Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
"NIGHT BEFORE"
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t1OHllHued from rage oue)
come we'll and widely known in
Names affairs in recent years; Sen
ator, | want you to meet and shake
hands with one of our Androscoggin
Tor it might have been Piscataquis,
Hancock or Waldo boys. who is just
taking hold where we older fellows are
letting CO. He has had better oppor-
tunities than we had, Senator. and we
are looking to him and to boys like
him, to carry on the work under the
inspiration of progress and new light.
Let us hope he will be as faithful to
the principles demanded by changing
conditions as we have been TO the old. :"
We noted many young man who have
been heard from in recent years in
the athletic teams of Maine colleges,
and they are here for a high purpose
and with a Determination to see that
Maine takes no steps backward in her
public affairs.
Familiar Faces
Among those familiar figures at the
Augusta House Wednesday evening
were: Governor William T. Haines,
.
B. NJ Fernald: Hon. John A Peters,
representative from the Third Maine
District: Hon. Frank z. Guernsey,
representative from the Fourth Maine
District: former Representative John
P. Swasey of the Second Maine Dis
trict; Senator Ira G.. Hersey of Aroos-
took county; Senator Frank l.. Dut-
ton of kennebec; Hon. c. 5. Stetson.
master of the State Grange, and many
who have become familiar figures in
Augusta during recent Legislatures
members of the Governors Council
members of the Council of former Gov
ernors, senators and representatives
from the last and preceding Legisla-
lures, doctors and lawyers, college
professors and schoolmasters. a corps
of newspaper men representing every
daily in Maine and several out-of-
State newspapers were there-Editor
Norton and Special Writer Coleord of
the Portland Evening Express, Editor
Harry Bigelow of the Portland Press,
Benner of the Lewiston Sun, Sam
Conner Of the Lewiston Journal, Farm
ham of the Bangor Commercial Reed
of the Bangor News, Manson of the
Waterville Sentinel, Mason of the Bos-
ton Globe, Jefferds of The Associated
Press.
Is anything going to break?' was
the question of the hour among the
newspaper men. Any fireworks?" was
a variation.
PIanks Considered
An open meeting of the State COM
mittee considered many proposed
planks. These were offered from many
sources, some of them surprising. All
were given respectful consideration
and will be handled by the commit
tee on resolutions today. Among these
planks two-cent mileage figured with
woman suffrage, national prohibition,
54-hour week for women and children,
a change in the ballot to conform to
the Massachusetts ballot Delegates
earnestly and ably advocated the va
rious proposals.
Roosevelt Resolution
1t was rumored during the evening
that Hon. Howard Davies of Var
mouth will present a resolution in the
convention today in favor of the nom
inatiop of Theodore Roosevelt for
President in 1916. Another rumor was
to the effect that one of the strongest
prohibition resolutions presented for
consideration by committee and con-
vention, was offered by leading Pro-
gressive, who was disappointed IN the
action of the Bangor convention.
The convention will be called to or
der at 10 o'clock this forenoon by
Chairman Parkhurst of the State COM
mittee. Hon. John A. Peters will pre-
side and will address the convention
on State and national issues. Hon. L.
H. Kelley, congressman at large from
Michigan, will also address the dele
gates. Other speakers including Gov
ernor Haines will be heard.
1t was estimated that from 600 to
$50 delegates were quartered in Au-
gusta, Hallowell, Gardiner and Water
vile Wednesday nisht. They had TAX
en- the hang of the schoolhouse' at
the Augusta headquarters in the art
ernoon and evening, and they will be
on hand early this morning. The early
trains and trolley will bring several
hundred others today. At nine o'clock
Wednesday evening it looked like the
biggest ever
The State committee Wednesday
evening look no action on the two
cent mileage proposition and postpon-