Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.)
July 1, 1908

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HyOL XXXIX. AUGUSTA, MAINE, WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY 1,1908-TWELVE PAGES. NO. 156 I Hon. Wm. T. Haines Withdraws, Asking That Mr. Fernald’s Nomination Be Unanimous===State Auditor Hatch Is Renominated===The Platform. the convention. Bmgor, Me., June 30.—Bert M. Fer ntld of Poland was nominated by ac clamation for Governor of Maine by the Republican State Convention at 545 o'clock this afternoon, just when it had begun to look as if the conven tion would outlast the daylight. It was William T. Haines of Waterville, Mr. Fernald’s opponent for the nomination, who expedited matters, and his action was applauded on all sides. The convention had been sitting since 2 o’clock, more than an hour of its time having been consumed in taking the vote on State auditor, which seem ed a needless proceeding in view .of the certainty of the overwhelming victory of Charles P. Hatch of Portland, and this with the numerous and rather lengthy nominating speeches, had made the session rather tedious. At 5.40, when the speechmaking had been concluded and the convention was preparing to ballot, Mr. Haines came upon the platform and in a brief speech moved that voting be dispensed with and that Mr. Fernald's nomina tion be made unanimous. This won the instant approval of the great ma jority and the motion was carried, amid great enthusiasm. Thus an hour’s time was saved, and the convention was adjourned exactly at 6 o'clock. Story of the Convention. Bangor, Me., June 30.—The determin ation of the supporters of William T. Haines of Waterville to continue the fight for their favorite for tin; Gub ernatorial nomination relieved the 11, publican State convention today of its expected lack of interest to the dele gates and spectators. At least one county delegation accredited to Bert M. Kernald, the other candidate, was said to have broken away during the forenoon and to be shouting for Haines. Of the 1330 delegates, Mr. Be i' ll a Id was claiming 1050, while Mr. Haines asserted that the first ballot would reveal at least 450 votes for him self. Aside from the Gubernatorial nomi nation, the business of the convention, which was called for 3 o'clock, included the usual work id' organization, tile nomination of a State auditor and the adoption of a platform. There is no lieutenant governor in Maine as in other states and other of llccrs are (looted by the Legislature. The nomination of Charles 1*. Hatch, the pres, nt incumbent, for State au ditor, was conceded, although a move ment wu.i on foot to put forward an other candidate. The day was lull of interest. There were arrivals of special trains with delegates, clubs and cheering aggrega tions. parades and plenty of excite ment. Bespit,, the various rumors of unex pected Haines support and surprises, Ihe nomination by one ballot -,f Mr. hernuiil seemed to lie conceded. the State committee was in session the greater part of the forenoon dis cussing ami listening to the presenta 0,1 l'toposed resolutions and at noon a tentative platform was in shape i i. **10 "f tlic committee on reso lutions, to be selected by the conven tion However, tile draft was withheld fiom the press, it was stated positive-! northern LIGHT A GROWING FAVORITE l» dctcb AtL DE*LERS PETER LeFRANCIS 4 SONS M.nuf.ctur.r., C.mbridg., M1SI. I0r Washington. June New Fngland: Fair Wednesday", showers at night or Thursday; cooer Thursday in south portion; vanahle winds. Boston Forecast. Boston, June 3n tun and vicinity; Thursday. light Forecast for R >s I sir Wednesday and ariaIde winds. Before the Fourth Specials S',,,...-, r *1°, 04 and a, m....,, Hats, all styles to *o.uv The latest Novelties in Shirts Neck wear, Fancy Vests. Hosiery, etc. Notice. and Gardinei I store's u°ill be cdos^d all day Satur ablate our customers w, shall keep both stores open rhur. da. j and Friday evenings. July and H.G. Barker Co, Up-to-date Cash Outfitters. TWO STORES AUGUSTA GARDINER. juno2!>.30,julyl,2,3. Union-great enough man to be willing to help have the Union in Abraham Lincoln's way if he could not save it in his own way—lie brought to the anx ious throngs who hung on his words two arguments—the argument that the old Union of the fathers must not he broken up, and the other argument that no power outside the power of the United States should lay its hands on the great highways of the interstate commerce. The one argument appealed to those who hived the Union, the other argument appealed both to those who loved the Union and those who did not. The Union was saved, prosperity followed and the interstate commerce coursed throughout the land unhamp ered and uncontrolled, save for the fiower of the congress alone. But af ter a time there came other powers, not those of open disunion but covert, secret powers which presumed to lay their hands on the highways of the in terstate commerce, and destroy their freedom by destroying the quality of their service. It gradually dawned upon the con sciousness of the American people lhat some men were being elevated and en riched, while others were being de pressed end inpoverished through dis criminations in the uses of the rail roads. The sons of the Puritans and the Cavalier’s alike, as they have grown in this great land of freedom, have never looked with favor in spe cial privileges for any class of men. A fair chance and no favors has been a nil" administered from father to son, from government to government, from the days of the Revolution. In the disturbance of spirit, which came from the discovery that one of the old liber ties of the Constitution was menaced, that a power outside the Congress and tiie President, was laying its hands on the interstate commerce of the Nation, arouse die political issues of the last eight years. You know how those is sues have been met by the Congresses which the Republican parly has con trolled, and by the great President, who. recalls in his personality ar.d his acts, the heroic days of the Republic. The National power has been asserted, discriminations have been broken up and once more the consciousness comes upon us that our Country is a land ol equal opportunities under the law. There has been opposition to all this. It is not natural for men to be unanimous over anything. And it has been found best in government that there should be a party that acts and another party that criticizes and op poses. We are told that the asser tion of National authority for the pro (Continued on Page Right.) THE PLATFORM. The Republicans of Maine in conven tion assembled herewith submit to the people of the State the following state ment of views and principles: We enthusiastically endorse the ad ministration of President Roosevelt and his strenuous efforts for the bet terment of conditions, the elimination of abuses and the control of such cor porate methods as unrestrained, are dangerous to tile welfare and liberty of the people. In like manner we record our ap proval of tiie businesslike and cour ageous administration of Governor Cobb, who lias been true to every pledge made by him. We reaffirm and declare our adher ence to the principles of the Republi can party as set forth in its national platform. W'e highly commend our senators and representatives in Congress and fully appreciate tiieir high standing and in fluence in national legislation, and ex tend to them our hearty approval. The ultimate responsibility for the enactment and enforcement of all law is vested in the State. Counties and towns with their officers exist only by legislative authority. It is the right and duty of the State to provide for and require the enforcement of its laws. We demand of all officers a faithful, fearless and energetic per formance of their duties; and we call upon all good citizens, irrespective of party, to join with us in supporting for election and appointment to office such candidates as can be relied upon in this particular. We favor a constitutional amend ment empowering the Governor upon notice and hearing, to remove any ex ecutive officer who persistently fails to perform iiis legal duties and to fill the vacancy from the same political party to which said executive officer belongs. We believe in prohibition and de mand tiie faithful and impartial en forcement of the prohibitory law and are opposed to resubmission or any measure tending to tire repeal of tiie law which has done so much to pro mote tiie moral and material welfare of the people of this State. We approve and stand for tin' exten sion of tiie good roads movement, tiie protection and preservation of the common and natural rights of all citi zens in our forests, water supplies and other natural resources of tile Stall’. We believe in such changes in our system of taxation as will, so far as possible, equalize public burdens and do exact justice to all, and that Ha state may properly assume a greater share of those expenditures which benefit (lie State as a whole; and to this end a non-partisan tax commis sion has been created that lias this subject under consideration anil is to report to the next Legislature. We reiterate our belief that children should be compelled to attend school during the years required by law and until such time as they have acquired education sufficient to enable them to assume intelligently the duties' and responsibilities of American citizen ship, and to this end we favor the strict an I impartial enforcement of the school laws and the child labor laws. Wo approve of the legislation on our statute bonks looking to the protection of children employed in our factories and shops and we urge upon oar Leg islature the propriety of considering a reduction of Hie hours of labor from 60 to 38 per week for women and mi nors of our State. We pledge to tiie nominees of our party in Stale and nation a cordial and loyal support at the polls. The Candidate For State Auditor. Charles 1’. Hatch, who was nom inated for State auditor, was born in Hyman, Maine, December 25, 1S6S. As a boy he worked on a farm and at tended tlie common schools of White Held. In 1884, at the age of fifteen he entered the law office of Mr. Dennis A. Meaher, of Portland, where he re mained for three years and during that time studied law and stenography. He attended the night school and a business college later. In 1887 fit the age of eighteen he became cashier and CHARLES I\ HATCH. Nominated to Succeed Himself as State Auditor. bookkeeper in the office of the Maine Mutual Accident Association. Jn Jan uary 1889 lie resigned to become as sistant savings bank examiner with offices in Buckfleld under Hon. George 1). Bisbee and continued in this office after Mr. Bisbeo was succeeded by Charles it. Whitten in September 189-’, until January 1893 when he was ap pointed national bank examiner for the State of Maine. He resigned this office in May 1903 to become auditor and ac countant of the International Paper Company of New York. He resigned In May 1907 to acept the appointment of State Auditor of Maine, a new office which he lias established in accordance with the law enacted by the last legis lature. Mr. Hatch is a member of Evening Star Lodge of Kreo Masons, of Buck tield; Mount Vernon Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, Portland; of Portland I'ouneil, Royal and Select Masters; of Portland Comtnandery, Knights Temp ter; and Kora Temgle. Mystic Shrine of Lewiston; of the Maine Society of New York; of the Undewriters Club of New York. He married Aug. 3. 1893. Helen Louise Merrill, born July 15, 1886, daughter of Horace and Emily (Ear rar) Merrill, of BuckHeld, Me. lb' resided in Portland from 1884 to January 1889 when he went to Buck field He moved to Portland again in IS98 and lived there until he went to New York in May, 1903. Since his re turn to Maine from New York he has made his home in Augusta where fha duties of his new office require his 1 rcsence continuously. WAITT BOND BLACKSTONE CIGARS The Leading 10 Cent Londres Cigar in America This cigar is absolutely not flavored, and notwithstanding the high price of Havana tobacco today, we are making them of clear Havana filler. We are determined Blackstones shall lead in quality regardless of cost, for we know QUALITY COUNTS. i WAITT BOND, Inc., Manufacturers, 67 Endicoft St., Boston, Mass. a

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•f Special Sale in Furniture I\ For the Next Ten Days Begin ning Monday, June 29th. A GENUINE OUT IN PRICES. We ’do not propose to have People go out of Town to buy FURNITURE if PRICES and QUALITY of GOODS COUNT. FEW OF OUR BARGAINS BELOW. tm wm*m 1 iron and Brass Beds WHITE enamel iron beds. $2.39 $7.58 Alt slaes. $14.50 to $38.50 A„ Brass Beds lo se A„ new goods and a larg loot from. crib 4-6 A good White Hnamel r»" 1 ^gg 2.«, woven wire bottom Mattress and Springs

AU Iron Woven Wir I Mattresses and Springs In all tyrant widths. Draperies and LaoeC,urta|nS PORT! A’Uarge Assort 1 ment at a rlp^ial pr,ce Tapestry and Velvet Carpets Ingrain Carpet •An all wool A one-half yard carpet, wool, Per yard only 4gc union ‘ngraiji, i)er A Union 1 "erain per yard Our beat grade all wool, Per yard 37c 29c 59c Mattings WHITE MOUMTAM refrigerators the Best in the WORLD ChamberSuits Oak, Ash and Mahogany Special Mark Down Prices on All Chamber Suits Crockery and Lamps Dinner Sets, $4.98 Odd Pieces of Crockery at Your Own Peice. Lamps at Reduced Prices Old Hickory Chairs The most durable chair for out-of doors made, very comfortable. Couches Couches from $4.98 to $34.57 In Plush, Verona and Genuine Leather. Dining Furniture Drop Leaf Tabies.$2.49 A ti leg Extension Table, extends to 6 feet $4.98 I’illar Extension Table, extends to 6 feet $14.59 Dining Chairs Oak Dining Chair, like the above cut, Cane Seat 69c Wood Seat Chairs 49c Box Seat Dining Chairs, quartered oak $1.98 Sideboards and Buffets Have been reduced in price. Bookcases and Desks Standard Sew ing Machines Standard Grand, the best machine made $39.00 Standard Sewing Machine. Drop head solid oak $12.50 5 Drawer drop-head, ball bearings, ful ly warranted .$14.50 5 Drawer drop head, automatic lift, warranted 10 years .$17.50 Go'Carts Collapsible Go-Carts_$3.98 to $8.75 Itattan Go-Carts at one-half price. Parlor Tables and Stands A large assortment Parlor Tables. Special Prices. WAKEFIELD 300 WateTs^ST •Z~sjss2=&&s—