Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-21
Davis and ReSubmiS=
sion is Democratic CRY.
BIG time AT BANGOR,
The Faithful Shout and Rejoice
And Feel Better Than They
Will After Fall Election.

| After the perfection of the permanent
committee for the next two years were
| announced as follows:
| David r. Hastings. Auburn; B. G.
MCIntirc, Waterford; George Z.
Hughes. Bath; William r. Pattangall,
| Macnias; John B. Madigan. Houlton;
| Oscar r. Wish, Portland;> Seth T..
| Recdy. Pennington; Frank f. Mace,
| Great Pond; Phillip Howard. Rock
| land; Edgar L. Jones. Waterville; J..
K. Abbott. Whitefield: Harry \. Snow,
Milo; William r. Hunnewell. Pittsfield:
F. W. Pope, Belfast: Walter J. Gilpat-
| rick. Saco, and Willis Y. Patch, Ban
gOr.
The committee on resolutions re-
| ported the following platform. which
was adopted without change:
We. the representative of the DEM
! ocratic party Of the State Of Maine. in
! onv ention assembled. declare our
faith il the timc-honcred traditions cf
our party and renew our allegiance TO
| itg principles.
We believe in local sIlf-gOvernmcnt
ana are opposed t0 government by COM
missions
We believe in direct legislation by the
people and demand the passage Of an
initiative and referendum act b. the
next Legislature.
We demand the passage Of all rca-
SOFA bic legislation aimed 10 better ;hc
Cnudititn Of ltbsrcrs -: all classes ard
a. ensure - them tn jIsL rewards Of
th-i- toll AMI tho ful! enjoyment az
their rights as citiZens.
We demand state aid for tie IN
aug ration ana rapid extension of 4
system ot state roads, Ia the end that
Maine farms may increase In value ana
Maine products find a profitable mar
kct.
We demand an equalization Of taXa-
ti"n ~ constitutional Amendment or
otherwise. whereby quaSi-puhlic cor
urations and lands III unincorporatcd
places shall assume their just rropUr-
tinn Of the burdens Of taxation which
they now escape. and 50 relieve the
farGcr, the mechanic, the householder,
the manufacturer aEd the merchant
from unfair discrimination.
We rcitcrate our demand for the en-
forcement of all law, including the pro-
hibitory law. but believing that the null
LITIGATION of that law has bred and fos-
tered hypocrisy in both public and phi
waite life and believing that honest and
impartial enforcement can never be Sc
cured through the medium of the So
called SturGis law, or through the york
Of the So-called enforcement cumClis-
sion. and that the continuance of that
law entails Il useless expense upon our
taxpayers and is Objectionable and Of
fensive to our people, we demand its
immediate appeal
TO have an abiding faith in the good
sense and honesty of the people OF the
State of Maine and in order that the
question of constitutional prohibition
may be settled for a generation. and
NAV be removed from political discus
sion, we demand that immediate reSub-
mission back to the people of the pro
hibitory amendment to the constitu-
ton.
We declare that the summary of all
the issues i'll this campaign is the cues
ton: shall the State Of Maine be
honest"
With this preliminary business dis
Dosed OF Chairman Plaistcd announced
order and Daniel c. McGillicuddy, DEM
ocratic candidate for Congress. placed
the name of Mr. Davis before the con-
vention amid cheers of the delegates
and spectators who had assembled in
the galleries.
AT the conclusion of AIR. McGilhcud-
dv's nominating speech the Waterville
Democratic Club. headed by band.
marched around the convention hall
and the enthusiastic demonstration IN
favor of the candidate was at its height
when Mr.. Davis was escorted into the
hall.
Mr.. McGillicuddy in nominating Mr..
Davis scored the Republican party and
Maid a tribute to the executive ability
of the candidate. stating that as mayor
of Vatcrville he had given the city two
IF The best administrations 1t had ever
known and while its representative in
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