Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-02
Many Candidates and
Much Electioneering in
Augusta Monday Night
A. REGULAR might BEFORE" THE
LEGISLATURE WITH HUNDREDS HERE
Joint Caucus Probably to Be Held This Tuesday
Evening in Strict Adh erence to Constitution
Some Of the Candidates = Governor Elect
Milliken a Busy Man

ming in the lobby were the following:
Among Those Present
Guy II. Sturgis of Portland, one of
the five candidates for attorney gener-
al; Beecher Putnam of Houlton, for
mer councillor Ahs. former State in
surance commissianf Col. E. c. Phil
brook of Portland, @thairman of the
Cumberland county Republican COM
mittee: Lauren NJ Sanborn, former
representative from South Portland;
William L. Lawry. secretary Of the
Senate and candidate for reelection
to that office; Joseph f. Alexander Of
Richmond. who expects to return to
the department of State; George w.
Norton. editor of the Portland Ex-
press-AdVertiser, who is unopposed as
councillor from the Cumberland county
district; +. Is. Nichols, owner and
publisher of the Bath Times, who will
have to fight for councillor honors
from the Androscoggin- Franklin Saga
dahoc district: Representatives ELECT
George II. Allan and Albert f. Ander-
son Of Portland; Martin F. Bartlett Of
Waterville, tone of Kennebecc's sena-
tors; joint F. Sprague Of Dover. ad-
vance gEard for F. w. Ball of Dover,
who is asGrking hard to help place
Mr. BalE1the secretary of States
office FrT W. 'Hinckley of South
Portland, candidate for attorney gem
eral; Frank L. Dutton of Augusta. also
candidate for attorney general; Harry
r. Virgin Of Portland; Percival P.
Baxter of Portland and w. l.. Bon
ney of Bowdoinham, candidates for
Speaker of the House. each of whom
has strong following: Taber D. Bal
ley Of Bangor, Penobscot county sena
tor-elect, who is candidate for Pres
ident of the Senate; w. l.. Walker of
SkoWhcGan. candidate for the same:
Howard Davies of Yarmouth. who
hopes TO be selected for President Of
me senate in the event of a deadlock
between the leaders; Ernest f. Clason,
r.epresentatlNe-elect from the Lisbon
class; and Howard l.. Keyser of
| Greene. candidate for commissioner of
agriculture.
'others were Senator Albert A. Burleign
OF Hoult9p; Fulton j. Redman of Els
worth; FISnnibal tRpsserl and W. /. But
Ter of FarmingtoassF.. S. Leavitt of Tur-
ner; E. II. Libby of Auburn; E. F. Clos
Bangor,. G@sk III Allan lA Of f. p e,1nn o.
Emery 2 .Wffson of Portland; F. w.,
Bunkef'::Nid Frank H. Holly OF North
Arson; l.. G. Patten of Topsham; C. s.
Browne Of Bath AlexaHder speffs OF
westbrook: D. n.-'Gai~t,n of Auburn
r, J.. h0dgaon'. Levi! s.-1l; = wagg
Clarence 4. rowsfs+sFort Fairfield; ia
G. Jersey, president 6f .tbS senateA A. K.
Ames. Machas; L. J. 49e+is& Bar Har-
Dor; W, A. Kicker, Caf&fhe; +. w. Briggs
Skowhegan; r. f. Mason. Ellsworth
freeman y. Dearfh, Dexter: J. d. PM
lips, Southwest Hafbor; o. F. Fellows
Bangor; F, ?. Morrison, Eas.ASbrinth:
Charles F. Smith. Bangor; f. Z. Me-
rill. Skowhegan; Charles p. Barnes Houl-
ton; J, w. Blouht., Skowhegan: TIA
HeiskeH Portland; IL y. Hatch = w.
Fl. Tibbetts. Bangor; f. e. Jenkine K ~
field G. 7. Hall. East Dfxfeld; c. y.
Blanchard Wilton; Georgei G.akwselH
Fairfield. and many others. beside Kew
arrivals by every train and electric
Hotel North has a goodly sprinkling
OF the Solons and their friends. with
more coming. Among those seen
there Yesterday were Edward F.
Chase of Bluehill: Charles p. Gearv of
Frycburg: Frank s. Adams of Bow
DOMAIN. 2 former dairy instructor in
the department of agriculture: +. H.
Hoar of Bangor; Francis O. Hill
Monticello; NJ. S. Hill, Bangor: o. w.
Foss. Hancock: $. H. knoeland, Lin
coin; l.. +. Clifford and J. W. Clifford;
Wytoptlock; D. c. Lock, Rumford: A.
w. Marston. Frank Stanley, DixfieJd:
William b. Kendall of Bowdoinham.
candidate for the Council from that
district, and others.
Many of the Legislative crowd of
course have quarters in private fam
lies or boarding houses. but the most
of them are all here and, as was said
before, make one of the largest Mon
day crowds remembered by the oldest
campaigncr.