Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-26
The Republicans in linco|n
County Are Happy.
Gov. fernald's Big Audiences al
WiscaSSet and Ddmariscotta,
Believed Republicans Will Gain 600
Or 100 Over 1908.

Damariscotta, Me. Aug 25.-Lincoln
county Republicans are jubilant over
the enthusiastic reception given to
Governor Bert M. Fernald yesterday
at Wiscasset and at this place. The
Democratic orators have been cam
paigning throughout Lincoln county
and have been telling the people of
this county, as they have all over the
State, OF the Republican extravaganza
and mismanagement so that the farm
ers and business men of Lincoln coun-
" nave been anxiously waiting for
the presentation of the other side of
the case. Tonight they got what they
have been waiting for, a frank,
straightforward and unequivocable ex-
position of the State finances and the
State administration.
The people of Lincoln county are
not demonstrative. but at the rally at
W1scasset early this evening. and that
which followed at Damariscotta later
the large audiences were so impressed
with the Governors effective presenta-
tons OF the case that they applauded
him enthusiastically throughout his ad-
dress, which excepting for the intro
duction of local matters. was prac-
tically the same in both towns
Governor Fernald arrived in Wis
casset early in the afternoon and was
met by reception committee COM
posed of the most prominent citizens
of the county and including several
Democrats as well as Republicans, for
the Governor. owing to his genial
character and "Reminiscences. seems
to be in good favor with even the
Democrats of Lincoln county. H. w
Halves took the Governor for a sail
down the Sheepscot river and enter
tanned him at his cottage on West
port island together with large num-
Der of invited guests.
This meeting resulted in coming
together of the strong Republicans of
the county and it was evident from
their talk with the Governor and the
newspaper men who accompanied them
and among themselves that they are
more than confident of the outcome in
Lincoln county. The most conserva-
tive of them claim that Governor Fer
maids plurality in Lincoln county.
which two years ago gave a majority
of 147 against him, will this year roll
up a plurality of at least 500 in his
favor. This is due. so they claim. to
the fact that Mr. Gardner had many
friends among the grangers of his
county. who regardless of party
affiliations, voted for the Democratic
candidate two years ago. but who
this year are generally expressing
themselves as favorable to Governor
Fernald and the entire Republican
county ticket.
In passing it may be said that what
is true in Lincoln county according to
the best Judges of the situation. is
also true in all of the rural cOmmu
mites of Maine and when the votes
are counted on September II it will
be found that the grange vote has de-
serted the Democratic party alto
gether.
WISCASSET RALLY.
Tho meeting in Wiscasset was held
in the Redmens hall and large
crowd had assembled at an early hour
when the meeting was called to order
bv Harry Smith. There We're present
representatives of the towns surround
ing Wiscasset. among them many
farmers who had driven into the town