Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-17
BANNER CITY
Is Augusta in Matter of
Its Enrolment.
SO Per Gent. Of Last Guber-
Material Vote Enrolled.
Municipal Officers Will Canvass the
Returns, Monday Night.

Augusta is undoubtedly the banner
city of the State in the matter of en-
rollment for the primary election of
Monday, June Il.
The total number of voters enroll
ed al p. NJ. Saturday. at the Of
flee of the city clerk, was 2190 OF
this number 1150 were enrolled as Re-
publicans, 1895 as Democrats and as
Socialists. 1t will be seen that tie
Republicans lead the Democrats 10y
lis.
The size of this enrolment i'm pro-
portion To the number of voters IS
truly remarkable. 1t is SO per cent.
of the total vote cast for Governor at
the September election of 1910 and
nearly Il per cent. of the total regis
tration of the city at the present
time. The total vote cast for Gov
ernor in September, 1910 was 2626,
while the total registration at the
present time is approximately 300.
Any voter who has not enrolled up
to the present time will be able to do
SO at the polls, by declaring before
ballot clerk his name, residence. par
" dIiildiH ron ana Hldtt u tdSt tlii 'h-
ment; and if already enrolled in the
ward in which he applies he will be
given a ballot of his party and allow
ed to vote.
City Clerk Newbert played the role
Of schoomaster, Saturday evening.
His pupils were the ward officers of
the several wards. The entire method
of procedure of counting votes at The
primary election was taken up ana
many questions were asked by the
ward officers which were explained by
the city clerk. The session was q
profitable one and will undoubtedly
greatly assist in a speedy and aecur-
ate return of the vote.
owing to the fact that in this city
the polls do not close until p. NJ.
the returns will of necessity be late
in coming in. 1t was decided how
ever. that the canvass of the votes by
the municipal offices will take place,
Monday evening. notwithstanding the
late hal1r at which the returns viii
come in The evening is the date OF
the regular City Council meeting ana
if the ward returns are not in by the
close Of the meeting the mayor ana
aldermen will remain in session to re-
ceive and canvass the returns.
The Republican ballot to be voted In
the CITY of Augusta contains 20 Names
the Democratic ballot is names and
the Socialist 5.
The contests on the Republican
ticket are for United States senator.
Governor. representative to Congress.
State senators, sheriff and representa-
tive to the Legislature, while Aon the
Democratic ticket there is but one eoa-
test. that being for county commits
sioner.
Three candidates are in the field for
the Republican nomination for United
States senator. Hon. Edwin c. Bur
leigh of Augusta, Hon. Herbert NJ.
Heath of Augusta and Hon. Frederick
A. Powers Of Houlton. Three-men also
seek the Republican nomination for
Governor. Hon! WilliamtT. Haines of
Waterville, Hon. Albert H. Shaw of
Bath and Hon. Frederick f. Boothby
of Portland.
Five candidates are out~ror three
places for State senator upon the Re-
publican ballot. They are Joseph w.
Allen of Mount Vernon, Frank L. Dut-
ton of Augusta. William T. Reynolds
of Winslow, Arthur A. Shaw of Clin-
ton and Asbury C. Stilplen of Farm
ingdale. Three Republicans seek The
shrievalty nomination: Colby Getchell
of Waterville, James II. Pinkham of
winthrop and Willis A. Pinkham of
Windsor. Three candidates appear
upon the Republican ballot for the two
nominations for representative to the
Legislature from the city of Augusta.
They are Byron Boyd, Anne Casavant
and Willis Elwood Swift.
The three Democratic candi6~te~ FOR
the county commissioner nomination,
the only county office contes. "a on
their ticket, are James w. Beck os Au-
gust;i William r. Frost of Gardiner
and John S. Gleason of Oakland
Tho Socialist ballot contains but a
single name, that of George Allen
England Of Woodstock, the party can
didate for Governor.
Several contests are on in the Kenne-
bee county representative classes. On
the Republican ticket three candidates,
Fred Cyr, James NJ, Graney and Cor
ham G. Carr are named for the two
positions from Wateryille; two are
named in Gardiner for one position
Chester II. Beane and Newell A. Reed:
TWO are named in the China class.
Harvard l.. Fuller and Charles w.