The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-04
MAINE DEMOCRATS.

Platsted. GoyernoT-elect. u largely reapon-
sible for tho failure Of the Portland Press
mob Of hungry pie hunters to materialise
The pledges witch he made before election
he repeats and emphasizes now that the
election - over. lam going TO make good.
he SAYS. and I expect YOU Democratic
leEislAtor-elect to make good too This
sort Of talk coming from the young and
vigorous leader Of his party and lts hearty
and apparently sincere indoruement BY his
closest friends and political advisers have
/ probably had a soldering influence upon the
Democratic rank and fils and caused the
more ravenous pie hunters TO curb their
spIetite- az least for the time being. ~ tho
first straight Democratic Administration in
Maine since before the war IL really 20 make
good ~ Will have TO cut down the annual
state expenditures a round million Of dol
lar. lop on a lot of useless office-. abolish
the unpopular and inuuisitoriAl SiurEis com
mission and wipe out the law which created
". make a strong EFFORT to have the pro-
hibitory amendment to the Constitution
again submitted 10 the people. redistriet
the state both A. To Congress and state
legislative districts. correct the gross in
CAPABILITIES in city and town representation
In the Legislature. and make an honest
and searching Investigation to Determine
whether recent Republican Administrations
have been corrupt and pronigate OF merely
u
programme, and as matter Of fact . great
deal more OF program me han IL looks to be
on it, face. Mr. PlAisted IL going 10 make
good. even n IN 30 doing he incurs the
displeasure Of some OF the old fellows whose
boast ~ il that their Democracy IL q ward
wide and all wool six to eight thousand
Republicans voted for me. and .OOO moro
tried to- but lost their votes because OF the
miserable apology for the Australian ballot
that ~s have here in Maine. saws Mr..
Plaisted And he adds
These men are not yet Democrats: the Demo
cratic party in this state has not yet won their
complete cohndeRce They are not with ihi.
year because 81 anything we have done but be
cause % what the other fellows have done and be
cause OF our promise. and pledges 10 do better.
Only one contest for once has a. yet
attracted general attention. and that 10 the
contest for the seat IN the nited states
senate which has been occupied since 1881
BY Eugene Hale. No Democrat in Maine
IN his widest dream prior to August saw
Democrat from this State in the United
states senate. and a Democratic Ssna tor
from Maine will be a. much Of curi-
osity a. would be a Republican senator
from leIas. There will be several other
warm aghts for once before the new Lexis-
lature - very old. but the only one which 10
likely To draw blood and NhiCh may cause
split IN The party will he this nght to elect
a Democratic successor To Mr. Hale The
aVowed candidates for the place are Charles
Fletcher johnson Of wat.rNille. obadiah
Gardiner 81 Rocklsnd. George Franklin
Haley OF SaCO and George NJ Hanson Of
Calais " has been rumored that q nth
cand date would -oon pat IN an appearance
In the person Of the Hon William Maxwell
Prnnrll Of Portland. bat his clos~ friends
-aN ~ - merely ruInOr and that Mr. Pennsll
VIII under no circumstances stand IN the
way Of his friend Halev. whO maEnani-
mou-ly stepped aside to give Mr. PenneII .
clear Held In The congress race IN the Firsi
district
Chariev Johnson is an able lawyer. a
ready aud eloquent platform speaker. and a
royal good fellow ~. MAS born n Min-loW
a small farming town IN ksnnebeC county
ia 1913. and IL he ~on Of a harness maker
He worked his Nav through boNdoin CoI.
ege from Nhich he Was graduated N 1879
lie has praCt -~d his profession IN Water
vile -inc" 80 and - reputed TO b. among
The iopnOtChrrs at the MAJ ne bar lie has
been Mayor ~ waterviIle Representative
20 The Legislature nominee for Repres-ntA-
tive n'onEress and for Governor and dele
gate AZ large to Democratic national con
NentIOns he will probably start With the
solid backing 81 imperial k-nnebec. aud he
viii have support from most Of the fifteen
other counties
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