Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-09-05
COMPLETES d! s. lseeond { l!1I1 ! Week
Of His Campaign.
Believed Ills Plurality VIII Be
Greatly Increased.
Al Talk Of Democratic Success ls
4 Big Pipe Dream.

princeton, Me-, Sept. 4.-GOV. Fer
nald last night, completed the second
week of his campaign. He has already
spoken in every county of the State ex-
cepting York. Androscoggin. Penobscot
and KTfox and into those counties his
campaign will carry him this week
Everywhere the Governor has been
greeted by big crowds. He has spoken
in the same. towns where Col F. W.
Plaisted has appeared and while the
Democratic candidate for Governor has
had large crowds at his rallies, too,
those which have been greeting the
Governor have been much larger and
more enthusiastic. according to the
statements made in these places to a
newspaper correspondent who has been
with the Governor during the entire
time In those places where the Demo-
cratic papers have been claiming that
there was great disaffection among the
Republicans the Governor has been
warmly welcomed, royalty entertained
and has been given every assurance of
support and help at the polls. There
Is little substance to the stories which
are being told about the Democratic
landslide in Maine this year. 1t is all a
dream. The Republicans have not been
active until during the past week, but
now in every town in this State
speeches have been made or will be
made by an able corps of speakers.
Everywhere the Democrats have
found that their talk about free trade
and the tariff has met with no re-
sponse. 1t is not an issue which ap-
peals to Maine Republicans or Maine
people. Because of the tariff talk the
Democrats have lost rather than gain
ed in strength and almost everywhere
they have dropped talking about it as
much as they have been able to do so.
On the State finance proposition.
while they are dealing with generali-
ties the Governor and the Republican
stump speakers have been around CIV
ing facts and figures. Almost every
town in the State has been getting
back more money from the State than
they have paid in taxes and these fig
ures where they are given. and they
are being used everywhere, are con-
vincing the people and have made this
issue decidedly unpopular with the
Democratic orators themselves. Even
Col. Plaisted. the Democratic candidate
for Governor has stopped talking about
these things in the campaign.
In Somerset county among the 1arm
ers Gov. Fernald was given royal
welcome.
Going down to Bar Harbor early last
week Gov. Fernald held a meeting
which taxed the skating rink in that
town, the largest auditorium in the
place, to it's capacity, and he made
telling speech. After the meeting was
over Democrats and Republicans alike
crowded around him to tell him that
thew were with him in his fight and
the opinion was expressed that Bar
Harbor would give him larger plural
ity than was given there two years
ago.
But It was in AroostoOk county that
the Governor met the best reception.
The farmers crowded into the towns
there to see him and hear him tax.
At Houlton he had a big meeting ana
another one the next night at Presque
Isle.
Going by automobile from Houiton
to Presque Isle large crowds assembled
on two hours telephone notice to near
the Governor talk. At Monticello,
Bridgewater and Mars Hill the meet
ings were large. In the latter place
the Governor, who intended to speak
q few words from his automobile, was
Obliged to 20 into a hall which was
packed solid full Of farmers dressed
Just as they had come from the fields
in their working clothes. This Is the