Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-04
GARDINER


Gardner sept -+SpeGasl--la
Coliseum u Friday evening ned
z-za audience Il xhlca here vas :
considerable number II women
1rasu 1l-Ae- u aear lie 1eloc-a<-c
candidate for v1ce-przsiden- Eon-
Frz1k.Iu : zcoseves- Tie stage
vas decorated Wiz 9aE. cunning
aid fowerz and occupied ~ sone q
the prominent Democrats Ct re -+Cg-
Briggs aa1d II lewiston Furnished
ne music
TIE presiding otEcs-. Ecn- c =
cE7odspeed- frsr Introduced Hon u
P Pzc-a1gzII. 81 A1g1sta- VIC spoaa
r,--.r ne ARIA. Il NJ Roosevelt Ti0
5eeorz coming 70 Gardner spok@ =
AUGUSTA and Ea.loveL
rauce--.ne -ol, Pa-xh--zr- Rspro-
rs,.- 4zrd.t.s-e 1or goverudr- n
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.~-rcs . WOMAN suffrage, 1aI
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rezz,ee 11cusv s-or- ire tinted STATS
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: INSISTED caa< NJ Parz5--rr'- 1z--iC
efear ne Mater - 5etore -lecC-dn-
NJ P4rxsylrzr has srarFt IN reply
ing me oharzE = <1lse a11 -aaZ ~
u1ax.cz II ne eh4-gs Z z political
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r 1z-z received information r.
gs-.lrg The -ar-er vz:ch 1cw e.
zslas ne % make Z sreciEc z-ate-
raea- concerning = NJ Pz-SdI-sr
rad certain wa contracts UfrG -ce
Government lnvcivlrg ~he tt.rz.s dlas
* Lezcher goods E7lutac-E-ed ~
Am a. Rzrzor. These can-rzcts we're
czcceIlaf! after tAs ar-a.sryce ard NJ.
Parkharsr al@ef Z .tz-1l <or lara yes
tecaGse ot t-e carcs .La-.on- Two
Esens " taese alleged da1a g-x csr.-
rs
made aata rzs i1e 70 ZTa So co1-
--zccarz ,he B=a rtEore Corpary
ard me A.5en 5o1s Co These
amounts totzl.e+ - IL
The gorern meat pait M Park
hurst tais money <or tac specific
purpose X paying he. B@arda-orz
ard Alien cfaialz He asEs! tcr Z
for that Du-pose ard recelcea It for
that purpose and <or that purpose
alone. Re hzs never paid either u
these claims Instead re wrote re
Pea rdmore Com psay that tde gov
ernment rad not sett.et with tIna
snd that re would PAY tn amount
due tae1a IN lzs+z Lgraents- He has
rot paid them
The cLaln. 81 re Allen com pany
re resisted on The ground that the
leather furnished NM by them was
not TT Tor t.se- although prior 70
the5r pressing fer their money he
rad written them that i vas entire
" satisfactory.
The govern aent intends pursuing
this matter Solr viii BE brought
against VI parkEurzr for tae rnorey
which Re recelved about & year ago.
FOR the purpose o< paying these
claims which re- Ezs net paid
Whether criminal proceedings vii oe
brought o. not 10 rot know
It Is useless fo- Mr Pa-kag-st 20
merely gay that this Is a liz or that
it - 4 political trick There are Ger
tain questions rhjca re ought 20
answer definitely Or retire from this
cam paizn
vii! Mr. Parkhzrst feny that Re
Allen claim az legitimate bills "a inst
the government which the govern
nent ought 20 pay. and -h4t the GOV
eminent gave him IKE money with
uh!cn TO pay these specific bills?
VIII he deny that ne received this
money nearly 4 year ago?
"Wili re deny tha. since he re-
ceived the Beardnaore money he has
written the Beardrnore Con- pany Of
fering 70 pay them IN .1staIIments.
tha, he has written them, ID sub
stance. that he has not received from
the government tire money which f.
due them. and that re has not paid
them TIE none which was given
rim for that purpose
"En!ess he can deny these things
Il "a useless for him 70 seek refuge
IN 4 general denial Or IN try 20 OBJ
scure ire issue BY taking about poll
teal tricks
II "a W 20 Hr Parkhurst 70
definitely clear this matter 70 or 20
admit that ne does not possess .ha.
degree Of honesty which Maine de-
rnands IN z Governor"