Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-01-29
COUNTY POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Politics In Hancock county is waking
g ssip II floating about.
The prine!psl interest centres in the
IT naturisi contest in the eastern sec
ton OF The county. Who will sue
coed Senator Hsmlin, OF Ellsworth?
E S Clark. OF Bar Harbor, is out
active canvass. Sherman 8. Scsmmon, OF
franklin, representative OF bis Class last
year. is so In the field. John W. Somes,
OF Sit. Desert, representative OF bis class
lat year, has also been mentioned in con-
meet log Win this Office, but 30 far as TIE
AMERICAN knows, be has not directly
svOw,d himself as q candidate.
1t 10 conceded that Senstor A. r. Buck
OF Orlsnd, will be nominated to succeed
himss II as senator from the western dis
trict.
For representatives from the several
classes, under the new appointment,
$, me lively caucus cont ests are promis ed
Eden " i furnish one OF the most excit-
ing OF these. So far there appear to
be three candidates in the fie,o for the
r,pub iicsn nomination, John K. Bum
ker, IT,, DR.. T. G. Morrison and Benjamin
HAo.ey. This will make an interesting
three sided fight. But with Eden In q
class uy itself this year, the election will
not be WIN in the republican caucus.
Though the town Is bominsiiy repu0iI-
can, ,ocsi issues will enter into the con
test largely, and the democratic esnni-
date mus be reekoned with. Bon T.
Whi;Hes seems TO be the logical nominee
Of he democrats.
Southeast Harbor, it Is understood
will ask for the representive from the Mt,
Desert fremont Swans Island c as, aud
he name of A. L. Farnsworth Las been
suggested.
la the Glars which includes most of the
eastern Hancock county to~ NJ, it Is
understood!Io be Sorrento's turn to name
the candidate. Naturally the names OF
W. h. Ltwrence ano h. T. 1onners sug-
gest themselves, but so far rs THE
AMERICAN knows neither OF these gentle
men las declared himself, nor Is 1t known
tion WIS rendered.
In Ellsworth, +. c. Burrill will ask for
denomination at the hands OF the repub.
Iicans. so far, no other candidate has
offered himself.
Ia the B uehill, Sarry, Hancock, La
moline and Trenton CASA, which are to-
gether under the new appointment, there
~ Ii doubtless be some riyairy as to " hich
town shall furnish Inc representative
Last year, with B uehiil, Surry and D.d-
ham la Class, the honor laid bel ween
BiuehiiI sDd Dedham, and Biuehili won.
Ii the class had remained unchanged, or
even II Dedbsm hsd remained ia The class
Instead OF being put Ia with Blu, k port,
D.dnam would have claimed the right to
name the candidate.
Bdckspoft class will. OF course, return
Oscar F. FeIlo~s, who will, unless all
signs fail aud all Hancock coupty's hopes
are dashed, be the speaker Of the next
House.
None OF tue o; her classes in the count y
have been heard from.
Hancock county is entitled Tor
another term to a member OF the gov
ernor's council, and it is probable that ne
present councillor, ex-Judge (. e. CHASE,
viii be the choice of the county deiegA
ton. Considerable feeling was aroused
over the councillor fight year ago, but
time seems to have healed what wounds
were then Inflicted.
The terms OF several county officers
expire this yesr, as follows: Judge OF
probate, p Cunningham; CLERK Of
court, j. F Knowlion; county COM
missioner, John r e bridge; register Ut
deeds, w b. Campbell; county attorney,
b, e. Tracy; county treasurer, o W. Tap
icy; sheriff. Il. r. Whiicomb. All OF these
gentlemen. who have been most efficient
county officials. will be candidates TO
succeed themselves. So far there Is no
indication OF contest for either OF the
offices, except that il is already in the sir
that there are several who would like t.
step into Sherln Whitcomb's shoes. But
at this distance from the county eonVen-
tion 1t looks very much as though he,
along with the rest of the present offie-
iais, will be renominated