Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-07

naturally opposed to Democratic tariff
| ideas
II WAS found that strong and I'm
tuential number among both leaders
I ms business there. and among the en-
ployees as well. want the political
questions threshcd out so that the town
will vote Understandings for Con
gresham, and vote according to
their personal interests and for the ad-
vantage eff the town. 1t was practi-
cally d general desire that Judge
Peters during the campaign return to
the village and alone or with others
discuss his candidacy in public meet
ings. or at least one such
The candidate agreed that this was
d coed idea and such a meeting Will
be held.
Judge Peters Informed the men of
Oakland with whom he talked, very
frankly, that he needed their aid. He
is sure, as he told them, of winning
cut IN the counties of Hancock, Waldo
and Washington. He needs the fun
Republican vote of kennebec and Som
erset and with it comes victory over
both Lawrence and Pattangalt. Pat
targall has troubles in his own party.
BY hundreds Mr. Gould's friends are
apo thetic and by scores Democrats are
promising Judge Peters their votes and
support. This offsets largely any Re
publican split.
Republicans who voted Tor RooSe-
welt and even Wilson, hundreds and
hundreds OF them, are going to vote
for a Republican Third district Con-
gressman. because they're not by an
means unWise or prejudiced enouS
to bring their hatred of Taft and his
reciprocity ideas or their love Tor
Roosevelt into this campaign.
They say-rve heard many of them
say-espeeially on the farms" we're
not going to help the Democrats"
Judge Peters right along on this
trip makes a strong point when he
shows how vote for Lawrence, who
has no chance at all of winning, Is
one half a vote for the Democracy
Another point, brought out by
Central Maine farmer is that Boss
Pattangall is a perpetual seeker for
public office"
In Peters case the office seeks him
Pattangall no sooner let's one Of
flee go than he hunts a better one.
Judge Peters for years has been
desirous of being let out of political
duties that he might attend to his
personal and professional work.
In this Congress fight Patt jumped
TOR the job like a Belgrade lake bass
for a srasshopper.
Per contra. Peters desired to kee?
xfip xrh Re-
publicans decided he was the tittest
man for Congressman in the district
to carry on the work Forrest Good
win had begun.
Judge Peters offer to Mr.. Lawrence
also is being talked over among the
farmers. who are better read as
rule than busting city men.
The Judge, you recall, before the
primaries offered Candidate Lawrence
the magnanmous proposition that
whichever of the two received the
nomination. the other should sup
port. The Judge agreed to support
Mr.. Lawrence in event that gentle
man got the most votes.
on this point the Boston Heral3
editorially says:
II NdS Il ldlI anu StHoibiG pi'Ai'
since the Maine Republicans and
Progressives differ in no essential
matters Except as they view what
happened at Chicago in June 1912 ana
in their estimates of Taft and Roose-
velt."
Fairness by the way is second ma
ture to Judge John A. Peters. AS
Speaker of the House last winter he
was thanked by Democratic leaders.
for his treatment of their minority,
on the floor of the House.
on top of high hill in Sidney
Center we enjoyed the commanding
view of the great Belgrade lake
region From that hilltop one can
see 1000 miles in every compass
point | might be induced to qualify
this by knocking off 925 miles-bdt
the faint outlines of the Franklin
county mountains were visible on the
west and the vision extended about
the same distance to the east with
the grand Messalonskee sparkling AMI
blue down below and a Kaleidoscope
panorama of one of the best farmia;
sections in Maine all around us De-
low that hilltop.
We dined at a lake inn, the Salmon
Lake House, at Tilton Mills, ana
there filled up with bass and peren
chowder.