Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02
Friday, July 2, 1926.
SPEAKING OF THE LuLL

Tho political luu following tne
I primaries might mean two things,
possibly both; disposition now
that summer Is here to make the
most of 1t to the exclusion Of cam
paign heat or, having had chance
to say their say at the polls. an
lacquiesence in the results on the
part Of the Republican contestants
and q matter of-fact conclusion
that on September IS they will
make it a decisive Republican
victory.
The Democrats. having had no
contest for the head Of the ticket,
not having had their fighting blood
aroused may need q little stimulant.
One may infer that Mr.. Mclean
took some such view Of the situa-
ton In his address at the luncheon
Of the Cumberland County Demo-
Gratis Wednesday. He declared: Il
am running to win, and I'm going to
win" He gave as a. reason for this
the promise Of support from Repub-
licans. Such support had been true
+ to promise in his mayorality cleo
ton, he said, and he believed would
be equally so in his campaign for
the governorship.
This of course is matter OF
opinion. We would suppose there
would be more Of hesitation on the
part of Republicans to vote for a
Democratic Governor than for a
candidate for mayor, assuming the
latter election not to be a partisan
victory, but instead an approval by
citizens desiring to continue the
work Of a city executive that had
merited approval. 1t is not at all
likely that the gubernatorial cam
paign will be generally regarded as
other than a partisan struggle and
'the results be hailed as a partisan
victory.
Aside from those one usually finds
in political campaigns, who are at
odds with the powers that be, there
were quite a number among those
who voted against Governor Brew
ster in the primary, who felt that
he had not been altogether fair In
his handling of certain matters
notably the Investigations of the
State Prison and Of the Kennebec
County sheriff. They have regis
tered their protest and may assume
it will be needed as such. We would
not expect Governor Brewster to
withhold his hand as a consequence
Of this protest from any effort to
which he might conceive himself
obligated. but we foresee no occa-
sion for him seriously to offend any
considerable body of the Republican
voters.
/ He is giving his efforts unstinted-
. ly to the affairs of the State; he is,
it seems to us, wisely directing a
: State campaign of publicity from
> which benefits should inure to
| the State; he has evinced due re-
! gard for fitness and party courtesy
in his appointments to the Supreme
/ Court and he has not demonstrated
inability to recognize mistakes that
may have been made.
1t hardly accords with human
nature to expect that the Septem-
1 Der election will be devoid of par
/ tisanship, or to suppose that in
event of the election of a Democrat
for Governor it would not be
heralded far and wide as an indi-
cation Of Republican weakness. Our
+ readers cannot have failed to note
many instances where State cleo
tions chiefly influenced by local
conditions have been declared to be
of national significance. We be-
lieve Republicans will hesitate to
contribute to sending abroad any
such impression from the Republi-
can State of Maine. We see nothing
in the present lull in affairs political
to warrant any other conclusion.