Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-25

lists Of his own behalf with all the
qualification that loyalty and honest
appreciation shoGld inspire.
"Of Col. Parkhurst's fitness to be
governor Of Maine there need be no
discussion. Neither need there sc
any doubt Of his availability and
strength as :. candidate of the Re-
publican party. The nomination.
coming to u man of his kind in 1920,
will in I'll probability mean an i'm
rressivc victory at the polls. 1t looks
like good politics as we'll as suitable
recognition of notable services to
party and to public that Col Park
hurst should be nominated and elect
cd next year. sharing in that general
triumph of Republicanism that is, as
so many millions hope and expect. to
mark the return of political sanity in
this country and the rescue of affairs
generally from the wreck and con-
fusion that now prevails or is i'm
minently threatened.
"Col. Parkhurst has for mauy
years been at the head of 4 business
that has prospered i'll Bangor for
over half 4 century. and whose eX-
tent and influence in the community
may be realized when it is said that
at the beginning of the war its en-
ployes and the dependent members
Of their families represented one per-
son out OF every 50 of the entire pop
ula;ion Of Bangor.
Educated in law an we'll as in bus
mess. he naturally inclined to study
Of and participation in public affairs,
and it was III 1890 that the first de-
riSiNc test was made of his standing
With the voters Of Bangor In that
YEAR he defeated Edwin A. Cum
minSs for the legislative nominate
by the remarkable vote of Sl6 to 2yG.
After a lapse of 10 years We find him
in 1910 distancins that famous Re
publican war hoec. Hon. +. Q. Beal
. Of Bangor. 3.4 to 500 in the senatorial
primary in Bangor and carrying ev-
cry town in Penobscot county but
one.
In 1906. as candidate for the Sen
ate, Col. Parlihurst received 1si
more votes than Penobscot county
gave 70 the Republican candidate for
Governor, in 1908. running for the
/ Senate. he polled III the City OF Ban
gor IS more votes than the Republi-
I can candidate For governor ana Ill
/ HcnotSrot county SIS moro.
IL, 1910 again j candidate for the
Senate, l'arkhurst received N BIr-
cor So more votes than tho Eepuh-
lIcan candidate for governor. and IL
the county o+5 moro. while in the city
his vote outran that for thu party S
! candidate for Congress by los an!
in the county by I31
In that same year Of 1919. when
the Democrats carried the county,
and the Republican candidate fo7
governor VAS defeated b. q plural
ltT Of -2S%. FarkhurSt. although rum
nins asair~ the most popular Dem
"crat in 'hc county. the late Hon
James Mullen, WAS beaten only T.:
l.4e-so ,ila, his showing was III!
better than that Of the Republicans
candidate tor governor. All this l.
eloquent OF the strength Of Parkhurst
ii nome
There is another and State-vi dc
test Of The rarkhUrSt popular
strength. a afforded by the vot: In
the guhernatorial primary of 1916. II
which Parkhurst although not ncIn;-
Mated ran a good second under cir
CuT1aSances not altogether favorable
receiving nearly I5.0'r1 votes in II.
State, 4 substantial majority II al
the votes cast IN l'enobScot. Han
cock. Waldo and Washington coun-
lies
"Corl2arr- the Parhtu-St primary
Vote With that Of his nearest com
pe1itor. the candidate Who ian :hlrri
in the 1915 primary. !, Is found: That
III the sac The Farhhuvst vote MS
! nearly twice a. large. That Park
hurst cyrrled York county Tina:
FarkhurSt carried one-fifth O. TIE
towns II Cumberland county That
F1.-hi'uf~ carried kennehec By !:
vote q. 1875 To SIS: Somerse. b. 4
Vote Of 90 20 166; Franklin BY vote
Of go 10 lC>; Line OH by a vote Il 81
to ne that te carried the five east
ern counties az Aroostooh. Hancock
PiSca.aqu:s. Waldo ard Washington
by {, Vote 81 .i3l TO IS. and his home
county - Penobsco, BY 4 Vote q
$50 70 sac
This record Will sufficiently in
form all ,ncuirers md specula;or>
as 10 Pa-khurst : vote-gettIrc abn-
ity. II is. II fact. a Very aisni;ica-
rase from the book Q: Maine politics
from which his friends N.ll - sl4d
% quote.
Il; VII pe-hapS irtercs, Republi
cans n Maine 70 know that !, The
ta,i Of l2lS. soon after the Name
election. BE was asked BY Chairman 4
Hays Of the Republican nationa.
committee 10 asSis; him n the ma
,ional campaign. and served :or
nearly SIX weeks ~ national head
quarter. in New York. making Two
trips Wes, and actively participating
IN the organizing OF the states q.
Colorado and Missouri, where upon
The election OF TWO Republican
United States senators. n place ::
sitting Democratic senator's the Re-
publicans gained control OF tie Unit
81 states Senate.
Il: might and should be mentioned
here that Col. Parkhurst is a MAJ.
, who can ant. VIII forget politics ana
! parties when the interests {. tnc
= mole people appeal for service and
protection. X was 30 when TIE VA
broke out. At that time ne was ap-
pointed chairman Of the Penotscot
county branch CT the State Of Maine
committee on Public Safety. IN
which capacity he continued 10 a.;
throughout the conflict renderins
service that will not soon BE- forgot