Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-27
Wednesday, June ~, 1906.
The Third District Convention.

waterville yesterday was a notably
large and enthusiastic gathering of the
representative Republicans of central
Maine. Its deliberations were charaL-
terized by the utmost harmony, and
ty a general determination to assist in
rolling up an old-time ma jority for the
party ticket in September. Such a
gathering in this off year and the en-
thusiasm that marked its proceedings
Is splendid augury of sweeping
Republican triumph at the polls IL
calls the Democratic bluff. and de-
monstrates the shallow and insubstah-
rial character Of Democratic claims.
From every part of the district the
delegates, out in force, brought the
most encouraging reports. II Is evil
dent that the people of Maine are
everywhere waking up to the true
character Of the campaign that will be
waged this year by the Democratic
party, and the forces that will lie be-
hind 1t.
There was no uncertain sound in the
platform that was adopted yesterday
bv the Third District Republicans. 1t
was explicit, and to the point. 1t is
published in full in another part OF
this issue. and we commend it to the
careful attention Of our readers.
Never has a convention in the third
district been more fortunate in its
speeches than that of yesterday. The
address of Judge Philbrook presenting
Mr.. Rurleigh's name. was a mastery
one. and aroused much enthusiasm
among the delegates. He was ably
followed by DIR. Grindle of Hancock
Senator Morse OF Waldo. and Judge
Walton Of Somerset. in s-conding
speeches for their respective counties.
IL is reassuring for Republicans 10
get together and compare notes. for II
shows how nhnsy are the v"cifrrous
claims of the opposition. II is true
that a great deal OF hard work must
b. done by the Republicans IF Maine
between this time. and election; but
that work viii b. done this year. as II
has been done in the past. persistently.
intelligently. and we'll. The Republican
party will go before the people Of
Maine this year, as was we'll stated in
the platform adopted at yesterdays
convention. with issues that will stand
for what is truest and best in the life
of our State. The Democrats claim
that they will make large gains: but
they were even more vociferous in
making such predictions two years
ago. carrying their confident assertions
clear up to election day. The
counting of the votes. however. show
ed; the utterly unreliable character of
their prophecies. and it is not likely
that the voters Of Maine will be deceiv-
ed by any rainbows they may paint the
present year. We believe that all the
signs of the times point. and point en-
phatically, to an even more sweeping
Republican victory this year than that
Of two years ago.
The people of Maine are prosperous.
They believe i'm President Roosevelt.
and they will give his magnifio ent ad-
ministration the endorsement of their
votes They believe. too. in the sin
cerity and honesty Of Governor Cobb,
and they will stand by him in his cour-
ageous and uncompromising stand for
the honest enforcement of the laws
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which the people Of our State have
put upon their statute books. The
voters of Maine admire Governor Cobb
as a ndan. and honor him as an official.
They will prove this upon election day
by giving him. an increased majority.
Moreover the voters Of our State
recognize the fact that in this election
is involved the return of Hon. William
p. Frye to the United States Senate.
No man has stronger hold upon the
hearts Of Maine citizens. than this
clean, able big hearted man of the peo-