The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01
OLD YORK.
Two Conventions Will be Held at Alfred
This Week.

The town or Alfred VIII uttho q To-
neWed lease of life this week, for it is to
be favored with two county conventions,
coming on consecutive days. The Re
publicans of the county will assemble
there on Wednesday to make up their
county ticket. and on Thursday the
Democrats will take their turn. Each
convention will be held in the forenoon,
and be followed by an afternoon mass
meeting.
Congressman Reed, whose renomlna-
tion is to occur on Tuesday, is expected
to be present at the Alfred convention
and give a brief and informal address.
Congressman Moody of Massachusetts
| has also been invited to come, and the
| committee in charge of arrangements be-
lieves he will accept
Two of the county offices. and possibly
three will go to present incumhents
without a contest in the convention
Clerk of Courts James E. Hewey has ne
competitor, though he is Just concluding
his third term of four years each, and
the custom has been to make change ii
that office as often as every second OF
third term, A few months ago Harry
r. Aver, a young attorney of South Ber'
wick. formerly of Cornish, started in te
make a try for the olerkship, but he
found it an uphill task, and he aban-
doned it early in the campaign.
Sheriff Usher B. Thompson of New.
field. is also expected to go into the con-
yention without rival Effort has been
made to induce two of his deputies to GO
into the field against him. but they pre-
fer to serve in their present capacity in
stead of embarking on an uncertainty SC
great as the contesting of their chiefs
second term.
County Attorney Willis I. Emmons OF
Saco is to retire at the end of this year.
His Office is sought by ex-Mayor Charles
S. Hamilton of Biddeford, S. W. Mat
thews of Berwick and Ruggles S. Hig-
gins of Limerick. MIR. Higgins is a son
of ex-County Attorney and ex-senator
Frank N. Higgins.
For the Office of register of deeds the
present incumbent, Justin M. Leavitt OF
Buxton. has two rivals, ex-City Clerk
Winfield S. Hasty of Saco and Joseph
A. Hobbs of WATERFORD.
| The county treasuryship IS sought by
| Treasurer Charles H. Adams of Limerick,
who would like to have a precedent brok-
Ell and third term allowed him, and
Henry c. Lord Of Alfred, Albert Goodwin
of South Berwick and City Treasurer
| Charles A. Moody of Biddeford.
| County Commissioner Simon S. An
drews Of Biddeford is desirous of having
third term, but to win it he must try
conclusion with Edward Hobson OF Bux-
ton. W. S. Milliken of Old Orchard and
E. c. Littlefeld of Lyman.
York county has adhered closely to the
custom of giving its senators but one
term apiece. In the last campaign an at.
tempt was made to break over that rule,
in the case of Mr.. Higgins of Limerick,
but it failed to work. This year, how
ever, the party leaders have been talking
the matter over, and have come to the
conclusion that York county would have
greater influence in the legislature if il
should send back it's senators for second
term. 1t has practically been decided
that all three Of the present senator's bt
renominated Of course the convention
may not see fit TO depart from time
honored custom, even though the leaders
insist. Senators Daniel A. Hurd o1
| North Berwick and Frank H. HargraveS
are likely to be returned with greater
ease than the plan can be worked in the
northern district, for up there five can.
didates are in the field awaiting the shed
ding of Senator Pixies official robes.
They are Oliver Titoomb of Acton, George
Mitchell of Newfeld, Charles Smith Of
WATERFORD, Willis e. Sanborn of Sanford
and All Mitchell Of Newfield.
In case Senator Hurd of North Ber
| wick should decide not to run, the nomi
nation there would doubtless go to either
Col Edwin Parsons of Kennebunk Oh
Frank E. Rowell of Kittery. In th,