Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-29
Repv5Iicans Believe They
Will Garry County.
Has Been Democratic, But
People Want a Change.
,ll,,tIou. That II viii Come Into
Republican Fold Again.

Bangor. Me, Aug. 28.-"Steppins
some is the description a leading Re-
publican of this city described the at
titude of his partyjin a. conversation
with a newspaper man.
Penobscot county is Republican, al
ways has been. always will be. Two
years ago it lapsed, as it did once be-
fore, to a lesser extent, when George
W Brown was elected sheriff. This
time. as then. the lapse simply served
in the end to strengthen the Republic
can position to make the party strong
er throughout the county. 1t is a Re-
publican county. 1t has given big plur-
aties and has helped to make Maine
the banner Republican State of the
Union. At the last election, various
things entered in the canvass. Local
differences made trouble. Today those
differences have disappeared. The par
ty here, as at other points in the State.
is united 1t has gone into the fight
without breach in it's ranks and it is
going to come out of it, when the polls
close on the night of Sept. II, victori-
GUS not only for it's county ticket, but
for the State and district ticket as
! we'll
This fact has been very apparent
during the present week. 1t Is the
first time that local people have had
an opportunity of getting good line
on the outlook in all portions or the
county. The result of their inquiries
has been to give them the greatest
courage and to convince them OF the
certainty of victory this fall.
It has been the week of Eastern
Maine State fair and people have
aocked into Bangor from all over the
EASTERN and northern sections Of the
state. Penobscot's delegation has been
exceptionally large and all OF the local
politicians have made it point to. IN
terview the visitor on the situatio"'
The result of these interviews has been
to establish confidence in the result. "A
conservative estimate of the outcome
il that Penobscot county will elect us
county ticket and give to Gov. ferhalo
a plurality of 1900. ;.
MANY things enter into TINS conoi-
ton of affairs. In the campaign Two
y.ars ago, the Democrats charged that
pcnuhlican officials had not done their
duty. had failed to enforce the laws
and they promised all sorts 81 sooo
things They were elected. On Jan. L.
1903 they were seeking to build Notes'
and establish a political machine nav
inp TOR it's object the control lot al
time of the county.
Bar rooms opened on every mana anu
Nsuor flowed as freely here as ever IL
di1 IN the old days of the Bangor Plan
No effort was made to stop 1t. Com
plactutly the sheriff and the county
attorney observed this violation OF the
law. when their attention was called
| to 1t, they smiled and did nothing
II was mentioned to the sheriff one
day. He smiled. Let the police 90 IT,
| II thew want to-" he said.
He lived up to that policy, He dio
| nothing Bangor was the scene OF wild-
est notification until in March last.
! new chief Of police was appointed III
enforce the law" said Chief Gilman.
His men got their instructions ana
went to work. The bars began to close
Case after case has gone TO the su-
| preme court from the municipal one
| which originated with the police. Thelr
Ultimate disposal can be easily ac-
counted for by an examination or the
| records of the August term of the SUI.
preme court 1t is string or MOI
| presses rs long as your arm
The people of the county ana tne
city have become disguised with TINS
dc-nothing policy. They recall that the
Republican records were different; tnat
there was positive effort at entorc.
ing the law and they are going to put
the party back in power when they
vote next month.