Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-06

~ JOORIN AL, 4I1OnSOA1 a
= "siad that we are keeping our
organization and holding over certain
men the fear Of that same punishment
they received four years ago."
But delegates were there who feel
that they have suffered as much as
have the Republicans from the pun
ishment Of four years ago." They do
not care for another dose Of Democrat
ic tariff and "watchful waiting" They
are tired of this bluff of holding fear"
over Republicans. They desire to go
half way in getting together with Re-
publicans.
The Steam Roller
These men went home sad or sore
according to the force Of the steam
roller. For the Progressive party Of
Maine has a steam roller-and It
works. Hon. Charles A. Milliken Of
Augusta has felt it. And who has done
more for the Progressive party than
he? Hon. Alton c. Wheeler Of South
Paris felt it-and it will strike many
people of Maine that he has done
something for the Progressive party.
How did they feel it,"
Well, Mr.. Milliken was treasurer of
the State committee of the party, and
he was chairman Of the county COM
mittee of Kennebec-and he isn't either
one any more.
And Mr. Wheeler felt it this way
(refusing afterward to sit in the dele
gation): Oxford county delegates
came to Bangor with a few respectful
suggestions, and believing that said
suggestions were within the limits OF
common sense and justice.
Oxford County Suggestions
(a) oxford county delegation pass
ed a resolution opposed to third par
ty ticket in that county.
% Two views were presented to
the State organization, to wit:
]. To stand for Progressive State.
district and county tickets absolutely
and without compromise.
2. To elect delegates to Progressive
National convention and make no move
for third ticket in Maine.
(c). AS a compromise between these
two views, Alton c. Wheeler, who rep
resented the second view, presented the
following to the organization:
Wheeler Resolution
Be it further
Resolved, That If the Progressive
National Convention and the Re-
publican National Convention at
Chicago in June, unite in nominat-
ing Col. Theodore Roosevelt, or any
other candidate for President, then
we favor immediate action to bring
about a coalition of the two parties
in Maine.
(d) This resolution was not sat
isfactory to the State organization
and therefore was not presented on
the floor as its appearance would
simply create contest.
(e) Wheeler was not delegate
to this convention.
Oxford County Disappointed
Mr.. Wheeler has gone home with a
new view of Progressive machine pro-
fession and practice.
The Bangor Commercial Of Wednes-
day evening had the following para
graph concerning Tuesday evenings
meeting:
Announcement by Mr.. Gardner of a
telegram from Alton c. Wheeler to the
effect that he was coming to the con-
vention was greeted with cneerS. Mr..
Wheeler was candidate for Congress in
his district two years ago. having been
named at the district convention. Since
that time, it was rumored that he had
returned to the Republican fold. So the
Progressives We're glad to know that he
hadn't left them after all.
The er-Vernon-Webber buggy
riders were not cheering for Wheeler
Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Wheeler de-
clares his conviction that a State and
a thread in oxford county. He receiv-
ed Wednesday afternoon a telegram
from two of the strongest Progressives
in that county, as follows:
Rumford. Me-, April s.
Hon. Alton c. Wheeler,
Bangor Maine.
Report has it that Progressives
at Bangor propose State, District
and county campaign. We believe
that such action will be apt to de-
feat it's own en6s and will be pre-
judicial to the interest of Mr.
Roosevelt.
(Signed)
ARETAS E. STEARNS.
LUCIAN w. BLANCHARD.
The Result
The convention voted to put State,
district and county tickets in the field
and wage an active and aggressive
campaign.