Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-16
EDITORS FORM ORGAN zATION At
SUGGESTION OF NATIONAL CHAIRMAN

Thursday afternoon at the Augusta
House. Hon. Will II Hayes of In
diana, chairman Of the Republican
National Committee met half a hun-
dred prominent Republicans of Maine.
the number made UP of the Repub-
lican State Committee and editors of
the Republican newspapers of the
safe. Gathered about the board as
the guests of the publishers and edi-
tors OF the Portland Evening Express
these active members Of the Repuhli-
Can political family Of Maine inform
ally talked over family affairs and
war At one end Of the table sat Gov
crnor t1illiken. and at the opposite
Chairman Ham of the State Commit
tee and Chairman Hayes. After
brief talk by Chairman Hayes, Gov
einor Milliken was introduced. and he
proceeded in a straightforward fam
Ny talk to lay all the cards on the
table and to call the bluff of those
who are actively circulating and pro-
claiming falsehoods concerning the
affairs of the State. and it's activity
III prosecution of the national admin
iS.ration's war plans. The big ques-
tions that have been agitating the
minds Of many people Of the State
were made so plain as to render
strikingly trivial the pretenses of GER
tain Democratic candidates who are
attempting to mislead and prejudice
The uniformed.
Sources of information and proof
were furnished to abe committee
and newspaper editors and this in
formation will be given the public In
due time.
Chairman Hays followed in words
Of advice as to the conduct of the
Republican party in a course Of
highest patriotism, every act look
ing to the utmost endeavor to win
the war, TO make the world a better
place to live in. and TO make Ameri-
ca the best in the world He said the
high aims for surplanting autocra-
cy in the Old World must be made
doubly sur Elm their birthplace. and
the highest patriotism looks to main
tanning every principle at home: that
no socialistic menace should be al
| lowed TO sarplant them.
Acting upon Chairman Hays sug-
gesticn the aditors met later and
formed an organizat ton to be known
as the Maine Republican Editorial
Assoc ation, of which j. Norman
Towle Of the Bangor News was made
chairman: Arthur G. Staples of the
Lewiston Journal. secretary ana
treasurer. and K. F. NORWOOD OF
tho Riddeford Journal. G. r. chad
ho,,r,e of the Kennebec Journal anu
p Evans of the Piscataquis o.
server as the executive ,,n,.t-
I'm George w. Norton OF the fort-
land Express was elected as - "a:
her OF the National Repuplcah n'''
torial Association. pen,,h
The following members Oh 'he
ncap state committee were
.,aroscoggin. Robert J. Hodgdon' 1>e"
;s.on: Aroostook. Clarence \.
Eort Fairfield: Cumberland. HuE ~
c,rrr;s Portland; Franklin, D. r. fielo'
pn;,lins. Hancock, T. F. Mahoney' Ills
worth Kennebec, Frank ). Ham, ->u
.us.a. Knox. George T Hodgmah' Nah'-
ao,. Iincoln. John F. Erskine, New
castle; oxford. Frederick X Dye
Ruckfe,d: Penobscot, Frederic H. Ia n
hurst Bangor; Piscataquis' James II
hudson. Guilford; sagadahoc. kupere
n Baxter. Bath; Somerset FraHh
Rr,res skowhegan: waldo, Bent r
co,cord searsport; Washington. WI
liam F. Campbell. Cherryhe'd' foFh'
Frank n. Henderson. Limerick.
Among the editors prescott were Ooi'
Fred \. Dow and George W, Norton
Portland Express Advertiser; Co. dar-
~ NJ Bigelow. Portland Press IL H.
chadbourne. Kennebec Journal Angus
IA. William F.. Durham. Richmond Bee:
Harry c. Weber, Bath Times: II. G.
Prince. Madison Bulletin; 7. p. Evans
Ciscataduis Observer, Dover. Arthur q.
S,ap,es Lewiston Journal: John f.
sprasue, Dover: j. Norman Towle. Ban
eor News; r F. Wormwooi Biddesor'l
Journal.