Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-28
bertrand MCINTYRE
DEMOCRATIC CHOICE
FOR SENATE VACANCY
Meeting in Augusta Tuesday
Night Disposes of Problem of
Candidate without Resort to
Primaries

Hon. Bertrand G. McIntire of East Wa
terford. chairman of the Board of State
Assessors and former sheriff of oxford
county, was the choice Of the Democratic
State committee and leading Democrats
from all sections the candidate for
United States senator to till the place
made vacant by the death of Senator Ed
win c. Burleigh. The meeting was held
at the Augusta House last night. Speech
es urging the candidacy of Mr.. McIntire
were made by Governor Oakley c. Curtis
of Portland, Attorney General William r.
Pattangall and State Treasurer Elmer E.
Newbert of Augusta, Secretary of State
John E. Bunker of Bar Harbor. Judge
Philip Howard of Rockland and by men,
bers of the State committee.
1t was found that Mr.. McIntire, who IS
somewhere in the woods with the other
members of the State assessors on official
business, could not be reached by tele-
phone until Wednesday, a committee
was appointed consisting of William r..
Pattangall and Elmer E. Newbert of Au-
gusta, Governor Oakley C. Curtis and
Florence F. Driscoll of Portland and
Thomas D. Austin of Pennington to get
in touch with him. Primary nomination
papers were placed in the hands of men,
bers of the State committee conditional,
of course on whether Mr.. Mc1ntire would
consent to run or not.
Charles Mccarthy Jr.. Of Portland was
selected by the executive committee Of
presidential elector to fill the vacancy
of
Ingraham Of PorUDd. who could not
serve if elected because of the fact tina,
be is assistant secretary of war.
All the counties in the State. with
the exception of Oxford We're repre-
scented at the meeting.
Among those present outside the
members of the State committee were
Governor Oakley C. Curtis of Portland
Ex-Governor Frederick W. Plaisted of
Augusta, State Auditor J. Edward
Sullivan of Bangor Lamont A. Stew
ems of Wells, candidate for Congress
in the first district: John F. Connolly
of Bangor. superintendent of State
printing: Leonard A. Pierce of Houl-
ton, candidate for Congress in the
Fourth district: Willis Y. Patch and
terrence b. IOWle OF Bangor, capt.
Niles L Perkins Of Togus. Postmaster
Charles NJ. Richardson of Watervflle,
John Graham of Waterville. Boyden
Bearce of East Eddington. live stock
sanitary commissioner: Postmast er
William F. Curran of Bangor. Hon.
Eben F. Littlefield Of Belfast, chair
man Of the industrial accident COM
mission: Hon. William Brennan of
Port Clyde. commissioner of sea and
shore fisheries; Judge Philip Howard
of Rockland Hon. Louis j. Brann,
mayor of Lewiston; Hon Erastus j.
Carter Of Stonington. State insurance
commissioner; Councillors John A.
Cunningham of Ellsworth. Orrin w.
Simmons of kinsfield and Silas T.
LaWry of Fairfield, Fl. H. Thurlough
of Pttsfied. Hon. Walter J. Gilpat-
rio. former mayor of Saco; H. L. Ora
ham of Bar Harbor, F.. Otis Gould
of Old Town, deputy collector of in
ternal revenue; State Treasurer Ell
mer f. Newbert of Augusta, Council
lOr John Clark ScateS of Westbrook
Frank A Millett of Mechanic Falls,
Hon. John f. Bunker of Bar Harbor,
Democratic candidate for Congress in
the third district; Attorney General
William R. Pattansall of Augusta.
Hon Reuel ]. Moves of Augusta and
bridge.