Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-24
The Somerset Republican
County Convention
Is q Rouser, Everyone Of The
107 Delegates Present.


winch was held here Wednesday can
tru.y De said to be marked with peace
enu hSrmony and the acts of the del.
esatSs to be stamped with good iudg
Inc convention was held in the Or
era House with 107 delegates present
oeine the full number choscn.It was
openeo ny Frank Pennell of Skowhe
ga cnairfnan of the County committee.
rtayer was offered by Rev. Frank l..
aayward or the Methodist church and
=: w. Manson of Pittsfield was appoint
so chairman of the convention, D. H
FerkiEs and L. c. Williams being chosen
secretaries. The members of the stand
ing county committee were appointed
On credentials. The committee on ere.
uentials. The committee on resolutions
were: L. o.. Haskell, Pittsfield George
u. Weeks. Fairfield: and A. r. Jewett.
SEowhegan. BY motion from Hon
~ j. Walton the organization was
made permanent.
The following county candidates
were nominated: Eastern Senator. AL
lison p. Howes. Palmyra; Western
Senator, DR.. Selden Green Scion .
Sheriff. George T. Tibbetts, Fairfield ::
Clerk OF Courts, William T. Scekins,
Skowhegan: County Attorney, L. r.
Folsom. Norrideewock: Registrar of
Decds, Llewellyn Goodwin Skowhe
gan; County Commissioner. A. H.
Berce. Pittsfield; County Treasurer w,
W. Nye. Fairfield.
The following County committee was
chosen: H. S. Whiting of Norridee-
wock Of the New Portland class: r p
Pencil of the Skowhegan class: G. 7
Wortnen, Canaan class; Harry l..
Goodrich. Pittsfield class; Danville
Durrell. Dead River class: F. A. Gil
man. Madison class; F. S. Rigelow.
Meyer class.
there was no opposition and by vote
from the secretary Howes was declared
nominee by unanimous vote of the con-
Venuon. There were two candidates for
western Senator. Besides DR.. Green
was w. L. Walker. Skowhegan In n
strong argument and in a convincing
way. Judge Turner Busswell of Scion
presented the name of DIR. Green. The
name of w. L. Walker was presented
BY D. n. Perkins who in an able man
ner told the convention why they
should nominate Mr.. Walker. He said
vote gatherer. The Republican party
must show that it is equal to meet the
Democratic nominee and he considered
Mr.. Walker equal to the task. He said
the Republican party could afford to
take no chances and he set forth the
qualifications of Mr. Walker for the
ONCE. He has served his native town
as seiectman, as legislator, and as a
,ft hoe ~ Lof
lot was taken. there being 107 votes
cast, and the number necessary for
choice was 81 Walker had 90 and
Green 70 and by request from Walker
Green was unanimously declared the
nominee.
There was no opposition in the mat
ter Of Clerk of Courts. Hon Forrest
Goodwin presented the name of Mr..
'Seekins and said that the Democrats
showed good sense in nominating Mr..
Seekins. for he said that when they
had no timber in their own party they
came to the Republican party. w. r.
Longley. in presenting the name of Mr..
Folsom for County Attorney. said that
Mr.. Folsom had done his duty as at
torney for the county and he believed
that II was the duty of the party to
re>nominate Mr.. Folsom.
1t was with some surprise that three
candidates for Sheriff were presented
20 the convention. 1t was expected
that J. A. Goodrich of Palmyra and
Derne ]. Green Of Skowhegan would
be candidates but 1t was not until
Tuesday night. that 1t was generally
known that Mr. Tibbetts' name would
be presented. After his name had been
AA.SA A,, ~ n
was presented by J. w. Blunt and then
followed the name of J. A. Goodrich
After the ballot had been taken the
vote stood: LOT cast. 81 for choice. lib
belts had so, Green 20. and Goodrich
81. This required second ballot and
the results Of this was: whole number
Of votes cast 104. choice 50. Tibbetts
had II and Goodrich q, Mr.. Green
having withdrawn his name.
The highest praise and recommended
ticn were paid to Mr.. Goodwin in pres
enting his name for Registrar of Deeds.
There was one other candidate. he be-
ing Charles H. Bartlett of Harmony,
T.. c. williams of Athens. former
County Commissioner, said he had
found during his six years in office that
Mr.. Goodwin was most efficient OH
Ger ard having had business at the Of
flce since he considered Mr.. Goodwin
without an equal. NJ. l.. Merrill. also
former County Commissioner. said that
he had found the Registrar of Deeds
Office here was run the best of any in
the state. After ballot had been
cast, the result was; whole number OF
votes cast. 101: 50 for choice: Bartlett
had 10, and Goodwin 81.
There We're three names presented
for County Commissioner: A. II. Berse
Pittsf1eld; Samuel Herrick. Harmony:
and Albert Jewett. Skowhegan. After
a second ballot had been taken the re-
suit was: 102 votes cast: So being the
choice: Eerrick had 46 and lBerce 56.
= G. G. Weeks of Fairfield presented
the name of w. w. Nye for County
Treasurer and ]. w. Packard pre-
scented the name of Rupert Jack
son. A ballot was taken. there
being 90 votes cast. Jackson had ~
and Nye 75 There followed the report
OF the, resolution committee which inl
subsistence was that they endorsed the
administration of. Governor Ferna'd.
they believed in the prohibitory law.
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