Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27
JOHNSON CAMPAIGNING.

Manchester, \. H., Sept. 26.-How to
campaign on short rations was ably
demonstrated. today. by GOV. Hiram
w. Johnson. the Progressive candidate
FOR Vice President. From early morn
ms untu night, he ate only an egg
sandwich and drank glass of milk.
II was not that the California ex-
ecutive wanted to show how to reduce
the high cost of living which caused
him 10 eat so little. Circumstances
We're such that ii was impossible for
him To obtain any more food.
TIE Governors plan for today was
to make speeches. at Nashua, Concord
and Manchester. Although the Gov
ernor rose early. this morning. he
missed his train At Springfield. Mass,
where he passed the night and K
was necessary Tor him To take an au-
tomobile across country.
The trip started well enough and
the scenery ana sunshine pleased the
Governor. He came through the
Berkshire foothills and saw many new
sights. Al che time wild deer ra1
along ii the road in front of the ma
chine for perhaps hundred feet. Brl
soon the machine began to lose time
and tlae iGoverHof realized he would
beH unagiei to Keep all of his engage
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Moon came. and Nashua was many
milesiaWavG The Governors sisted h
ImrnStf iunehlaaSo the car was dra wn
up to- n lunohl wagon af.1a railway
Junction and there. seated on q stool,
the Governor ates the sandwich ana
drank the milk. The trip to Nashua
is.1
that The annual barbecue was in pro-
gress there and a holiday had been
declared.
Before the machine had stopped iii
Nashua, a Progressive leader leaped
on the running board and urged the
Governor TO hurry to the depot, as the
Governor had just had time to catch
the train Tor Concord. A dash was
made, the train caught and the Nashua
date cancelled. As the Governor sa.
down in the car, a newspaper was
handed him. and the first story he
noticed vas one relating 10 II 97z-
pound @efitteT7 thai had been slain
and roasted along with fat lambs,
miik-ied shoats, potatoes; and green
corn at the harbercue. At Concord,
which was reached, late in the after
noon. the Governor was hurried to the
/ Auditorium, where he spoke To
iarea crowd, then he took an auto
mobile 10 Manchester and here he
fo5snd a banquet awaiting HIM
The governor was Joined at Concord
by Governor Robert T.. Bass and VIM
st9n Churchill. the Progressive candidate
for governor. In his address Gov John
son urged the election of Mr. Churchill
saving he was especially well qualified
for the position. Both at Concord and
here, the governor said support of the
state ticket as well as the national Pro-
gressive ticket would speed child labor
legislation.
1T is the intention of the Progressive
party to have the nation and the state
work together on this question of child
labor" he declared with Progressive
government state and nationally. we can
stamp out this great evil that is vast
ing away the lives of our future men
and women"
Almost every seat in the lower balcony
of the Concord Auditorium was occupied
by woman. More than score of them
marched in the parade Winch escorted the
governor from his train to the hall In
speaking of suffrage the governor said.
To-day, the question of giving equal
rights to both men and women conrronts
US. As a matter of absolute justice II
is Inevitable it must be solved You
might as well face it now as any time
The time when all women will have the
right to vote is. coming and it is right
that it should come anna
84fMueh of the remainder of the govern
or's speeches was devoted TO the human
Hitanian plnnks of the Progressive plat
Mechanics hail, in which the governor
spoke, tonight, was full all of the avail
able standing room we'll as the seats
being occupied e- .ss.sH.
when | heard today. of certain condi-
lions in your state / was reminded of the
bossism we knew i'll California prior 10
1916" Gov Johnson said.
Governor Bass and Mr. Churchill also
spoke. The governor said the crowd
that now is opposing the Progressive
movement in New Hampshire is the same
which fought his candidacy in 1910 and
the candidacy of Mr.. Churchill in 1906.
Gov. Johnson decided to remain here,
tonight, and start for New York, to-
morrow.