Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-02
STATE HOUSE,
Mr.. Car|eton's Endorse
meots for appointment.
Governor 0esignates June %
As pardon Day."
Fish and Game Commissioners
Pass Rules and Regulations.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, May 81, at 10 A. M.

The endorsement of the Hon. Leroy
T. Carleton Of Winthrop for reap
pointment as chairman of the Commits
sion of Inland Fisheries and Game
reached the office of the Executive de-
paftfneht Saturday. 1t was fOrmd-
able array of petitions and letters and
it filled several baskets. The term of
MI carleton will not expire until the
latter part of June and besides him
there are two other candidates for the
position. James w. Bracket of Phil
lips, at present one of the members
of the commission. and II. l.. Elliott
of Rumf0rd Falls.
With the petitions and letters Mr..
Carleton has submitted brief of his
endorsement to His Excellency. Gov.
Fernald. which says in part
u beg leave to submit herewith GER
tain recommendations in addition to
those already sent you-the number
of which ! do not knOw-letters and
pelitions-praying for my re-appoint-
ment to the craftsmanship of the Fish
and Game Commission
I'm this connection | beg leave to
call your Excellency's attention 10 the
great number of those endorsements
more than lG.000--alsc their scope, en-
bracing nearly every city, town and
plantation in the state with many
summer visitors to Maine from very
many states and many non resident
land cottage owners. Truly, & most
remarkable tribute of the confidence Of
the people after an administration of
a dnzer years or more
II believe that the history of the
State does not furnish anything like
the number scope, character and
standing of the petitioners for any one
for IN appointive office.
1T is not believed that you can find
time to examine in detail this mass of
letters and petitions. l, therefore, beg
to call your attention to the following
facts:
Among the endorsers are the fol-
lowing: Both United States Senators
Frye and Hale: three of the four MEM
hers of Congress, Allen. Rurlcigh and
Guernsey: every living Ex-Governor.
Cham berlain, COnnor, Robbie, Burlegh,
Cleaves and Cobb; the chairman OF
the national committee, Hon. John F.
Hill. the chairman of the State COM
mittee. Mr.. Boyd, and Messrs. Murchie.
vi
Hamlin. Morrill, of Cumberland. En-
mons, Brown. Eastman, Forrest
Goodwin and many city town. county
and district committees.
Being compelled to entirely relin-
quish my law practice, as an attorney,
lave written pretty generally the
members of the bar who understand
the situa,ion--for their endorsement of
my candidacy for disappointment.
u find that there are about 900 prac
ticing attorneys in the State, 1t is said
that rot more than one half OF these.
or $50 are Republicans. I have receiv-
ed letters of endorsement from over
5O0--a great majority of all Of the Re-
publican attorneys in the state
THE Judges Of our courts have
rule that they will not write letters OF
recommendation for any one for All
appointive Office, but i should De
pleased to have you ask them their
opinion, feeling confident they Will
unanimously and strongly endorse me
for denomination.
ut has ever been the boast of the
Republican party that, other Things
being equal, the old soldier Shouid
have the preference in appointments
to office
g! am an old soldier. was wounded
in battle. draw a small pension Ior
gunShOt wounds received in the me
| of duty. All the old soldiers of prom
inencc in the state have by letter OF
petition asked Your Excellency TO re-
appoint me. They all know me--there
| is not an old soldier in the state VINO
does not know me personally OF NY
| reputation-most of them know me
personally
''rhe commissioner of PENSIONS re-
ports that one Of these in the country
dies every IA minutes. 1t won't be long
before the last one is dead.
| Il am proba bly, the last applicant
among these for an important state
office ! claim. on the score of an Ola
soldier, L should be re-appointed'
"Other things are more than equal IN
nv case: it is generally admitted, !
believe. that I am fully competent
that have built up this great depart
ment-that there is no reason for
nh.nga cxcept that some one else
wants it
Pad it long enough" This seems to
be the only argument used against me
| II *
ot1ice-young men should be given a
lchonce-that have had it long
enough.
while this is n legitimate argument
,s to some offices, it does not nave
force in this case. II l nave peen Il
good officer. it is an argument for my
continuance as much as among our
Judges. Nobody thinks OF applying 'he
doctrine of rotation to our judges and
This office is every whit as important
as that of judge. Indeed, it is alb
solutelv imperative that a good lawyer
should be at the head of this great
department of state government. Four
teen years ago I was persuaded
against my inclination or wish-to take
this Office.
Il then had a splendid law practice
had been eight years county attor-
|ney. 1 was assured that could carry
on my law business just the same
Everybody who had ever held the Of
fee had carried on their business JUST
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