Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24

Evidence at hand leaves little TO the
imagination. Good Republican voters
by dozens reached the polls on cleo
ton day to find that someone else had
voted under their names; floaters were
called in to vote, to repeat, and, as one
Republican official of the city put 1t,
"to reterate."
Well. Mayor Curtis was elected by
nine votes over Mr.. Chapman, whose
supporters demanded recount. The
recount proved a farce. In one ward
ballot box was found to have been
opened and 20 or more Republican
votes mutilated Mayor Curtis will
probably remain mayor of Portland but
he won't be Governor of Maine-nor
even the Democratic nominee.
Morey Again Hopes.
So. Mayor Morey of Lewiston again
has hopes. And when one thinks of
Mayor Morey he thinks also of the
rotten conditions this fat, self-satis
fled little man allowed-yea, even sup
ported-in the brave spindle city, of
the notification of the liquor law and
the disgraceful methods employed at
the poils on election day. Then. too.
Dan McGillicuddy intends to return to
Congress. and Dan is Morey's law
partner. Also. the Hon. Bertrand G.
McIntire is in the same district and
has let it be understood that he has
the gubernatorial bee. Therefore. de-
spite the friendship of Pattangall, it
is safe to assume that Frank A. Morey
will subdue his aspirations for few
more years.
And here il might be we'll to remark
iI-a ~
cy's one best bet for the present. lie
once declined the State prison war
denship and hesitated for some time
over the appointment as chairman OF
tile board of State assessors. The only
objection, apparently, that Mr.. Meln-
tire may have in the eyes of the Dem
oCratic bosses into whose hands the
party has fallen is that he doesn't CO.
incide very enthusiastically with their
principal views That fact is likely
to dispose of Mr.. McIntire before he
gets fairly started.
Elmer Z. Newbert Augusta's lively
mavor. is likely to be left out in the
cold for the same reason.
Associate Justice Haley.
And then there's Associate Justice
a'sNAN+N
sented by his friends at the primaries if
he doesn't block their plans. York
county. they plead, hasn't had Cover
nor for so long the Oldest inhabitants
are becoming discouraged. Away back
in 1898 and 1900, of course, Honest Sam
Lord tried hard enough TO be under the
. Democratic nominating wreath when 1t
fell. but he miscalculated both times.
To get down to brass tacks, it doesn't
seem probable that Justice Haley. with
five more years to serve and a possible
disappointment, is going to lay down the
ermine of his station to lead a hope for
Iorn at best
And. for another stab, there's the Hon.
Lindley Murray Staples of Knox, who
was in Augusta within a week and who
announced finally that he is not out for
Governor. despite rumors, and that his
ambition is TO return to the upper branch
of the State Legislature. The senator
will go before the primaries, and, il
nominated and elected, would ente. up
on his seventh term. the previous six
having been continuous.
But we find we've been leading up to
a climax. The Hon. Peter Charles Kee-
gan of Van Buren has gained a lap on
the whole team by announcing his eandi-
dacy for the Democratic gubernatoriai
nomination. Mr.. keegan's reputation Is
based on several terms in the lower
/ branch of the State Legislature and the
/ fact that he was once a member of the
Democratic State committee. Therefore
we won't get very enthusiastic about
Peter Charles.
There they are-stuck up on their
shelves for approval. And the next two
years are likely to leave them rather
dusty!
Some Other Candidates.
Here is the way an Augusta cores
pondent of a Democratic paper dopes
out the rest of it:
Kingsbury B. Piper of Fairfield, in the
county of Somerset, has decided to be-
come a candidate for the office OF Unlted
States marshal for the District of Maine
4 to succeed the Hon. Henry w. Mayo OF
/ Hampden, who has held the position for
several wears Mr.. Piper is the vice
chairman of the Democratic state com
mittee, was the acting chairman OF the
committee during the last campaign, is a
former editor of the WaterVille Sehti-
mel and secretary of the Maine Referen-
DUN League Mr.. Piper has already Sc
cured quite a number of signers to MS
petition.
In the old days under the Republican
administrations the Recommendation FOR
/ the position of United States marshal
+ was made by Senator Hale and that for
United States district attorney by Sen
ator FRYE When the Democratic party
was in power the recommendation came
1 from the State committee as in the cases
when Charles b. Harmon OF Biddetord
and the late John B. Donovan OF Alfred
T were appointed as United States mar
shals and Associate Justice George F.
Bird and the late Col. Albert W. Brad
bury, both OF Portland, were selected as
United States district attorneys during
the two administrations of President
Cleveland.
In these instances as they stand now,
/ the recommendations of United states
Senator Charles F. Johnson of Water
VILE will be accepted at the White
House, and the senator has on more
than one occasion stated that the organ
ization will be recognized in all cases.
Other avowed candidates for the posi-
ton of United States marshal are Edgar
F. Fassett of Portland, who was early in
the field and who during the last Demo-
cratic administration was a candidate
for the wardenshp of the State prison at
Thomaston; Eugene +. Harmon of West
brook, who was civil deputy under
Sheriffs William NJ. Pennel and Lewis
W. Moulton of Cumberland county; and
| Georpe f., Thomson of Bangor; former