Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-22
Nidepal Proceedings
# thursdays Session
Of nth Ne. Legislature
~ CONVENTION

%. 7-es.den. Of the Senate in the
-, r-,a.- appointed Senator Dav-
- -.nheriand and Representa-
s,es 4 HouItcn = committee
80 - E1celiency. the Gov
-. -: rests that the Joint con
90. assembled and awaits
-. aaE.re
-. -e--tcee retired and suboe-
v --ocr-ed that they had at
= - duties with which they
..s--z.. and asked leave to re-
"a .,ey will attend upon the
- t7-h~ith.
-.r-ea"s- he Governor ard
ss:s -a-.s =.
- cs.pEST Members Of
.5. -ocve.:,on. II gives me
,.. -.e-s.-e % present TO you and
---s or state in behalf Of
sac - Maine Senator Jones Of
|r..-sc- Applause, the con-
SO --.as
$40 ONES Nj President
- o. man o. ne convention: In
81. as an awkward coun-
l.. >, :cA,ag forward with much
..2e casting Of his first
+ s1tec q great meeting In
ia't ana. gathered from
80 --.ro,s ami all around IN
IA --- EepG oiicans Of that
o. 4. heir brass bands and
:. - and a. that sor, OF thing.
[-.s.-1 Erac:vllle tre ideal or tie
y -az : polllNs Of that time.
80 --nen1 Ger that on going home
t.. g- n c-oNded train. pref
- IA ny best girl with me.
u os.5-- " got home she got
r. sea. 81 ny shoulder She is
T. cest glrl. Applause We
Ia IS t.n attending a meeting.
--4a -aly addressed by the
mi A,xh, ot Maine" James G.
+ AqP,aise. little thought
I..- "a would be welcomed by
+. :cave- .on OF his state in his
kn. :y acG II is with peculiar
as I'd, ! meet you.
- : d.sr visit TO the State
l. MAJ rave long desired TO
n. 1e-a a1d see the state and the
ksrs r-o nave had so much to do
rig - .4st fifty years witt, the
k....-a Eztory and development Of
rs -c.-t-l. No state IN the Union
h. "a s.ca an influence IN Con-
rsss a.: re councils OF the nation
j. :. Saia o. Maine. Frye and
"a. ana Sia re and Fessenden and
h.en .,d Ding!ey and Boutelle
ii -4-.arel6 and many others that
ID ne ,a-ed. are names tina: are
I-na7 NJ over the land. names of
go 80 ERECTED destiny IN the
= r Consress during many
'e.-s - 30 am very glad indeed
Il % ~s-s
rs-.-s--oCe am glad to be here
.ra@e I -oms from the far west
- >;a-s northwestern state Of
4 as---o- - which many of your
TX '-'csrs hdve gone. and we have
-. ''rl here among the very
IS, ef ~ citizens. sturdy. stauncr,
- i-"rlcans. and splendid cifi-
IS . "rery.hing that that zigni-
- - lave done much toward
= % arg 81 our state. and they
go sr'~n themselves there just as
- tclhy dfd here. TO be among
= or' - he earth. I am glad TO
,gs = 7e-- the honor OF represent
- Tar % nat character. and I am
s4se9 > ccHe 20 their home state
. Ia . -av lake a message back
d --er-lt / ever get a chance to
. oacs-as 20 how things are COM
e a!o-- -e-e.
NcT 90 not come with any
p->--. message 70 you in this sec
O.. ! an simply glad to come. as
saT EXPRESSING greetings from the
49, = Washington TO the people
~ State Of Maine. We have
'--T 1-a-eSts in common. There
: MAJ activities Of the govern
.s-: "a. olr people are interested
IA, 3-a Of vital importance TO
- , s.al rot take your time
iise-ss hem al any length. am
ne? gong 20 suggest one or TWO
'a:ia-s, ard / do not consider that
S : Inc when anything Of a
@-:saa Character should be dis
-ssee- We are all citizens Of this
"a: ceuntrF OF ours. And I am
az ma, pa-,isanship is not 50
-',. - It Used to be. There isn't
No. real partisanship in the
'-a.-y -o.. think. as there was
Ne tlms Of my first trip that I
a's -etsc-ed TO remember dur
= ia: IAN paign that I tried TO
Az tev speeches. l do not
nA ,eY had very much influence
~ votors. but they seemed TO
-o-se some Of mv friends TO very
'lsiferao.e degree. l remember
ID, some OF NY good friends re-
-'ee , 90 to.Sunday school because
4.-41te,3 there. because I had made
me speethes Of certain charac-
: 41a ! remember also the day
zen '-eg rad a great long torch
=, -s~-le-s.on Il my town and they
. - lat ! probably had better
= q. probably better no: 90 out
80 st!eets that night.
WEI lose things and those times
5-S2ei away. I am really sor-
At ne torchlighc procession
ems nave passed away because
-se! 70 have mighty good time
AHoN ina But I Am glad that
~ harrow. intense. parti-
= -2Hc...ons have passe! away
. "a, va are coming more ana
- . 60. a these great aues-
77 "a. coaf.oa. our people in
-a.7.ot:e And American way raih-
~a7 Nth narrow. restricted par
1sA>6.p think it is , mighty
- a.az fer the country. 1t is :
- good thing for the people
- ean 60 that And the fur
~e get away from partisan pol