Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-12
Republican Nomination
Uniting on Mr.. Peters.

If the services of such men as Sena :
tor Borah of Idaho, Senator Cummins
of Iowa, ex-Lieut. Gov. Kelley of Mich
igan now a Congressman, ana OF
many other leading Republicans, near
ly all of whom We're active supporters
of Col Roosevelt in his campaign for
the presidential nomination. only a
year ago, are of any value, Hon. John
A. Peters ought to make the Congress
sional fight in the third Maine District
against Pattangall very interesting.
Reports show that there are thousands
of Progressive voters in the district
who intend to vote the Republican
ticket recognizing the fact that the
only hope they. have of defeating the
Democratic candidate and unttering
their protest against the Democrats
tariff bill, which hits the district very
hard, is to unite upon Mr.. Peters,
Bath Times.
Our Bath neighbor has hit the nail
on the head-as usual--and many 9TH
ers not so astute are reaching The
same conclusion. Such an awakening
as in the last three weeks, to the true
conditions and their meaning. has sell
dom been equalled in political cam
paign in Maine. The shrewdest poll
ticians in the Democratic party saw 1t
coming from the hour of the prima-
ries.
When many Of the cleanest and
most intelligent Democrats in the dis
trict declared that they would never
support the primary nominee of their
party, Democratic bosses saw the fall
ing Of their castle. Their only hope
iay in the possibility Of turning this
faction over to the Third party move
ment. And the haste and fervor with
which this was attempted made its
purpose so obvious as to bring about
the awakening referred to above.
The spectacle of the Lewiston Jour
nal and the chief Democratic organ
playing into each others hands, was
too much for even the generous mind
ed and forgiving voters of Central
Maine. And when the Waterville Sen
tinel's sneering, unnewspaperlike re-
port of the Island Park meeting of Re-
publieans was not only copied by the
Lewiston Journal but was repeated
parrot like. in editorial reference III
which insult was added to injury, the
whole plot was made plain.
In other words Congressman MeGil-
licuddy is using his control over the
Lewiston Journal to help Mr. Pattan,
gall pull some chestnuts out of the fire,
without in anyway scorching or smut
tying the slick McGillicuddy fingers.
The steaming rage of the Lewiston
organ of treachery and slander only
can be paralleled by the Waterville
champion of the liquor interests. To-
gether they hope to muddy the waters
SO that Maine farmers, manufacturers
and laborers cannot see where their
interests lie.
But the same uprising which turned
1900 votes in this district from Taft,
will voice its sentiments on Sept s.
approval of vastly worse than reei-
proeity will not be given by Third dis
trict voters. A hope that Mr. Peters
could be elected became a conviction
within two weeks. Today the forces
standing for Maine prosperity and
progress are lining up together.
Last week we told our readers of the
words of both Democrats and Progress
siyes who are coming out openly for
Candidate Peters. The Lewiston Jour
nal uttered a Shrek of insane fudy. IT
denounced ussas nature takers, pilfer-
ers and false prophets and other
things kept only in such as the Lewis
ton Journals slander box. Its special
clothesline wire from Skowhegan be-
gan to splutter and hum and the hot
stun 10 fairly shriyel up the paper al
tHt receiving end. The keunebe1
Journal reports were denounced and
ridiculed in approved Lewiston Jour
nal style. They said we had not giver
the names of Democrats or Progres
siyes who are for Peters. They tolt
their readers that there were non.
SUCH They said we We're taking an.
misrepresenting; that not a man VIII,
voted for Roosevelt last Novembe
would vote for Peters, and challenge,
us TO give names. We gave ther
not only the names Of Progressive
and Democrats who will vote for Pet
ers, bur Progressiyes who have bee
active not only at the Chicago con
cention but at the recent Watervill
convention, and who are now on Re
publican committees WORKING fo
Peters.
To this the Lewiston Journal and il
hot blooded. wireless correspondent
have made no reply. Why don't the
give Is and their readers real proof {