Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-09

Washington County Republican CON
vention held in this city Thursday was
a very enthusiastic gathering and was
made memorable by the addresses of
Congressman Frank E. Guernsey and
Governor Bert NJ. Fernald. But one
contest developed, a three-cornered
fight for the nomination of senator
from the Eastern section of the coun-
II. E. Nicholas of Eastport and j. r.
Peacock of Lubec, in which Lawrence
was nominated on the first ballot, re
ceiving 81 votes to 43 for Nicholas and
1G for Peacock
The other nominations We're made
as follows: Senator (Western section).
DR.. f. A. Chandler of Addison; sheriff.
Stillmar T.. Woodman of Calais, coun-
ty attorney. H. J. Dudley. Calais;
county treasurer, Morey e. Gardner.
Machias; register of deeds, B. f. XIII
by, Easlport; register of probate, c.
Hollis White of East Machias, coun
ty commissioner, j. w. Edgerly of
Princeton.
l.. c. Haycock of Cherryfield presid-
ed at the convention and w. G.. Means
of Machias acted as secretary. Con-
gressman Guernsey made a short ad-
dress upon national issues and Cover
nor Fernald gave an able address set
ting forth the issues in the State cam
paign.
When the Governor plunged into the
body of his speech the first thing he
discussed was the promises made by
the Republican party in its platform
of 1903 and the manner IN which they
have been kept. No one plank in that
platform, he insisted. was mora care
fully considered from all standpoints
than that assuring the voters that
5S-hour law should be enacted. The
delegates of the State convention well
understood that it was question
fraught with Importance. They de
clareG for il. The Legislature III ses-
sion at Augusta in the early months
of 1909 gave it still further conSid-
Grafton. Hearings were held upon it.
AT these hearings all were given an
opportunity to express themselves
freely and fully, in favor or opposition
the IlltdSult. w iiNil e'io''N i'NN>
had been concluded the members OF
the committee which conducted them
made a favorable report to the paren'
BODY and the 5S-hour law was enacted.
Contrary to the ideas of many, he de-
clared, no one was injured by the pas
sage of the law. The sardine packers OF
the Washington county coast had no
reason to complain Wise legislators
carefully guarded their interests. AT the
same time these Legislators did not fail
of their duty to the men who labor. A
sardine factory was not like cotton
mill: the pulp and paper plant was dlner-
ent from the blueberry canning factory.
In the cotton mill and the pulp and pa
per manufaetory they could control thei:
raw material, in the canning plants they
had to work when the material came. In
the beginning it was supposed that 5S-
hour which would be equitable to all
these could not be devised A judicious
. and careful, a Republican Legislature,
solved the problem. A law was drafted
and passed which was fair to al inter
ests. In this as in every other walk of
State affairs the Republican party had
kept faith 1t had broken no pledges. no
unkept promises to explain in the past
two years, as since the day its first con
vention was held the party had been true
to its word.
You know what we have done for good
roads," he said. You know that from a
simple beginning several years ago, the
State of Maine is today spending liberal
ly for the betterment of it's highways
Yesterday, and, gentlemen, | know
you will pardon a brief reference to a
young man from your own county.
though it may have the flavor of person
ality, ! rode from Augusta to this de-
lightful city on the eastern boundary of
our country with Paul d. Sargent, the
efficient State commissioner of highways.
tApplause). AS we came along the way
Mr.. Sargent from time to time would call
our attention to stretch of road
That's a section of State road we built
last year, he would say, or sometimes it
would be the year before, and then he
would go on and tell what the plans of
that particular city or town were for
this work. In each case he would tell ex-
actly what the conditions were before
the improvement was started 1t was
very interesting to me, gentlemen, and
want to assure you that l found great
deal in the 200-mile ride of Wednesday
to consider in connection with road i'm
provements.
Mr.. Sargent showed me where the
money was being wisely expended and
how carefully the municipalities were
handling the subject; how they were
carefully investigating each expendit-
ure SO as to give the best results for
the least money. I want to say right
here. lest l forget it, that no one who
has studied this subject of good roads
and l might say that l have looked in
to it a bit, that it seems to me that in
the appointment of Mr., Sargent to this