Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-10
SAGADAHOC POLITICS.
Early Discussion as to Candidates for
County Officers.

Bath, Me, Jan. 9.-(SpeciaD.- Politics
| usual extent for 50 early in the year.
| Ordinarily we should not expect to hear
much save municipal politics talked so
early but this year county matters
! political are coming i'll for considera-
| ton. 1t looks very much as if Bath
Republicans were to be given an oppOr-
tunity 10 do some thinking and some
planning within the next few weeks if
| they intend to continue to hold the
rcins over The party machine in the
county.
In the past Bath has held either
majority of the votes in the county
convention or near enough to it to keep
the suburban towns from breaking
through the lines but this year there is
q likelihood that there will be a differ
encc. For instance in 1904 there were
% delegates to the Republican county
convention of which Bath had Is, or on
ly two less than a majority, but in the
next convention there should be Al of
which Bath will have Is or seven less
than Il majority. AS result of this
condition of affairs the party leaders In
the county towns arc getting their
heads together and assuming an air OF
considerable Independence and saying
what are we going to do this year at
the convention
In the increased list of delegates
Bath gains = but the towns in some in
stances have gained also in this proper
ton; HoWdoin >. Eowdoinham /.
Georgetown l. Phippsburg ,, Richmond
| TopsllIm ]. WoOlwich >.
The apportionmcnt for the convention
should be as follows:
Arrowsic /, Bath f., Bowdoin >,
Bowdoinham 4, West Bath l. Wool
witch 8.
With this state Of affairs in the
county convention there will doubtless
be numerous trades and alliances made
and the result will be watched with in
tcrcst and will make Bath politicians
do some hustlinS in shaping the course
Of the convention.
1t is said that the upper part Of the
county plans to present a strong candi-
date for sheriff and if this is done it
will no doubt make war, for the Bath
( rieiIds Of Sheriff Ballou will fight for
him TO the last ditch. In the last
convention Bowdoinham agreed at the
last minute not to present the name of
Rev. G. Fl. Young i'll opposition to Mr.
Ballou but he ran on the Prohibition
ticket and in the county towns polled
very large vote and thus far in ex-
cess of even what his most sanguinc
friends expected.
There is also Il strong likelihood or
contest for judge of probate. While
neither gentleman has made an an
|nounccment of his candidacy the friends
Of both Charles D. Newell of Richmond
and Eugene Thomas of Topsham have
had their feelers out. 1t is also prob
able that Judge William r. Hall of
Richmond who has held the office for %
years will be a candidate before the
next convention. There are some who
say that Bath will present a candidate
in the person of former clerk of courts
Walter :. Glidden.
For clerk of courts. Sanford l.. Fogg
is serving out an unexpired term. hay
ing been appointed to fill a vacancy by
Governor Cobb, and he will go before
the convention with little if any opposi
ton
1t is limited that County Treasurer
Albert L. Strout will have an opponent
this year but who that opponent will be
has not been openly stated as yet
No candidates have appeared upon
the horizon for the offices Of register of
deeds or for county attorney although
it is said that City Solicitor Stetson
has the latter Office within his vision.
Uncle Jed Says: