Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-30
BEFORE THE FUN.
Doines in the Hall Before Hon. +. M.
Simpson Called for Order.

Convention Hall, Bangor June %
| (SpeciaD.-The solid Knox county
| crowd was in the gallery early and
made the welkin ring for their man
When the Camden Band, which, with
the others We're massed at the back of
| the stage, played Hail to the Winning
Cobb" these mon showed approval.
| They rose in the air. shouted until they
| We're hoarse, waved hats, canes and
| cobb banners, ending with a wild Cobb!
Cobb! Cobb.
As each Cobb delegation arrived It
was cheered to the limit and made to
understand that it was "It!" The
Knox folks were seated down front in
the center. On their left We're the breth-
| rem from York. the home of Prescott.
| while to the right was Androseoggin,
from whence came FernaId and his bust
ed boom. The other counties were
grouped behind these.
Delegates did not begin to arrive until
| about u o'clock. but spectators came
! early. Long before the hour a. which
the proceedings were scheduled TO open,
| the gallery was filled. Scores and scores
of ladies were present and took great
interest in the dOings of the convention.
When Mr.. F. w. Wight and S. F. Wight
of Rockland, leaders in the Cobb canvass,
arrived and took place with the Knox
delegation, they received an ovation which
was second only to that which Mf. Cobb
himself got
Saying that is a lot, for when Cobb ap-
peared his admirers threw themselves.
For full five minutes it was practically
lmDOcGlbIp hear n thing
ing. How they cheered! How they
shouted for Cobb, If ever man received
when he appeared in Bangor's big Audi
torium, this afternoon. He must have
felt that the entire State of Maine had
but single thought. and that was Cobb.
Compared to it the reception of the other
candidates was as nothing.
Congressman Charles +. Littlefield was
given a grand reception when he appear
ed on the floor and took n seat in tbs
front row of the Knox county delegation.
Both Prescott and Fernald Were given
a warm welcome on their appearance in
the hall. 1t showed that they had some
friends. and that they were glad TO show
admiration.
The first intimation of demonstration
for Fernald and Prescott was at ii
O'Clock when the Lincoln Club of Port
land, with the First Regiment Band. and
the AndroScoggin contingent with the
Lewiston Brigade Band, arrived The
two outfits marched together. but it was
mild. The combined procession failed to
Knox county. 1t was the frantic struggle
of drowning man to save himself. As
4 vote winner it was n dull and dismal
failure. as shown by the vote of the con-
vention.
Last night. Carrie Nation. she of hatch
ct fame. was in town and did some talk
ing in City hall. Some one tipped her OF
that there was going to be a convention
here, today. Having seen how they do it
cut in Kansas. Carrie thought she would
get next to Maine ways, so stopped over.
About IL o'clock she got n place in the
convention and delivered a characteristic
harangue to the empty benches and news
paper men. telegraph and telephone line
men present, after which she retired to
a less conspicuous place in the gallery,
remaining there.
1t was interesting to watch the dele
gates taking their monday meal. Owing
to the crowd in town it was impossible
for the bulk to get dinner before the con-.
vention, so they brought down bags OF
crackers and sandwiches, which they
munched. choerfully. as we'll as ilungrily;
some of them had desert in the shape of
oranges and bananas, but most all took
theirs straight