Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-02
STATE HOUSE
Next Meeting OF The Governor and
Council, 10 A. NJ, Friday, Nov. 6
The Next Governor and Council.

next Executive Council but on the sup
position that the next Council will be of
the Democratic persuasion. When the
Councillor districts were re-apportioned
in 1911 the act was arranged in such
way that all the members Of the Council
at that time could succeed themselves,
that is. the councillors for the two years
beginning in 1913 would come from the
same counties as In the term beginning
in 1911. 1t IL not generally known that
the seven members of the Executive
Council are chosen by the Legislature on
joint ballot. although the councillor is
nominated In a way by the members OF
the Legislature in the county which has
the representation.
i The first District Is comprised Of the
counties Of York and oxford and Is now
A represented by Hon. James 8. Wright of
South Paris. It will be the turn of York
county to name the member of the next
Council and names mentioned in this
connection are those of Hon. Charles T.
Read of Biddeford, the chairman of the
Democratic state committee. Jere q.
Shaw of Biddeford and DR.. William J.
Maybury of Saco, who has served as
member of the lower branch of the Legis-
Democrat. The name of Hon. Lamont A.
Stevens of Wells the former State au-
ditor. has been suggested. but Mr.. Stew
ems is said not to want the position, as
he plans to pass the coming winter In the
South.
The second District Is comprised OF the
county of Cumberland and Hon. Edward
W. Wheeler of Brunswick holds the posi-
ton at present.
1t was formerly the custom for the city
OF Portland to name the councillor for
this term and the next term to have the
Governors adviser come from outside
that city, as in the case of Hon. Charles
Sumner Cook Of Portland. who was sue
eeeded by Hon. Thurston S. Burns of
westbrook Hon. Edward B. winsIow OF
Portland represented the district during
the Plasted administration. Two candi-
dates who have already announced that
they would like to follow Councillor
Wheeler are Col. Thomas j. Flaherty.
editor of the Portland Sunday Telegram,
and Hon. Nathan Clifford of Cape Eliza
beth. former mayor of Portland and for
mer President of the Maine Senate, al
though the name of Hon. John Clark
Scates of westbrook, who was the Demo-
cratic nominee for Congress in the first
District in the last election, has been
mentioned In this connection.
! Franklin county will have the honor of
naming the next councillor from the third
District, which is comprised of the coun-
ties OF Franklin, Andfoscoggin and Saga
dahoc, the seat from that district being
now filed by Hon. James P. Hutchinson
1 Of Anb rxhn T.
Turgeon of the same city. AS far as is
known here no one from Franklin county
has announced his candidacy, although
the names of Fred Young of Wilton and
Henry p White of Pennington have
been mentioned.
DIR. Fred G. Kinsman of Augusta, the
chairman OF the Council. will be succeed
ed by a man from Somerset county. as 1t
win be the turn Of that county to name
the next councillor from the fourth Dis
trict. The name of Ex-senator Albert F.
Donigan of Bingham was mentioned
shortly after the election, but as he is
the postmaster in his town, 1t is not be-
leved that he would take the position
and probably could not do so because of
the postal regulations Names which
have been suggested for this toga from
Somerset county are those of Ex-senator
william NJ. Osborn of Pittsfeld, Silas T.
Lawry of Fairfield formerly treasurer OF
Somerset county, and DR.. William G..
Sawyer of Madison
The fifth District is composed of the
counties of Waldo, Hancock Knox and
Lincoln, and under the apportionment
Hancock will have the privilege of NAM
ing the member of the Governors cabi-
net for the next two years from that dis
trict. Capt Benjamin F. Colcord of
Searsport, Waldo county. now represents
the district. AS far as is known the only
out and out candidate for the Office Is
Daniel E. Hurley of Ellsworth. chairman
of the Hancock county Democratic COM
mittee and the candidate for county at
torney in that county during the last
campaign. The names of ex-senator By
ron II. Mayo of Southwest Harbor and
Ex-Repersentative William III. Sherman
of Bar Harbor, who was also one of the
Democratic nominees for senator in that
county In the last election, have, how
ever, been suggested. No Democratic
senators were chosen in that county at
the last election and but two Democratic
representatives, Joseph w. Small of Mt.
Desert and Frank s. Lord OF Ellsworth.
One Democrat, John II. Gerrish of
Greenville will name the councillor from
the 9Th District. which is comprised of
the counties of Piscataquis and Penob-
scot This same condition of affairs hap
pened a few years ago when one Repub-
lican in Knox county was responsible for
the election of Col. Thomas J. Libby of
Vinalhaven as a member of the council.
Hon. Charles w. Coffin Of Bangor now
represents the district, he succeeding
Hon. Willis Y. Patch. also OF Bangor.
The names mentioned In political circles
there for the position are those or Micajah
Hudson OF Guilford, who was the party's
nominee for senator in the last campaign,
Leon G. G. Brown of Milo, member Of the
Democratic state committee and for
mer county attorney of that county,
Charles g. wingate OF Sebec, . former
sheriff or the county. and Ross st. Ger
main OF Greenvilie.
The It'll District, now represented
by Hon. Beecher Putnam Of Houlton. is
composed OF the counties Of Aroostook