Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-18
Gather, Tuesday, for the
State Convention.
An Attempt Will Be Made TO
Arouse Enthusiasm
For Unpopular Measures Proposed
By Legislative Leaders.

BY Monday night politics will be
sizzling hot in Augusta and Democratic
leaders claim that on Tuesday. the
DAY of the Democratic State eenVen-
ton, which will also be@the day before
the opening of the special session of
the Legislature, at least. 2000 people
will be present in the city. The ad-
vance guard OF Democratic politicians
of National Importance arrived, Sat
urday evening when United States
Senator's Obadiah Gardner of Rock
land and Charles F. Johnson of Va
terville appeared upon the scene. Sen
ator Gardner went out to Vassalboro,
Sunday. while Senator johnson pro-
eeeded to Waterville.
The Democratic State convention
which will be held. Tuesday, in this
city will be unique in many respects
1t will be the first time that State
convention has been held in March and
1t will also be the first time that
State convention of the two great par
ties has met which has not named
candidate for Governor.
United States Senator Charles T.
johnson will preside at the convention
and the leading speakers will be Unit
ed States Senator Obadiah Gardner
of Rockland. Congressman DaniG j.
MeGillicuddy of Lewiston and Con-
gresham Samuel w. Gould of Show
hegan 1t is also quite likely that Gov.
Plaisted, who will be present at the
convention will make a brief speech.
A meeting of the. Democratic State
committee viii be held, Monday eve
ming, at which final plans Will be made
in connection with the convention.
1t is probable that the speeches OF
the Democratic leaders at the conven
ton will be of such a nature as te
seek to arouse enthusiasm for the pro-
posed legislation which the Democratic
leaders wish to see carried through tho
Legislature, some parts of which, par
ticularly the program of liquor legis-
lation. is already being spoken against
bv some of the more independent
Democrats Of Somerset and Piscata-
quis county Then there is the plat
form. Whatever else it contains there
is likely to be a local option platform
and also a platform praising Demo-
cratic efforts at saving the State.
The matter of delegates to the
Democratic National convention is
likely to cause no little discussion.
With Governor Plaisted favoring Har-
mon and his friends advocating tick
ct bearing the names of Harmon and
Wilson and with Obadiah Gardner a
pronounced Wilson man there IS likely
to be some lively discussion and it is
Tnlita a CT 1anSSihfIifW that the
Maine delegation will go unrestricted
to the Democratic National Conven-
ton
The Special Session.
The 18th Legislature will convene in
extraordinary session, Wednesday. A
Democratic leader. who said few
weeks ago that he did not think that
the session would last over a week,
now admits that it will last three
weeks and possibly four Quite q
number of other matters are likely to
come before the session besides the
three suggested by Governor Plaisted
in his legislative proclamation calling
the special session.
One will be the submitting of an
enabling act to the people for the
amendment of the constitution so as
to provide for the issuance of $4,000
600, of good roads bonds. Another will
be a recall bill which is already being
drawn and which will provide for the
recall of delinquent officials. This
measure is advocated by the Maine
State Grange and members of the
Grange legislative committee will, II