Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04

makes direct appeal for votes. This
most unusual attempt of the head of
the government to use his power for
party advantage in time of war to
try to capitalize the peoples patriot
ism for partisan purposes has aroused
the nation as nothing since the Civil
War. McAdoo, head of the treasury
and OF the federal board in charge
OF the banking resources of the ma
ton, and head of the capital issues
committee in control of all new en-
terprises, both public and private.
director general of all transportation,
railway and international and water
ways with more than 100000 en-
ployes; McAdoo, of Georgia, whose
preJudices are made known by his
appeal printed on railway schedules
in which he names the wars our ma :
ton has engaged in but omits men
ton of our greatest past war. the
Civil War. an insult to every Ameri-
can citizen, McAdoo pleads for a
Democratic Congress for the sake of
unity.
Mr.. Burleson of Texas, head of
the postal system; director of tele-
graphs and telephones, with thou
SANDS OF employees on behalf Of the
present control, permits to be issued
from this office a call to arms. While
rumor persists that 4 stamp will! be
used for party purposes the people
cannot be deceived as they were in
1916"
Attorney General Gregory said:
The partisan issues We're injected
into the approaching election by men
who are admittedly the leaders OF
the Republican party. The President
is regarded by the world as its most
influential citizen and by our allies
as their chief spokesman. Neverthe-
less Col. Roosevelt. the accepted I'M
official leader of the Republican par
ty in the United States, has by ev-
cry means in his power sought to
destroy the confidence reposed by the
people in the President and to weak
en- teh authority with which the lat
ter is clothed. In q more subtitle way
the leader Of the Republican party
has pursued the same course. Here
tofore these gentlemen could hard
ly be said to have occupied more
Gignifsed POSITION than the tradi-
tional dog that bayed at the moon
A very different condition would
arise if the party led by them OBJ
tanned control of either house of
Congress, where it could prevent the
passage Of legislation essential to
the further carrying out of the Pres
ident's policies"
Forty United States Senators. out
of roster of SO in the upper house,
and 435 Representatives, the entire
membership of the lower branch of
Congress, will be elected. Possible eff
feet of the election on the political
complexion of the Senate may be seen
in the Democrats present slim ma
jority. They have 50 votes to the Re-
publicans' "A, with 40 necessary for
control. In the House there are 215
Democrats and 200 Republicans, to-
gether with a few scattered votes in
the minor parties. The strength nee
essary to a majority is 21S.
Full state tickets. including Cover
nor. will be elected in the following
IS states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkan-
sas, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Georgia, Idaho. Iowa, Kansas Massa-
chusetts Michigan, Minnesota. Ne
braska, Nevada, New Mexico, New
York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklaho-
ma, Oregon. Rhode Island, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Yer
mont. Wisconsin and Wyoming.
In Pennsylvania and Tennessee the
governors chair and one or two mi
nor offices will be filled and in New
Hampshire the vote will be for Gov
ernor only.
Ten states will choose minor Off
Gals today, as follows: Delaware,
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louis
lana, Missouri, Montana, North Caro-
line, Utah and Washington.
Florida. Maryland, Mississippi,
New Jersey. Virginia and West Vir-
ginia will elect no state officers, but
will choose members of Congress.
Six states will vote on prohibition