Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-09-03
PETERS LEADS
According to Democratic Authority
Editor Hanson's Views.

Editor Hanson's Views.
Another broadside was fred at the
democratic party last week by one OF Its
own members who in out to smash the
democratic ring of ssimperiai Kennebec'',
and to prevent the election of W. X. Pat
tangall to Congress.
II all came from the Waldo County
Herald, whose editor is E. F. Hanson
mayor OF Belfast. Three weeks ago Mr..
Hanson announced his hostility to Pat
tangall, and gave his reasons for his bolt.
OF the other two candidates he announced
that he should support the one who, in
his Judgment, seemed the more likely to
win.
The following week Mr.. Hanson con-
tinued his attack on pattangail, and while
he did not commit himself to either
Peters or Lawrence, he announced that so
far as his canvass has gone, Peters seemed
to be in the lead.
Last week a third broadside aimed at
Pattangali appeared, and IN addition Mr..
Hanson formally announced that his
personally conducted canvass satisfied
him that Mr.. Peters was far in the lead,
and in his judgment the only man who
could beat Pattangall.
"My investigations" be says, "thst
resched every part Of the district bring to
me evidence sufficient to warrant me in
saying that more than 60 per cent. OF the
progressive vote Is absolutely assured to
Mr.. Peters, with very strong proba-
bility from the continued change from
Mr.. Lawrence to Mr.. Peters that my
reports show is going on, that by the time
we come to election day there will be Q
very small per cent. of the original pro-
gressives who will vote for Mr.. Lawrence,
Leader after leader In the progressive
movement wrote me over their own sigma
lures that they were going to support.
Peters, though they were still progress
sives, as they believe that division OF the
strength between Mr.. Peters and Mr..
Lawrence meant the defeat OF both, and
that in their opinion, 1t being either
Peters or Pattangall, they should support
Mr.. Peters and were going to do so.
"Furthermore, these men almost unani-
mously informed me that what was true,
personally, with them, was also true of q
large majority of the progressive voters OF
their section.
.'This was getting evidence first hand
not by hearssy.
"My Investigation also revealed the
fact, that outside of Waldo county, there
were large number of democrats who
were openly stating that they were going
to support Mr.. Peters, believing that by so
doing they would be able to defeat Mr..
Psttsngsli.
son the other hand found Mr.. Law
renee had more strength in Wsido county
than in any other part OF the field, by
very large per cent, yet found that even
here the progressive voters are turning to
Peters with more or less rspidity.
1.-THE tendency is in that direction"
In another paragraph. Mayor Hanson,
conceded by men of all parties to be one
of the best practical politicians in the
State, says:
''our close and impartial canvass of the
district shows that Mr.. Lawrence has not
the ghost of a show to win. II also re-
veals the fact that he has more strength
in Waldo county by far than in any other
section of the district, and ii is also true
that there are scores in this county who
would prefer to vote for Lawrence, but
who by election day will recognize that
such vote viii not aid in accomplishing
that which they most desire - the break
ing of the Kennebec ring, and they, too,
will undou btedly cast their votes for Mr..
Peters"
Clinching the matter, Mayor Hanson
further says:
PERSONALLY would have been Just as
willing TO support Mr.. Lawrence had
found that his strength was such as to
give me any reasonable assurance OF win
ming by lending him our aid. but develop
ments did not show this to be fact"