Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-22
BIG CONVENTION
When Maine Republi-
cans Get Together
at Bangor - Candi-
dates Mentioned =
Women to Attend


publican State Convention at Ban
gor, THURSDAY, is bound to be a
'.humdinger,' Judging from ar
rangements being made in this part
OF the State the attendance will be
large and include many Of the ladies
for whom a section OF the floor in
the auditorium is to be reserved.
The evening before is expected to be
busy one and open season for can
didates.
The convention will be entitled to
1ii7 delegates. The basis of repre-
sentation will be as follows: Each
city, town and plantation will be
entitled to one delegate, for each IS
votes cast for the Republican can
didate for Governor in 1916 an adj
ditional delegate and for a fraction
Of 20 votes in excess OF IS votes an
additional delegate
Women for the first time in the
history Of the State will be out in
force at the convention as auxiliary
delegates, but OF course they cam
not participate in the affairs of the
gathering as delegates until SO
states have ratified the Susan B.
Anthony amendment to the federal
constitution giving women the right
TO vote. A woman speaker of ma
tional renown will address the con-
vention.
United States Senator Frederick
Hale of Portland was selected as
the temporary chairman Of the con-
vent;on, but he recently telegraphed
20 Frank J. Ham, the chairman of
the Republican State committee,
saying that he could not attend the
convention as he was quite busy at
Washington as chairman Of the sub
committee on naval affairs which is
nearing the charges against the
navy preferred by Admiral Sims.
Hon. Ira G. Hersey of Houlton.
member of Congress from the
Fourth Maine District. has been Sc
lected as the presiding officer TO
take the place of Senator Hale.
United States Senator James A.
Watson of Indiana will address the
convention on national and inter-
national affairs.
The convention will elect IL DEL
the Republican National convention
at Chicago, but is not expected to
instruct them.
Candidates for Delegates
It is an unwritten rule Of the party
that a delegate who went to d ma
tional convention once will not be
permitted to go the next time I'm
less some peculiar circumstance en-
tiers into the affair The candidates
for delegates thus far heard from
by members of the Republican State
committee are as follows:
First District-Edward W. Wheel
er. Brunswick: Percival. p. Baxter
DR.. ". l. Cousins, Portland; George
H. Smith. WATERFORD; George G.
Emery. Sanford; Ernest L. Morrill,
Saco.
Second District-Charles B. Car
ter. Auburn; Robert ]. Hodgdon
Lewiston; Wilbur c. Oliver, Bath
Fred r. Dyer, Buckfeld; Albert J.
Stcarns, Norway.
Third District-Blaine S. yi,es
Augusta; Stillinan E. Woodman
Machias; George G. Weeks, Fair
field.
Fourth District-Col. Frank N
Hume, Charles 2. Barnes. Houlton
DR.. f. 3. Sanger, Bangor; Henry
Z. Davis, Foxcroft.
Drae;da.&:.l EI>.ko..
The convention will nominate 81,
candidates for presidential electors
and the friends of DR.. Alexander c
/ Hagerthy of Ellsworth and George
; Gray Of Gardiner are pushing theil
candidates..
The arrangements for the conven.
ton are in the hands of a commit.
tee from the county committee O,
which Judge e. w. Blanchard is
chairman.
The fact that the committee was
able to secure the auditorium is a
matter upon which the members and
party in general are .congratulatine
themselves as the seating capacit,
Of City hall is insufficient to ac-
commodate all who wish to attend in
addition to the delegates and alter
, mates. This convention will be the
second held in the auditorium, the
first being the memorable conven-
ton of 1904 when Cobb beat out
Fernald for the gubernatorial nomi-