Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-28
POSSIBILITIES FOR
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

Candidates for Presidential electors;
to be voted on in November will be
nominated by the Republicans in their
State convention, which will be held at
Portland, March %, and by the Demo-
Gratis in their State convention at
Bangor, March 20. Although there is
no law in regard to the matter it has
been the custom most of the time for
years and years to select two of the
candidates for Presidential electors,
one from the western and the other
from the eastern section of the State,
and the other four from each one of
the Congressional districts.
Leslie Boynton of Jefferson, Melvin
P. Frank of Portland, DR.. John w.
Sawyer of Dexter DR.. Seth c. Gordon
Of Portland, Edward P. Murray of
Bangor and Edgar E. Hanson, Demo-
Gratis, were chosen in the November
election in 1912. Charles w. Mullen
electors in the Democratic convention
at Augusta but was disqualified from
serving because Of the fact that he
was a director Of national bank, so
the name of DR.. Sawyer of Dexter was
substituted by the Democratic State
committee DR.. Gordon of Portland
was chosen to convey the result of the.
vote in Maine to Washington, willis
x-Representative Aaron A. Putnam
of Houlton was the clerk of the cleo
toral board and Col. Llewellyn L.
Cooper Of Augusta was the messenger.
The nominees of the Progressive
party for presidential electors four
years ago were Luther Maddocks OF
Boothbay Harbor. Lafayette B. Wal
dron Of Dexter, Charles r. Littlefield
Of Kennebunk. Joseph w. Perkins OF
Wilton, Athill E. irving Of Pressure Isle
and James T. Mcdonald of Ellsworth.
| Willis E. Parsons of FoxcrOft, Ben
jamin W. Blanchard of Bangor. Jasper
Wyman Of Milbridge, William NJ. Aver
of Oakland John G. Stewart of York
and Horace E. Monroe of Auburn were
the Republican nominees for presiden-
tial electors four years ago.
The nominees of the Prohibitionists
for presidential electors in 1912 were
James II. Ames of BGWdoinham, Sam
uel F. Emerson of Skowhegan, Linus
Seelye Of Portland, Grant Rogers Of
and Wyman B. Merritt Of Houlton.
| Only four nominations were made'by
the Socialists for presidential electors
four years ago, these being Harry S.
Baker of incolnville, William 0. Rog-
ers, ST., of Rockland Albert j. Blair
Of Skowhegan and John A. Borrows
of Old Orchard.
| Electors receive $40 per day and
such travel as members of the legls-
lature, which is 20 cents one way.
They may select a secretary and such
other officers as they may deem prop
err who shall receive such reasonable
compensation for their services as the
electors shall allow them.
Names Suggested.
Some of the names suggested here
as nominees of the Republican party
for presidential electors are Mayor
MILFORD G.. Chapman of Portland, EX-
Mayor Arthur Chaplin of Bangor,
Senator George G. Emery of Sanford,
Representative Howard Davies OF
Yarmouth, George c. Wing Of Au-
burn. Ex-Representative George n.
Bass of Wilton, Kendall NJ. Dunbar OF
Damariscotta, Ex-Councillor Charles
D. Newell Of Richmond, Representa-
tive Walter G. Morse of Rumford. Ex
Senator Herbert L. Shepherd OF Rock
port, Senator Joseph w. Allen Of Mt
Vernon, Ex-senator Edward S. Clark
of Bar Harbor, Ex- Representative Roy
L. Marston of Skowhegan. Arthur
Richie of Belfast, Ex-Representative
Bertram L. Smith of Patten. Edward
NJ. Frye Of Harrington and Ex-Repre-
sentative Francis Peaks of Dover
Names which have been suggested
here as possible nominees for presi-
dental electors in the Democratic
convention are those Of Bertrand U.
McIntire of East Waterford, chairman
Of the board Of State assessors, Harry
A. Saunders of Greenville. DR.. Harry
A. Weymouth Of Saco Senator Henry