The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-01-11
MAINE POLITICS.

This year the State of Maine at large
elects governor, the various counties elect
their officers and the several representative
districts elect 151 members of the lower
house of the legislature. These 151 mem
! bers and the 81 senators will choose num-
Der of important officers, among whom are
secretary of State, State treasurer, a
State assessor, executive councillors, an
attorney general and commissioner OF
| agriculture The legislature will also elect
a U. S. senator, the term of Hon. William
p. Frye expiring.
So far as the head of the State ticket goes
there is nothing which suggests that the
leading candidates will be other than they
were in 1904, William 7. Cobb of Rockland
for the Republicans and Cyrus W. Davis of
Waterville for the Democrats
AS for the senate, there are likely to be
many hot county fights. first in the conven-
tions and then at the polls. The last senate
had four minority members, one each from
AndrOscoggin, Knox, Cumberland and Lin
coin. and the Democrats in these counties
will work with greater vim than ever. In
the lower house at the last session the
of ISL they cut no considerable figure.
| 1t is over the election of members to the
house and senate that the great fight of the
coming year will center. 1t is agreed that
the question of the resubmissiOn of the
prohibitory amendment is going to be the
issue VI Gu0 ycdI, III CduCuSS CcASCHtlOA duu
at the polls.
Not only will the legislature be elected
largely on this issue, but also the delegates
to the several conventions. The Republi-
can State convention will be pOlled on re-
submission long before the gavel OF the
presiding officer falls.
The injection of reSubmisSiOn into the
legislative fight is somewhat disc0ncerting
to the candidates for State offices filled by
vote of the legislature. Ordinarily they
can size up the members quite accurately,
but with resubmission the paramount issue
there is great uncertainty.
Arthur l. Brown of Belfast and William
S. Cotton of Lisbon Falls would both ike
to be Secretary of State. Mr.. Brown is
Deputy Secretary of State and Mr.. Cotton
is former clerk of the house of represen-
tatives, where he presided for long term
of wears. Mr. Brown will be u candidate
for the first time, but Mr.. Cotton was in the
field at the last legislature, being defeated
by Byron Boyd, the present incumbent, by
a vote of 90 to 3d.
Oramandal Smith of Ltchield, as State
treasurer, will be relieved of his labors this
year, as the constitution says no man shall
hold office over six years. Pascal F. Gil
more of BuckspOrt and Kendall NJ. Dunbar
, of Damariscotta are the candidates. Mr..
Gilmore has been state liquor agent and
MIR. Dunbar is secretary OF the senate.
Both have wide acquaintance.
Atty Gen. Hamln, State Assessor Simp-
son and Commissioner of Agriculture Gill
man have no opponents within their party
and are due to be reelected in accordance
with party custom.
For the seven executive councilorships
there will be six new names. Oxford
county, now represented by George d. Bis
bee of Rumford Falls, gives way to York,
which has the naming of the councillor for
l907-1O; Franklin, now represented by c.
n. Blanchard, gives way to Androscoggin
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