Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-26

To the Editor of the Kenncbec Journal
Ny attention has been called to
! letter ard circular issued by Mr. Roy
| c. Haines, supposedly in the interes
of his candidacy for Congress, whici
contain such false and misleading
statements that | consider il my dut!
| 20 the voters in this district to cal
| their attention to the truth.
Mf. Haines, in giving what he call,
| the story Of his campaign omit.
| some facts which may he of interest.
He states, and has previously statet
in advertisements in the papers. thai
at a meeting in Bangor, July 10, oi
more than so representative men of this
district he was "treacherously influ
enced to withdraw,
The inference from this would b.
that some of my friends or myself hae
something to do with his Withdrawal
In his circular Mr.. Haincs says that he
returned from Rahgor a victim of q
well laid plot
The facts are, as told me by Or. "
l.. West Of Belfast. who is a support
or of Mr.. Haines that when DR. West
arrived at the meeting and had TINS
to talk with people present he dis
covered that 81 cut of g. men present
favored my candidacy and DR.. West
being the enly supporter of Mr., H4ines
wholly in the spirit of friendliness and,
as he supposed. in the Interest of MI
Haines. took him ono side without CON
su,ting any body. and advised him te
withdraw.
knew nothing of what WAS going te
happen and 1t was great surprise Il
the people present at the meeting MI
Hines asked the chairman at the be
ginning If the meeting for the PRIV
lsge of addressing the meeting for thf
purpose Of withdrawing. DR.. West was
the anly person who suggested 1T Z
MIR. Haines. For Mr. Haines, on as
SUMPTION alone. 10 assume that his
frierd. Or. West, was party /" plot
To induce him to withdraw, shows not
only an entire lack of appreciation OF
the efforts Of his friend. but reckless
disregard Of what the actual facts
might be.
Mr. Haines makes the remarkable
statement that upon his return to
Ellsworth after he had withdrawn lie
was approached in behalf OF the
ring to accept certain money conslG-
erations ii he would withdraw in IA
vor of Mr.. Peters. He says, rms
refused to do and then and there De
eided to enter the fight again. Just
why !, or anybody, should offer MI
Haines money to withdraw after he
had voluntarily and completely with
drawn in Bangor, | cannot understand.
Mr.. Haines may have got this mixed
nm with the following facts, which he
omits To state and which are neces-
sarv To complete the story The next
dav after his return from Bangor, Mr..
uaines approaehed representatives. #
the Progressive party with view OF
joining them and becoming a eandl-
date for Congress ON their ticket. Hts
lfriend, Or. West, heard OF TINS, ana
remembering that Mr.. flames IN nus
first letter had stated that he Wantea
to go to Congress to carry out the p2i-
ticics of the late Congressman 6opd-
win. and that Mr.. Hanes had public
| ly in Augusta pledged his support to
me if | were nominated, and again u
Bangor. both times without susges-
ton on my part or any of my friends,
came over to see Mr.. Haines and II
reason with him on his conduct
He found him at the Progressive
caucus about to make speech, ana
took him from the caucus. do not
know what was said between theh
but Mr.. Haines did not at that time
| io;p tho praprasSiyaS
The same evening DR.. West camt
| into my office and stated that he
wanted to put a proposition to me II
behalf of Mr. Haines. He prefaced his
| statement by saying that it was {
peculiar proposition, but that Mr.
Haines was in a peculiar position He
then said, in substance, that Mr.
| Haines had borrowed $500 and hat
spent all of it so far in this cam
paign; that he was out of money anC
cut Of a job and that if | would pay
him $400 and give him a job he woult
not join the Progressives and woult
| write any kind of a letter ] desired t.
the Bangor News, stating his firm ap
! prevail of my candidacy. I asked Or
| West to tell Mr.. Haines that ! eoult
not talk on the basis of paying any
| thing for any change of attitude o'
his part. and suggested that he sim
ply try to make him see the unreason
ableness of his position.
DR.. West came back after awhil
and said that it was no use; that MI
| Hajnes had an ultimatum which II
would put up, and that was that
should pay him $500 in cash. | toll
DR. West to inform Mr. Haines tina
/ would be much obliged to him fo
| keeping his agreements, and that
would enure to his advantage to b
in the position of one who would kee
his agreements, but that was as IA
as we could go. In the course of tn
conversations I told DIR. West that
should assume that Mr.. Hanes wa
: going to do just as he had agreed