Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-04-03
Talk Over Platform
(Continued from Pace Onel

ment among the younger element to
have them instructed, although this
would be contrary to the custom of
either political organization in Maine.
1t was known that all those under
| consideration are for President Cool
| idge.
Those slated for delegates at large
were Governor Percival p. Baxter;
John Percy Deering Of Saco; Guy p.
Gannett, Augusta; Robert ]. Pea
cock, Lubec; Hannibal E. Hamlin,
Ellsworth; F. Marion Simpson, Ban
| gor, and Arthur G. Staples, Lewiston.
| A possibility for contest for one
of the seven places appeared when
/ the Aroostook County delegation an
nounced today that former State
Senator Arthur r. Gould of Pressure
Isle would be candidate. The choice
rests with the eastern Maine dele
gates.
! Unopposed candidates for dele
gates for the four districts were
Judge George +. Emery Of Bidde-
ford: Fred K. Owen, Portland, Dam
iel F. Field, Phillips; Elmer S. Bird,
Rockland; James H. Clement, Mont
| Vile: Willard H. Cummings, Show
| hegan, and Albert X. Stetson, Houl-
| ton. This leaves one vacancy in the
l
| proposed that woman be selected,
or the place may be filled by Mr..
Gould.
For the nomination Of six presiden-
tial electors there has been proposed
the names Of Frank d. Marshall of
Portland: Phineas Fl. Gay, Damariscot-
ta Arthur J. Chick, Monmouth; Rob-
ert j. T46dgson, Lewiston; Mrs. Eva
Mason, Dover-Foxcroft, and Mrs. Guy
J.. Gannett. Augusta.
Members of the Maine delegation in
Congress, as well as candidates for the
nominations in the June primary for
governor and u. S. senator, have head
quarters at the Falmouth Hotel, where
the vanguard of the 1900 delegates
. were gathered tonight for the conven-
tion preliminaries,' which included a
public meeting for discussion of the
tentative draft Of the platform.
Governor Baxter. who has repeatedly
denied that he will be candidate for
a third term, tenure of office being
limited to four years according to GUS
| tom, had two placards. each full yard
| square. displayed at either side Of the
entrance to his reception room. They
read:
Governor Baxter is not candidate.
He is here to welcome his friends and
Help tHe heDuDllCdi party.
Charles L. Barnes of Houlton, for
| mer speaker of the Maine House Of
Representatives, will preside at the
convention. which opens at 10 o'clock,
and will deliver the keynote speech
! for the biennial State campaign. Mrs.
! Sylvester Wells of Kansas City also
| will speak before the noon recess. and
! the national convention delegates and
alternates will be chosen, if there is
time. Senator George w. Pepper of
| Pennsylvania will deliver tho after
| noon address. speaking on the national
! issues of the day.
The tentative draft of the platform,
| prepared by a subcommittee, was con-
| sidered at a meeting of the State COM
| mittee this afternoon. 1t was approv-
/ ed with the exception of the plank OF
| merchant marine. which was stricken
| out. This provided that in any legisla-
! tion for the upbuildng of American
| shipping no action should be taken
| which would discriminate against any
| American port.
The only opposition to the proposed
planks was with reference to amend
ment of the direct primaries law to
permit convention endorsement of can
didates. Six of the 25 members pres
| ent voted against this proposal.