Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-04
PATTI NOT IN IT!
So Declares Former Cong.
Gould Of Primary.
He Feels Sure Of Democratic
Nomination and Election.
Is Not Consulting NJ. PattangaII or
Asking favors Of Him.


The east bound express was nearl
| due, Thursday afternoon, when a rep
| resentative of the Kennebec Journa
discovered. standing in the shade o
the north wall of Augustus palatia
new depot, two shining lights of tn
Democracy of Maine, Hon. OBADIAH
Gardiner and former Congressman
Samuel Wadsworth Gould.
| These two gentlemen were appar
emily much interested in the subject o
an animated conversation. in which
| What Dan says" and We'll, Fred
greeted the ears of the journal mar
| as he approached with a desire of get
ting political enlightenment from {
Democratic standpoint, and more OF
less gracefully wedged in with &
smile on his countenanee and a Con
gresham Gould, l believer" on his
lips.
This is Mr.. Gould" said the former
farmer senator pointing to Skowhe.
CAMS magnate and clever politician.
Presenting his card, the Journal
man asked Mr.. Gould about his view
of the Congressional situation regard
ing the primaries in the Third District
Il shall surely win," emphaticallS
declared Mr.. Gould.
@Then you have gone pretty well
over conditions and talked with the
people, queried the newspaper man
4 have visited every county and
most of the cities and towns in the
district" replied the farmer Con-
gresham, and can state with great
confidence that the Democrats of the
Third district favor my candidacy and
will give ME their votes. That means
that I'm sure of winning" added the
speaker with genial smile.
Isn't 1t possible" asked the Journal
man, that Patt will withdraw and
give YOU. eventually, clear field?"
I'm sure l don't know replied the
candidate. Il do. however. know that
| haven't asked Mr.. Pattangall to take
himself out Of the way nor do / pro-
pose to ask him to. | haven't held
office long enough to be SO hungry as
that for one. Whether Mr.. Pattangall
STAYS in. or remains out, will make
little difference, as you will see. The
people favor my candidacy and that
means / VIM
The former Third district represen-
tative here ceased for moment, ru-
minating apparently upon some idea
that evidently pleased his mood, for
he broadly smiled and continued: Il
know that you newspaper people are
continually referring to Mr.. Pattan-
gall as Names favorite son. but you
may learn that sometimes the news
papers make mistakesi'
The Journal man joined in the laugh
at his expense and then referred to
the mixed up state of politics in the
three parties in the Third district at
the present time.
Nothing mixed. so far as the DEM
ocratic party is concerned" Mr..
Gould was saying.
But there are you and Patti" in
terrupted the newspaper man.
'That will straighten itself out and
really isn't So important as it may
seem to you"
Mr.. Gould further did not seem to
regard the Republican tangle as very
dangerous to that party, not consider
ing the candidacy of Roy c. Haines
as of serious import. He considered
Mr. Haines as a promising, able young
man but in politics as Republican
candidate of somewhat previous am
bitiop. He had the genial ieniency of
an older man for this young candi-
dates enthusia SIN and warm blood.
While the interview was progress
ing. Senator Gardner good naturally
took part will, amiable reference, to
this papers editorial remarks, Thurs
day morning, "A new Progressive
Moses" in which the editor of this
paper commented upon the evident
relish Editor Dingley expressed in the
L. J. under the caption "Obadiah May
Join Progressives.
Former Senator Gardner remarked:
II noticed. this morning, that the
Kennebec Journal placed me among
the Progressives. Every now and
then the newspapers put me here
there and elsewhere among various
political groups and some of them arc
so unkind as to place me outside OF
all the parties or any of them but il
seems to me discourteous." Here
ltHdlbT oDiuidH lduSIlttt. MI 'ohit
and the Journal man joined in, Sen.
ator Gardner concluded: 1T doe:
seem to me that before the news
papers state that I am or am COINS
to be of this. that and the other politi
cal brand, they should send represen
tatives to me and find out how L fee
myself, and what my proposed poiiti
cal affiliations really are."
Obadiah laughed again. The ide;
| of his becoming a Bull Mooser seemed
| to him to have ludicrous side.
| The afternoon Bar Harbor express
| was pulling into the station and tn
two statesmen with cordial good
| byes" headed for the train.
| DR.. Wilbur A. Bumps of Dexter
medical examiner for Penobscot coun