The Republican journal., 1907-02-28
WALDO COUNTY OPPOSED
To The Removal OF the State Capital to
Portland.

The Kennebec Journal is publishing let
tiers of protest from all over Maine against
the removal of the State Capital to Portland
Following are protests from Waldo county
ISLE sBoRo. j. A. Sprague, member
OF thebOard of selectmen, writes that
he is opposed to moving the State cap.
ltal to Portland, does not know OF any
one in his town who favors it. He does
not think the people there would be
taxed for such purpose.
KNOX. E. G. Vose, town clerk. writes
that he is opposed to moving the cap
1tal to Portland. He does not find any
sentiment in his town favorable to
such action, and does not believe the
taxpayers would stand for it.
J. Webb, member of the board of
selectmen, writes that he is not in
favor of removing the capital; that he
mas been unable to find any sentiment
In favor of such removal and that he
Thinks the taxpayers would be unwill-
ing to share the additional burden of
expense such a course would bring
about,
LINCoLNvILLE. Fred A. Trask writes
mat he Is opposed to moving the cap
ltal to Portland; that he finds no Senti-
ment In favor of it among his towns
men and does not think they would be
willing to be taxed for it.
MoNTvILLE. L. F. Sukeforth, Sec
rotary of the South Montville Grange,
says that he is opposed to moving the
capital to Portland. He finds no senti-
ment therefor among the people of
his town, and thinks they would not
be willing to be taxed for such a
purpose.
NoRTHPoRT, F. A. Rhodes, town
clerk, writes that he is opposed to NOV
ing the capital to Portland. He adds;
81 think we could not get yes vote
in this town."
Clarence 0 Woodbury., a member of
the board of selectmen writes that lie,
as well as his townsmen, is not in
favor of removing the capital of the
State from Augusta to Portland. He
writes that the people of his town would
be unwilling to bear the extra burden
of expense and forego public improve
ments for such purpose.
PALERMO. w. S. Jones, superintendent
OF schools in 1906, writes that he is op-
posed to moving the capital to Portland
That he finds no one in town in favor
of it and that he thinks the people of
the town would not be willing to be
taxed for such a purpose.
II. NJ. Lenfest, master of the Sheep
scot Lake Grange, replies in the mega
tive to the question, "Do you favor
q ha ro6nninr ho Gtot fol
and building a new one in Portland?"
He also replies that no sentiment in
favor of such removal among his towns
people and that he does not think they
would be willing to undergo the ad-
ditional expenses of such an under
taking.
SwANvILLE. E. c. Peavy, member
of the selectmen, writes that he is op-
posed to moving the capital to Portland
and finds no sentiment for it among the
people of his town. He adds, eff it is
necessary to make Improvements [
suppose that we can share our part of
the expense. AS one of the officers of
the town think l can safely say that
we do not favor removal"
SEARsMoNT. M. o. Wilson, men,
Der Of a.. the school committee: 81 am
certainly not in favor of moving the
State House from Augusta, and am
willing to do all in my power against it
1t does not seem possible that there
can be any great number of our citizens
that would be in favor of such an ex-
pense, where there would be nothing to
gain. | have signed a remonstrance.
| do not think there is single voter in
town in favor of the move"
A. L. Maddocks, town clerk, writes
that he does not favor moving the State
capital to Portland. He finds no one in
his town who is, and does not believe
the people there would be willing to be
taxed for such a purpose.
C.S. Adams writes: "In regard to the
removal of the State capital from Au-
gusta to Portland let lie say, as men,
Der of the board of selectmen, that |
feel safe in stating that Searsmont is
solid against it,
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