Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-23
Charles !. Dunn of Orono and Jane.
Archibald of Houlton.
But One Conflict

! Charles J. Dunn OF Orono anu james
Archibald of Hou1ton.
! But One Conflict
I TIE list indicates that there is a con-
/ ilict Of delegates in but one district-the
! sre-where Captain Colcord and Mr..
! Weeks are having great battle for sup
port. Friends Of both men are working
hard As originally put up. Congressman
Peters was supposed to be without oppo-
sition. but when it was found that two
Somerset men were in the field. Waldo
county came to the front with Captain
Colcord. claiming that it was their turn
to furnish the delegate from that district.
Virtually nothing is being said here
tonight about the candidates for the
, Congressional districts. Hon. Beecher
; Putnam of Houlton has been suggest
Ell as the man for the 4th Congress
iOral district. The Committee on Reso-
buttons is being talked about. but the
only men mentioned as the probable
choice of the convention are Judge r.
II. Powers of Houltor and Hon. Frank
L. button of Augusta. 1t has been
given ont that the secretaries of the
committee will be James A. Norton OF
the Portland ess-Advertiser: Les
ter NJ. Hart of the Portland Press:
Oliver Hall Of the Bangor Commercial.
Sam +. Conner of tho Lewiston jour
nal: and E B. Hinckley of the Repub-
iican State Committee. The State
Committee is nov holding an open
meeting for the purl ose of discussing
the platform which will be adopted to-
hpen in
vogue for the past few conventions,
and is designed to help in the elm
nation of too lengthy discussions on
the floor The present outlook indicates
that this committee will still be in
session long after midnight, as much
is to be done by the members.
The Program for Today
The program calls for the assemb-
lage of the convention at 10 A. NJ. to-
morrow. when prayer will be offered
bv the Rev. Charles H. Davis Of Port
land followed by a short organ con-
cert by the Portland municipal organ
list. Will c. MacFarlane. The entire
convention will then join in the sing
ing of America Following the singing
the regular work OF the convention
will be taken up.
Cobb Chairman
The temporary chairman VIII De the
Hon. William T. Cobb. who VIII IN all
proba bility be the permanent chalr-
man. At noon adjournment will be
taken for two reasons, lunch and the
several district conventions which
this
Senator Smith to Speak
In the afternoon, and while the con-
yention is waiting for the reports OF the
committee on resolutions, L. $. Senator
William Alden Smith will deliver an ad-
dress TO the assembly.
The demonstration for the various can
ddates tonight was somewhat handicap
ped by the young blizzard that hit the
city. but some of the more ardent sup
porters tramped through the snow to the
hotel where the band tramped up and
down the corridors and added their music
to the general pandemonium that relgned
In the evening the bands and red hre
made things lively there was Hale
at his headquarters, and
big crowd was present. with one OF the
bands.
There was a big crowd packing the
corridors at the meeting Of the commit
tee on resolutions. and much discussion
was carried on by the various members.
Outside, the many candidates for minor
offices were lobbying to beat the cars,
overshadowed by the gubernatorial work.
ers and the friends of speakers of the
House and delegates TO the House. II was
a big Republican evening and there was
doing all the time.