Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-05
Republicans to
Meet at Augusta to
Plan Campaign
portland Telegraml

The newly elected Republican State
committee will meet for organization
at Augusta May 81, when a chairman
and vice chairman will be chosen and
plans outlined for the approaching
| campaign. The difficulty about finding
chairman as been solved by he sit
ua;ion that has arisen in York co-,n;y,
where Frank D. Henderson. mcInt 81
from that county, has decided to resign
on account Of his inability to give time
to the work.
Mr.. Fenderson's resignation Will go
into the county COMMITTEES and that
body is expected to choose IS his sue
cessor Judge George Z. Emery of Saco
II Judge Emery is chosen member OF
the committee he will probably be the
unanimous choice OF the State com
mittee for its chairman and he has sig
| nified that he will accept.
AS soon as a chairman has been
elected the committee will open head
quarters, probably in the Clapp build
ing, taking the rooms adjoining those
now occupied as harrington headquar-
tiers. These rooms have not yet been
| engaged, but trade for them can
probably be made.
Until after the primaries only a stem
ographer will be employed in the
iOOHAS' DdL dltSI INC
have been made Frank B. w. We,ch
will probably be added to the staff
At its meeting this month the State
committee will choose a vice chair
! man and it is understood that there
Will be no opposition to Mrs. Eva Ma
son of Dover-Foxcroft for the position
that she now holds. The present secre-
tary of the committee, Mrs. Alice s.
Butler of Pennington, and Treasurer
joseph w. Simpson of York will be le-
elected without doubt.
The committee will also have three
| vacancies to fill in the present eNccu-
tive committee of five men ard five
women. These are occasional by the
retirement from the committee Of Hon
Guy II. Sturgis of Cumberland. Airs
belmont Emerson of Aroostools and
Mrs. Essie p. Garlic of Belfast. Will
liam Linnell. who is Mr.. Sturs,s' ste
cessor, will be elected to the c;;ecutiye
committee. as will Mrs. PinMhaM who
has succeeded Mrs. Emerson. Mrs. Ma
| ria Y. Payson of Brooks is the sue
cessor of Mrs. earle, but woman
! member of experience will probably
/ take her place on the executive beard
The remaining members-Baxtcr OF
| Sagadahoc, Field of Franklin, Mahoney
| of Hancock, O'Connell of Pcnobscot
| Mrs. Mason of PiscataQuis. Miss Hub
bard of oxford and Mrs. Stickncy OF
York--will all be reelected.
McGilucuddy silent
| Local Democrats have failed to hear
! from Hon. Daniel j. McGillicuddy OF
| Lewiston relative TO his candidacy fol
| reelection as member of the national
| committee from Maine. If Mr.. Nc
| Gillicuddy wants the place for another
| four years the chances are that he will
| not be opposed, although that is by nc
means certain.
| If the Lewiston member should
| choose to retire, there appears to be lit
| tie doubt that Judge Charles l.. Dona-
| hue of Portland will be chosen to sue
coed him..
| William Tudor Gardiner of Gardi-
ner, who has been a member of the
! House for two terms and this year
| is generally looked upon as the lead
| ing candidate for speaker. has OPP
! position for the nomination as he did
| two years ago. The opposition to
| Mr.. Gardiner at that time grew out
of a row in the party over the cleo
| ton of members of the city commit
/ tee in Gardiner. This may have had
| something to do with the fact that
another candidate is seeking the
, nomination this year, but more gen.
orally the opposition TO Mr.. Gardiner
| is credited to the Khan. which is said
| To be very active in the city.
| The man selected to be a candidate
against Col. Gardiner is A. Willis
| Cunningham, who is charged with
| being a klan sympathizer, and who
| is also one of the leading Brewer
supporters of the city.
! According to a letter that has been
| issued. the Republican caucus to
choose delegates to the Republican
state convention and for election of
members of the city committee was
SHINY attended a majority of those
present being Khan sympathizers. A
city committee of IS was chosen, all
but half q dozen being members OF
the Khan or sympathizers with that
organiZa ton.
Those familiar with the situation
in Gardiner express no doubt of Col.
Gardeners election, despite the OPP
position from this organization. The
fact that he is likely to be chosen
speaker has awakened local pride, for
it has been a long time since the
city has had the presiding officer of
either branch of the Legislature.
The last occasion was when 0. b.
Clason was president of the Senate.
IL Col. Gardiner should by any
chance be defeated, George G. Wing,
Jr., of Auburn will be the sole re-
naming candidate for the speaker
ship, unless there should be some
newcomers in the race,
Mr.. Wing has opposition himself
for nomination, but this is nothing
new for him and he has always man
aged to win out against it.
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