Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-08
Augustus Election Day.

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eligible to vote today at Augustus
| municipal election is in doubt as to
| the square in which he will mark his
ballot, we urge him to read carefully
the list of Republican nominations
published upon this page. Read it
and compare it with the list Of Demo-
cratic nominations. Read it and con-
slider the character of the men upon it
| and their fitness for the positions for
| which they are nominated. 1t is, from
top to bottom, a strong and clean
ticket, led by one of Augustus best
known and most respected citizens and
made up of representative business and
professional men, some of whom are
well experienced in municipal affairs
and all of whom are exceptionally we'll
qualified for seeing that Augusta IS
given an honest, like, progress
sive and economical administration Of
its municipal affairs for the coming
year. This ticket is nominated by The
Republican party of Augusta and it not
only deserves the support of every
voter who claims allegiance to that
party, but it must also commend itself
to all good citizens
We have no attack to make upon
Mayor Plaisted, nothing to say in dis
cipal affairs for the past three years.
1t has been the determination of Mr..
johnson and those associated with him
in this campaign to avoid personalities,
to conduct a canvass upon the highest
level and leave the result to the sound
sense of the people of Augusta. Mr..
Plaisted has served longer than the
customary term in the mayors Office.
He has been elected and reelected to
that high position by the votes of Re-
publicans who like him personally and
were willing to further for q time his
political ambitions. There is now
general feeling that he has already had
the office as long as any man should
have it. and that Mr.. Johnson should
ing that many Democrats have joined
with the Republicans in assuring Mr..
Johnson of their support. 1t is hard
to resist the personal appeal of good
fellow, but the voters of Augusta are
realizing that they owe something to
their city. owe it far too much to allow
it to become a one-man city, it's high
Not cIHSC pCluoiy ny Vic lIlH.
The name of Treby Johnson stands
for all that is best in citizenship and
all that is safe and sound in the bust
ness life of this community. In all the
history of Augusta no man was ever
nominated for the mayoralty better
fitted for that high office or more de-
serving of the honor than Treby john
son. He deserves a splendid vote and
rousing majority at the polls today.
MIR. johnson served as member of
the city government for five years on
the important committee on france,
being for two or three years it's chair
man. During that long period he new
er missed 4 meeting-a record that
speaks for itself. There is not clean
er man in the city of Augusta. or one
better qualified to serve, at the head
of our municipal affairs. If elected
mayor today, as we believe he will be
by decided majority. he may be de-
pended upon to give our city clean
able, and business-like administration
of affairs. The city's interests will be
his interests and he will give them the
full measure of time and attention
they will demand at his hands. We
trust that all of his friends-and he
has a host of them--Will be at the polls
today and give him the benefit of their
votes