Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19
Ken. harrington Club


Maude B. West of East Winthrop as
secretary. Election Of officers was
taken up and q COMMITTEES on nomin-
atoms was named as foiioWs: W.
Tudor Gardiner Of Gardiner, John A.
Woodsum of China, DR.. A. A. Shaw
of Clinton, Willis E. Swift OF Au-
yusfa and Herman H. Adams of Bel
grade.
This committee subsequently re-
ported its selection Of slate and the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, W. J. Thompson, China; hrst
vice president, Mrs. Maude West OF
winthrop; second vice president.
Clinton s. Geodhue OF WateFville;
secretary, Miss Mary Hegarty OF Au-
gusta; treasurer, Lee Weber, Halo
well.
Advisory board: W. J. Lanigan.
Waterville; DIR. A. A. Shaw, Clinton;
George w. Heselton, Gardiner; Miss
Nettie Burleigh, Nassalboro; Mrs. L.
]. Morancy, Gardiner; John A. Wood
sum, China. The officers and the ad-
yisory board together are to add rep
resentatiyes from each city and town
in the county to make up an exeeu-
tive committee and the nucleus OF
the clubs working force.
enthusiastic greeting. In opening he
stated that although 1t is proving a
long and arduous campaign. he feels
recompensed in the fine receptions
and assurances of support he Is re-
ceiving in all of the cities and towns
visited to date. Since the Republican
state convention in Portland, he said,
there has been a more pronounced
trend of sentiment in his favor and
gave as a concrete example the town
of Kennebunk. Two months ago in
that town efforts of harrington work
ers to secure pledges to his candi-
dacy were practically nil. Within
the past two weeks, he declared 500
voters had pledged themselves to the
candidacy of Harrington and there
has been a call for 800 more pledge
cards.
He reiterated his position on state
affairs and particularly stressed his
stand on the school question and his
opposition TO the so-called Brewster
amendment which would. withhold
state aid from all sectarian schools.
Pointing out the hardships such a
law would work on at least two
score academies in the state, many
of which serve in the place of high
schools, he declared that a campaign
in which intolerance has been injecc@
ed is not the time and place to pass
on the question.
These are not normal times" he
declared. There has been injected
into the minds of the people the feel
ing that danger is confronting the
public school system of the state.
There Is no real danger. The sys-
tenn is secure, but the people are,
hctnSe e. 4
such condition exists. ! am utter
~ opposed to the spirit of intolerance
of race and religion that is manifest
in this campaign and shall continue
to oppose it even though l go down
in defeat"
Judge Benedict F. Maher OF Au-
gusta, in speech that aroused the
of the gathering, en-
phasized the need of organizing the
Harrington forces of Kennebec
county to put in the governors chair
"a man of spotless character, whose
public service well fits him for the
office, and one who has the courage
of his convictions" In ringing tones
he denounced the mischieyous prom
uganda insiduously being spread
over the State which, under cover
of plea that danger threatens the
pubic school system. is attempt
ing to plant in the minds of the peo-
pie the evil OF intolerance and re-
ligious hatred.
Judge Maher referred to the
Brewster amendment and the part
ne TOOK in its defeat~ He gave a
snort resume OF the measure which,
ne pointed out. was born late in the
session. and which appeared only
after the famous Barwise bill and a
proposed compromise thereto, had
gone down to defeat. The Judge
also sketched another bit OF Iegisla-
tive history. He had learned from
the records that st. Joseph's Acad-
envy In Westbrook. one of the only
two Catholic schools in Maine which
are receiving funds from the State,
obtained its stipend through a meas
ure introduced into the legislature
by Mr. Brewster himself. when
did Senator Brewster first receive his
asked Mr.. Maher.<
His closing was an eloquent plea
that. old kennebec get behind Can
didate Harrington and insure his
and election to the office
Of governor. ~ man, he declared.
who Is unquestionably a worthy sue
cessor to former chief executives of
Augusta, Governors Edwin c. Bur
leigh and John +. Hill.
The advisory committee held an
other meeting in the afternoon and
plans were perfected to start or
ganization work In every city and
town in the county. The following
workers have been selected to date
as the nucleus of a countrywide ex-
ecutive committee:
Chine