The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-14
COUNTY POLITICS.
Although the Convention is Weeks
Off Many Candidates Appear.

Nomination for Embellishments
Seem Ready for a Defeat-Republican
Candidates for Other Offices.
The date of the Repub lican State con-
vention having been fixed for June 9Th
and the Cum berland County convention
coming on the 2sth of June, an added
| impetus has been given to matters politi-
| cal. This applies more particularly to
| the Republican camp, however. All
| things indicate that the Democrats have
no hopes of anything in this county, and
4 that no mem ers of the party are tax
ing any steps to capture any of the
| places on their coun ty ticket. Even
| for the nomination for sheriff, Whlch
| has excited no little rivalry in Demo-
| cratic ranks in recent times, there are
no indications of a struggle. This seems
to imply very general admission that
| the man who finally gets the Republican
nomination for sheriff will surely be
elected.
The inquiry about this man shows the
spirited nature of the contest. There
are at least six candidates, each OF
whom is actively in the canvass; which
overshadows in interest any other con-
test for county office. The candidates
are as follows:
Henry G. Doughty, of Gray, who be-
| longs to a family well known in this
county. His father, Charles H. Dough-
| ty, was the provost marshal in this
district during the war; Mr.. Doughty
is now forty-two years of age, and has
been the deputy sheriff for Gray for
seven years and Superior Court deputy
for two years. Besides being faithful
officer, he is an ardent Repu blican, al
though the town in which he lives has
been for many years hopelessly Demo-
cratic. Mr.. Doughty can point with
pride to the last State election, when
Democratic majority of $50 was whitfield
down to 3S.
Leroy S.Sanborn, most active can
didate, was born in Gorham fory-four
years ago He was educated in the Cor
ham schools, and came to Portland In
1869. For time he was clerk for Ira
Chase, but in June 1870 became a sub
stitute letter carrier in the Portland
postoffice. The following year he be
came clerk in the Office, and from that
time by patient attention to the duties
of the office, worked up to the head of
the mailing department He was in that
position when, in 1885, the postoffice
passed to Democratic hands. and he was
removed. April 23d, 1889, he was appoint
i IL I'm
August 18th ne was appointed assistant
postmaster, position which he now
holds. Mr. Sanborn has always been
very active in politics, and fairly has
earned the title of "war horse"
Adelbert G. Chute, native of Naples,
where he was born but forty-fve or fifty
years ago, is and has been for many
years resident of Westbrook. He has
had a long service as deputy sheriff,
serving both for the region of Westbrook
and for this city. The support OF his
city attests tine esteem in which he is
cid at home.
Oren T. Despeaux, of Brunswick, is the
only old soldier in the list of candidates.
He served calamity in Massachusetts,
regiment DUNG the war. He has been
for many years resident of Bruins
wick, and has long been deputy sheriff
He is known as an active and intrepid
officer. Mr.. Despeaux has also been an
active mem Der of the Repu blican county
committee for number of years, and
is it's present treasurer
Samuel D. Plummer is SO years of age
and belongs therefore to the company
of active and able young men who now
are coming TO the front in the Republic
can party. MIR. Plummer was born in
Raymond, but has lived for 80 years in
Scarboro. Brought up upon farm hs'
has always followed that business to
greater or less extent He was educated
in the common schools of Scarboro, and
in the Cape Elizabeth High School. He
also spent one year in the Michigan Uni
versity law school, but WAS unable at
that time to bear the expenses of COM
pleting the course. Mr.. Plummer taught
for ten years the grammar school at
Cape Eliza beth, and was for seven years
on the school board of Scarboro Scar
boro is one of the historic Democratic
towns, but Mr.. Plummer, although a
leading and staunch Republican, was
for five years elected collector Of taxes
For the last four years Mr.. Plummer has
been civil deputy and messenger of the
Court of Insolvency. He secured the
arrest of Godfrey, who robbed and
nearly killed the town treasurer of Linn
ington. His duties however, have been
almost exclusively confined to the civil
work of the sheriff S Office Mr.. Plummer
is a cousin of County Commissioner
Frank H. Plummer and Deputy Sheriff
Charles A. Plummer, both of whose
terms expire this year.
Clark H. Barker, long resident of
this city, is we'll known here, where he
has been prominently identified with the
business and political life of the city
for many years. MIR. Barker, after
few years spent in business in the Argen-
tine Republic, returned to Portland and
became a member of the firm of George
W. True & Co. He became postmaster