The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-03-24
THURSDAY, MARCH "a.
On to Washington

The following highly interesting and
enlightening special despatch to the
Bangor Commercial will be worth
reading, particularly for those who
have been following our editorials.
touching the political conditions in
Somerset county and Name
Washington, ID. c., March IS.
Maine folks have been trooping into
Washington this week. Several high
school classes from the Pine Tree
State have been seeing the sights and
going the rounds. There have also
been a number of somewhat distin-
guished visitors, including former
State Senator E. w. Wheeler of
Brunswick, Bank Examiner William
B. Shelton of Lewiston and r. M.
Marston of Skowhegan. Mr.. Wheeler
and Mr. Shelton came particularly for
a hearing on the Guernsey bill au-
thorizing the states to levy taxes
upon deposits in savings bank depart
ments of National banks, the same as
are now levied upon deposits in trust
companies and in savings banks. Mr..
Marston is here several days visiting
his old friend, Henry C. Emery of
Ellsworth and New Haven, professor
of economy in Yale university and
now chairman of the tariff board that
Is gathering information about the
tariff rates and regulations of the
countries of the earth for the inform
alton of President Taft in the en-
fOrcement of the maximum tariff.
Rep. Guernsey was much with Mr..
Wheeler and Mr.. Shelton during their
visit. He is very much interested in
the bill, which they came here to adj
vocate before the House committee on
banking and currency, of which Mr..
Guernsey Is a member. All realize
that the Guernsey bill is not likely
to pass without long, hard fight, but
the agitation in behalf of the bill Is at
tracing much attention. Mr.. Mars
ton has been visiting Sen. Hale and
other Maine men at the Capitol. Mr..
Wheeler was also visitor at the Cap
itol and talked with Senator Hale. |
Some of those visitors brought him
word about the senatorial situation in
the State. There was considerable of |
an encouraging nature that the visit
ors had to tell the senator as regards
his own candidacy for reelection.
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situation in the State. however, was I
not entirely bright. Somerset county
Is hotbed of anti-Hale agitation and |
Mr.. Marston had something to say |
about it. He figures that the cam
paign up there for the election of
Judge Powers will not count for much
because of likelihood that the coun-
ty will go Democratic next Septem-
Der, unless the factional quarrels in
the party are fixed up.
OF course, there is considerable Re-
publican gloom around the Capitol,
because of the outcome of the city |
elections Rep. Burleigh, who knows
the Augusta situation, had warned |
members of the delegation that there |
was danger the Republicans would |
lose that city but 1t was, neverthe-
less. a disappointment to the Maine
congressman that the Capital city
should go over to the political foe.
The attention of our readers Is
called in particular to that part of the
above despatch which has to do with
what Mr.. Marston, our own fellow
townsman, says regarding the politi-
cal condition of Somerset county. This
is the first time, to our knowledge,
that his views on this matter have
been given to the public. And just
what are his views?
Our fellow townsman was hobnob-
bling with very distinguished men and
we trust that that which he said to
them was in sense commensurate,
in level headedness, with the height
of the altitude which he, unlike so
many Others had successfully scaled.
Senator Hale undoubtedly needs all
the good advice which his political
friends can give him and we are
heartily glad that Skowhegan, even
thus indirectly, could contribute
somewhat to his own stock in trade.
But was Mr. Marston joking the
Senator He told him, so the report
states, that the campaign In Somerset
county for Judge Powers is not likely
to count for much because mark the
statement) this county is going Demo-
cratic, UNLESS (Oh, ye healing
balm!) the Republicans get together
and quit their factional quarrels. That
ia, the meat in the nut Tor the mouse
in the meaD is that harmony can
didate," perhaps Mr.. Marston himself,