Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-19
DR.. Crockett Throws a Little
Light on Maine Politics, and
Incidentally Onto Himself.

1t had to come, DIR. G. Langtr,
Crockett of Thomaston reluctantl,
yielded to the opportunities of tw'
Boston newspaper men and talked
with them for two hours for publ
cation, very much against his will
Everybody knows that DR.. Crockett
dislikes getting into the limelight be
cause he says so himself. He nevel
would have submitted to this inter,
view if Mulhall, the great confesscl
had not lied about him in his grea'
confession.
Mulhall said that Crockett received
$500 for his speech in Rockland against
McGillcuddy and favoring Littlefield
in 1906. The doctor says that he never
did receive $500, or any other money
for that speech, and, judging by the
frankness with which he acknow
lodges his close connection with -four
other "dough-bags", it is only natural
to believe that if this particular
dough bag" had been opened up te
him, he would have had no hesitane5
in saying so.
The doctor told the Boston newspa-
per men great many things about
his political activities. He is very care
| full TO announce the fact of his former
membership upon the Democratic state
committee as representative OF knos
county there, and he has quite a gooe
deal to say about his own candidacy
fro the Democratic nomination FOL
Governor in 1902 Everybody in Maine
who remembers it's political history
remembers the fiaSco attending Df
Crockett's candidacy for the Guberna-
torial nomination. The convention was
held in Bangor. and few Crockett
delegates made good deal of noist
and some stir, but when it amt
down to business, the convention nom
mated, as it had been arranged, that Il
should, Samuel w. Gould of Skowhe
gan, as it's candidate for Governor.
The doctor admits that he lost out
because history would haxe disprovet
his statement had he claimed otherwise
| hut he says he had large Bryan fol
| lowing all over the State. which state
ment history does not contradict be
cause it is so utterly silent thereon
There are several features of tin
Crockett interview which will be exceed
| ingly interesting and somewhat amusing
| to Maine people. The Boston Post maj
asserts that DIR. Crockett has thrown :;
bomb shell into the ranks of Maine poll
| ticians" The interview took place In DR.
Crockett's splendid mansion at Thomas
ton" where he has ''horses in his stabl
| and an automobile which is driven by hi
chauffeur" The conference took plae
| In the doctors operating room with tn
| interviewer and interviewed surrounds
by "X-ray machines"
| He start off with the statement. ae
cordng to the Post. II nominated Edga
F. Hanson of Belfast as Democratic can
didate for Governor and we put Hanso
| in" The mayor of Belfast will have t
/ go over his histories in order to reca
this little incident suggested by ID
| Crockett.
| In 1908 he says he went from Lewisto
to Thomaston and went into Knox coun
ty politics and carried the county.
was the only county in New Englan
| that went for Bryan. This leaves one t
suppose that Knox county usually goe
Republican and that DIR. Crockett pulle
off great stunt when he carried it 70
the Democracy.
Another interesting statement of tn
doctor has to do with the relations be
| tween Governor Haines and this ma
| Mulhall. The doctor is quoted as saying
| Governor Haines has little troubl
| remembering Col Mulhall. claiming fha
he has just a vague remembrance {
| him. That is a bit surprising. Col. Mu
hall, Mr.. Haines and myself were In tn
Governors own parlor when he lost til
party nomination. and when an intima'
member Of his family became very niue
| distressed over the news. II was Col. Mu
hall who held the smelling salts to he
| nose Perhaps that will refresh him Q
/ the identity of the man from Washing
tom
4 This Is very surprising statement
the doctor is correctly reported, for g,
/ ton when Governor Haines lost the non
| ination will recall that Governor Haint
/ was in Bangor that day, that he person
ally appeared before the convention an
i withdrew his name from considerable
by the delegates. Exactly how 1t wa
that at the same moment he was in n
own parlor in Waterville in compan
with DR.. Crockett and Col. Mulhall pr,
II sents an unsolvable problem.
Other quotations from the intervie
will be read with interest;
lie admitted that he had spent $40