Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-29
IS ALL ONE way,
Mayor Hanson Had No
Strong Preference,
But Stands for Peters Because
He Alone Can Beat PaiiangaA.
The Figures Of Mr.. nanson's Can.
vass Placed Him.

Belfast. Aug. 2S- eSpeciaD. Tho
Democratic ring of Imperial Ken
nebec" came in for another scorching
in Mayor Edgar f. Hansons Waldo
County Heroid, today Somehow 1t
reminded men who have been famil-
lar with Maine politics of articles in
the Sentinel setting forth the alleged
iniquity of a contain "Kennebec
Ring" so-ealled. To be sure the ar
tieles in the Sentinel appeared several
years ago, when the Democratic party
had a very familiar sound.
Mayor Hanson this week reiterates
tiers of Ellsworth, is the only man VIM
can beat Pattangall and says:
My investigations that reached
every part of the district bring to me
evidence sufficient to warrant me in
saying that more than 80 per cent. of
the Progressive vote is absolutely as
sured 10 Mr.. Peters, with very
strong probability from the continual
change from Mr.. Lawrence to Mr..
Peters that my reports show is going
on. that by the time We come to cleo
ton day there will be a very small
per cent. of the original Progressives,
who will vote for Mr.. Lawrence.
Leader after leader in the Progress
sive movement wrote me over their
own signatures that they were going
to support Peters, though they were
still Progressives, as they believed
| that a division of the strength be-
| tween Mr.. Peters and Mr.. Lawrence
| meant the defeat of both, and that ic
| their opinion, ii being either Peters
| or Pattangall, they should support Mr.
Peters and were going to do So
Furthermore, these men almos,
unanimously informed me that whar
was true, personally, with them, was
also true of a large majority of the
| Progressive voters of their section.
This was getting evidence frs.
hand, not by hearsay.
| My investigation also revealed the
| fact, that outside of Waldo county
there were a large number of Demo-
| Gratis. who were openly stating that
| they were going to support Mr.. Peters,
believing that by so doing, they woulo
be able to defeat Mr.. Pattangall.
| On the other hand | found MI
| Lawrence had more strength in Wal
do county than in any other part OF
!, the field. by very large per cent, YET
found that even here the Progress
sive voters are turning to Peters with
/; more or less rapidity
THE tendency is in that direction
) In another paragraph, Mayor Han
son. conceded by men of all parties
to be one of the best practical pbll-
tcians in the State, says:
: Our close and impartial canvass oi
the district shows that Mr.. Lawrence
has not the ghost of a show to win
1t also reveals the fact that he has
more strength in Waldo county bj
far than in any other section of tn,
district. and it is also true that there
are scores in this county who wouis
prefer to vote for Lawrence, but VIII,
by election day will recognize tina
such a vote will not aid in accom-
plishing that which they most desii
the breaking of the Kennebec ring
and they too will undoubtedly cas-
their votes for Mr.. Peters"
II Clinching the matter, Mayor Han
son further says:
Personally / would have been JUS
as willing to support Mr. Lawrence
had / found that his strength wa
such as to give me any reasonable as
surance of winning by lending hif
our aid but developments did no
show this to be fact