Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-23
Editorial Comment.
Senator Galiinser's Successor.
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to look as If the thinking people of
New Hampshire had about all they
wanted of the new order" with its
| new freedom and progressive flap
doodle. They have had more than
year now in which to compare Hollis
and Hollisism with Gallinger and Gal
lingerism, and the result is wave Of
popular enthusiasm over the an
nouneement that Senator Gallinger will
| probably be a candidate for re-elec-
ton.
The Senator's term will expire
| March 8 next, and his successor VIII
have to be chosen by direct vote of the
| people in the November election. MI
Gallinger was here recently looking
over the situation and comforting with
friends; and while he did not appear
impatient to shy his castor into the
ring, he was surprised and pleased at
the character of the support offered
him, and said enough to warrant the
belief that at the right time he will
announce his candidacy.
On the third day of March next,
Senator Gallinger will have completed
! "a years service in the Senate of the
United States. Because of his ability
and courage he has always been
leader on his side of the chamber, es-
pecially of late years, when he threw
all the force of his great influence into
the balance against the half-b baked
measure which the neurotics were en-
deavoring to put on the statute books.
When New Hampshire departed
| from its time honored custom and sent
Radical Democrat, Henry F. Hollis,
to represent it in the Senate of the
| United States, the wiseacres of the
! land declared that II was the begin
ming of the end and that men like
| Senator Gallinger had reached the end
| of their rope. Hollis fell into line be-
| hind the Southern Democrats and vot-
ed with his party on every party meas
ure, including the tariff. which is hav-
| ing a disastrous effect on the indus
! tries of the state.
1t wasn't long before it dawned on
| the good people of New Hampshire
that they had made a mistake. AS the
weeks and months passed they realized
| it more keenly than ever. They saw
the immense mills at Manchester, tbs
greatest industrial center of the state,
| obliged to curtail their product be-
cause of the lack of demand for goods
and finally they began to realize that
| If the great Amoskeag Company were
| to leave town there would be little for
! Manchester to do but shut up shop
and follow it,
| 1t may seem strange to those who be-
lieve radicalism is still rampant. but it
| is a fact, nevertheless, which can be
verified in any city or town of New
| Hampshire that since the election OF
Hollis, Senator Gallinger's popularity
has increased by leaps and bounds. The
voters did not realize what valiant
champion they had in the stand pat
! Galiinger until they had a year of
the socialistic and demagogic popular
idol" Hollis.
While he was at home looking over
the political situation many men, in
Guiding some of his old enemies in the
| Bull Moose ranks, came to him or
sent him word that by all means he
must stand for another term. The
state, they argued, needed him now
more than ever. One radical like Hol-
/ lis following the Southern Democratic
| flag was all the Granite State could
stand at one time.
All this has been pleasing to the
Senator and his friends and it looks as
! if he would be nominated in the Re-
publican primary without any opposi-
ton. Ex-Gov. Bass threatens to run
as a Bull Moose candidate, and Sena-
1 tor Hollis has sent word back home
| that Democrats must nominate Con-
| gresham Raymond Bartlett Stevens of
/ the second district But lots of New
Hampshire Democrats regard Stevens
| as a socialist and look on him as a
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| himself.
Gov. Felker wants the Democratic
nomination for the Senate, but he is
not radical enough for Hollis and the
Junior Senator has decreed that Felker
must be defeated in the primaries.
| Hollis is also in a row with Con-
gresham Eugene Reed of Manchester
over a number of post offices, and has
had a run-i in with the Vermont patron
age dispenser Hollis is building up
a reputation as a man with a great ap-
petite for jobs for his supporters and 1t
| is claimed that he will not o. *. the
appointment of any New Hampshire
candidate who is not recognized
member of his own political machine,
This patronage business is bound 10
make a. lot of soreness among the
| Democrats anu may pioNo ti'Sii oHN
ing.
Ex-senator William e. Chandler
who is, by reason of his long expert
ence in public life and this knowledge
of political and economic questions
good Judge of the worth OF senator
| is urging all parties to unite In SEND
ing Senator Gallinger back to the Sen
ate. and Col. George Carpenter. of
Wolfboro, who financed the Bull Moose
campaign two years ago, is also on
the Gallinger band wagon. We neeo
a real fireman down in Washington 10
put out the fire which the extreme
radicals have started, and which, II
not checked, will do a lot of damage TO
our great industries" is the way ne
puts it, And there are plenty VINO
agree with him.
Senator Gallinger.
(Boston Advertiser.l
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