Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

u tue IcNiStOH JOuI
i And looking down to Bangor" any
one, in any way familiar with condi-
tons there, knows that Dingley's false
setting forth of the result and its
meaning, is of the same misleading
nature as is the mass of his unin-
formed, factless, editorial tumble.
A summary of the Bangor cam
paign, election, and meaning, would
contain the following facts:
Republican primary, 1918 votes cast,
largest caucus ever held.
| Democratic primary, usual attend.
ance. Suggestion Of candidacy Of Mr..
utterback raised by friends, but after
communications with him his name
was withdrawn and Mr.. Pierce nomi-
mated.
At Progressive convention, attended
by 40 or so, voted to nominate Mr..
Utterback and fill ward ticket, it be-
ing understood that Utterback would
accept the nomination. Next day Ut
terback refused to accept nomination.
Progressive party made no ward ticket
nominations and did not in any way
participate.
utterback petitioned himself on
ticket as independent.
Registration unusually large. Re-
publicans registered about 178, Demo-
Gratis about 1870, Progressive 5, Pro-
hbitionist 8.
Active interest in the campaign was
shown by Republicans and large and
enthusiastic rallies held.
Election resulted in election of Ut
terback by decisive plurality, Stan.
ford leading Pierce by several hum
bred. Taking the vote for the differ
emit ward tickets as basis Of relative
party strength the following facts
were shown:
Republican vote 25o9.
Democratic vote 1904.
Measuring vote of ward ticket Re-
publican candidate lost 40 per cent. to
Mr.. Utterhack, and Democratic eandi-
date lost 4a1s per cent.
Four Republican aldermen elected,
three Democratic aldermen. Thirteen
Republican counciImen, eight Demo-
cratic councilmen.
issues in campaign purely local,
utterback stating that he sought the
nomination as an Independent and
urging that national and State party
ties did not bind in local election.
A representative body of men,
principally Republicans, favorins
commission form of government, con-
Quoted an active propaganda. Utter
back Joined in this and their support.
Vote for commission form of govern
ment favorable, and Appropriated
Utterback's total vote.
How does that statement compare
with the Lewiston Journals attempt to
fool it's readers? Why not have
called it "a Prohibitionist triumph?
The Boston Herald refers to the Lewis
ton Journal as a paper which has been
in recent years a valuable Democratic
asset" In Maine, this fact has been COM
mon knowledge for a long time, though
outside the state Nelson Dingley's former
paper is still occasionally quoted by the
democrats as Republican authority.-Bid-
deford Journal
Yes, Dingley worked the Lam
holier- than party racket for years
as a Democratic asset, consistently
and insistently abusing every Repub-
lican member of Congress by insinu-
alton, vilifying and tieing up with the
straw devils conceived by a disor-
dered brain. And now that his
Democratic mentor has taken 1t upon
himself to wreck the ambitions of
would be Democratic boss, Dinghy
shouts of his own prowess as Pro-
gressive prognosticator. He seizes
the Democratic factional knitting
(used by Republicans to elect an hon.
est business man) as a Progressive
coup. Here is one of the ways IN
which he refers to it:
AS the Progressives are the only party