Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-08-20
PETERS CLUE MEETING.


Washington and kennebec Repre-
sented at Mondays Meeting.
The features of last Monday evenings
meeting Ct the Peters club at q. A. II. hall,
Ellsworth, were the addresses OF f. "
Frye, OF Harrington, j. &. TrimbIe, OF
Calais, W. +. Campbell, of Cherrytleld, all
OF Washington county; the address OF w.
+. Lawry, Of kennehec4 county, and the
briei but significant remark OF DIR. J.. II.
Mcdonald. who last fall was Roosevelt
elector, and now an enthusiastic Peters
man. III looks to me-" be said, s'as IL
everyone was going to vote for Mr..
Peters,
siessrs. Frye and Trimble brought en-
couraging messages from Washington
county, giving assurance that II the other
four counties merely broke even ON cleo
tion day. Washington would settle the
question by casting a plurality fer Peters.
Mr.. Lawry told Of the wave of Peters
sentiment which is sweeping through
Somerset and t-ennebec, while William Il.
Whiting, OF Ellsworth, reported what,
within a week, he had found In Waldo.
Thus at this meeting reports were heard
from<every county in this Congressional
district, all indicating steady flow OF
public sentiment Petersward.
Col. Hsmlin presided, and lost no time
in getting down TO business. After call
ing for reports from other counties, Han
cock Was heard from. Rev. Gideon Mayo,
5. 5. Scsmmon, Boyd Bisisdeil and Percy
Clark responded for Franklin; Capt. NJ. ID.
Chatte for surry; Capt. Mckay, OF surry,
who was present last week, was unable
to be at this meeting; r. o. silsby for
the up-river towns.
Ellsworth was heard from through re-
marks by DIR. Mcdonald, w. T.. Whiting.
Ira b. Hagsn, IT,, T.. r. Mahoney, Fred L.
Mason, r. w. Rollins, e. ]. Walsh, B. r.
Sowle, William Small, j. p. EIdridge.
The indignation o. the club ut the mis-.
leading reports OF the political situation
In Ellsworth and Hancock county as made
in the Lewiston journal was expressed in
q set OF resolutions which was unani-
monsly adopted as follows:,
Whereas, The Lewiston ErerinS .ro4rma. in
an article printed In It's edition OF Thursday,
Aug 10, made an entirely un~srrantsd attack
on the political standing Of John A. Peters
among his feIiow-towusmen, and
Whereas. The article contained SO many
erroneous states and misrepresentation as
to make IL In its entirety worthless as a
means to inform the public o. political con-
dftions In this city and county. and
Hhsreas, We believe the people Of the STATE
OF Maine and the voters Of the third district
In particular entitled to the facts. there
fore be "a
Resolved, That we, the memsers OF the
Peters club Of Ellsworth. condemn as unfair
and rePrehensible such an attack on any
honorable candidate for public cfice, and GO.
pecially on man OF the ealihre and standing
OF Mr.. Peters, and be IL further
1esoire3. That statement be given TO the
press setting forth the facts as to Mr. Peters
political strength In Ellsworth and Hancock
county.
T. r. MAaoxKY
J. 4. MeDoxALp
J. o. WafrNxr,
J. P. EGDKtpaK,
S. s. scASxox.
Committee.
Another meeting of the club will be
held at @. A. r. ball next Monday even
ing at 7.3o.
The clubs headquarters In the Dorr
building on Main street are open day and