Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04
The Candidate and Platform.
(Soinerset Reporter.)

(Somerset Reporter
Hon. Bert Nj. Fernald OF west
Poland is to be the next Governor ol
Maine, as decided by the Withdrawal
Of Mr. Hanes at the State CohVeh-
ton in Bangor. He was not our
choice but is the choice of majority
of the delegates representing the Re-
publicans of Maine, and to their decis-
ion we yield, all the more gracefully
because Mr.. Fernald is q strong can
didate, and will well represent the
party and the people in the Executive
chair. He will have no more lerVeh'
or able champion in the coming cam
paign than his competitor FOR the
place, Hon. William L. Halnes'
| warrior who never "SulkS III MS
| tent" whose canvass for the honofa-
| bic place was clear and aboVe-poaru'
| leaving no sting or bad teelius De
| hind, or sores to be healed
Mr.. Fernald comes from STURDY
| and stalwart ancestry. He was porn
| in the town and on the farm where he
| now lives. 1t was rescued from the
wilderness by his grandfather more
than a century ago. He is fifty years
old and married. His business IS that
of Il farmer and packer, and tfis
brings him into the fullest sympathy
with those who earn their bread by
the sweat Of the brow.
Like many another man VINO by
pluck and energy has helped 10 shape
his own destiny, Mr.. Fernald was
educated in the town schools, endlhS
with several courses at the Boston
| Business College. He has always
been deeply Interested in educational
matters, having taught school Tor
several years and served on the
| school committee He has served
with great acceptance in both branch
| es of the Legislature, and in polltlcs
| has always been a pronounced Repup-
lcan, without the shadow OF turning.
| Besides following the business OF
| farming, he is manager of perhaps
| the largest packing establishment IN
| Maine He is also director IN
several telephone companies. He IS
| interested in canning factories at
| West Poland, oxford, Lisbon ana
Turner, putting up about 100000
cans of corn and vegetables per year.
About 1900, MI Fernald, with the
Rickers of Poland Springs, estah-
|
too. has been successful venture.
and now handles the products OF
three thousand cows. The Poland
| Creamery is far famed for the excel
lency Of its products.
Possessed OF a charming person.
alitv. Mr. Fernald Will make himself
felt in any society. A good speaker,
he will be ever ready at the functions
which Governors are expected 10
grace. OF sterling integrity and in
corruptible honesty, he Will tolerate
no graft or double dealing in any de-
partment OF the government coming
within the control of his admlnistra-
ton. a good, clean, Christian gentle
man coming from the ranks Of the toll
| ing people, he will be rewarded by an
election to the office for which he had
d worthy ambition.
The resolutions adopted by the
| conventions are clear and pronounced
AMI will meet the approval of the
rank and file of the party. They en-
dorSn the administrations of President
| Roosevelt and Gov. Cobb; commend
our delegation in Congress. and de-
mand of all officers the faithful and
impartial enforcement of all laws.
They favor constitutional amend
! ment to enable the Governor to re-
move any executive officer who fails
to perform his duty. This would do
| away with the Sturgis commission.
| and put adequate power into the
hands Of the Governor. They favor
equalization Of taxation. good roads.
ard laws for the protection of chill
dren AS far as the Republican party
is concerned the convention has for
the present emphatically settled the
question of resubmissiOn of the liquor
laws. 1t is opposed to it. A great
protest against resubmission has
come up from every part of the State:
| and whether we like it or not, Wheth-
| or we agree with them or not, the peO-
pie regard the present movement for
| reSubnission as step towards IL
cense. As so understood, and obedient
to the voice Of the people. the Re
publican party takes its stand square
" against the proposition to resubmit,
and decides to devote its energies to
the rigid enforcement OF the law.