Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-23
cAucusEs SATURDAY NIGHT.
Noyes Republican Candidate for May
or-WiIlard Named by Democrats.

or-WiIlard Named by Democrats.
Hon. Edmund D. Noyes was nomin-
ated as the Republican candidate for
mayor Of Waterville at an exception
ally large and enthusiastic Republican
caucus held in at Elks hall Saturday
evening.
| Long before the time set for the
caucus to begin, the hall was we'll fill
ed with groups of men intent upon the
business of the evening. Promptly at
s o'clock. the meeting was cafied TO
order by Chairman Edgar l.. Brown of
the city committee and Ralph NJ. Gill
more. Esq, was chosen chairman and
Sanger n. Annis, secretary,
The first business Of the meeting be-
ing the nomination of a candidate for
mayor, Chairman Gilmore called for
nominations. Carroll N. Perkins. Esq,
was recognized by the chair and in
short address placed before the eau
Gus the name of Hon. Edmund D.
Noyes. Mr.. Perkins in opening declar-
ed that the time had now come in city
affairs when 1t was necessary that
business man be put in control Dur
ing the past few years the debt has
yond it's debt limit He spoke of Mr..
Noyes as a man who had long been
citizen of Waterville, who had es-
tablished a business here which by his
| own energy and ability had been in
creased from small establishment to
one employing a number of hands. Mr..
Perkins also referred to his personal
business relations with Mr.. Noyes and
declared that he had found him palms.
taking and accurate to a degree. He
believed that Mr.. Noyes would bring to
his work as mayor of the city the
same careful and successful business
methods that he had employed in his
private business and that the city
would receive an efficient, honest and
economical administration of all its
business affairs.
Hon. Horace Purinton was then rec
ognized by the chair and he declared
that II gave him great pleasure TO sec
ond the nomination of Mr.. Noyes, as
he had known him for a number of
years and could vouch for his busi-
ness ability and honesty of purpose.
| He referred to the "va1edictory" of
Mayor Pattangall and said that there
were some departments that the Dem
| ocrats had very little to say about, for
instance the police department with its
record of about 300 less arrests in
! 1918 than in 1912. He declared that
this was due to the enforcement of the
prohibitory law by Sheriff Getchell. He
also referred to the poor department
with its thousands less spent this year
than usual, showing that the money
that in former years had gone for
drink was going to the support Of fam
| lilies and thus the city was being saved
| thousands of dollars. Mr.. Purinton
spoke of the urgent need of a business
administration as shown by an in
crease in the debt Of the city of $4,000
| in three years. He believed that poll
| tics had no place in city affairs and
that the best man should be nominat-
ed and elected.
| Hon. Frank Redington was then recog-
nized by the chair and in seconding the
| nomination of Mr.. Noyes he took occa
sion to speak Of the increase in the debt
of the city during the past three years.
declaring that no bank or bond issue
could now take more of the bonds of the
city as it would be illegal TO issue more.
That a large interest bearing Indebted
ness In the form of notes at and per
cent. was being carried, while had busi-
| ness methods been followed the city
| would be paying only 81 per cent. on
| bonds He spoke of the refunding of $685.
| 600 In bonds that came due during his ad-
ministration and of how the new bonds
were sold at premium and the four or
| five thousand dollars which was realized
| from that sale was made a sinking fund,
| to which it was voted $500 was to be
added each year.
| He informed his hearers that during
| Mayor Fuller's administration, which
| Immediately followed his, this was car
| ried out, but the next year the whole
was appropriated to current expenses and
| the sinking fund was wiped out thus
when the next lot of bonds fall due in 1923
| there will be no fund that can be used
| for retiring them. Mr.. Redington also
took occasion to defend his policy regard
ing the new High school building. He de-
clared that he had letters from over 10O
of the citizens of Waterville, both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, requesting that
| the building be located on the lot on
which it stands. He also said that the
statements that have been made that the
foundations of the building were insecure
| were absolutely false. He declared that
the building as planned and as the con-
tracts were let should not have exceeded
SIS, 900 in cost whereas it is reported to
have cost $4,000. He closed by paying
| a tribute to Mr.. Noyes' ability as bus
| mess man.
| Mr.. Noyes was then given the unant-
NOUS vote Of the caucus. Being called
upon for a speech he replied that 1t was
impossible for him to make speech. but
that he thanked the caucus for the honor
and if elected would give to the city his
best endeavors for an honest and efficient
| administration.
| On motion Of Edgar L. Brown the
| chairmen of the various ward commit
tees were made members of the city
committee. The city committee was then
empowered to fill all vacancies and the
caucus adjourned.