Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11
VETO THREAT
(Cnntinued from Pada OnAl

to be on the surface last evening, the
question of veto or mo veto" was
whispered from basement to dome of
the capitol building. The situation
of peaceful pre-adjournment activi-
ties needed but the word veto" to
bring about an open break the first
which Governor Brewster has had to
face in his executive career.
Senator Hinckley, yesterday in re-
| ferring to the swarms Of kilograms
sent to members of the Legislature
wide organization to bring about
Legislative support of the governors
expected action. said:
HinckIey's Word
'Tt would be an inadmissable blot
upon this Legislature to submit to
the dictates of what is so palpably u
our actions. The very tenor OF
these messages. urging us not to
override the Veto indicates that the
organization back of them has some
| informa ton that a veto is forth
coming"
Indignation summarized the at
mosphere throughout the days ses-
sion. This was expressed in the
words of Senator Hinckley when he
told of his midnight interview with
the governor Thursday night in
which both men had been extremely
plain spoken in discussing the is
sue.
Cites Amendment
1.-The governor was apparently un-
decided as to what he would do with
the tide power measure at the time
l talked with him." the senator said.
Il pointed out to him that subse-
quent to the message on water pow
er which he delivered before the
Legislature week ago, / have
amended the Cooper bill so that I
feel it comedies with his views on
the States waterpower policy.
Il sincerely feel that the COVER
| nor can sign this measure and have
the hearty approval of the thinking
people of the State" Senator Hinck-
| ley asserted.
Wires From "Farnsworth"
Several messages signed with the
| name "Farnsworth," former Ku klux
Khan organizer in Maine. were re-
| ceived by members of the Legis-
lature yesterday One of the tele-
grams read: shall We send a COM
! mittee to interview you in regard to
"FARNSWORTH.'
They created a furore in the cor
ridors until it was asserted that
the messages were sent as joke.
Yet, however, the undercurrent of
suspicion that the Khan is the or
| ganization behind the earlier deluge
of kilograms. it being declared by
those who know that a comparison
of signatures with the Khan roster
| would undoubtedly show them to be
members of that organization.
threatens to draw into the present
issue the pre-primary animosity OF
Khan and anti-Klan.
Believe Veto Coming
Though it was believed by some
as no veto message was forthcoming
| late last evening that the governor
would not veto the measures be-
! cause of the unexpected reaction up>
| on the Legislators that the kilograms
! have made, by far the greater ma.
| jCrity declare a veto will be made.
Bearing out the assertion Thurs
day evening by certain Legislators
that the Executive Department was
! the guiding force behind the tele-
graphic messages, it was learned to-
day that several signers of the tele-
grams had been called by telephone
and asked how they had come to
sign the messages. The invariable
answer was that they had been re-
| quested to do so by the governors
private secretary.