The Portland daily press., 1899-02-22
ALL FOR LlTTLEPIELD.
Knox County Will be Practically
Solid
so MEMBERS OF LEGISLATURE
FROM THAT SECTION SAY.
Interest Reviving I'm the Second Dis
trict Contest-Intervfews with the
Knox County Delegation at Augusta.

triet Contest-Interviews with the
Knox County Delegation at Augusta.
tSPEoIAL 70 THE PRRssl
Augusta, February 2i.-The action OF
Governor Powers In calling meeting
of the members of the Legislature from the
second district to discuss the time for
holding special election TO choose q sue
cessor to the late Congressman Dingley,
has again drawn attention to the coa-
test in progress there for the Republican
nomination. Interest naturally oenters
in the situation In Knox county, the
home of Hon. Charles X. Littleneld, and
Hon. Herbert l.. Shepherd. When Mr..
Shepherds candidacy was announced ID
was general belief that Its real purpose
was to defeat Mr.. Littlefield by dividing
the county delegation. Mr.. Shepherd
and his friends were not backward In
making estimates of his strengthen Knox
county and the estimates were not small.
Several weeks have now elapsed and al
though the convention is still long way
off, IL is possible to obtain pretty good
idea of the sentiment of the Knox county
Republicans. The Knox county MEM
bers Of the Legislature have had opportu-
nifty to confer with their people ut home
and these gentlemen bring to Augusta
news that does not bear out the extrava-
CANT claims of the Shepherd party, but,
on the other hand, indicates that Mr.
Littlefield Is still likely to have a delega-
tion practically solid from his own coun.
ty Notwithstanding the presence in the
field of another Knox county man. There
are five Knox county Republicans In the
House and they have all talked with the
| PRESS correspondent about the way
things stand in their districts, and all
agree that Mr.. 'Littieheld win have q
great majority Of the delegates II not
practically the whole of them. Mr.. Shep-
herd lives in Rockport ana 1t would nat
urally be supposed that he would have
the united support Of that town. but one
of the gentleman quoted doubts this The
tive Knox county members are Aessrs.
Taylor of Hope. Kalloch, of South Thom-
aston. Wood Of Camden, Bird of Rock:
land and Hix of Rookland.
MIR. Xix when asked about the oondi-
tion of things In his city. said; $50 far
rs have been able to learn from the Re-
publicans of Rockland the sentiment
there. is strongly In favor of Mr.. Little
field and have no hesitancy in saying
that Mr.. Littlefeld will have the undi-
vided support of the delegation"
MIR. Taylor when asked the same ques-
| Al. lot len
alton there at the present time as follows:
"As near as can learn" said Mr.. lay
lor," the three towns In my class will
have two delegates each. In my own
town of Hope 1t looks now as II one dele
gate would be for Mr.. Littlefeld and one
for Mr. Shepherd. I think that Of the
other towns one will be for each candi-
date SO that as things now stand the class
Is likely to send three delegates for each. :
MIR. Kallock OF South ThomAstop had
not had an opportunity to talk wit
many of his fellow townsmsn, but had
heard from them and was able to judge
pretty accurately of their wishes In the
matter. He said: "while l have not
had an opportunity to confer with the
people of my town, from what l learn
| have no reason to doubt that South
Thomaston will support Mr. Littledeld. /"
Mr.. Wood of Camden spoke particularly
of the opinion entertained by the people
| of that town, that when 1T became neces.
sary to End q successor to MIR. Dingley.
Mr.. Littlefield would be the man best
fitted for the place and the one to whom
the nomination should go. Mr.. Wood
said: "The people Of Camden and that
section Of the county bavo looksd on MIR.
Littlefsld as the logical candidate for
Mr. Dingley's place when he retired. They
did not anticipate the early death Of MIR.
Dingley. but they knew that a man of his
attainments might at any time be called
upon to I'LL some other position of honor
and responsibility. Camden people still
eyard MIR. Littlefield as the man for the
place and for that reason l think the ma
jority of the Republicans in my town
fee that the name Of no other candidate
convention. Seven Of the nine members
OF the town are Littlefeld men. In my
opinion, Ca en- will send delegation
united in the support of Mr.. Litteteld.
l hear that the Littlefeld sentiment In
the smaller towns of the county Is very
strong"
MIR. Bird OF Rookland spoke not only
of the sentiment in that city. but of the
feeling throughout the county. He said;
l"l think MIR. Littlel ell will go out of
the county with a solid delegation, ex
cept part of the Rookport members.
That town in my opinion will send it'
delegation uninstructed. All the other
delegations will be instructed for Little
field. personally know of men opposed
to MIR. Littleteld In other matters who
Immediately offered him their support
ana now are among his most earnest
workers They appreciate his especial
fitness for the position and believe he
is the man who should receive the nomi'
nation.'