The Republican journal., 1910-07-14

BELFAST. THURSDAY. JULY IA. 1870
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REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR,
HON. BERT NJ. FERNALD
OF POLAND.
For Representative to Congress,
EDWIN c. BURLEIGH
OF AUGUSTA.
WALDO COUNTY NOMINATIONS.
For Senator,
AMOS F. CARLETON of winterport
For County Attorney,
H. c. BUZZELL of Searsport
For County treasurer,
JOHN S. DAVIDSON of Belfast
For Clerk of Courts,
JH. sAYWARD of Thorndike
For Register of Deeds,
ELLERY BOWDEN of Winterport
For County Commissioner,
ARTHUR V. MARTIN of Liberty.
LEGISLATIVE NOMINATIONS
FRED a. TIBBETTS. of Palermo.
ARTHUR W. KNIGHT of Monroe
The bucket shops have been deprived
of telegraph service, and are kicking.
The estate Of the late Chief Justice
Fuller foots up nearly one million dol
lars.
Arguing with liar is as unsatisfac-
tory as the pursuit of the Irishman's
flea; when you put your finger on him he
isn't there.
Somerville, Mass, went daft over the
visit of President Taft The Somerville
Journal says: 1T was the proudest, big
gest day in the history of Somerville. -
Good bless the cucumber" is the open
ing sentence of an editorial in the Lewis
ton Sun. The article occupies over a
column and must refer to the Long
Green variety.
1t was illustrative of the changed con-
ditions in Maine that at the Republican
State convention in Augusta Poland
Spring water flowed freely, and no
where was there evidence of anything
stronger.
The feature of the July 4th parade
which attracted the most attention and
comment, favorable or otherwise, was
the 'one-man city government in car
riage. 1t quite eclipsed the ''horribles'
and closely rivaled the donkey.
There are people who worry about w.
J. Bryan's political future as much as if
he were an eX-President. Washington
Star.
Many good Democrats are wishing he
would make his exit.
The United States has become by far
the greatest producer in the world of pig
iron, domestic production having adj
vanced from 100000 tons in 1885, to
rs "a million tons in 1909, exceeding in
the latter year the combined output of
Great Britain and Germany.
The Lewiston Sun claims that the
people Of Maine have been so thoroughly
fooled about the tariff that they will
swallow anything. The Lewiston Sun
has done more than its share of the fool
ing, and the people who swallow its edi-
torials must be very gullble.
Since W. R. Pattangall knocked out
Obadiah Gardner in one round at the
Democratic State convention in Augusta
he has not been much in evidence, and is
supposed 10 be behind board fence with
his eyes TO a knot hole watching the
preparations of the Maine Democrats to
strike the trail for Salt River, and for
which he has blazed the way.
Candidates Piaisted and McGillicuddy
and Fred Emery Beane, chairman of the
Democratic State committee, met in
Rockland last week and elected the Knox
county Democratic ticket by ZOO major
ity and defeated Congressman Swasey.
Col. Plaisted ''did not care to 90 definite
ly into the matter of figures at this time,"
but that is due to his innate and over
mastering modesty.
Another reason for the enhanced cost
of living is the execution of the pure food
law. Solicitor McCobe of the U. S. de-
partment Of agriculture says: Former
ly resort was had to aduteration and
misbranding to reduce the price of al
legged articles. Now people buy rasp-