The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-07
ELECTION DAY NEXT
MONDAY
About 1000 Voters on
the Check List
Campaign Orators in SkOWhegan the
Last Few Days. Important Feat
ures to be Acted Upon

Next Monday is election day and
the polls will be open at 80 a. IN.
closing at p. IN. Officials in line
for election are United States Sena-
tors, Governor, State Auditor, Con-
gressmen, County Officers including
Senators, County Attorney, Judge of
Probate, Sheriff, County Commission
err County Treasurer and Represen-
tatives to the Legislature With
this end in view Somerset County has
been deluged with campaign oratory
during the past few weeks and es-
pecially during the days and nights
just prior to the final day are the
candidates, many of them. bending
every energy to win out in the finals.
Thursday evening last under the aus
pices of the Democrats, Leo D. La
mont of Eastport and Hon. Balm
bridge Colby of New York, formerly
a leading Progressive, delivered STIR
ring addresses in the Skowhegan
Opera House. F. p. Pennell, an eX
sheriff of the County and a former
Progressive, introduced the second
speaker. Friday evening the Repub-
licans had the floor and they and
their friends listened to speeches
from Col. Frederick Hale of Port
land. Republican candidate for the
United States Senate, and former
Congressman Sherman W. Jones of
Pennsylvania. One of the apt SEN
tences expressed by the Colonel rel
atiye to the blank record of his ca
reer which had been distributed by
political opponents, was that accord
ing to the pages of the pamphlet, his
record had been a clean one. Yes
terday Charles ". Fairbanks of In
diana, candidate for the vice presi
dency was booked to speak at Fair
field, Cornylle, Madison and Skow-
hegan but owing to the death of a
friend in Indiana, he was unable to
fill engagements for either Tuesday
or yesterday This news came as a
genuine disappointment to many of
both parties and it was exceedingly
regretted that this section was not TO
be favored with visit from such a
distinguished gentleman. In his
stead Grafton d. Cushman. Lieuten-
ant Governor of Massachusetts spoke
as did Charles s. Bird candi-
date for governor on the Progressive
ticket in Massachusetts in 1914. To-
morrow evening Senator Borah of
Idaho will fill his engagement in the
Skowhegan Opera House. Saturday
evening the Democrats have their
final rally in the Opera House with
George r. Lunn. eX-mayor of Sche-
nectady, n. Y and Hon S W. Gould
of Skowhegan as speakers.
A question of considerable import
ance which will come before the
voters Monday in the Referendum
question regarding the limitations of
hours of employment for women and
children to fifty-four in one week.
With this as his subject and fayoring
the same Daniel Russell of New York
delivered an able speech to an atten-
tive audience here Monday night The
State Bridge Bill so called is another
important topic which is to receive
the attention of the citizens. Under
the terms of the bill State and Coun-
ty aid will be paid against the con-
struction of any bridge that the cost
of which added to the highway taxes
in the town makes tax rate in eX-
cess of five mills This is under
stood to mean every bridge of i'm
portance in every small town. but
only the larger bridges in the cities
and larger towns
About 1000 names are on the local
check lists according to Selectman
Smith and but very few have been
added since the Primary election in
June.