Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-05

ator at the Joint Democratic caucus
Wednesday night. has served In the
House of Representatives in 1905 and 1907.
He was mayor of Watervile for two
terms and has served in both branches of
the city government of that city and
was the first city clerk. He WAS a can
didate Tor Governor III 1907 and 1904 and
is a member of the state Legal Examin
ing Board and one of the leading attor-
neyS of tile State
Th, large gallery OF the hall of
the House af ReT rascntatives. which
viii seat a@ent 800 people, v.as damned
solid tul long before tie appointed
hour i"r holding the caucus. while
man. were standing around the sides
and III che back part of the hall. Ex-
Governors Frederick Robbie Of Gorham
and William T. cobb of Rockland were
among The spectators and so or more
al tie fair ScX were noticed in the
gaile.A William NJ. Pennel Of Port
land Wt& the Only one of tic senate
mi candidate noticed on the floor
Eefoie The baiIotine began.
y VA NJ VIXEN Senator Mullen Of
FenobsCat called the caucus tn order.
Repr escntatiNcs Deering of Portland
Tukcr Ct WiScasSet and Mortified Of
Eockfand were appointed secretaries
and Senator Kellogg of Penobscot was
announced as the presiding officer. The
roll cal! showed 105 present, the two
ahaentces. strange to say, being from
territory supposed 10 be favorable To
Hon Charles T.. johnson OF Wat6rville.
i-~nr7-rrasT IT rTefsra- and b. f.
Mile: ot Palmyra.
The fist test Of strength of tnc war
ring factions came upon d motion in
troduced by Senator Moulton of Cum
bcrlard, representing the factions OBJ
posed to the nomination of Mr.. john
| son. that the state officers he named
| first and then the nomination be made
fer United States Senator.
Representative Williamson of Au-
gusta favored the nomination of Sena-
tor first. according to tie call Of the
caucns. 1t is SO years since Maine NOM
| mated Democratic senator and 80
years since "" have had Democrat
| ic senator for New England. Let 1t not
be said that we did not name the man
wished by the people for United States
senator but instead chose a candidate
selected because of certain combina-
tIonS made in the caucus"
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senator afterwards.
Representative Pattangall deplored
TINS dlifer'n re upon mere question oI
| procedure. Nobody present know Wha'
| the custom was IN democratic eau
cuseS IN naming nited states sen
| atnr. mere was no reason Tor loiloW'
! ing tAe kepunlicah custom II we know
| Nt'dt II was w ieil the man WHO dShet
| to be Governor Wednesday nominated
| senator tfNe tilc laSt Tune ne "a'
| placed IN nomination the NOMINATION
| was tEaue before any other state on
| GERS were named. The motion tn defei
| inc nomination was lost by decisive
| majority
| Senator RoyntOn of Lincoln placed
! ia uomiuation Hon. Charles +. John
| son of Wdterville. He said in part
| "Thc 10000 people who have sent us
| here to elect q United States senator
| upon " hose shoulders shall fall the
| mantle worn by able and brilliant mer
and who will wear it with dignity. He
| is a man we have delighted to honor
He never Shrank from any duty i'm
| posed upon him and stands upon oul
| State and national platform. Hi:
| character has never been questioned.
| name Il man without reproach. Charlie,
I. Johnson of Waterville.
| Senator Staples Of Knox placed in non.
nation Obadiah Gardner of Rockland
lie said that it was a great pleasure tt
peak in behalf of Hon. Obadiah Gardner