Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-18
TO ROLL UP VOTE
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ers at a meeting of the Kennebec
county Republican committee. with
state and local leaders at the Au-
gusta Girls Community Club house
Wednesday, when Arthur r. Gould Of
Pressure Isle. the nominee of the
party was present to meet the party
leaders.
Some three score prominent Re
publicans of this county were pres
ent to pledge their allegiance and
hearty support to the Aroostooll
pioneer in the brief campaign and at
the polls on election day, and a sig
nlficant feature of the luncheon SEES
sion and talk fest here yesterday
was the presence Of former Governor
Percival p. Baxter, who assured the
nominee of his support, and called
upon those present to give their best
efforts to the end that Mr.. Gould
may be sent to the United States
Senate to serve out the unexpired
term of the late Senator Bert NJ
Fernald.
The new senator's colleague, Hon.
Frederick Hale of Portland, was also
in attendance at the session and
spoke upon the extraordinary import
ance of Names special election, in
that as a result of the nation wide
elections of November there is at the
present time a deadlock in the Sen
ate, and the election of senator in
Maine will decide the control of the
upper branch of Congress either in
support of the administration or the
opposition.
Congressman John E. Nelson de-
clared his faith in the party and the
candidate and predicted that the en-
thusiasm of the meeting augured
most promisingly for the success of
Mr.. Gould. with a big turnout Of
the Republican vote on the 29th OF
this month.
The meeting was a luncheon ses
sion, held in the assembly hall of
the Augusta Girls Community Club,
and was opened by DR.. Luther q.
Bunker of Waterville. Kennebec
county member of the Republican
State committee, who introduced the
presiding officer, Hon. Burleigh Mar
tin of Augusta, chairman of the Ken
nebec county committee.
Danield Field of Phillips, the state
committee head, was the first speak
er and sounded the Importance of the
coming senatorial election in its ma
tional aspects Mr.. Field called for
work upon the part of the commit
tee members, and was seconded in
his analysis Of the situation by Mrs.
Eva Mason of Dover-Foxcroft, the
state committee vice chairman. Mrs.
Mason in a splendid address told or
her life time personal acquaintance
with the nominee and her friendship
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characterized Mr.. Gould as a real
pioneer type who had done things in
a big way and who had the respect
and confidence OF his neighbors ana
of thousands in this state.
Mrs. Maude Il. West of Winthrop
woman member of the kennebec
county Republican committee. de-
clared that she was not a speech
maker, but rather, The fellow who
gets out the vote" and promised
that in that capacity she would
function on election day.
Congressman John +. Nelson of
Augusta spoke of his personal
friendship with Mr.. Gould, and as
sured the gathered assemblage that
the Maine delegation at Washington
would receive him as the second
senator from Maine most cordially.
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was presented. he was accorded a
rousing ovation and he proceeded
to give a splendid talk in which he
left no doubt of his intention of
supporting his successful opponent
of the primaries. in his campaign
for the election as U. s. senator. The
former governor spoke at length and
with considerable levity concerning
his own defeat at the special prima-
ries, and his good craftsmanship
won the appreciation of his hearers.
He mentioned the evident import
ance of geographical residence in
Maine politics and declared that he
was now a resident of Falmouth,
with occupation that of farmer,
Governor Baxter referred several
times and in humorous manner
to the possible candidates at the
senatorial election in 1928, and in
his every mention of himself and
his political intentions was careful
TO give his audience to understand
that he was not announcing his cam
didacy. The former governors sew
eral facetious references to the fu-
ture political situation were delight
fully received and his whole talk
which was a gem of self revelation.
was concluded with a serious appeal
to the Republican voters of Maine
to unequivocably register their will
at the election on November %.
Prolonged applause and cheers
greeted the party nominee, Mr..
Gould. when he was presented by
Chairman Martin as the next senator
from Maine. The candidate express
ed his appreciation of the honor that
had been accorded him and spoke
optimistically of the prospects ahead
of him and the Republican party in
this state.
Mr.. Gould pledged his best eff
forts to the majority of his constit-
uency and through an apt illustra-
ton pointed out that with Senator
Hale as a colleague and the Iatters
experience for guidance, Maine
should have a good team in the L.
S. senate. The Aroostook leader
called attention to the leadership of
his county as the most important
agriculturally in the United States
a great empire in itself-and prom
Used that he would give his best for
all the people of this state and of
the nation in service in congress-
The meeting in this city yesterday
was the third of a series inaugural
ed by the state committee and it is
intended to hold similar organiza-
ton sessions with the county COM
mittees and party leaders in all Of
the 16 counties.