Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-14
THE BULL MOOSE
OF Maine Have a Big Con-
ference in Augusta.
They Resolve Not 10 Ama|ga.
male With Other PARTIES.
Decide to Go II kIone..Love Feast
And Heap Big Pow Wow.

thursday IN Augusta came the Bull
Moose roundup for Kennebeec county
according to the plans of the State
committee of the Progressive party
for a general campaign of education
and organization" as National Com
mitteeman II. 2. Gardner put it to the
kennebec Journal representative when
asked wherefore the coming of the
Progressive party's leading men.
The assembling of the State COM
mittee of the new party included the
ehairmen of the county committeeman
and all of the former were on hand
either in person or by the four proxies
while of the county chairmen or their
proxies an even dozen We're here.
AT the morning session which was
private the State committee talked
over plans for the completion of the
organization of the Progressive party
and received reports from its repre-
sentatives in every county of the State.
The meeting was begun at 1890 A. NJ.
and continued until 1245.
Among the Bull Moosers present at
the meetings We're; H. P. Gard
ner, the Nationa committeeman: l. z.
mittee: Chas. A. Milliken, treasurer of
the State committee; committeeman,
Roland +. Clark of Houlton. f. NJ.
Lawrence of Lubec, Frank H. Haskell
of Portland, Sylvester Rowland of
Bath, Bartlett Brooks of Bangor E
c. Smith of Dover, f. K. Parent of
Lewiston, n. p NJ. Jacobs of Wells,
Ernest l.. Libby of Pennington, r. w
Rogers of Belfast. c. a. Wiseman
of smyrna Mills, Chas.. cobb of Liver
more Falls, E. Nj. FLINT of Monsoon and
Joseph Emony of Gardiner.
II was stated for publication in the
kennebec Journal after the morning
meeting that it was the unanimous
opinion of the State committee that
the Progressive party should, next
year, wage a separated land distinct
fight with candidates of their own
party for every office from Governor
down. 1t was also stated that the pro-
position of amalgamation had been
turned down by the committee and
this spirit of a determination of the
Bull Moosers to go it alone was mani
tested all through the afternoon ses-
sion at which indeed resolutions not to
amalgamate with any other party
were adopted amid enthusiastic APP
plause.
This resolution after expressing it to
be the sense of the meeting that steps
be taken toward perfecting an organ
ization in every district, county and
section of the State stated that there
should be no amalgamation or consid-
Grafton of amalgamation with any
other party in the State.
The afternoon gathering of the Pro-
eressive leaders was held in the Com
mon Council room in City hall which
was well filled with Moosers of whom
"a We're counted.
Upon receiving news of the successes
and general standing of their party in
various sections of Maine the enthu-
siasm of those present was not con-
fined to hand clapping but as the
speeches grew warmer shouts and
cheers echoed from within and down
the corridors of City hall.
State Chairman Vernon called the
afternoon session to order, at 2:15.
and made a business-like and able
presiding officer. He stated that the
meeting was quite informal and called
for the purpose of hearing of the prog
ress of Progressivism throughout the
State and talking over plans for per-
fecting organization and whatever
other topics would interest and en-
courage the men of the party gather
ed in Augusta for this convention. He
called on various leaders from time
to time and as the moments grew into
hours the gathering grew into much
the semblance of an old-time Method
list Love Feast at which as Represent
tative Cook of Vassalboro remarked
the brethren's experiences were told.
The first speaker, DR.. WyZeman of
Lewiston, told of the horrible political
conditions into which Lewiston UNI
der Democratic control had fallen in
the last 10 or II years. He described
the knockdown and ''dopey" methods
of thwarting the voters will in certain
Lewiston wards at the recent cleo