Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-19
MCKINLEY MEMORIAL
Maine Auxiliary Committee Met
at State Capitol, Monday.
Organized and Perfected Plans for
Conducting Thorough Canvas.
Governor Mil Names Additional Members Of
the Committee.

y meeting of the Maine Auxiliary
committee of the Mckinley Memorial
Association was held in the executive
| chamber at the State House, YESTERDAY
forenoon. There We're present the fol-
| lowing members of the committee;
! George \. Curran. Calais: Oscar Il.
Wish. W. II. Dow. Portland: Charles
+. Johnson. Waterville. c. Il. Burleigh.
Augusta: J. O. Smith Skowhegan: Ar
tllnr Chaplin. Bangor. and r. l.. Grin
die. Nj Desert.
Tn" other members of the committee
We're prevented from being in attend
ance but all sent letters of regret with
earnest assurances of loyal support
After the members present had in
duiged in an expression of opinion as
to the duties devolving upon them n
permanent organization was effected
by the choice Of the following officers:
Ge"lgc \ Curran. Calais president.
&. l.. Burleigh. Augusta. secretary
VIM. H. Dow. Portland. treasurer
Governor Hill was present during he
greater part Of the deliberations of the
com, ,Iittee and evinced great interest
in the ,,l,ans proposed. He said that
the officers II the Mckinley Memorial
Association expected the State Of
Maine. To contribute ~ least $50" TO
tn" general fund. ana ~ 'r-sse" IN"
hope that tn. people Of this Stdt"
would see to it that The response -"
equal To this expectation.
The committee decided to divide th,.
state int" county divisions. ami the
members for each county We're in
structed TO supcrintend the work Of So
Letting contributions. securing in each
town or city the assistance Of .ncr-
eetic canvasserS to ala them in raising
the amount required.
II was tn" sentiment IF th- gentle
men Of tn. committee that the news
papers ui the State be asked 10 aid and
assist in arousing an interest in the
work Of the committee, by announcing
the action taken, yesterday. 50 that
tn. people will b. prepared with dona-
lions when the solicitors visit them at
their homes or places OF business
Governor Hill has added th.. names
ot several gentlemen to the committee
priSes the following:
AndrosCoggin. Seth NJ carter. Au-
burn: AroostOok. Il. W. Shaw, Houl-
ton. cumberland. W IN. =. DOW. Us
car Il. Wish. Portland: Franklin. J. NJ.
: Hunter. Pennington; Hancock. L. |
l.. Grndl.. Mt. Desert: Kenn.bec. {. |
T.. Burleigh. augusta. Chas. F. John
son. Watervil-: Knox f. X. Gould.
Rockland; Lincoln, a. i. Nickerson,
Eoothbay Harbor: oxford. Waldo Pet
tingill. Rumford: Penobscot, Arthur
chaplin. Bangor; Piscataquis. 4. W.
Gilman Foxcroft: Sagadahoc. +. r. |
Nichols. Bath: Somerset. Joseph 9.
Smith. Skow hogan. Waldo. A. |.
Brown. Belfast: Washington. Geo. y.
Curran Calais. York &. II. Prescott,
Biddeford.
i<rrn.b-c county is divided into two
:, cti"n>. The northern part will be
canvaSSed by chas. r. Johnson uf Wa
tarville. and G. +. Burleigh Of this city
viii look after the southern portion.
The members of the committee are
much encouraged by the evidences az
support they have thus far received
The names Of contributors will BE- pub
liShr.i from time to time. Ii is not the
desire to have large contributions made
by anyone. but rather To have them
small in amount from each individual.
thus Ynakng the number Of Contribu-
tors large and diStinCtively representa-