Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-25
Form Baxter Club
Adopt Resolutions

OF Republicans at the City building
Friday evening. called for the pur-
pose OF the formation Of q Baxter
club. Hon. O. b. Ciason was chosen
! chairman Of the meeting and Oliver
| D. SpraGue, secretary. The following
officers were nominated from the
! floor and elected: W. Q. Cobb, prcsi-
dent; Oliver d. Sprague, secretary;
/ II. G. Coombs, treasurer; vice presi-
dents. Ward J. c. II. Beanc, Mrs. II.
/ NJ. Church; Ward ?. Otis Blaisdcll,
! Mrs. A. G.. Robinson: Ward 3, Dr.. W.
I. Pierce. Mrs. +. n. Boston; Ward
4, +. T.. Weymouth. Mrs Mabel
/ Moraney; Ward 3, George w. Hcsel-
| ton, Mrs. W. O. Cobb; Ward 6, James
| Miller, Miss May Jewett: Ward :,
, George Danforth, Mrs. l.. A. Rose;
| Randolph, John w. Burke. Mrs. John
| Barney: Farmingdale, Fred Ames.
Mrs. Ralph Littlefield; Pittston, Ab-
! bolt +. Lord. Mrs. Myra Reed; West
| Gardiner, y. d. Cole Mrs Herbert
Goldsmith: Litchheld, Frank \.
! Adams, Mrs. Frances True; Chelsea,
Herbert Hayes, Mrs. Florence Thomp-
/ son.
Resolutions were presented, lesolu-
! tons commencing the administration
of Gov. Pcrcival T. Baxter and plcdg-
ing support in his canvass for rc-
election.
T Hon. George w. Heselton presented
= resolutions endorsing the candidacy
! OF Arthur G. Robinson for sheriff OF
! I<cnnebec county. The resolutions
! follow:
Resolved: TiGt we, Republicans Of
I the city OF Gardiner, assembled to
| form a Baxter club to urge the n0mi-
i nation of Gov. Baxter. because of his
eminent qualifications for that office.
as evidenced by the successful ADMIN
istratiOn he has given the State. and
do also hereby endorse the candidacy
of Arthur &. Robinson of Gardiner,
Maine for sheriff OF this county aud
recommend to the voters Of I<cnncbcc
county his cordial support. rs 1t
true and loyal citizen of this city h"
has commended himself to us for his
honesty of character and loyalty 20
every effort to aid our community.
And further, we recommend him as
an officer who throughout his career
as deputy sheriff has been faithful to
his official duties and untring in up
holding ~-rAW and order. We further
urge his nomination because he has
been Jealous and active Republican.
and because we believe he would
make a worthy officer as Sheriff Of
this county.
Whereas, the untimcly death of our
late Chief Executive, Honorable Fred
erick II. parkhurst, very soon after
entering upon his official duties, plac-
Cd the responsibilities of that great
Office, suddenly upon the shoulders
Of the then President of the Senate.
the Honorable perciVal p Baxter OF
Portland; and whereas he, by his care
and painstaking labors, from the
time he assumed the important office
of Governor, down to the present. we
feel has managed the affairs of our
state wisely and economically and
the intercsts of the entire State, been
safeguarded,
Therefore he it Resolved: That we
hereby express our high appreciation
of the efforts of Governor Baxter, III
our behalf, and most heartily indol@o
his administration.
Resolved, that we the members Of
the Gardiner. Baxter club most
heartily recommend the candidacy of
Hon. pcrcival b. Baxter, for rc-clcc-
ton to the GubCrnatorial chair, and
pledge 10 linn our united efforts 20
advance his interests, III every lC2itl-
mate and honorable way.
The presentation Of these lcsUlu
tons was received with hearty APP
plause and they were unanimously
adopted. Judge Harold l.. Cook was
called upon and spoke in his usual
pleasing manner. All three of the
speakers commended heartily the aG-
minStration Of Mr.. Robinson as
deputy sheriff and heartily endorsed
him for the Office of sheriff. The fol
lowing were appointed to attend the
Bangor convention April 6, to forward
the candidacysof Coz. Baxter: Hon.
%. Il. Clasup, Hon. w. c. Atkins,
Chester II. Became, James Miller. n.
G.. Robinson, w. o. Cobb, W. T.
Pierce. Mrs. W. Q. Cobb. Mrs. John
Barney. Louis Levine, Max Goldberg,
; james Sears, Mrs. William +. smith,