Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-18
UNITED; STRONG!
The kennebec County and
Town Committees Meet,
Enihusiaiie Convention Of Re-
publicans wednesday j
Map. Out aggressive Campaign and
Holds loyefeast In This City.

right.
Wednesday from the remotest towns
and hamlets, and it's prosperous cities.
pleasant villages and thriving towns,
came the representatives of the Repub-
lican party to a counsel of war.
At high noon Wednesday the dining
room extension Of the Augusta House
was tkrOnged with the county and
town committees and leading counsel
lors OF the party. 125 strong. Chair
man Chas. S. Hichborn of the county
committee was in the chair nanked by
Byron Boyd, chairman of the State
Committee on one side and secretary
Frank J. Ham upon the other. 1t was
like the county convention some weeks
ago; a gathering Of the representative
citizens of our large and important
county. The sturdy backbone and
sinew of the party with many of the
tried veterans, one or two of whom for
40 years have attended these war
councils, We're there.
Chairman Hichborn caused enthusi-
astic applause when looking around the
crowded room lie remarked with a
smile: This gathering, gentlemen,
Goes not look as if the Republicans of
.Kenrelcc county were doomedr
Chairman Hichborn continued his re-
marks of feiicitation and welcome. I'VE
have me: here To-Day" said he, Ito talk
over matters in an informal manner
and to decide upon our plans for con-
Quoting The campaign. We shall pro-
baby hear of some words of encour-
agement as well. but encouragement is
not needed for the Republicans of Ken
ncbec County to give the Republican
party an 'Old-fashiOned ajority on
September l.. Kennebec Republicans
haze never in a campaign, been more
united or hopeful than they are today
We want you to lay out your speaking
campaigns and we desire you to state
what rallies YOU expect to hold and
what speakers you may desire.
chairman Boyd Of the State commit
tee is here and ready to promise that
he will help your various committees
all he can" Chairman Boyd remarked
that it was an of year in politics, but
that the State committee stood ready
t" comply with the wishes of the vari
Gus committees so far as it was able
Chairman ffichScrn then stated that
he would call for reports of the towns
in alphabetical order In this order the
various plantaticns. villages, towns ant
cities, through their representatives ir
the hall. responded to the call of the
chairman. 4, ... -..-.-a 49, . "a,
When Benton was called. Its repre-.
sentative raised laugh when someone
inquired If there We're any Prohibition
Democrats in his town he replied: 81
don't know such thing as Prohibition
Deinocrats. round of applause was
given when Farmingdale reported that
-the republican prospects were better
thah TWO years ago Fayette also re
ported that in that town the Republi
cars were in better shape than they
were during the last State campaign.
without going into the details of the
convention the reports from a ma jor-
ity of the towns were to the same eff.
rect that Republicans were not onl,
holding their own as compared wifi
wv" Years ago. but that conditions were
considerably better.
From the agricultural sections es-
pecially. came this word of encourap e-
ment. Republican farmers. who from
SPIRIT o. pride in their Grange had
teft the party TO vote the Democratic
TICKET because il was headed by the
master of the Grange, Obadiah Gard
ner' resented tho turning down of CARD
yer ny the Democrats at their conven.
ti"r In June and almost to a man We're
coming back into the true fold.
IN some of the cities Republican
clubs were formed and were rebor+ef
as doing good work. Such a report was
gwen by Gardiner. Tremendous an.
pause was given from enc town who's.
Spokesman Informed the catherine thu
ms town had 1870 Republicans To i;
Democrats. Monmouth, raised n iauol
by announcing that they were not Yer,
hl5E there. simply Waiting for tht
democrats to start something. wher
the Republicans would take care n,
them. Another round of apnlaus,
echoed in the hall when it was state-
tnat one OF the members of the Demo.
cratic town committee had publicly
announced that he should vote fo,
Governor fernd!d. Other towns an.
hoinced that because of the decanita
t''i Oh 'phadial, Gardner even tn,
democrats would vote against tb.
democratic head of the ticket C,al,
'ahd ana Gtfer towns in the vicinity al
"ate' vile announced that they wer.
nearing good reports from the litera
t're sent out by the Republican State
committee very recently, which gave
the voters chance of comparing til.
misstatements Of an up-river dailv
with the true facts. Showing the in.
telligence of the voters of Kennebee
county in the smaller towns especially
II was the expressed opinion that more
literature and fewer rallies would bt
conducive to better results. What tn.
people especially desire in the county
is the truth and the literature now be.
ing put cut by the Republican State
committee exactly and SATISFACTORY,
fills the bill Tor they can study thi.
literature at their homes
On all sides came approval of the
policy of the state committee to place
in the hands of every voter in the
county the figures of the disposition
of tax money paid back to communi-
ties because they We're enabled to veri-
fly these figures through their local
town officials.
Sidney's town chairman raised a
laugh when he spoke of his own town
as Sidney, or the Garden of Eden
sidney said this stalwart Republi
can. will be found all right The
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