamation. This
was greeted with hearty applause and
much enthusiasm.
The nomination was first seconded
by r. Wesley Dunn, who spoke briefly.
AS a member of the school board he
said that he was greatly interested in
the schools of the city. There were
some new buildings greatly needed and
other improvements to be made and
that these would be started just as
soon as the conditions would allow.
He knew Mr.. Blaisdell to be a firm
friend of the schools and that they
would receive at his hands as mayor all
that could possibly be given them. He
also spoke in highest terms of Mr..
Blaisdell as a man and of his admins
tration as mayor during the past year
and declared that it gave him great
pleasure to second his nomination as
the Republican candidate for a second
term.
Frank Redington followed, highly
commencing the administration OF
Mayor Blaisdell and the good work that
has been done during the past year.
The nomination was then made by
reclamation amid much enthusiasm.
Mayor Blaisdell then heartily thanked
the party for nominating him for sec
during the coming year If elected. Ev-
eryone in the city knows that his best
as demonstrated in the past is good
enough for everyone and this pledge
was all that anyone could ask for.
The usual motion as to the filling Of
vacancies and to the appointment OF
the city committee by the ward com
mittees in a meeting to be called by the
present chairman of the city commit
tee was made by Mr.. Philbrook.
Mr.. Blaisdell was first elected as
mayor by the citizens movement that
flourished in the city for one year. The
next year ne was the candidate of the
straight Republican party and it was
one of the cleanest sweeps for the Re-
publicans that any party ever enjoyed
in the city. During his administration
the City building has been constructed
and over half of it's cost paid, and this,
as one of the speakers at the caucus
stated, without anyone scarcely MOTTO
ing it, There is a strong feeling that
he should be allowed to complete the
work that has been carried so far SO
successfully under his lead.
During the two years he has been
mayor Mr.. Blaisdell has devoted prac-
tically all of his time to the business
of the city. When the City building
was being constructed he gave every
detail his personal attention and moth
ng whatever escaped his notice. He
has shown great shrewdness and bust
ness ability in making contracts and
seeing that they are carried out, and
this has no doubt saved the city thous-
ards of dollars. 1t is generally conced-
ed that City building was never be-
fore built so economically as that of
Waterville and proved so generally sat-
isfactory after it has been completed
1t has been clearly demonstrated that
the City Opera house is good for
clean profit of $500 per year, so the
building beside all else is a very profit
able investment. The same success has
attended his administration in all 9TH
err departments, so that when it came
time for the nomination of a candidate
for the office for another year he was
the logical, most popular and in fact
the only candidate for his party. This
is the first time in the history of the
city that a man has been nominated
for the third time, a fact that is a good
commentary on Mr.. Blaisdelps admin
istration of affairs.