The Republican journal., 1910-06-16

THE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL
BELFAST, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1910.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
The Republican Journal Publishing Go.
CHARLES A, P1LsBuRY, p, Editor M And
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Speaker Cannon will take the stump
this fall and defy his political enemies.
Let the cannon roar! -,
Bradstreets' reports unseasonably cold
weather, and retail trade and crops check
ed;crop conditions lower, but areas larger.
Bad weather restricts trade in shoes.
The Democrats have made Congress
sional nominations as follows: End dis
trict, Daniel J. McGillicuddy of Lewis
ton; Sd district, S. w. Gould of Show
hogan.
The Rockland Opinion is not very we'll
pleased with the Knox county Democratic
ticket. Otis believes in rotation in office,
and the convention didn t. rotate worth a
cent.
Last Sunday was observed as fremen S
memorial day throughout New England.
The graves of firemen We're decorated
and services held in the churches and
cemeteries. The observance is a fitting
one.
Holman Day administered aid and COM
fort to the brewers at their convention in
Washington, D. c., June 9th. AS to pro-
hibition in Maine Mr.. Day sees Through
glass, darkly," and his conclusions arc
not warranted by the facts. There will
be no resubmission to rum rule in Maine
this year-or any other year.
Mention was made III The Journal last
week of the necessity for dredging the
harbor and Friday morning the steamer
Camden was delayed an hour in making
her landing here by grounding just off
the wharf. Here is a matter the Belfast
Board of Trade should take up for pres
entation at the next session of Congress.
Last Saturdays caucnses made sure
the nomination, and election, of Asher G..
Kinds as Representative to Congress
from the First district. He has three
more delegates to the convention than
are necessary to nominate and is assured
OF others III the later caucuses. He is
eminently worthy of the honor to be con-
ferred upon him.
Iileston Wadlin, ESQ.,, announces that
he will not be a candidate for Clerk of
Courts at the coming Republican con-
ventlon. Mr.. Wadlin has served the
county in this capacity for "a years to
the fullest acceptance of bench and bar,
and ne will retire to private life at the
expiration of his present term with the
commentator and best wishes of every
one.
The Machias Republican says there
seems to be a determination on the part
OF both wings of the party to make this
banner year in Washington county. -
1t is going to be banner year for the
Republican party in other counties as
well. The Democrats are doing their
Growing now, but when the votes are
counted the Republican rooster will be
in evidence.
At recent meeting of Machias Valley
Grange every member present was asked
10 tell the grange what particular article
OF tood he or she most desired when real.
ly hungry. Some of the members gave
an elaborate menu, while the prize 70,
brevlty was awarded the brother who
rose IN his seat and said: Oceans, by
gosh, ard sat down amid tumutuous
applause.
Belfast has Democratic Labor Union.
Republican-Socialistic mayor. He has also
advertised himself as dealer in coal
fertilizer, agricultural implements ane
real estate, His diversified political af.
hllaflons are for business purposes: his
varied business ventures are in part po-
litical and in part for retaliation upon
those who differed with him on public
matters.
The love affairs of Prof. Harry Thurs
ton Peck of Columbia University have
got him into peck of trouble. Although
a married man he wrote love poems to a