Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-04

Washington, D. c., Sept. 2-tSpe-
ciaD-The record of the Maine Ceie-
cation in Congress is looked upon as
showing a remarkably effective sup
port Of the Administration in it's con-
duct of the war. The fact that Gov
ernor Carl Milliken has been work
ing hand in glove with the four
Representatives and the two Sena-
tors has made, all in all. a team of
seven perfectly CO. ordnated war
workers. In view Of the approaching
election on September 9th, the atten-
tion OF politicians is being focused on
Maine AS by immemorial custom
all the political wiseacres are study
ing the Maine situation with its carly
election as if it Were a barometer OF
tha entire national political condi
ton.
1t is frequently remarked that no
State has a better record than Maine
for force and unanimity of war work,
and that few states have so coed a
record, not even those states mostly
in the south. whose officials are all
Democratic and who naturally might
lie expected, in support of a Demo-
cratic Administration, to give es-
pecially effective war service. When
the history Of this war is written,
Maine will have a record of which
she may be equally proud with the
record she established during the
Civil War under the great war Gov
ernor she then had, Israel Washburn.
Governor AIilliken has become
familiar figure on the streets and in
the offices of Washington. 1t seems
that he has come here on numberless
occasions, that he never spares him
self in these days when travel is any
thing but comfortable and that APP
paI1rtly he is willing, at the slightest
notice, to make the jump from Au-
gasta to Washington If by 80 doing
he can further anyone of the neceS-
sary purposes of the Government.
Thus, in eighteen months. Governor
Milliken has so completely identified
himself with the Governmental war
machine that he is looked upon as an
integral part of it, and it is felt that
il would be n serious impairment OF
national efficiency, quite irrespective
OF what effect ii might have on the
STATE of Marie. if he were replaced
hy any other executive, however well
maaning or competent he might be.
One Of his friends said Of Governor
Milliken recently that since Janu-
ary. 1917 he had been in Aroostook
county, his home, only twice, and
then for very brief intervals. Even
among excellent war records held by
many officials this will take high
lank. Those who know the excellent
record of Governor Milliken or his
st,itt interpretatio and his impair
tial administration of the Jaws are
always somewhat surprised 20 come
in contact with the breezy. corii4t
wholesome personality of the nan
himself Approached from en- o.
ficia. angle he is the soul of stlict
impartiality, but from any personal
angle he is regarded here as man
of engaging manners, of easy address
and of exceedingly quick percep-
tons.
When those who have watched
Governor Miliken's methods in e
ecuting the orders of the Food 40
ministration, the Fuel Administra-
tion and other Governmental con-
trolls are told that he has established
a very remarkable reputation for ao
ministering the internal affairs oi
tho state of Maine with great econ
omv and prudence, they do not neeo
~ he told the statistics of his saw
inrs in State administration. Ines
coo how quickly he acts and yet WIN
MAT economy and prudence he &C