Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-30

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bill to provide for law court indie
pendent of the trial court Such a
measure has the support of the Knox
! County Bar Association.
Among the bulk of private and spe-
cial legislation which will be intro
duced at the present session at least
! two towns will ask for division. In
Lincoln county the people of South
Bristol desire to be set off from the
town of Bristol, while down in York
county the residents of Springvale
feel that they do not have fair
share in the management of the town
of Sanford and wish a divorce.
Candidates for Office.
The Legislators elect will begin to
assemble as early as Monday from all
sections of the State and by Tuesday
noon nearly all of them will have ar
rived at the State Capitol. The Sen
ate and House eaucuses for organiza
ton will be held, Tuesday night 1t is
to the Republican caucuses at this
session that all eyes win be turned
while the Democratic caucnses will
| be mere matters Of Formally John
A. Peters of Ellsworth is the leading
candidate of the Republicans for
Speaker of the House while friends of
Alton C. Wheeler of Paris are urging
him to remain in the field Horace
Mitchell of kittery is also mentioned
as candidate for Speaker
/ For clerk of the House William r.
Roix of Ashland is mentioned and
for assistant clerk of the House,
Gardner K. Heath Of Augusta, son of
the late Herbert NJ. Heath, appears to
have the preference. Mr. Roix was
assistant clerk of the House of 1900
The Democratic House caucus will
probably name for Speaker of the
House, Hon. Elmer E. Newbert of Au-
gusta, although Cumberland County
favors John Clark Scates of West
brook. A prominent Republican can
| didate for House messenger is Gen.
! Patrick Hayes of Chelsea while the
veteran messenger of the Senate,
Charles w. Lovejoy of Sidney is not
likely to meet with any opposition for
re- election.
The nomination for president of the
Senate will probably go without OPP
position to Hon. Carl f. Miliken of
Island Falls, who is serving his third
: term in that branch. Frank G. Far
rington of Augusta, secretary of the
1909 Senate, is understood to be
candidate for the same position in the
present Senate, While Harry p. HAYES
of Vassalboro is a candidate for as
sistant secretary.
Wednesday at 10 A NJ will occur
the organization of the Senate and
House of Representatives the oath of
office being administered to the repre-
sentativcs and senators by the retiring
| Governor Frederick W. Plaisted of
Augusta. The caucus nominees of the
preceding night will be balloted for in
both branches.
The joint caucuses of the House and
| Senate will be held, Wednesday night,
for the purpose of choosing candidates
for secretary of State, treasurer, at
torney general, commissioner of agri-
| culture and the seven executive coun-
| cillors.
Two candidates for the office of Sec
rotary of State have already been
mentioned. They are the present de-
putty secretary Of State, Joseph E. Al
eXander of Richmond and Willis B.
Hall of Caribou, who was a member
of the House of 1909. At least three
candidates are in the running for
State treasurer. They are Kendall NJ.
to the committee on appropriations
and financial affairs; Joseph w. Simp-
son of York and Major j. w Fogler of
Skowhegan.
Two avowed candidates for the office
of attorney general are in the field,
Scott Wilson of Portland and Freder-
ick A Hobbs of South Berwick The
| fight for commissioner of agriculture
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be a merry one. The candidates are
John A. Roberts of Norway, e. e. Ad-
diton of Leeds, o. b. Griffin of Carl
bou. Frank S. Adams of Bowdoinham,
j. L. Lowell of Auburn, DR. William
Lincoln West of Belfast and Edwin A.
| Rogers of Brunswick
Contests are likely in at least three
Councillor districts The candidates
mentioned in the first district are f.
B. Mallctt, Freeport; DIR. Herbert A.
Lombard, Bridgton Frank D. Mar
shall. Portland; and Edward w.
| Wheeler, Brunswick. Four candidates
are mentioned in the fourth district
and they are Fred G. Kinsman of Au-
gusta, a member of Governor Fer
maids Council; George A. Russell of
| Readfield, Asbury c. Stilphen of Far
| IliiilShsiit anu w illldiH d. I4tllDlSan OF
| Waterville. The candidates in the
| seventh councillor district are Herbert
T. Powers of Fort Fairfield and
| Beecher Putnam of Houlton former
| State insurance commissioners. Charles
| W. Coffin of Bangor is a candidate for
| election from the sixth councillor dis
| trict.
| James s. Wright of South Paris is
| the only candidate thus far mentioned
! from the list Councillor district. while
| in the 9Th district it is generally
| thought that Capt. b. F. Colcord OF
| Searsport, a former State senator from
| Waldo county, will be chosen. Two Au-
/ burn men are candidates in the Sd
| Councillor district. j, p. Hutchinson
and George G. Wing, Jr.. of Auburn.
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