The Portland daily press., 1886-09-02
STATE POLITICS.
CANDIDATES FOR LEGISLATURE

At the Republican caucus in Westbrook,
Tuesday night Charles B. Woodman was
nominated for representative to the Legis-
lature
LABOR CONVENTION IN KNOX COUNTY.
The labor reform convention for Knox
county met in Rockland, Saturday, and after
endorsing the platform adopted by the labor
ing mems convention held at Auburn August
9th nominated the following ticket:
Senators-H.' p Strout of Washington, W. H.
Simmons of Rockland.
County Comm1SSionerS-H. 5. HOODS OF ROCK
land, (ong term) Mial Mossman of Union, (short
Sheriff-R H. Casey of Camden.
Register of DeedS-E s. VoSe of Gushing.
-Treasurer-O. s. Trussell of Rockland.
Attorney II. KaIlocn OF R0ckland.
HANCOCK PRoHIBITIoNIsTs.
The Prohibitionists of Hammock county
have put this ticket in the field
Senators-H S. Bartlett of Lamoine, Eben M.
Mayo of Bluehill.
Sheriff-S. l, Grant.
Register of Deeds-H. W. Smith.
County Treasurer-Abram Lord.
County Commissioners-A. j. Pettee of Sullivan
and Robert Parker OF BuckSp0rt.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR THE LEG
IsLATURE.
For candidates for Representative to the
Legislature the Republicans have nominat-
ed as follows:
Knox--R. j. Wiggin.
Turner-Dr. John T. Cushing.
Greenbush-Fred L. Pratt.
OTHER NOMINATIONS
| F.. w. Gowen of Freedom, has been nom
| mated for Representative to the Legislature,
| by the Prohibitienists and labor men of the
| class consisting of the towns of Freedom,
Brooks, Knox, Waldo, Morrill, and Swanville.
| A caucus of laboring men, held at the court
| house, Belfast, Saturday evening, to nominate
| candidate for Representative selected JEFF
ferson f. Wilson.
These Democrats have been put in nomi-
| nation for seats in the Legislature;
| New Sharon-Dr. A. T. Stinson.
| Norridgewock-S. G. Jewett.
| MR.. BoDwELL's MAJORITY.
| Chairman Manley, of the Republican State
| committed estimates Mr.. Bodwell's majority
| at about ten thousand. Recokning from 1858,
| this will be full three thousand more votes
| than the average of the majorities polled by
| the Republicans of Maine in years when no
presidential election has been at hand.
| CURIOUS BLUNDER OF KNOX DEMOCRATS.
At the Democratic convention for Knox
county Rodney /. Thompson, of Friendship,
was nominated as one of the Senatorial can
didates, but it appears a grievouS mistake
was made as it was intended to confer that
honor upon Hon. Nelson Thompson, the
father of the man nominated, who previous
ly has represented Knox county in the
Senate. The gentleman presenting the
name fell into an error which wasn't noticed
at the time Rodney l. Thompson is a law
student. 81 years old. He resigned the honor
rendered him by the convention, and the
Democratic county committee met in Rock
land Monday and substituted the name of
Nelson Thompson on the ticket.
A GALLANT VETERAN.
The Rockland Courier-Gazette pays this
tribute to the Republican nominee for Regis
ter of Deeds in Knox county:
WA. Barker, the Republican nominee
for Register of Deeds, is an esteemed citizen
| of Rockland eminently qualified for that po-
sition. He was one Of the first to offer ms
| services to the country at the call OF the
President in April, 1861. Enlisting as pri.
vate in Co. B of the Fourth Maine Regiment
| he by meritOrouS conduct worked his way
without assistance through the several grades
of sergeant, sergeant major, second ana mrs
lieutenant and adjutant to the eaptalncy OF
Co. III. He was in every battle and skir
mish with that gallant regiment from FITS
| Bull Run to the second days ngnt IN the
wilderness with exception OF Antletam
Capt. Barker was wounded IN sne snoIiuel iVi'i.l
at the unfortunate battle of Fredrlcksburs
in which the major of the regiment and
il line officers but three were either killed o.
wounded, but though many an army office
; received leave of absence on slightel
! | wonnd he remained with his command. Dur
ing the second day of the the terrible fghtin:
in the wilderness, only few weeks befor
the expiration of the term of service of thu
| regiment while acting as major, after hav
J | ING his horse shot under him and receiving
| hnllptS thrOuph
: parts of his clothing, he was struck by :,
| rifle ball which passed through his thigh
disabling him from further service durln
= | the war.