Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-22

started the campaign of political edu-
cation which the county is going to
nave with drive on Lewiston
wednesday night. II the promise OF
the meeting held there Wednesday is
as potential as it was fair, the best
efforts Of Democracy cannot defend its
trenches against the great Republican
drive which is starting and their
barbed wire entanglements or political
fences will serve only as material for
building an enclosure to receive the
n1ourned remains of the vanauished
and detruncated foe.
About 200 Republican warriors of
Lewiston. Auburn and other points in
Androscogein county. met in Foresters
nall at O'Clock and Chairman Frank
}. Ham, Generalissimo, was one of the
throng. The outpouring Of confidence
and enthusiasm gave the gathering al
most the identifying marks Of a grea,
university mass meeting and Chairman
Ham. Hon. Bert NJ. Fernald, Wallace
n. White, Jr., and their colleagues
were greeted with warmth and fol-
lowed with delight as each hammered
out Republican doctrine and declared
the med of its practice in the affairs
OF State and Nation.
r. ]. Hodgson of Lewiston, county
chairman and member Of the State
committee, presided. Among those
present were many members Of the
Alliance Civique, which. had been in
vited to attend the meeting. At the
close of the speechmaking Grant
served salad, sandwiches and coffee.
Chairman Ham.
Frank ]. Ham Of Augusta. chairman
of the Republican State committee,
was the first speaker. Mr.. Ham dwelt
| on local as we'll as national conditions.
Every time come over here thing.
look brighter" said Mr.. Ham. This
meeting indicates to me that the Re
publicans have on their warpaint.
THE Democrats met here recently
and if l am correctly informed,
Charles Reed, chairman Of the Demo-
cratic State committee. said that the
Democrats of Maine had got to win in
1916. / say to you that the Democrats
cannot win and are not going to win
in 1916.
Il am Republican and l am proud
Of it. In my judgment there will neves
be but two great American parties, the
Republican and Democratic. You all
know the Democratic party" Mr.. Ham
/ here reviewed the Cleveland admins
tration.
1T would be just the same under the
present administration if it were not
for certain things" he continued. The
Republican party was in control for Is
years or more and it was the greatest
era of prosperity ever known in the
country. Then Wilson was elected and
if it We're not for the war business,
there would be worse panic than ur-
der the Cleveland administration.
LAS for the Underwood tarif-a man
from Sidney went to Boston to sell his
hay and found that Canadian hay was
being sold there 81 ton cheaper than
hay could be bought in Maine. know
a creamery that uses cream from Can
ada only.
My native town is Belgrade. In
that town there are % Yeatons on the
voting list, every one of them Dem
ocrat. One of them has been living
in Rhode Island. He has been out OF
job for some months and when
met him the other day he told me that
never again, though he had been for
many years. would he vote the Demo-
cratic ticket. There won't be another
,;c<~ ;rn An
said this former Democrat to me.
The city of Lewiston. county and
district have been in control Of the
Democrats, but on and after January
/. 1917, they will be sailing under a
Republican banner. Some may in.
quire how this will be done. 1t will
be done by nominating men for the
county and legislative Offices, and for
all Offices, who are the strongest and
above all are live men. The Republic
can candidate for the Legislature is
the best asset of the party.
I'VE are going into this campaign
to fight a united Democracy We must
not fight among ourselves but Repub-
licans and Progressives must get to-
gether to fight common enemy.
This will mean a lot Of personal
work. We must get out the vote. l
was surprised, when 1 had compiled
statistics, to see what percentage OF
the Republican voters cast their bal.
lots at the last election. Waldo led
the field with "A per cent. Kennebec
was next with 70 per cent and Andros-
coggin had 81 per cent.
Il understand the reason Tor An
droscoggin's showing and next Sep
tember there isn't going to be any ex-
cuse. We simply have to get out more
votes. The Second District has been
represented by D. J. McGfitcuddy
about long enough. PerhAps hts. rec
ord shows that he should b elected
but II It does have yet 70 - t.
TN the third district, last@ysaf, the
Democratic candidate was Waitam r
PattangaH. He asked FOR voees - "A
endorsement OF the Wilson a01nls-
tration, but he didn't get them. He
not only told why the people should
vote for him, but why they saouadnt
vote for John a. Peters Peters ne
said, had failed to ret . iishtship for
Monhegan. Not untn Il was called 70
his attention by the Reppb1irans ola
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