Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-29
RumOr That Patt and Obadiah !
Would Sarifice Royal Presence.

The Lewiston journal prints an in
teresting story to the effect that Plais-
ted may be traded and that Gardner
and Pattangall have entered into a
deal which has for it's object the Sc
curing of the Legislature at any cost
and the election of the former to the
United States Senate, and the latter
for second term as attorney general.
The story is as follows:
THE Democrats are making a =tre-
mendous effort to carry the next Leg
islature. They are almost specializing
on that branch ofsthe campaign. The
office of United States senator for the
term of six years and the office of at
torney- general for the next two years
are the two alluring prizes which will
fall into their hands if they get con-
troll of the two branches of the next
Legislature. Senator Gardner wants
to succeed himself and Attorney Gem
eral Pattangall intends to be his own
successor even though the heavens
fall.
Now that the fight is waxing hot,
the whispering breezes are beginning
SOFTLY to murmur that if necessity re-
quires the same. Governor Plaisted is
to be traded" for votes to aid in the
election of a democratic Legislature.
And this is not wholly an unreason-
able theory or an improbable thing
when the facts are examined
Two years ago, Senator Gardner
desired the Democratic nomination for
governor. He was entitled to it. In
the preceding election he had carried
hi tstx 70. toto
than any other Democratic guberna-
torial candidate for years. But for
some occult reason, Mr.. Pattangail
was determined that Senator Gardner
should not be re-nominateds He was
determined that Sen. Gardner should
go way back and sit down. Sothe wiley
= Mr.. Pattangall dug out Colonel Fred
and started him in the Democratic
gubernatorial race. Mr.. Pattangall did
not regard Colonel Fred as a great
man but he didn't care about a little
simple thing like that. Colonel Fred
was a good looking man and enticing
to gaze upon, he had an imperial air
and his father had an awful good war
record. And these were all the quail
fleations that Mr.. Pattangall consider
ed necessary, so he played the game
with Colonel Fred as the star figure in
the. play. Mr.. Pattangall won out
Colonel Fred was nominated with
great tumult and acclaim while Sena
tor Gardner was politely given a nice
cool seat near the door where the VEN
tildtion was good and an excellent
chance to escape in case of fire. Sen
ator Gardner didn't like it bit but it
was no use to pout and peeve so he
submitted as gracefully as he could.
'"rhe election came and to the sur
prise of Mr. Pattangall, Colonel Fred
and Senator Gardner, the State went
Democratic and the Democrats were
in control. Colonel Fred was seated
in the governors chair, the place
which Senator Gardner had so long
aspired to fill. The nominations of
Senator Gardner over this mournful
turn affairs had taken We're not sooth
ing or pleasant
by and by when an opening came
Colonel Fred decided to appoint Sena-
tor Gardner chairman of the State
Board of Assessors, and he so appoint
ed him. And so far as is known, he
did this without saying anything in
particular about it to Mr.. Pattangall
or any one else. He thought he had
done a mighty good chore. He had