The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-14

ne # the late ex-governor Daniel f.
Dayi5. county attorney eight years
AM judge of the Bangor municipal
co II four years.
Sa5er d. Bailey graduated from the
B; Tor High school in 1892 and enter
ed Eowdoin College in the fall. Dur
ins his summer vacations he .WaS..a
reporter on the Bangor Daily Com
mercial. He graduated from Bowdoin
in the class of 1896 and Immediately
beean the practice of law in the Of
fic Of Davis & Bailey. In August
lSaS was admitted to the Bar.
Gov. Davis having died. he went into
partnership with his father Charles
A. Bailey. which continued until the
latter became judge of the Bangor
municipal court, making rapid prog
ress in the law and had many cases
in both the state and federal courts.
Early apprecating the value of the
wild lands of Maine. he acquired a
considerable acreage of the same, and
assisted in operating them so as to
give employment to men. and the lum-
Der to the trade.
Mr. Bailey and II. A. Chapman built
the present garage of the Bangor
Motor Company, Mr. Bailey being
president In 1917, Mr.. Bailey re-
tired rom the automobile business,
but retained his interest in the ga
rage buildings. In that year. he
organized syndicate which bought
the controlling interest in the East
man Heater Car Company. whose
principal business is transportation
OF perishabe food products in the
freezing weather He is the largest
Stockholder of that comany. and dur
inc the last two years has worked to
increase its usefulness and enlarge its
field of operation.
He has always been a strong Repub-
lican and prominent party worker.
In 1899 and 1900 he was a member of
the Bangor city council, and president
Of that body in 1901. In 1902 and
1903. he was city solicitor In the
primary election of 1912. he won a
place on the ticket as state senator
and was elected. He was chairman
of the important committee on legal
affairs and took an active part in the
work of the legislature.
He drafted, introduced and was in
strumental in having passed, the pa
role and indeterminate sentence law,
which encourages prisoners to re
form and become good citizens. He
also drafted the important blue sky
law" which was introduced in the
Senate by the late George II. Rich
ardson of Old Town. That law pro-
tects the citizens Of Maine by pre-
venting unreliable statesmen from
selling securities of doubtful or no
value, within its borders.
In 1914. Penobscot County went
Democratic, and he was defeated with
the other Republican candidates. In
1916. he entered the primaries for
state senator, won a place on the
ticket and was elected.
He was chosen President of the
Senate, in a field of three. Mr. Bailey
has always been an advocate and
worker for good roads.
During the war, he was chairman
of the legal advisory board of the Sc
lective service system for Bangor and
vicinity.
Mr.. Bailey is an optimist on the
state of Maine and its future. From
his experience as a lawyer. a bust
ness man. and a legislator. he has
acquired large fund OF knowledge
of the state and it's needs.
Mr.. Bailey is an Odd Fellow. Knight
ofPythias and an Elk. having been
Exhalted Ruler of the last named
order. He attends the All Souls Con
gregational church. He is mem
Der Of the Tarratine and Conduskeag
Canoe clubs of Bangor. On June II.
1901, he married Miss Leila NJ. Nc
Donald of Bucksport. They have no