The Portland daily press., 1892-06-06

Harlan B. True, of the Republican town COM
mittee, and Jonathan A. Snow and Arthur
Noyes, of the Democratic committee, repre-
sented Pownal. They voted as follows:
That Pownal shall be entitled to two repre-
sentatives to the legislature, the same to be the
have the second, third and fifth terms.
That the Republicans and Democratic candi-
dates shall be from Pownal the first and fourth
terms and from Windham the second, third and
fifth terms.
Each town will vote each year.
While Somers, SWEET and Tolman are making
drive for sheriff delegates in Portland and
suburbs, Enoch Cannon, from Naples, is quiet
ly cunning the country towns on his own &C
count. He is now stirring in Windham.
W. r. Hunnewell of Pittsield is making
fierce break for election as a district delegate
from the Third District to the Chicago conven-
ton.
S. W. Gould of Skowhegan wants the Demo-
cratic nomination for Congressman in the
Third District
The silk-stocking Democrats of Deering did
not make great success of their anti-Somers
ward caucuses Saturday evening In three of
DAAO oONOh w Oh 10, nv. Il, % dlIu o, CIlOugu ulQ
not attend to have caucuses. Eight men organ
lied a caucus in Ward 1, East Deering, and
chose j. F. Sawyer delegate to the county
convention In Ward Capt. VIM. Sennett
was chosen, W. Galley in three and Thos. w.
jackson in seven. jackson is a SWEET man.
Sawyer, Sennett and Galley are anti-Somers,
and probably for Tolman. Considering the
fiascos in three of the seven wards it does not
seem as though this struggling delegation will
stand SO well before the county convention as
the full, united and enthusiastic Somers delega-
ton of eight.
The Democrats are making in York county
an organization which our Republican neigh
bors are beginning to ''size up' preparatory
to the fall tussle. Chairman Donovan, stung by
the reproaches heaped upon him for his last
still hunt campaign, has been actively laboring
for many mouths to build up his party's organ
ization in the rural towns of York. The city
Democracy of Biddeford sent him thousand
dollars to help pay the bill and he has more
over probably had the aid of Walking Delegate
Charley Morton. Donovan expects to put
the York Democracy into better battle this
fal than they have made for several years. But
he is considerably hampered by complications
Democrats. They are said to be mad with him
because of his arrangement with Chairman
Manley about the appointment of ballot clerks
under 1.-THE new law. In city where there
are many illiterate voters the position of ballot
clerk is very important, as he it is who shows
the illiterate voter how to mark his ballot. The
law intends that there shall be Republican
ballot clerk to attend to illiterate or blind Re-
pubicans, and Democrat to perform the same
Office for members of his party Chairman
Manley and Chairman Donovan issued a circu-
lar to the lower committees of their respective
parties recommending that municipal officers
appoint for Republican ballot clerks men rec
commended by the Republican town committee
and for Democratic clerks those recommended
by the Democratic committee. In this way
each party would be sure of being represented
by men of party standing and capacity. In
most portions of the State this arrangement mas
been carried out in good faith. Mr.. Donovan
tried to have it done so in Biddeford, and it is
understood that from this grew up the fight
which Lawyer Haley is now making on Dono-
van. Mayor Staples, of Biddeford, refused to
abide by the Donovan-Manley arrangement, and
in selecting Republican ballot clerks, chose such
as were agreeable to the Democrats rather than
to the Republicans. Mr.. Donovan is said to
have protested that the only honorable way
was to abide by the arrangement, whereupon he
was curtly informed that the Biddeford Demo-
cratic leaders did not want to be honest.
There are quite list of candidates in the
field for the Republican nominations for those
Cumberland county Offices. which are open to
competition. Judge of Probate Pea
body, Register E. G. Reynolds and
Sheriff Ceam will undoubtedly have
denominations according to usage. Coun-
ty Treasurer Chenery will also be re-nominated
without opposition. For County Attorney,
Charles A. True has no opposition and will be
| nominated undoubtedly. For County Commits
sioner there seems to be likely to be a contest.
Walter B. Allen, of Yarmouth, is in the field.
Messrs. N. FL. Seavey and Charles A. Lang, of
Harrison, and B. S. Skillings, of Otisfield, have
also been mentioned as candidates. For the
Senate there may be several lively tits In this
city Messrs. Geo. M. Seiders, J. S. Winslow and
w. H. Looney are prominently mentioned in
connection with the Senatorship that falls to
Portland. So far VIM. M. Cook of Saco, seems
to be the only one prominently mentioned for
the northern Senatorship. E. B. Mallett is
| likely to be re-nominated from the eastern por-
ton. Mr.. John E. Warren, of Cumberland
Mills, is expected to contest with Col Edward
Moore for the position of fourth Senator.
The Democratic grand battle in the Fourth
district is still further complicated by the ap-
pearance of in the fray of Peter Charles Kee-
gan of Van Buren,. Peter Charles wants the
nomination TO Congress, and does not propose
that Don A. Fl. Powers shall have the solid
Aroostook delegation. Peter Charles is making
very active canvass of the Acadian townships
in the Madawaska region and expects to cap
ture about all the Gallo delegates. He is able
and energetic; and his long experience in the
legislature has left him no chicken in politics.
He probably belongs in the Hill-Leavitt-Snow
battle line rather than in the Ross White-Pow-
ers combination.