Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-29
Maine Republicans
Hold Convention
Continued from Page Fivs)

upon corporations and all people
Identified with them.
The speech brought former Cover
nor Cobb to the stage. Amid cries
OF Question, question" he stood his
ground. He then spoke briefly but
with suppressed emotion.
1T is extremely impudent in these
closing hours Of this convention"
said Governor Cobb. for speaker
10 take the platform and force us
TO listen TO such an unfair, dishon-
est statement of facts as have here
been presented. | don't want to sail
under false colors. | am speaking for
the corporations. / have been a Re-
publican all my life. My political flu
ture is behind me. ] want no office.
Il wonder ii II is possible for a
man to be connected with corpora
ton and still be decent citizen"
said the former Governor, with shak-
ing voice.
He then explained the origin of the
present campaign by the corporations.
he said that he himself had written
every word in the announcement that
had been made in the newspapers. He
said campaign Of education had
been decided upon because there was
nothing else to do. AT our meeting, "
"a I'd the speaker, we decided TO place
every fact regarding the cost of pro
duclng electricity before the people.
md here VIC are attacked as selfish.
IT IS nightly unfair and nightly I'M
generous. The men who have deve.-
oped ;he water powers of Maine have
brought millions Of dollars into the
State. They have transferred their
pavrolIs here.
If il car I've demonstrated by facts
as argued by Mr.. Baxter. that the
people con generate hydro-electric
power. then they'll do it. All that we
ask is a thorough investigation and
to have tie best policy adopted.
lis il nroper to show the facts? The
corporations are outraged in this
State. II 10 even taken for granted
that il n man gets job with a cor
porat.on he is crook and CRATER
| protest against this treatment The
resolution offered by the committee is
fair and honest It will do more to win
III, eleCtlon than the one proposed
b% Mr. Baxter.
Real enthusia SIN greeted Governor
cobb when he concluded
t.. =. Merrill of SkoWhegan defeDd-
90 tl,c plank of the committee and IL
20 hitterlyS attacked Mr.. Baxter Hc
members If the Legislature to vote
|. Il . l,1
l,-. session that called for an inves-
tl%sliou.
charm White put motion 20 lay
the mtnorit! report on the table. The
viva Noce vote seemed evenly divided
and then on a rising vote the motion
was carried ia to So.
ON motion OF r. f. Callahan of Lew
istou the committee resolution was
pa ssrd and then amended so that the
rarity stood for an amendment To All
charters THAT would specifically forbid
tn trtnsniSslon of hydro-electric powe,
oui Of jac state.
Mr. Johnson raised the point of no
quorum but then withdrew from his po-
slt.ou.
aga II and with all OF the delegates anx-
iuus Z" leave and crowding near TIL.
frN NJ The stage. a motion to adjourn
intIl o'tluck was carried and the CON
rnt.ou was So far as business was con
cerucd. over.
The delegates returned early to the
hal and while the band played lvelY
Mrs tic general public attempted to get
Int The hall and hundreds stood in the
streets TO wait until the meeting should
be over 50 they could see Col. Roosevelt
During the evening county wells were
given by the Somerset and oxford dele
cations.
Colonel Roosevelt's address in full
will be found on page So