Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-30
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4 potor Johnson ueA'eAou d mastery
,iiress lio'"
I raty oroit+oa NO. ca %h.
I'm s,v revised that 1t Is to all intents
's" nrrnoses an entirely new body.
inu ~ the newcomers to the supreme |
'0l. ,,, Of the party have had many
'V. NJ experience and will bring the |
] !s' Judgment Of those years and ex-
fP uce TO bear on the problems of |
n,asent year. Others are compare
nv r. new to the big show" There
po unite movement to have Attor-
w. General W r. Pattangall attach
~ the new committee as advisor
.h,e, It is understood tht he will
| -, the service of the committee in
. canacity when needed, but will
s,.vor TO worry along without the
~, n II. Hines Of Lewiston was
.,s the old members who stepped
4 s ",ao and he did not raise q murmur
urotest. In fact, he sat in the GAL
~. most of the time. The Penobscot
.n,s,on managed to get little
.,.d during the preparation of it's
40 Int when il was over no political
.n.e was blasted and no blood had
1 zen she'd
4 No Resubmission Plank
q -,s platform contains no resubmission
,,os Neither has it declaration on
rage. Many things that have been
j ',--ssted as desirable and which require
4 ..,res IN the constitution were included
4 , nIank calling for a constitutional
4 IGNITION. The platform contains one Sc
..s charge against the Republican par
j.~ II is that the Republican party has
i ,.,suched the electorate in the cities. Is
s1awing the same policy in it's primary
4 ,,,ssts and proposes to continue it i'm
:. campaign which ends in September.
u. only was this charge made in tho
\ ,,,forrn, but II was reiterated in the
/ reaches and was pushed OUT very in
seriously Tuesday night and when the
i attention was not in session Wednesday.
l., il evident that this is to be an impor-
m, mart OF the Democratic party's prop
ssnda
McGiicuddy Makes "Hit"
-.s features of the afternoon session
A AZ 4
Governor Curtis and Congressman Nc
1 slcuddy Both were we'll received. but
1 rmressman McGillicuddy had the
.oTd wild with enthusiasm with his first
en.ence and kept it cheering and laugh
t., the better part of an hour
Terence B. Towle. recorder Of deci-
sMs of the State of Maine, had charge
1.-THE local arrangements for the con. :
| ,-,!on and was warmly commended for s
o. efficient manner in which he did
l., part Of the work The platform
1ss blaze Of color, flags, pennants I
I'D banners covering the walls. On ;
| d. wall directly behind the speakers !
| sss was al engraving of Pres. Will ,
| u. aanked right and left by large pic
.rss Of battleship. The flag Of smoke Z
| roaming from the stacks bore the
/ .uM The Yankee Navy" Below
sre banners of corresponding size,
-,.sed Welcome" Above was the
/ :ional coat Of arms A row Of flags
snlad the point of the stage complet-
1 a he setting The decorations We're l..
| signed by Chas. NJ. Stewart of Ban
lN
The Crowd
| The doors we're not opened until Ave
l .-utes before 10 o'clock. the hour set
4 y the convention to begin, and the
md was given to admit everyone"
3..s was taken to indicate that there
iTs no fear that any bona f1de dele
| ne would be deprived of his seat and
lilo that all the various scraps for the l..
1 Sue committee had been settled out
court" Some Of the county dele I
! nss held caucuses this morning to
i 'n ont their differences.
/ Ms James y. Mulvaney, represent {
liz the Bangor Equal Suffrage Asso- t
cation got ripple Of applause. mixed {
'h expressions of Gisapproval, when t
A he stepped to the stage and placed a t
@saaet of yellow jonquils on the desk ,
4 The Governors Birthday
his is Governor Curtis 51st birth ,
A. Robert A. Ahearn in behaI Of -.
H. wife, presented a bouquet to the
4 hernor as personal tribute. Mrs.
|
5"afy To Mr., Curtis when he was mayor
l. Portland and is now stenographer |
the corporation counsel of Portland. +
liz husband Is also In public employ, 7
sls member Of the Portland Board 5
Registration q
Colby and Y. Of M. Wilson Clubs i,
eeard of Colby and L. Of NJ. boys =
4 lie gallery hear the stage enliveneA .
Neiiminaries by cheering the vari- =
county delegations, twice for Wood
4" Wilson. Governor Curtis, Senator
'''son and Dan McGillicuddy." The q
then started down through the
OF counties again and the delega-
s responded Then Atty. Gen. Pat
~sdAs name was cheered and then :
T. OF NJ. band played. The cheer
, .ef was J. A McCusker of the L.
Club. BY this means the conven- G
W was kept in an uproar i
Nsfman Reed. Governor Curtis, I
AT Johnson. Congressman McGn- I
~May' Cyrus w. Davis. State Audi i
sullivan. Matthew McCarty and the Y
n ava f. Scott of the Unitarian
avn Med on the stage at 1925. A '
| " cheers marked their entrance. I
J. r. Bass of Bangor came in and +
i '"o"h to seat by the chairman. {
'-arfnan Read celled the convention r
"ueF and Secretary James B. Per- q
N The State committee read the
ss!ef was offered by the Rev. Mr.. v