Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-06
tee. said that enthusiasm means sue.

cess.
81 like to feel" she said, that the
candidates and the members of the
committee are standing for and sup
porting sound Republican principles,
and think the women need to under
stand that by voting for cur party can
didates they vote for the principles in
| which they believe"
Mrs. Gannett ANNOUNCED that Miss
Betsy Edwards of Indiana, who partic-
| ipated in the campaign in Maine two
years ago, will be here for consider
able part Of the summer and will be
| ready anywhere and perform any serv-
, ice that is asked.
Guy n. Stursis
Ex-Attorney General Guy H. Sturgis
OF Portland, the member of the State
committee from Cumberland county.
after some humorous remarks con-
fessed that he had been happily sur
prised by the attitude Of women in pol
itics. He believes they are taking it
in a serious and sympathetic fashion,
acquainted with all the details and
that they are to be depended upon.
Mr.. Sturgis remarks dealt mainly
with national affairs.
Uncle Sam was an awful sick man
a few years ago. He had had a doctor
| who had done en- awful poor job said
| Mr.. Sturgis. His head was in1amed
and he was rheumatic. When he called
in new physician he called him to a
| inI IF
nourishments and poor care had ag-
gravated his case and made it consid-
erably worse"
people realize that the war caused
untold expenditures and that there
was extravaganza but they believed
| hat when the war was over we
| hould return to normally with some
! peed. The Democrats created mess
OF wreckage unprecedented and they
stand back and kick because we
don't clear it all away in a minute.
Our men in Washington are trying
to restore order, but they have a
mighty big job.
| Congress has had immediate de-
mands made upon it from every an
gle and in the face of this, it has cut
/ taxes, reduced expenses Of govern
ment operations and worked stead
! lily along the lines of prudence and
economy. In The face of sectional
demands the Congressmcn in gencr-
al have remembered that they repre-
sent the whole country and I believe
in the main they have tried to act for
! the whole country.
Emphasizing the importance Of a
! big vote in September, Mr.. Sturgis
declared that it is fact that all the
states from Oregon to Florida wait
for the verdict from Maine.
After Maine pc0ole have rendered
their decision these other states are
pretty likely to follow" continued
Mr.. Sturgis. 1.-The size Of the vote
depends upon every individual and
as committee workers you will have
| to dig the voters out
| 'Your vote is an endorsement OF
! the administration of President
Harding who has been one of the
safest and wisest men who has ever
J been at the head of affairs in this
! country"
| Chairman Martin called on all the
county candidates present, each OF
whom spoke briefly. pledging his ef-
| forts for the success of the party.
Those Present
Seated at the head table were Gov
Percival l.. Baxter, Congressman
John +. Nelson Of Augusta, DR.. L. G
Bunker of Waterville, Mrs. Guy p
Gannett of Augusta, EX Mayor Bur-
leigh Martin of Augusta, EX-Attor-
ney General Guy II. Sturgis of Port
land. Chairman Robert j. Peacock OF
Lubec and Mrs. Maud b. West OF
East Winthrop, vice chairman of the
kennebec county committee.
! Others present were +. F.. Haines,
| Waterville; Mrs. Allen Clark, Farm
ingdale: r. c. Wyman, Sidney; Miss
Ethel NJ. knowles and r. NJ. Lenfest
Manchester; Mrs. B. F. Mahcr, Mrs
| William Fl. Fisher, Augusta: F.. J
Crosby. Albion; Mrs. Jennie s
Thompson and John A. Wcodsum
| China; George Downes. Rome; Ed
win Bullock, Windsor; Samuel Clark,
Winslow; Fl. Mae Lawrence, Water
Vile; Harry Coch~anc, Monmouth;
Miss Rosamond Conner, Augusta
Henry F. Cummings. Manchester;
| Mrs. L. T. Carleton, Winthrop: Bert
?. Stuart, Belgrade: Mrs. Julia Will
shire, Gardiner; L. NJ. Norris, Wayne:
Mrs. Lolita T. Collins, Readfeld: Miss
Nettie G. Burlcigh. Nassalboro; Mrs.
Ina r. Hooper, Winslow; Frank G.
harrington, Augusta: Mrs. Jane T.
Johnson, Wayne; J. Henry Morse and
Mrs. Ada r. Morse, Oakland; G. d.
Libby, Gardiner; f. I. Brown, Read
field; Mrs. Villa r. GiIe and +. f.
Gile, Fayette; ]. w. Allen, Mount
Vernon: Miss Bertha NJ. Harvey and
Mrs. Grace f. Hedrick. Hallowell;
w. ]. Thompson, China; Mile Snow,
Randolph: Herman TT. Adams, Bel
grade: Mrs. Grace w. AtGhlev. Wat
erville: Mrs. Ethel F. Shaw. Clinton
Mrs. Fannie a. Trs fton, West Gardi-
ner: Miss Marian +. Brown, Au-
gusta; William s. Knowles, Augusta:
II. p. Halves. Nassalhoro; John NJ.
Eastman, Benton: Gilbert r. Chad
bourne, Augusta; Sam r. Conner,
Lewiston.