Baxter’s Building Betrayal: A Governor’s Veto Exposes Folly in Springfield Scheme

On a chilly January morning in 1923, Governor Percival P. Baxter delivered a stern rebuke to the State of Maine’s lawmakers, casting a shadow over the ambitious plans for a State of Maine building at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Governor’s veto, a stern warning against the folly of this out-of-state venture, had been repeatedly overridden by the Legislature, but Baxter remained resolute in his opposition.