Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-02
MANY SPEAKERS DUE

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Six days more and then the voters
Of Maine VIII cast their ballots in the
states biennial election.
The total vote that will be cast
VIII be the biggest In tho history o1
the Pine Tree state. Even those not
IN touch with the situation bclicN g
that. More women will vote than
ever before. so will more men. lie ,
publican leaders and Democratic
leaders are bending every effort 10
arouse interest and " hen the actual
election day comes, they will wo, K
equally hard to get out the vote.
There are thousands who will have
to hc hauled to the polls. not he
cause they arc unable to 10 to Tin"
voting places themselves but because
they expect it. This is the WroL, :;
situation" Hon William X. Pattau-
sail. Democratic candidate for GOV =
e:nor declared last week" hut it is a
condition that must hc pat up with
The people should rc.,lrd it as n
privilege to bc allowed 10 vote, yes. d
duty" Eut even feeling as he does
H. this matter, Mr.. PdttdnGall allows
that it viii lie necessary for thC
democrats to work Just is hard in
this respect "a thc Republicans.
l:ut ono change has developed dur
Ing the past few Neeks--an intensl-
CCation Of the situation. sohdifYint,
of the forces Of both sides ana a de .
termination to work harder for Vie
tory than ever before.
AS for the outcome. there is. natu.~
ally q difference OF opinion. Rcpuhii
can workers arc agreed THAT senator
Lalph @ Brew stcr and the Whole
stat" ticket viii Dc cleo ted. Est
mates ass to tho majority vary, but u
t. generally felt that the margin VIII
I've from %. 900 to 10000. Mr.. fattau~
san. ON the other hdtlu. l., san con-
tidCut OF victory. He declares that Il
20 percent OF the normal Democratic
vote goes to tho polls. then the Den
oCratic ticket viii triumph. This re
suit. ne says. will com. because of
the number oi Republicans who Nh
vote Tor him.
This last Wceh VIII see political
meet .nCs In very past ct the state.
For the Republicans mere is 4 smad
army of both men and women frVta
Other states To help N the situauoi.
Ior the Democrats there arc numer .
GUS women and several men tIoh
away Among the forces of the at
ter. two figures stand out above all
others. one Of them is senator oS-
car Underwood Of AlabatIla. Eedu e.
mo national figure. and the other IS
Mrs. tIorttnse Wand 81 HouStco,
Ten. who will speak IN Portland t.
night
Mrs. Ward Is n distinguished law
yer. She was the first woman to lac
admitted to practice in the state OF
Texas. and the trst woman south OF
the Mason and DIXON line 10 h" al
lowed to practice at the bar OF tue
I. : Supreme court. She has at
WAYS worked Tor the up'itt ct "o-
men In the Lone star state ana was
greatly instrumental in aiding the
enactment OF the 3i-hour law Tor
women there. she was the ohlN
woman member Of the committees
that prepared and put through ilE-
islatiou and submitted to the voters
of her state prohihitorN amend
lnrnt to the stat" CONSTITUTIONS ~
1919. the senate 81 her state passed.
a resolution thanking her for the
work she had done. Recently Sh"
has come into still further promt-
hence because she was manager Tor
Ma" Ferguson in her successful
campaiEn tor the Democratic honm-
milton as governor of Texas. After
srcakinc in Portland tonight. sh"
will he heard III other parts OF the
state.
On Thursday afternoon. she VIII
speak from the courthouse steps IN
Rorkland with Senator nderWooH
and that same evening hoth She ana
senator Underwood will be heard at
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