Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
BOWLER CANDIDATE
FOR GARDINER P. 0,

Mr.. e. c. Bowler. editor and publisher
Of the "Kennebcc Leader" at Gardiner,
Maine. signs the following letter to his
readers:
TO the Citizens Of Gardiner:
Existing conditions make 1t expedient
| for me to make statement that other
wise would consider out of order. The
Republicans Of Gardiner are assuming
that Mr.. Hughes will be elected President
Of the United States in November, and.
should this be the case Republican will
be appointed postmaster in this city.
In accordance with the assumption, con-
siderable activity on the part of several
candidates for the office is in evidence.
| Several of my friends who have known
/ some thing OF the ceaselesS effort and un-
firing energy which has been necessary
on my part to give the people of Gar
diner an up-to-late newspaper, have been
kind enough to say that the service that
/ have given to the city and its people in
this connection in the past. and will be
able to give in the future, amply entitle
me to consideration in connection with
the appointment to this position and. in
have decided to ask for consideration in
this connection, providing change in ad-
ministration is made In the coming
election.
I do not, however, feel that it is consis-
tent on my part to circulate petition
and seek actual endorsement for the po-
sition, until after the election and a
change has been voted, and my only rea-
son for making this statement Is prompted
by the fact that other candidates are al
ready circulating petitions and it seems
advisable in consequence. ior me 70 let
my friends know that shall ask for con-
sheraton If a change in administrator
comes, as 1 believe it will
| In view of, the fact that this goes only
to my valued readers, who nave stood
loyalty by me. and lent their vaiuanls linns
effort to give the people of Gardiner
good clean up-to-date paper, reel tnas
can speak frankly, as heart to heart,
and that what ! say VIII pe received IN
These readers know, as their ,loyalty
to this paper has shown. that a news
paper is of positive and incalcula PIE
value to any city. They know & TOO ehaf az
anywhere near its size that has dally
paper. They know too that to produce
a daily paper in a city of this size WIN
good wire service. and WIZ with 81 sul,,rlen. 11nN3n.
date sheet is a proposition that few peo-
ple have cared to undertake
| They know too that when took holo OF
this proposition / took hold 10 WIN; ata ~
hest afternoon sheets in the state Iney
know that the undertaking called lot a
dedication on my part of everything tnat
I had in the world, ana mas rsqualsu qot b. ba
|
enumerated. They know that the oa.tie
has heen a hard one, but whether nara ar
! or easy, it has been kept up asalnst .i.s
most serious competition Wnicn was e.st. ~.
nassed out to any newspaper n tne ota.e
of Maine. and many know that since tne
dav of our first issue we have contlnueo
steu by step to add equipment, anu IN,
prove our eapaci1y pyrnose ro Of smaking
naper which should be inferior 70 none
hnd want to say to the thousand ram
ii;as who will read this statement, tnat
these have only been mace posSoh '1,h; ~
thev have given me since this fght 1or q
naper began, and want mere ana ;" nov
to express my most heartrelt aPpreoia-
ton. .,...,, ~ asking
for support in advance OF an elec.loii; :
which may or may not cause a Vacanty :
onlv ask at this time those VINO 1eel tna' M
my position Is sound one, ina. h1e t wav
has heen of some value to the people "
the city and as such entities me 70 Asa n
FOR their support in this connectlon ~ =.
keep an open mind in the nat.er aiae4as alu etas
,,n+i, oil cIaims are presented and proper
" considered. I will therefore merely eH-
nress the hope that no DEFINITE actloil pe
taken until the eleet,2n IS s over to be an filled
IF then, there is a postmaster 10 pc ap-
nointed and it would appear that the en-
ergy that 1 am exerting and the sacrllcess =
4htett .hst am making to give Gardiner a
Home Hon paper, dedicated to the interests OF Of
Gardiner and its people, first. last and La an
Of the time enttle me to heart such
sup19r{ tTa4y it as won1d %a appear other
ssnrant had a stronger claim than ,
might to have viii y'e,a end rive hn,
and gladly to such a,,naari eiaams anu s''o '
with positive assurance that shouia d a
vacancy occur and the appointment come
to me I will devote my personal !; ana 1i,in %n, .
w e.+rons Of the Gardiner postomce
service second to none in the State OF
Maine, am
r. C. BOWLER.