Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-23
NAMES OLDEST COURT HOUSE AT
WISCASSET TO Be HON0RED TODAY
DAVIS PLANS TO
MAKE ACCEPTANCE
BRIEF AND SNAPPY

Dark Harbor. Islesboro, Me-. July
ga precedent in brevity is the
goal Of John W. Davis in the pre-
paration Of his address accepting
the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation. His idea now is to cover the
field generally. with emphasis on the
more important issues of the day,
such as honesty in government, for
eign affairs. taxes and tariff and
farm relief. The occasion requires
the discussion of so many different
subjects that Mr.. Davis cannot make
his speech as brief as he would like.
While he has not determined finally
upon even the framework, his pres
ent intention is to confine the whole
discussion to approximately 1000
words which would require about 40
minutes in delivery.
The notification address to be
made by Senator Thomas J. Walsh of
Montana, permanent chairman of
the New York Democratic conven-
ton, probably will be equally as brief
so that the ceremonies at ClarkSburg,
w. Va, on the night of Aug. IL
should be much shorter than have
been similar affairs. at least in re-
cent years.
The nominee is studying the sew
eral party platforms and the key
note addresses delivered at the
Cleveland and New York conven-
tions. His first step was to discuss
the whole subject generally with the
party leaders in the series of confer
ences held at New York during the
week after his nomination. *
Many suggestions were advanced
in these conferences and the nominee
now has opportunity to null these
over in his mind in the peace and
quiet of Seven Hundred Acre Is
land. Thus far, however, he has not
even put in memoranda form any of
the suggestions that have come to
him.
This stage of the preparation will
| come later in the week as he studies
out his subjects while roaming the
woods and fields on the Gibson es-
| tate. or occupying the studio of his
host.
After three days of rest and recrea-
ton here, Mr.. Davis has a sparkle of
the eye and a healthy glow of the
face which were lacking when he left
NV York. He himself declares that
the invigorating Maine air, together
| with the dropping Of political cares,
| has done him a world of good and
he expects to return to New York in
tiptop condition for the hard months
of campaigning.
Since the arrival of the nominee
here the weather has been ideal.
Having devoted two days to COM
plete rest, Mr.. Davis had his first
recreation yesterday, round Of golf
on the Tarratine course, which winds
along a cove and through woods
where once the Tarratine Indians
pitched their wigwams or stalkeo
game. Frank L. Polk, his former law
partner and friend and adviser, was
his adversary and they have arrang-
ed for daily matches.
The nominee declined an informal
invitation today to help Maine fish
ermen haul seines in Pcnobscot Bay.
He said the job itself appealed to
him, but that the hour Of starting,
A. NJ, did not. If time permits, Mr..
Davis probably will make a cruise
around the many islands that dot the
bay.
For the present Mr.. Davis has ar
ranged to divide his days so that he
will have the mornings for work on
his acceptance address and his mail,
with his afternoons free for golf or
other forms of recreation. 1t may
be that later he will find 1t necessary
to devote more time to his speech as
we'll as to his correspondence.