Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-02
Candidates for Office Send
ing Along Their Petitions
For June Primaries Time Limit
Will Expire May 4
Farm Loan Statement Of Savings
Banks and Trust Companies
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting Of Governor and
Council viii Be Held at 10 A. M.
Wednesday, March IS.

Although candidates for oft1ce under
the primary law have from now until
the first Monday in May in which to
file their papers. Several have al
ready shown by their petitions which
have been received at the office Of
the secretary of State that they want
the people to be sure and know that
they are in the running and are not
waiting until the last minute. Under
the law the petitions may be filed any
time after the first of January. The
primaries will be held on the third
Monday of June, which this year will
fall on the 18th day.
The following petitions have been
filed at the office of the secretary
,tary of State and the names will go
on the primary ballot:
J. Hastings Bean of Paris, Republic
can candidate for register of deeds for
the eastern district of Oxford county;
petition of w. F. Eastman and 10 9TH
ers of East Sumner Eugene f. Smith
of Norway and IS others. Fred O..
Eaton Of Rumford and Is others, Wal
ter S. Gray of South Paris and IL
others, and Henry H. Hastings of
Bethel and II others.
Orrin J. Dickey of Belfast. Demo-
cratic candidate for register of deeds
of Waldo county, petition of E. f.
Hanson of Belfast and 105 others.
james G. Fox of Portland, Republic
can candidate for judge of probate of
Cumberland county. petition of War
,ren II. Chase of Portland and 2S6 9TH
ers.
Morrison Libby of Oakland, Repub-
>lican candidate for county commission
Ell of Kennebec county. petitions of
r. w. Davis of Oakland and 35 9TH
'ers. C. H. Bartlett of Oakland and 16
others, Charles H. Wheeler of Oak
land and 40 others, and j. F. Hill of
Waterville and &c others.
Sethley II, Hall of Portland, Repub-
.lican candidate for sheriff of Cumber-
land county, petitions of Cyrus G.
Rundlett of Portland and 10 others,
Arthur A Cummins of Portland and SO
others, Eugene H. Spofford of Portland
and five others and Alexander 7.
|NLaughlin of Portland and 81 others.
Edwin H. Brown of Topsham, Re-
publican candidate for register of
deeds of Sagadahoc county.
Albert L. Strout of Bath, Republic
can candidate for county treasurer of
Sagadahoc county. petition of Cyrus
w Longley and AZ others of Bath and
Z. I. Gould and Il others of Topsham.
Joseph Fl. Farwell of Unity, Repub-
|, lican candidate, for register of deeds
of Waldo county, petition of o. Giles
and 81 others 70 Knox.
|, Samuel ]. Hiscock of Bristol, DEM
ocratic candidate for sheriff of Lin
coin county.
|, Charles E. Williams of 131 Essex
street, Bangor, has written the State
department for nomination papers,
stating that he intends to become an
independent candidate for the position
of sheriff of Penobscot county.
Hon. Peter Charles Keegan Of Van
Buren,, one of the Democratic candi-
dates for Governor, has received about
500 primary petitions from the secre-
tary of States office, while Hen. Oak
ley C. Curtis of Portland, another can
didate of the Democracy. has received
400 primary papers. Under the law in
.order for a person to go on tho ballat
as candidate he must have not less
than 1 pes. cent. nor more than 2 per
cent. of the total vote cast for Covers
nor in the preceding election, which in
this case would be the election of 1912.
In other words. If person has 1919
signatures to his primary nomination
papers his name Will be placed on the
primary election ballot for Governor.
A total of 242, $50 primary ballots will
'be sent out from the department of
state which is divided as follows: Re-
publican. $3.50; Democrat. 100, 920; So
'cialist. $3.50. 1t will be remembered
what comment was made in the pri-
mary elections of two years ago be-
cause Of the large number of ballots
which were printed and distributed,
but at that time the law was silent as
to the number, so proceedings were
followed under the regular Australian
.ballot law. The Legislature Of 1913
however. amended the Statutes SO that
SO ballots are sent for every so votes
cast in the preceding State election.
The Prohibition!sts will not figure In
the primary election because Of the
fact that they failed to poll per cent.
ofstne total vote in the election of 1912,
and the Prcgressives will go on the
ballot in the election in September on
petition as they were not a party two
years ago.