The Somerset reporter., 1904-06-23
Somerset Democrats.

Somerset Democrats held their con.
vention for the nomination OF senators
and county officers on Friday last, the
18th instant Ia Morrison Hall.
Hon. s. W. Gould of Skowhegan was
elected chairman, Robert II. futile Of
Skowhegan and Fred Lucas Of ST. Adams
secretaries.
The county committee was made a
committee on credentials and IN due
time though the chairman, a. f. D0ni-
gan, reported that the variOus towns
and plantations of the county were en-
titled to 124 delegates and that 81 dele
gates were in attendance.
On motion of A. F. Donigan one dele
gate from each representative district
was chosen as a committee on reso-
luton, viz; w. r. G. Estes Of Show
hogan, A. w. Miller of Hartland, f. o.
Libby of Detroit, j. NJ. Thompson OF
Smithfield, Roy Badger of Bingam, Fred
Magoon of Scion, A. G. Sawyer Of Starks.
The committee through the chairman,
w. R. S. Estes, reported resolutions, in
part as follows;
We believe that true Democracy means
government for the many, and not for
favored few.
We believe the majesty Of law is in its
honest and impartial enforcement, and
that the honest and impartial enforce
ment OF law is the saving of the State
and community from lawlessness and
anarchy.
We believe every loyal friend of tenn
peranee who desires an honest and i'm
partial enforcement of the laws on our
statue books has found in Sheriff Lang
the qualities of honesty, efficiency and
firmuess, qualities so much desired in the
faithful performance of public duties :;
and now in commencing Sheriff Lang's
administration we believe we are voicing
the sentiments OF large majority of the
voters of Somerset county who desire to
see notification rebuked and the laws
impartially enforced.
We believe the paramount issue, to-
day, before the people of Somerset
county Is one higher than Democracy or
Republicanism. 1t is this; Do the
voters of our county desire a continue
ton of an enforcement administration
without graft, or fall back to Repubi-
can qualification with all its corrupting
Influences?
We believe the so-called claws for the
protection of Wild Game enacted by
Republican Legislatures at the dictation
Of one man are In the interests of graft
ers and boodlers with an eye only to
spoils, and bear unjustly upon the honest
farmers Of Maine, whose fertile fields
are natural feeding grounds and whose
hard earned crops are annually de-
stroyed without redress only as Com
missioner Carleton shall determine.
We as loyal Democrats pledge our sup
port to the nominees of this convention.
The county committee was chosen,
one from each representative district, as
follows: John p. Clark of Skowhegan,
w. r. Hunnewell of Pittsfeld, A. W.
Miller of Hartland, Fred Magoon of
Scion, A. F. Donigan OF Bingham, l.. d.
Rand of Fairfield, A. q. Sawyer of
Starks.
Nominations were made as follows:
Harrison ID. Barrett OF Canaan and Al
bert B. Page of Fairfield for Senators !;
Charles H. Clark Of Madison for Judge
of Probate, Guy J.. Conant of Show
hogan for Register Of Probate, A H.
Lang of Skowhegan for Sheriff, John F.
Holman of Athens for County Attorney,
A. w. Miller of Hsrtland for County
Treasurer, Albert S. Parsons of New
Portland for County Commissioner.
The Convention was one representative
of the party, the leading members there
Of from all parts of the County being in
attendance and they appeared to be dc
termined to put up stiff fight for the
nominees of the convention.