Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-06
Is Accusing Much Interest, Especially
In Maine, Where the Democratic
Claims Are So Far Out Of the
Way as to Be Almost Funny.
IN MAIN e.
(Bv Associated Press.)

| ny I-IeSSJ
| Portland Me, June 5.-As the two
big party conventions draw near-the
Democratic on June Il and the Repub-
ican on June %. the voters of the
State of Maine are daily being more
| firmly reminded of the issues by the
candidates who seek a place for their
names on the ballot OF the biennial
State election in September. At the
election there will be selected a Gov
ernor and a Legislature. upon when
will devolve the duty OF electing a sue
cessor to Senator Eugene Hale. More
than this, the legislature which will
convene in January, will make the re-
apportionment of the four COMPRESSION
al districts of the State for the next 10
years. and the Governor elected will
have the appointment of two associate
| judges of the supreme court.
| Conservative Republican leaders adj
NIT that the State is in doubt and that
will be only by the hardest kind of
work that a Republican victory will
| be secured. The Democratic leaders
assert that they will elect their candi-
| date for Governor and that there is a
| good opportunity OF carrying the LIST
and I'd Congressional districts. At the
election in 1908, Governor Bert NJ.
| Fernald's (Republican) plurality was
| 1913. In this same election the Repub-
lican candidates for Congress carried
| the four districts with combined plur-
alities aggregating 1854.
At the Republican State convention
in Augusta the latter part of this
month. Coy. Fernald will in all prob
| ability be re- nominated by reclamation.
| y candidate for State auditor will al
ST. be nominated
| At the district conventions, John F.
| SWasey in the I'd. Edwin c. Rurleigh in
| tn" ) and Frank f.. Guernsey in the
| 4th districts Will be re- nominated by
reclamation. In the LIST district a con-
| test Is Waging between Col Frederick
| fale OF Portland, Asher G. Kinds. bar
| iiaihentary clerk in Congress- Judge
| Edward {. reynolds of South Portland.
ana Richard Webb of Portland In
the caucuses already held, Mr. Kinds
| leads. His friends predict that he will
| De nominated upon the first ballot al
though this is not conceded by the SIM
porters of Col. Hale and friends of tn,.
other candidates claim that If no nomi-
| nation is made on the first ballot or,
| two. that it is likely to 90 to Iudpa
reynolds. 1t has been suggested tbot
| IN case of deadlock Congressman
Amos l.. Allen will be re-nominataa i'm
the interests of harmony. This. how
ever is not expected to occur.
TIE Republican candidates for tbo
roe,
Powers of Houlton, former assocjarc
justice OF the supreme court; and For
mer Governor William T. Cobb IF
N"ck'ahd. Judge Powers has been d
candidate for some months, and it is
earned that it was his activity in OPP
| posing Senator Hale that caused the
latter to announce that he would not
agal. be candidate. Judge Powers
nad many pledges before Senator
Hale's retirement and he and his sup
poftelS assert that this gave him such
decided advantage that he is Ger
tam of election if the Republicans win
the Legislature
Former Governor Cobb and his ad-
herents claim that the contest is at
least an even one and that it is not
nearly ended Yet. The former Governor
| is receiving support from many unex-
pected sections. say his workers
Two candidates seeking the guberna-
| torial nomination will he before the
| Democratic convention also at August;,
and only 10 days away. They are Oba-
diah Gardner of Rockland. who was
! the nominee two years ago, and Fred
erck w. Plaisted the present mayor
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| time predict the nomination Of Plais-
| ted.
If the advice of some of the mos;
prominent Democrats in the state is
| followed, the question of reSubmiSsion
| Of the prohibitory liquor law amend
mcnt will not be made a paramount Is
she in the coming state campaign. as
| it has been in recent elections. The
| Democrats will call attention to the
| large increase in the appropriations
made by the last and preceding Repub>
| lican legislatures and Will charge eX-
travagance, and allege that there mas
| been an unnecessary increase in the
| number of state officials. The tarilt
and thigh cost of living Will also be
| made leading issues. 1t Is understood
that the Democrats have the promise OF
MANY speakers and funds from their
| national committee
Daniel ]. McGillicuddy will again be
| the opponent of Congressman 9Wase!
| in the I'd district and the supporters Oh
the former claim a victory on the tar
| if issue.
The Democratic state convention This
year may make an unusual move py
| endorsing Il candidate for the ohlteo
states Senate. although this innovation
| is opposed by some of the leaders, VINO
believe that the matter should be lel'
entirely to the representatives elected
! hy the peOplp.