Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-21
Davis, Democratic
Nominee, at Dark
Harbor for Rest

Dark Harbor, Me-, July H.
Greeted along the route by groups of
enthusiastic Democrats who wished
him success, John w. Davis, Demo-
cratic nominee for President, arrived
here at noon today for a To-day va
cation at the summer home of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson on
100 Island.
Mr.. Davis, who appeared in ex-
cellent health and spirits, was &C
companied by Mrs. Davis and Frank
L. Polk, former acting secretary of
state, the latter rejoining his fam
lily. who have summer home at
Islesboro, the larger island off which
Seven Hundred Acre island is stu
ated. Others in the party were Mr..
and Mrs. j. NJ. Nye and Harold Nc
Carthy and George Zengerle, Mr..
Davis two secretaries, who will help
him in his correspondence and pos
sibly in the drafting of his accept
ance speech. if Mr.. Davis decides to
reduce his ideas on campaign issues
to writing before his return to New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson met Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis on their arrival at the
dock at Dark Harbor, Islesboro, aft
err an hours steamer trip from Rock
land, the railroad terminal. They
drove in horse drawn surveys across
the island of Islesboro and went by
motor launch to the Gibson home.
Mr.. Gibson had been reported suf-
fering from n grave illness, but his
physician. DIR. ID. +. Larabee, pro-
nounced it nothing serious, and Mr..
Gibson met the Davis party in per-
son.
Just before leaving for Seven Hun
dred Acre island, Mr.. Davis ex-
planned that the chief purpose of his
trip was rest and recreation but that
he expected to do some work in con-
nection with campaign plans and
arrangements and on his speech.
He said he expected to keep his
acceptance speech as short as posi-
BILE.
Mr.. Davis also indicated that he
intended to use the radio q great
deal in representing his views to the
people of the country. 1.-THE radio
has been the most important devel-
opment in the last 80 years." he
said. 1T will make a great change
in campaigning. / thought the mo-
ton pictures would be an important
adjunct to campaigning, but the pic
lures do not compare with the radio
in effectiveness"
The broadcasting OF the proceed
1ngs of the Democratic national con-
vention which nominated him appar-
emily made strong impression on
Mr.. Davis. In conversation with re-
porters it was agreed that at least
lt0fn
ed to the convention proceedings by
radio at one time or another. The
time of his acceptance speech at
Clarksburg, w. Va, 8 o'clock in the
evening of August II, was fixed al
most entirely with the view OF
reaching the largest possible num-
Der of radio listeners.
Mr.. Davis declined to talk politics
or to comment on the remarks of
William NJ. Butler. Republican ma
tional chairman, that he did not
agree with Mr.. Davis definition of
a progressive as synonymous with a
Democrat.
Mr.. Davis said this was his third
visit to Maine. He was last here in
1915. when he made several campaign
speeches while he was solicitor gen.
eral. He added that he had spoken
~ SNChy lDCluOCIdLlC campaign IOT
the last 80 years. except in 1918,
when he was in Switzerland arrang-
ing for the exchange and care of war
prisoners. Even in 1920, when he did
not vote, he spoke in Cooper Union.
New York City, West Virginia and
Cleveland before returning to his
post as ambassador to Great Britain,
having been on the way back to
England on election day that year.
Among the first to greet Mr.. Davis
was Mrs. Richard Elliott of Thomas
ton, who was delegate to the ma.
tional convention and was for Mr..
Davis from the start With her was
Mrs. Charles Creighton, another
Maine delegate, who was originally
for William G. McAdoo. Each wo-
man wore her delegate badge and
gave Mrs. Davis a large bouquet of
flowers
Il am for you now, Mr.. Davis"
Mrs. Creighton said.
Others to greet the nominee were
III L. Withee, chairman Of the Demo-
crat committee of Knox county. and
Charles M. Richardson, state COM
mitteeman.
Another person to greet him was
Cyrus II. X. Curtis Of Philadelphia,