Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-25

Congressman elect Daniel ]. McGii-
licuddy of the "a district and Con-
gresham elect Samuel W. Gould of
the "a District were in Augusta Tues
| day and are supposed to have been
special guests Tuesday evening at 4
| complimentary dinner and rllr to-
sether of the inner circle of the De
| mocracy of the State. The affair was
a somewhat exclusive one and it is
said that there We're more or less
heartburnings and jcalousies among
some of the rank and file of the party
| who We're not invited to the confer
| ence, when they heard Of it.
| The scene Of this conference was
| the Goodwin house and among those
said tn he of the party in addition
to the distinguished guests were
President of the Senate Nathan Cliff
| ford, Speaker of the House Frank a.
| Morey. Oscar r. Wish, William NJ.
| Pencil and Representative Philip j.
| Deering Of Portland, J. p. Bass of
Bangor. Representatives William r.
Pattangall of Watervillc and F. II.
| Strickland of Bangor.
Although no reporters We're present
| it is understood that after the two
congressman elect had made eloquent
speeches and fred the representatives
of the inner circle with great enthusi-
assn a discussion of important matters
| coming before the present Legislature
was taken up and it is also understood
| that the congreSsmen-e lcct admonish-
| ed their party associates against be-
| ing too conservative and suggested
| that they cspouse some of the more
radical measures that We're being
| adopted by Democrats elsewhere The
| legislators present, on the other hand
were said to be in favor of a conserY-
alive attitude, especially on the mat
| ter OF opposition to the development OF
| water powers and granting of the right
| OF eminent domain. 1t is also under
stood that a strong opposition develop
| ed to the amendment TO the Pattangall
| tax act introduced by Senator Osborn
doing away with the distribution of
portion of the school mill tax act ac-
cording to valuation, the Portland
members Of the party not in the Leg
islature coming out strongly in oppo-
sition to the measure. which they
claimed would put heavy burden up
on their city.
1t is also understood that the attitude
of some of the Democrats who were seek
ing TO stray from the fold on the reSub-
mission issue was denounced strongly by
some of those present. especially by "tho
father of the new Democracy and his
discoverer, the gentleman from West
brook Others of the party claimed TO
have discovered by an accurate canvass
that resubmission could not possibly pass
~, Cd 10 oil
fact, as it would give them a chance TO
use the same speeches that did duty In
the last campaign when they come be-
fore the people.
No information was given out from the
Goodwin House in regard to the gather
ing, in fact those known to be present
were hardly willing TO admit that there
| had been anything in the way of con-
| ference or that the two congressman
| elect had graeed the inner circle with
their presence. IL.
The battle of the automobile bills be
gan Tuesday in the Senate. In the first
| place Senator Gowell of York tabled for
! printing pending reference the bill intro
| duced at the morning session by Senator
| Donigan of Somerset relating to the
| registration and licensing of automobiles
and everyone supposed that was all there
was 10 the automobile situation. but a
moment later Senator Stearns Of Oxford
| was on his feet with motion that
! Senate Document % be tabled for print
| ing be taken from the table. A discus
sion followed over the proper committee
to which it should be referred and it was
| finally referred to the committee on
! highways of which Senator Donigan is
! chairman, thus giving the author of the
! other automobile bill chance to throttle
it if he so desired.
Senate Document 90 in spite of its title,
is in reality a House bill and was intro
duced by Representative Colby Of Bing-
ham. Mr. Colby was somewhat indig-
| nant when he heard of the disposition
that had been made of the measure in
the Senate and when it comes back to
the House Wednesday he will have it
tabled for reprinting so that it will ap-
| pear as what it really is, House Docu-
| ment. II is expected that the House will
then non-concur with the Senate in the
| matter of reference and then have 1t re-
i ferred to the committee on judiciary rs
was originally intended. Mr.. Colby be-
lieves that it should so to the committee
on judiciary first and then to the other
Il two committees interested, the commit
tee on State lands and roads and the
II taxation committee.
II Mr.. Colby IS the owner of 3o-horse-
II mower automobile which he has run over
II II 600 miles during the past year and
II says he shall own one as long as he can
II afford to- He believes that his measure
safeguards both the rights Of people and