Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-27
THE DEMOCRATS
OF kennebec County Meet
in Annual Convention
And Nominate a Full Set
Of County Candidates
To Be Defeated as Usual al The Polls
Next September.

was held IL the City hall Tuesday fore
noon and candidates for the several
county offices. as Well as for State
senator's, we're selected. The conyen-
ton was opened at 1890 o'clock by
Frederick w. Plaisted, chairman of the
county committee, and the call for the
meeting was read. Prior to the con-
vention a meeting of the county COM
mittee was held, it was reported, and
credentials of delegates were re-
ceived. Mr.. Plaisted presented Hon.
Charles f. Johnson of Watervile as
chairman Of the convention, and i'm ac-
cepting the chair Mr.. johnson made 4
brief address in which he propheerd
the victory Of the adherents Of Democ-
racy at the polls this fail. ". ".
Morse Of Augusta was chosen as tenn
porary secretary of the convention.
The committee on credentials made it's
report and it was found that there
We're present 80 of the 81 delegates to
which the convention was entitled
The temporary organization was made
permanent and the chairman appoint
ed. as a committee to present reSoiu-
| tons, the following: Frederick w.
Plaistcd Of Augusta, Fred Emery
| Beane Of IialloWell. S. s. Brown ana s.
| l.. Berry of Watervilie. Albert Fuller OF
Winslow and John L. Cunningham Of
| Gardiner. The committee retired to
| attend TO the duties assigned it, ana
| during their absence. Hon. Cyrus W.
| Davis of Waterville, Democratic cand-
| date Tor Governor made an address in
| which he urged the Democrats to put
| forth every effort 70 attain success at
| the next election. Mr.. Davis was san
| guinc in his expression of belief in the
prospect of election. and once referred
| TO Augusta as the splendid Democratic
| capital city Of tn" State Of Maine"
The committee on resolutions pre-
| scented the following which was adopt
| ca:
| eve, the Democrats of Kennebcc
| county in convention assembled, renew
| allegiance to our party and reatfirm
| the admirable platform Of principles
adopted by the Democrats of Maine AT
the State convention in Bangor. We
| commend those principles to the voters
| Of this county and cordially invite all
| who believe in the economical and
| honest administration OF county affairs
and in the enforcement Of all laws TO
/
| 1--WE heartily endorse the nomination
| Of Hon. Cyrus w. Davis of Watervi!Ir
as our candidate for Governor ana
| pledge to him the united and earnest
| support Of the Democrats of this
| county.
'To the end that these principles
may prevail we pledge the Democratic
party of Kcnnebcc county and the
| nominees Of this convention"
| The following committc" was ap-
| pointed TO suggest list OF nominal ions
| for candidates for the several offices:
| Thomas J. Lynch and Rcuel J. N"yes
| Of Augusta, Howard W. Dodge Of Clin
| ton. Charles II. Taylor of Readfield, DR..
l.. L. Jones ana s :. Brown of Water
| villa, f. NJ. NoycS OF Gardiner. John =.
| Halpin of Windsor Joseph T.. Jewett of
| NaeSalb0rO. James l.. Packard of Mon
| mouth. W. W. Kelley of Farming,la!".
| NJ. y. Hemenway of Chelsea and Cos
| tello Weston of Mt. Vernon. The
committee remained in session about
| ore hour and upon returning to tn"
| convention hall, announced the follow
| ing list Of names suggested for noni-
| NJ ton:
Senator. Thomas ]. Lynch Of Au-
| guata.
| Senator, s. S. Brown Of Wat"rvillr.
| Senator, J. Il. Reardon of Oakland.
| Sheriff, Frederick ". Plaisted of Au-
| gusta.
| County Attorney, Fred Emery Eeano
! of HalloWell.
| Register of Deeds. Leon O. Trbbetts
| &c Readfeld.
| County Treasurer. Timothy S. Far
| rington of China.
| County Commissioner, J. T.. Packard
| If Monmouth
| The county committee chosen was rs
| follows: r. w. Plast"d ana Levi /.
| Williams, Augusta, Alfred l.. WcY-
mouth. China, c. NJ. Given ana Nor
man X Fuller, Waterville. J. +. Gun
| ningham, Gardiner. Joseph T.. JcW"tt.
| N1ssalboro. NJ L. Strickland. Oakland.
| r s. harrington. China. II. F. Wood
| ward Litchlirld. a. l.. March, Mon
| month, and David Il. Lowe, IlalloWrll.
| The convention adjourned ut FL
| o'clock on motion of Mr. Beane Of Hal
| lowell.
| 1t is expected that the work con-
nected with the building Of the spun