Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-02

Down IN the hitherto Democratic
stronghold of Knox the Republicans
today held a convention that was a
rouser and augured well for the re-
demption Of that county which the
leaders of the Republican party in
probable. One hundred and thirteen of
the 1l6 delegates to which the conven-
ton was entitled were in their seats
and Hon. William r. Cobb. former
Governor of Maine presided Governor
Belt NJ. Fernald made his opening
speech of the campaign in connection
with the convention and was given an
ovation when he rose to speak
Hon. Arthur S. Littefield of Rock
land was nominated for senator. re-
ceiving SO votes to eight for w. Wilder
Perry of Camden. Herbert r. Linnell
of ThOmaston was nominated for sher-
if, receiving 81 votes to "a for Edward
A. KnowltOn of Rockland and II for
Wilder $. Irish of Camden. The other
nominations We're: Register of deeds
Charles Benncr of Thomaston; coun-
ty attorney, Milton W. Weymouth of
Rockland; county treasurer. Robert L.
Beane Of Camden: county commission
err. Joseph s. Black of Vinathaven.
The address of Governor Fernald,
which reviewed in detail the question
of state finances and gave facts and
fl cures in answer to the query Of
Democrats was as follows:
Mr. President, Gentlemen of the Con-
,, vention and Fellow Citizens:
am especially glad to come to
Knox county at this time and speak
to its sturdy Republicans, who for
many years have dauntlessly kept the
faith in the face of repeated and con-
tinued discOuragements. confronted as
they have been by an over-powering
and heretofore cohesive Democracy.
The Republicans of my own county
of Androscoggin have sympathized
with YOU. We have fought the same
l'sort of fight, and today the Repupn-
cans of Knox and Androscoggin are
| cheered by the same glorious lgh'
| now Just ahead-victory in September.
hear it in AndroscOggin on the
| streets of her cities and on the nigh
ways of her towns, and the enthusiasm
| that pervades our ranks there is the
same enthusiasm that is breaking ana
spreading over the courageous hosts
| of Republicanism here. And Keeping
stem with us at this time is great
hody of citizens, attached for the
mast wears to another party, but to-
| day awakening to a duty they owe
| their counties, to free them from the
grasp of a crew sailing under cclors
haunting their party name, but banded
together for personal profit and ag-
pranaizement, and repudiated by
every honest, clear-headed and Clean
| handed voter who permits no man.
no sleek official. to crack the party
whip over his shoulders and drive
him to the support of regime that ne
knows is contrary to the very spirit
of our institutions.
congratulate you upon the tichet
vo,, have nominated today ana oiie'
to tn, candid judgment of your telio" :
| cit,zens. 1t presents to them an OPP
| portunity to exercise the FRANCHISE
| freed from every faint of hosslshl.
| bargain and Doodle; and that II VIII
meer the appreciation and receive the
| commedation of large majority Oh
tho mon of Knox. that it will be elect
cd that it will redeem your county
from the grip of combination OF Oh :
go bo,ders-not the true Democratic
nartv-I am confident as that the sun
will set on the evening vi
September 18th. next.
| Two years ago we met IN ota'e WV
vention divided, discordant. peli'Sei
ent. today we meet united. Two yea.
ago our leading opponents met u''i.e"'
TODAY they are divided. divided i'i .n'i
than they know. having by their aO''o'
in their convention and by utteraioer
of their leaders since that time tutiieo
thoir faces on the great farming III
.or.sts IF Maine and scoffed at inc
ctate,s fostering care of agrlcuitura.
;,,orests thereby deliberately an"
onenly striking at the heart Oh an III
tarest that is the very basis ana
foundation of the welfare OF its peo-
| pie. .,, panuhlican
| ont;or of 1908 a platform was de-
| veloped, in which we as parry p.on
iced certain specific things. we pi"ili
,sed the conservation of our ha' a
resources in such form that VIM.
protecting the rights of poth CAPITA
and the consumer. neither trus' ~
svstem nor any other Dalelu' .'...9
snon;a ever secure these ha'urai
sources to the detriment OF tlie e"'
ond eouities of the people Oh Niai',e
| NJ, nronised liberal support 10 III.
o.ood roads movement; we proHiiseo
. 90 hour law to labor; we Proi'i'seo
ao,,;tahle system of taxation Al
.ha form of a new tax law; we prom
;ssd a strict and impartial enforce
nan+ of the school law and or the
nh,,d labor law: we promised an hon
cot and impartial enforcement OF al
,aws unon the Statute books. Ihere
e not a syllable Of that platform OF
| - 80 ooboes wrong today. There