Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-19
Republican Convention
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ence 70 perfect tHeA iuco'o -
ship.
Many young men" he said have
gone to the other side-very many
Of them to give up IN their Joyous
prime-all the glory and all the
beauty OF life for the prize of death
in battle for a lofty ideal. Now
while they are defending you can
We men and women at home make
I'd our minds to try to insist IN pup
lie and private on loftier idealism
here at home?-I am asking Tor an
,deslism which shall find expression
beside the hearthstone and the fam
,Iv and in the councils of the state
or nation.
And ask you to see when those
who have gone abroad to endure eV-
e-y species of hardship, TO FISK their
lives, to give their lives-when those
OF them who live come home, that
they shall come home to a nation
which We by our ctions have made
a nation they can be proud TO have
Tough, for and TO have died for
Besides listening to Col Roose-
Vets address the convention elected
former representative J. Sloat Fas-
sett temporal, chairman named
platform committee and referred 10
that committee several resolutions
One of these demanded that Senator
Wadsworth support the federal con-
stitutional suffrage amendment or
resign. Another called for a REFER
endum on Sunday baseball
The platform committee suose-
fr2rFeJL
Hav of New York as chairman, she
beng compromise candidate ac-
csptabe to the rival factions
Politics is patriotism on the Job.
No man or woman can be patriot
who does not seek TO express his or
her love Of country through the
country's political system" declared
Miss Helen NcriCk Boswell, execut-
I'VE secretary Of the organization of
Republican women Of the state, IN
delivering the women's keynote
speech at tonlght's session of the
convention. She was the only wo-
man speaker Her address also
marked the first occasion in history
OF the state when woman ad-
dressed a convention of one of the
big parties on terms Of political
equality with men.
The men ~ New York she said
" have ceased to restrict the women
to the four IS OF the KAISER
church. children. cooking and
clothes They have accepted and
will use 70 the advantage Of the
state our aptitude for governmental
az well as for home work
Elihu Root and Will H. Hays. ma
:, tional Republican chairman, also
we're speakers at tonights session
Mr. Root and Mr.. Hays both coun-
selled against disloyalty. Chairman
Hays emphasized these thoughts:
Il do not want any allegations
from either one SIDE Or the other con
corning dlsloyalty in this coming
campaign ANY such allegation vii
give a totally false impression OF
conditions in this country to the en-
envy and the man or committee OF
party who starts anything like ina
will be guilty of the worst KIND OF
dIsloyalty. Let there be no conte 8
in this country as TO anything ira
touches the war. between any moi
vlduals or between any political par
ties except that contest-Wno pes
can serve and who most can give
van, the November elections to D.
a hombardment that will shake Der
lin greater than any grand batter.
Of ISIS guns
Saratoga, =. =. July lS.-Patriot
ism was the feature Of today open
ing session Of the Republican stat
Observation-Disclosures and sNnpa
INV for Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
L,ay1nc aside personal feeling, h
vas the principal speaker on III
DAVIS program. Consequently, fac
tons declared a truce ana gave u
cav over 70 rousing reception
htm and 10 enthusiastic patriot
demonstrations.
Former Representative j. Slos
Fasse,t. as temporary chairman. az
nyered a patriotic address
During the forenoon informal ser
timent. particularly among the vi
state delegations. in favor oil ateHli
ting to stampede the convention II
Colonel Roosevelt increased IN
far as was known. however, no O
2anized boom was launched.
A plea for party unity in time
war and an Endorsement of the W.
record Of Governor Whitman marke
the KEYNOTE" address of Mr.. Fasset
He asserted that Republican repr'
-entatives and senators had supper
ed the Presidert and the administrs
ton better than the members of n
own party.
Theodore Roosevelt emphasize
the necessity Of electing a Reput
lican Congress" in an address hel
today before the New York State UT
offical Republican State Conventio
The events of the past year and
half have shown that a Republlcs
Congress is necessary. the form
President said. TO support the A.
ministration at every point where
acts vigorously in prosecuting Z
war. and to supply its deficiencies
the prosecution of the war and
carving out II a proper world pc
tcv."
This country needs" the Colon
declared "a Congress which will gi
the Administration this kind OF VII