Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-06

Campaigning with Judge John A
Peters. Speaker of the House ant
candidate for Congress from the Thirt
district is a pleasure. for the Speaker
Is not only one of the ablest of the
bright and shining lights in the public
armament of Maine. but he's a gooc
fellow to be WITH modest and com
panionable, despite the many honors
that have come his way and as il
would seem, every man you meet
while with him, is mighty good fell
low too, Didn't really know there
was such crowd of royal good men
in Central Maine until this trip.
The Journal Representative left the
morning Bangor train at 10.30--for the
train was late at the little Clinton
station--in the rain. The village on
the Sebasticook is a live farming
community with handsome homes
beautiful adjacent farms, good stores
and has one of the most elegant little
stone public libraries in Maine. II is
the gift of w. w. Brown, a wealthy
native of Clinton. At the r. r. sta
ton a huge stack OF hemlock bark
suggested tannery and Clinton has
one among its other industries.
1t was learned that sheep and, swine
are sent down here to be fattened fer
the markets of Portland and Lewis
ton.
In Clinton politics are quiet now, IS
everybody said. They said in answer
to queries Clinton is a Democratic
town. There We're some Bull Moose
here. Maybe there are some now but
it's a Democratic town" These were
Democrats. One Of them said that
he supposed they'd have to vote for
Pattangali. although he would have
preferred Gould. Another that Pat
tangall was popular in Clinton. A
third Democrat, admitting he was of
that faith, allowed that he NEVER
would vote for Pattangall. No Bull
Moose were heard. but Republicans
sopke enthusiastically of Judge Peters
of Ellsworth.
i. When the Bangor train arrived Ar
thur Richardson and Arthur Holt, in
the formers big touring ear. two of the
most enthusiastic Republicans in the
ThnS "a strict. We're there to meet and
greef the candidate as he stepped out
into the rain.
Judge Peters was looking fine ana
brought good news from the counties
to the east. Every day." said the
Judge. things look better. am
greatly encouraged. Republicans are
hopeful of victory. a great many who
voted for Roosevelt last fall are with
us now. They realize, when they
think over the entire proposition. that
a vote for Lawrence is half a vote 70,
Pattangall and that the Democratic
ticket will be defeated if they vote for
me-
AS Speaker Peters sizes things up.
last fall the Districts vote was 1000
against Wilson. Mr.. Lawrence at
most. can only expect a minority vote,
Voters who were for Roosevelt are not
DESTROYS of seeing a Democrat in Con-
ggess to take the place of the late
Won Forrest Goodwin, whose policies
VIA be carried out If Peters be elect
ed to fill the vacancy. This judge
Peters promises and everybody knows
that the Ellsworth man keeps all the
promises he makes. He is a pro-
gressive Republican albeit not a
third party man. When the district
voters fully realize that by voting for
Lawrence they actually give half a
vote for Patt and the free trade poll
cies of his party that bear so heavily
against the industries of milling and
farming in Maine. they'll agree with
DIR. .Hoyt, one of the strong men of
Liberty when he said 10 Mr.. Peters.
I'm with you, Mr.. Peters,"
Up high hills and across fertile val
leys the car took our party through
orchards and farming lands and forest
that make a paradise out of Central
Maine From the hill tops the vista
iT the golden afternoon sunshine fol-
lowing the welcome morning rains
was superb for so miles around Of
9 ten there would end at the well made