Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-16
STAPLES as Compromise
Senatorial Candidate.
Council Will Hear -Four Par
dons on Wednesday.
BoWdoinham Murder Case Rec allie
by Petition of Melvin Bessey.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Wednesday, Aug. 10 at 10 A. M

The Senatorial situation is the prin-
cipal topic of conversation about the
State House at the present time, and
undoubtedly will be the subject upper
most in the minds of the councillors
when they meet. Wednesday, even if
lncy are obliged, during the day, TO
consider other topics of less inter-
estieg nature. 1t had been generally
supposed. antH recently, that Cumber-
land county would secure a United
states senator to succeed the late SEN
ator Frye. hut the fact that that
county now presents three candidates
for tic position including Hon. VIM.
". PenneH, former sheriff of Cumber-
land county; Hon. James {. Hamlin.
former Congressional candidate in the
LIST district, and Hon. +. b. Wnslow.
TIC present chairman Of the Cover :
nor = council, may result in the Gov
a plum going elsewhere.
Hon. Obadiah Gardner of Rockland,
chairman Of the State Board Of AS
SCISSORS, who has had the Senatorial
bee huz2ing fercely about him ever
sinee the Democrats carried the State
last September, is still candidate.
but in q passive sort Of way, for he
realizes that he does not stand par
ticuiarly in favor with the powers that
be. and. besides the Gardner family
seems to be pretty we'll taken care of
now.
The candidacy of Hon. Lindley NJ
Staples Of Washington, the perpetual
senator from Knox county, which was
locked upon, when II was first launch
al by the senator himself. as some
what Of joke. is now beginning TO
be taken seriously in certain quarters
Those who favor his candidacy say
that senator Staples has been great
party worker for many years, and that
al the next Legislature. even if it We're
Democratic. would select some other
candidates il might be good idea
To give Mr. Staples his two years i'm
ihe United States Senate, prevent the
rival Democratic factions in Cumber-
land county from cutting each others
threats politically. and also make way
for Franklin Trussell of ST. George
Clifford Butler of South Thomas on. or
some other good Democrat, to succeed
the repeating senator from Knox in
the Maine Senate. In the interests Of
harmony the candidacy of Senator
Staples looks mighty good Just now
70 the Democrats who are advocat-
ing il.
The lst district political leaders of
the dominant party are worked up to
fever heat over the senatorial fight
and. Monday, a delegation of them. in
Guiding that old war horse Darius II
Incraham Of Portland. oscar r. Wish,
the treasurer of the State committee
Dr. e. NJ, Sleeper OF South Berwick
of State apporuonment fame and half
a dozen others of lesser note, besieged
Governor Plaisted in the State House
and attempted to interest him in the
claims Of one or the other of the sew
eral factions. ii cannot be learned
how deeply Governor Plaisted was i'm
pressed. but il was announced from
the Executive department that ne
would not be 1T the State House.
Tuesday, and il is generally supposed
that he has left the city in order TO
get rest from the opportunities of
the champions of this or that sena-
toria! candidate.
But Wednesday is Council day. and
verSbodY comes 10 the State House