The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-06-16
JOHN 4. MOOERS
FOR SHERIFF
William T. Seekins for
Clerk of Courts
Everything Harmonious at Democratic
Convention.

was held in Skowhegan Monday in
Grange hall There were about 100
delegates present and everything
passed off tremendously. There was.
ton of some of the different officers
than has been known here for a mum
Der of years. The convention was OPP
ened by Hon. A F. Donigan of Bling
ham, chairman of the committee.
Prayer was offered by Rev. George
Merriam of the Bethany Baptist
church, Skowhegan, and Samuel w.
Gould was chosen presiding officer,
with F. L. Ames and G. NJ Lancey
secretaries. 1t was voted to make
the temporary organization a perma-
nent one.
The committee on resolutions chos-
en- were: William A. Osborn of Hart
land; A. w. Miller of the Hartland
class; DR.. J. d. Ames of the Nor
ridgewock class; S. T. Lawry of the
Fairfield class; Harland Ellis of the
Bingham class; w. r. G. Estes of the
Skowhegan class and NJ. T. Pollard of
the Scion class. The credentials from
the following towns and plantations
were not handed in: Jackman, The
Forks, Harmony, Starks, Madison,
Ripley, Bigelow, Highland and Den
nistoWn.
The following are the county Off
GERS as nominated at the convention:
William Osborne, Pittsfleld, senator
for E. Somerset; A. F. Donigan, Bing-
ham, senator for w. Somerset; John
A. Mooers, Skowhegan, sheriff; Will
liam T. Seekins, Skowhegan, clerk of
courts; Frank A. Benner, Skowhegan,
registrar of deeds; j. H. Haley, Hart
land, county attorney; O. E. Libby.
Detroit, county commissioner; S. T.
Lawry, Fairfield, county treasurer.
The liveliest interest that was
shown during the convention was in
the matter of nominating candidate
for sheriff. DR.. Pratt of Bingham, in
most eloquent speech in favor of
Sheriff John Mooers nominated him.
Or. Pratt paid the greatest tribute to
Sheriff Mooers and spoke in honored
praise of the work that Officer Mooers
had done during his administration.
Charles Allen of Mercer, for many
years a Republican, who has repre-
sented his district in the Legislature
on that ticket, said at the convention
that he never attended Democratic
convention before and he said that he
came to the convention Monday for
the honor and privilege of seconding
the nomination of John Mooers for
sheriff.
In the matter of clerk of courts, il
was unanimously recognized by the
convention that though W. T. Seekins,
the present clerk of courts, is a Re
publican, more efficient officer could
not be found anywhere in the State
than Mr.. Seekins.
The first contest in the convention
was in choosing a candidate for coun-
ty attorney. Three names were pre-
sented to the convention: II. II. Thur
low, Pittsfield; Clarence Hight, Show
hogan and J. II. Haley, Hartland. AT
ter ballot had been cast there were
SO votes,-12 for Hight, 16 for Thur
low and So for Haley, thus nominal
ing Mr.. Haley as candidate. For the
county commissioner the names OF
John p. Clark, Skowhegan; A. w.
Rowell, Cornville; o. E. Libby, De
troit; and Charles Green, Skowhegan
we're presented. A ballot was taken.
Six votes were for Rowell, Is for Clark,
10 for Green, and 3S for Libby. i--ere
being no choice another ballot was
about to be taken when Clark, Row
ell and Green withdrew their names.
Libby was then declared nominated.
There were two names presented for
county treasurer: S. T. Lawry, Fair
field, and E. F. Fairbrother Skowhe-
gan. The nomination was given to
Mr.. Lawry. w. R. G. Estes said that
he had been a Democrat for fifty years
and he had never known a contest
before at a convention in this county.
The business part of the convention
was followed by an able address by
w. r. Pattangall of Waterville.