Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-17
Hayden Is
Expelled From
State Fair AssO.
The following is taken from t

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The following is taken from the
Lewiston Journal of Thursday:
Frank r. Hayden the Lewiston
horseman, was expelled from the
Maine State Fair Association at It's
meeting in the Dewitt this morning
after making a bitter attack upcn
Secretary Wilson and Trustee Wig
gin; and for a few minutes pande-
monlum was let loose.
Those who tried to stem Mr.. Hay
| denis broadsides. and to ADJOURN In
| the interests Of order and common
courtesy, were for the moment swept
off their feet. His voice penetrated
the closed doors into the office and
corridors Of the hotel. He poured
savage accusations upon Mr.. will
son and Mr.. Wiggin in a steady
stream.
! 1t was Mr.. Wilson. his eyes blazing
and every muscle Of his athletic llg-
ure drawn taught who forced the f.
nal issue.
| This association isn't big enough
any longer for Frank Hayden ard
myself" he declared. Either he gets
out Of it or | do. And I make mo-
ton now that he be expelled for the
associations good"
| A dozen members clamored for adj
| journment; but President Carroll, his
own eyes blazing. backed Mr.. VIII
/ son. There is a motion before this
| house" he declared. and it's going
to be put. It's going to be put be-
! fore ! consider any motion to adj
| journ." He pointed long focetin-
ger at Mr.. Hayden and shot out;
You bet it's going to be put after the
way you've shot off your face"
Blank ballots were distributed by
MI. Wilson, filed in. collected and
counted. The result was as follows:
To eXpeI. 90; not to expel. one.
you're q bunch of cheap graftcrs
you're all a bunch of crooks," cried
Hayden as the whole gathering. hard
ly waiting for the formality Of an aj
journment, be gan flowing toward the
door.
If il hadn't been for this episode
the meeting would have been eXcop-
tionally good tempered, fair minded
and constructive-the sort necessary
to make Lewistons rcjuvernated fai,'
the very best in Maine. 1t had been
called 10y President Carroll because
Of certain criticisms made by the life
members against the tearing down
, Of the Exposition building with the
object Of erecting safer and moae
substantial one. 1t was shown that
the old building was unsafe; that a
new one is vitality needed; that no
other course could well have been
followed in the fairs best interests,
and that the cost VIII be by no means
excessive.
Even those who, lacking full knoUl-
edge Of the facts. had been inclined
TO criticize the project, We're entirely
fair minded. There was no real
opposition, once President Carroll
had made the necessity plain, and the
meeting voted unanimously and
heartily to support President Carroll
and Secretary Wilson in all they are
eCl4tS. -Not Olliy lildt, tuI IL
enthusiastic--for whereas Mr. Car
roll suggested that it would be pos
siblc TO erect part of the building
this year, completing it when gener-
al conditions are more favorable, it
was the prevailing sentiment that the
work ,be finished Immediately.
The meeting was called to order at
II O'Clock in private room Of the
Dewitt. 1t was shown by reading
Of the records that the destruction of
the old building and erection Of a
new had been voted AZ the last meet
ing but it appeared that there na1
beer some misunderstanding and
criticism, and President Carroll wish
cd the matter understood Then ne
called upon Architect CoOmbs, vino
showed biue-prints of the new build
ing plans and explained them III
some detail. At the entrance there is
to be q telephone service. press room
and information department: TIE
main auditorium will contain more
room than is possessed by all three
floors Of the present building, and
in all there will be $4,000 square feet
Of floor space.
Now. I'll tell you in more detail
why this meeting was called" said
President Carroll. when the arcai-
tect had finished. There was no rev.
enue from the old building-the mer-
chants wouldn't even carry goods
there, let alone buying space; and it
was SO unsafe that it was certain 10
collapse, sooner or later, under TIP
weight Of big crowd. Let this once
happen, and-well, good-by Maine
STATE fair!
L have heard stories to the effect
that the cost will be s25, 600 or $50, 900.
AS matter Of fact, it is estimated
that a very large part of the con-
struction can be made from timber
saved from the old building. and the
actual cost will be nearer $4,000. And
I guess, If we can get what looks
like $4,000 building for $4,000, it
will be pretty good bargain"
Then the meeting was thrown open
for discussion-a Thoroughly friendly.
fair-minded one. which brought out