Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-14
Strength Of lRockIand Candi-
date Growing Daily.
Why Those Who Know Him Best Are
His Strongest Supporters.
A Safe, Sound Man Who Has Won the
Confidence Of His Follow Citizens.

atcd with him in official and business
affairs are supporting his candidacy.
These men have had an opportunity to
know him intimately and appreciate
his sterling qualities. The fact that
he has their unqualified endorsement
at this time shows that his record was
fidence and esteem, and is certainly
to his credit, for had he been lack
ing in the qualities that command re-
spect among men, lac certainly would
not have their present hearty support
for the gubernatorial nomination. Mr..
Cobb served in the first Executive
Council of Governor Burleigh. Prior
to this official relation Mr.. Burlcigh
had had but slight acquaintance WITH
him. He soon came, however, to have
a sincere respect for the sterling char
actcr and sound judgment of the Rock
land man. lie found him clean, fair
minded. broad-gauged gentleman. fully
alive to the interests of the people of
the State, whose servant he was, and
having at all times the absolute cour-
age of his convictions. AS a result of
the friendship thus formed and the
faith thus established, Congressman
Burleigh promptly pledged Mr.. Cobb
his support when he first entered upon
his gubcrnatorial canvass, and will be
one of his delegates at the Bangor
convention. What was true of Mr..
Burleigh has been true of hundreds of
other men, all over Maine, who have
borne a more or hess active part in the
political and business life of our State,
and who certainly would not endorse
any man for the party standard
bearer in this year of the Presidential
election whom they did not sincerely
believe to be em;nently qualified by
character and attainmcnts to fill the
gubernatorial office with credit to him
self and to the State.
There has been disposition on the
part of some of Mr.. Cobb's opponents
to discrcdit his strength by snccring at
his supporters as 1.-The ring" This
mcanS--if 1t means anything-tllat Il
large majority Of the members Of Re
publican committees, State and local,
the men whom the voters have selected
to call party caucuse3 and direct the
work of the campaign, are favorable I.
his candidacy. Certainly these men,
whom their fcllow citizens have en-
trusted with these duties because they
believed them worthy Of the RESPONSE
bility and devotedly loyal to the party
interests men upon whom must large
ly fall the work of the approaching
not be supporting
Mr.. Cobb's candidacy il they did not
honestly believe him man in every
way qualified for the duties OF the
position
There has been talk, too, about the
people IS opposed to the politicians:
but IL the sturdy voters who have
turned out in such goodly numbers
on some occasions In pouring rain
stcrms-to elect 50 delegates for Mr..
Cobb out of the Is chosen to date. arc
any less "the people" than those who
have elected delegates for his oppon-
ents we confess that we have failed to
recognize the distinction.
Certainly the supporters of Mr.. Cobb
have no disposition to assemble them
selves together, after the manner Of the
three poor tailors Of Tooley street, and
solemnly proclaim themselves "the
people" Any representive gathering Of
local Republicans which assemblies to.
gether and elects delegates to the Ban
gor convention. is an expression Of
popular judgment.
For men who hold one view touching
a choice between good menywho aspire
CONTINUED on page a.