Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-25


caucuses Thursday evening at City hall
with a good attendance and enthusiasm,
and nominated Hon. Elmer E. Newbert
as their standard bearer for the coming
municipal election to be held Monday,
March IL. Following the nomination of
candidate for mayor the Democrats OF
the eight wards held their caucuses In
various parts Of the hall and nominated
candidates for aldermen and councilmen,
also ward officers.
The general caucus was called to order
at o'clock by Chairman Joseph E. F.
Dunn Of the Democratic city committee,
who read the call. after which Eugene
c. CARL was made chairman OF the eau
Gus. with Herbert Locke as secretary.
Chairman CARL made a brief speech ap-
propriate to the occasion and at its con-
clusion called for the nomination of a
candidate for mayor, whereupon Hon.
Reuel ]. Noyes briefly but gracefully
placed in nomination the name of Hon.
Elmer f. Newbert
AS Mr.. Newberts name was spoken it
was greeted with cheers and was fol-
lowed by the secondng of the nominal
ton by representatives of the eight
WdTOS VI tne CITY, w dIu W. flOlIuco iC-
spending for Ward /. l.. V. Clark for
Ward 2. John Boyle for Ward 3. Eden
W. Hanks for Ward 4. Edwin Taylor and
f. II. Tllson for Ward 5, Capt. Niles
Perkins for Ward s. S. c. c. Ward for
Ward and Frank E. Gidney for Ward s.
Remarks were also made by Frank Mace,
Hon. Frederick W. Plasted and Warren
D. Trask.
Following the remarks of the gentle
men mentioned came call for Mr. New
bert, in response to which that gentle
man mounted the stage, where he was
accorded most cordial greeting.
Mr.. Newbert declared the caucus
for a serious purpose" and contin-
ued. we are here because we are
citizens Of Augusta and believe in
good government and are willing to
bear our part" He said that for the
last eight years out Of 10 the people
Of Augusta have entrusted to the
Democrats the corauct of municipal
affairs, and asserted that the people
were not disappointed. Within this
time" he said, "tEis city has grown
and its needs ave increased. l chal
lenge contradiction to the statement
that about everything in the way Of
permanent public Improvement be
longs with these eight Democratic
years. Money mas been spent, but il
has been spent we'll. 1t was the peo
pies money AMI vas spent for the
people"
The nominee called for combining of
the issues to strict local interest, and
expressed his opinion that the pres
ent administration las been tried and
found wanting"
Mr.. Newbert said that new police
force and declared he is unnecessary
and uncalled for ind causes an ex-
pense to the city equal to the tax on
40 small farms.
Speaking of he pi.ving job on the
corner of State and Grove streets. the
nominee declared that this work was
not done by the II; ssam Paving Co.,
and read q letter from that company
in proof. This statemt mt was made in
contradiction to & Paragraph in Mayor
Viles' review Of the year in which the
mayor stated that the work was done
under the direction Of the street COM
missioner with Il fol eman and two
helpers from the Has sam Paving Co.
Turning his attention to highways.
the Democratic nCm;ree criticized the
work done on the 1homaston road and
upon the highway from the car barn
TO the Hallowell line. His criticisms
on this work were directed against
both the character of the work and
the expense.
HIS Accordance