Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-01
REPUBLICANS ATTENTION


government is recognized.
No charges of dishonesty have been
made.
There are some Of Incompetence.
however.
Everybody should vote Monday. Il
is duty.
About 2ao Republicans failed to vote
last year. What was the result.
Get to the polls early.
II you employ men or have influ
ence with others, get them to the polls
| before noon if possible.
If you can, remain at the polls to
assist your ward committees.
You may have influence in getting
out delinquent or tardy voter that
| the other fellow does not have.
Be loyal to your party an. BOOST.
Republicans of Waterville will go
TO the polls Monday with a greater
! confidence in their ability to win in
their fight for the business control OF
the city than they have had for many
years. The condition Of affairs in
| the city government which has no.
| improved in the years the Democrats
have had control, seems to have arouse1
every citizen to a sense OF RESPONSE
bility and many who are classed with
the Democratic party are declaring
| that they Will vote for the Republic
can candidates, in hopes Of lettering
| things.
| This sort of talk is here every year
hat election time, but if the old adage
! that where there's much smoke, there
must be a little fire" is true, there
must be few voters among the Dem
| ocratic ranks who will place their
cross in the Republican COLUMN on
| the ballots.
| The result of the sittings of the
board Of registration has been a good
clearing up of the voting lists, and
there are probably more real voters on
| the lists today than ever before. 4
| large vote is expected.
| Both parties held meetings Saturday
| evening. AT the armory a Democratic
rally was held and the hall was well
filled, many Of the Republican party
being present to listen to the words
OF wisdom from the lips of Democratic
orators, who defended the actions of
the past few administrations.
| The Republican workers held a
meeting in the Edith building and 1t
was well attended and was a very en- =
| thusiastic gathering. The meeting was
not in the nature Of a rally, but some
! speeches were heard all of which were
of an optimistic sort. and the reports
heard were very encouraging to the
| Republican candidates.
The meeting of the Republicans at
the rooms of the Haines Club in the
Edith building Saturday evening was
| attended by 80 well-known men OF
! business affairs and those interested in
the welfara of the Republican candi-
| dates at the polls Monday. 1t was I'M
| der the same guidance as the meeting
Of last Monday, Ralph J. Patterson
| being in the chair.
This meeting was adj ertised as a
gathering Of city and ward commit
teemen and others who considered
themselves willing to do something
10 further the Republican and good
| government causes.
! Mr.. Patterson called attention to
the work of the Republican press COM
| mittee and declared that the facts
| presented in the columns Of the Ken
nebec Journal regarding city affairs
had created great interest among tax
payers and had caused the opposition
to endeavor to explain the things
therein alluded to. When they begin
to explain" declared Mr. Patterson,
1T means that they have been hit
somewhere"
Reports From the Wards
The chairman called for reports of
| what has been done among the wards
of the city and taken altogether. the
result is most promising.
Ward One
c. E. Bushey spoke for Ward i. "If
the results are as we anticipate from
the remarks of the residents of Ward
1, we will carry that ward by 40
| votes.
Ward Two
Chairman E. J. Brown of the Ward
2 committee, stated that all arrange
| ments for getting out a large number
of voters had been made and he re-
| peated the prophecy of member of
the Democratic party. that the Dem
| ocrats would carry the ward by u
| votes. Republicans hardly expect to
carry that ward, but dc anticipate
that the Democratic majority will be
| reduced from 1914.
| Ward Three
| I'VE ought to hold our own and a
| little BETTER was the prediction Of
! Frank H. Austin Of Ward 5. Each
side had gained some in registration,
| hut all expect Republican Ward to
add a goodly number Of votes to Mar
| tin F. Bartlett's majority Monday.
Ward Four
Republicans expect to carry Ward
| by a small ma jority, due chiefly to
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