Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-27

Several changes will take place in
the personnel Of the Democratic State
committee and these will occur at the
State convention. which will be held at
Bangor next Wednesday. William H.
Hines Of Androscoggin county. Frank
A. Peabody Of Aroostook, Thomas d.
Austin Of Franklin, Erastus J. Carter
of Hancock. Leon o. Tebbetts of Ken
nebec, James B. Perkins of Lincoln.
Matthew Mccarthy Of Oxford. Leon G.
C. Brown of Piscataquis. Albert F.
Donigan Of Somerset. Edward Chase Of
Washington and Charles T. Read of
York, present members Of the commit
tee, will doubtless be reelected, al
though there are murmurings in some
OF the counties for new men.
Two members Of the committee. VIII
liam F. Curran of Penobscot and Fred
w. Hartnett Of Sagadahoc. have re-
Gently resigned. Mr.. Curran is the
postmaster at Bangor and Mr.. Hartnett
at Bath and although the department
at Washington does not object to a
postmaster appointed by the president
to serve as a member Of a political
committee if he was member of that
committee when he received his ap-
pointment. yet Messrs. Curran and
Hartnett have said that it required
quite lot Of time to run their post
Offices as they should be run and in
order to do the committee work right
they would be obliged to give up the
committeeship or the postmastership.
Both men have been members Of the
state committee for many years. Mr..
Curran serving as the secretary of the
eomittee for a long time.
| The names Of William B. Pierce,
former mayor Of Bangor and the pres
ent county attorney Of Penobscot
county, EX- Senator Frederick W. Hill
Of Exeter and DR.. Charles H. Bayard
of Orono have been mentioned as the
successor to Mr.. Curran as the member
Of the state committee from Penobscot
county. DR.. Bayard is the present
chairman Of the Democratic county
committee of Penobscot county. AS
the successor Of Mr.. Hartnett as the
member of the state committee from
Sagadahoc county the names of Judge
John J. Keegan Of the Bath municipal
court. Representative Charles r. Cor
Hiss Of Bath, Senator Wallace n. Price
of Richmond and William T. Guptil of
lculture. have been suggested.
Opposition, it is claimed, has devel-
oped to the reelection Of Florence F..
Driscoll Of Portland as the member
Of the State committee from Cumber-
fland county. Mr.. Driscoll, who sue
ceeded Oscar r. Wish Of Portland as a
member Of the committee when the
latter resigned after being appointed
postmaster of that city. will have ex-
City Solicitor Richard E. Harvey, ex-
City Treasurer Harrison r. Water
house and John H. Flaherty, all OF
Portland, as his competitors.
Judge William p. Hurley resigned his
lposition as the member OF the State
committee from Knox county when he
iassumed the governOrship of the Ma
tional Soldiers Home at Togus. There
lis lively scramble in that county tC
Eucceed Judge Hurley. the candidates
being Charles A. Creighton Of Thomas
ton, Senator Guilford B. Butler Of
South Thomaston, ex- Sheriff Adelbert
J. Tolman Of Rockland and Tyler M
Coombs Of Vinalhaven. the present
clerk Of courts of that county.
Eben F. Littlefield of Belfast. the
chairman Of the Industrial Accident
Commission which was created through
the workmen's compensation act pass
ed at the last session Of the legislature
Twill not be a candidate for reelection
The delegates Of that county have cen
tered, so it Is said, on the selection Of
Ralph E. Cooper. also of Belfast. as Mr.
Littlefeld's successor.
/ Don't Want Guardianship.
Several times of late Hon. William r
Pattangall of Augusta, the attorney
general Of Maine and one Of the leader!
of the Democratic party in this State
'has been suggested as the chairman o
the State committee. but Mr.. Pattan
gall Saturday authorized the statemen
that under no circumstances would III
consider such a proposition for an In
slant So it looks as il the presen
officials, Charles T. Read Of Biddeford
chairman, James B. Perkins Of Booth
bay Harbor. secretary. and Leon O
;Tebbetts Of Bangor, treasurer. woul'
be reelected at the Bangor convention