Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-11
Probate Court Sessions Sep Open TuesdayBus
Sesson-Regular Monthly Meeting of Pioneer Past Noble
Grand's Association Monday-Announcement of Liberty
Loan County Charman-Resume of Skowhegan Election

County CHAIRMAN =. W. L HliDi IN
of the Liberty Loan campaign begin
ming September % announced Tues
day the following list of town chair
men in Somerset county: Athens, l..
| c. Williams: Arson. Walter G. Hill
| ton; Bingham. S. ]. Whitney; Ca
naan. p. Fl. Williams; Caratunk. A.
B. Clark; Concord, Walter Hughes;
Cornville, s. H. Beal; Embden,
Grant Witham; Fairfield, Ralph A.
Jewell; Harmony, Ruel Reed; Hart
land, G. NJ. Lancey; Jackman, Daniel
Hancox; Lexington. Charles Albee;
Long Pond. A. X. r. Bloxom; Madi-
son. Geo. Fl Viles; Mayfeld r.. l..
Bryant: Mercer, C. A. Dunton:
Moose River, NJ. f. Holden; New
Portland, Omer Chase; Norridge-
wock, Leroy r. Folsom: North An
son, G. A. Porter; Palmyra. l.. w.
Frost: Pittsfeld, J. w. Manson; Rip
ley. L. r. Ramsdell; Skowhegan, l..
H. Goldsmith; Smithfeld, F. NJ.
Thompson; Scion. Clayton Z. Games;
st. Adams, A. p. Bigelow; Dennis
town. A. A. Graffte.
Election day in Skowhgean result
ed in a Republican landslide. The
whole number of votes cast was 1884.
The ballots were considerably cut,
only 4lS Republican ballot and 1853
Democrat ballots being cast straight.
A very small percentage Of votes
pra ha bly, not more than a half dozen
were thrown out because Of improp-
er markings. At one time the Dem
ocrats of the town felt that Frank
Thompson. the Democratic nominee
for sheriff and q popular office hold
or Of the town and county might
stand a show of election, but this
hope grew tainted and when the
votes were counted he mad but $40
against 632 for John \. Mooers who
! carried the county by some 500 ma
| jority Goth men have before served
| the county as its sheriff and this is
! understood to be the first time that
! Mr.. Thompson has not carried his
town in elections. Clyde H. Smith.
| the present first selectman, probably
| had the heaviest vote ever cast in
I Skowhegan for repre- sentative to the
! Legislature He had $50 votes
against the ESQ votes for l.. G.
Traitor, the Democratic nominee.
! Clerk Of Courts Seekins was the only
man up for his office on both tickets
and because of this he was respons-
ible for winning one SkoWhegan man
a good sized bet. The bet began
over the subject Of what candidate
would get the most votes in Skowhe-
gan. The winner bet on Mr.. Seek
ms. who naturally did poll the heav-
lest vote as he was on both tickets
| The result of the election of otnel
candidates was as follows: Sena-
tors, F'ernald. 1923; Newbert, 442;
Governor, Milliken, $50: McIntire
529. state auditor, Wardwell. 744
Day, 425; Representative to Con-
gress. Peters. 755; Chase, 1922" State
Senators, Folsom, 49, Bigelow. 441
Walker, 1875; Green, 44i; County At
torney. Merrill. 1870; Brown, t53;
Register of Probate, Steward, ISL
Simpson. 43S; Register of Deeds
Higgins, 1928, Harris. 459; County
Commissioner Crowell, 7s4, Bray
1893; County Treasurer, Lancaster
1879; Bradbury AL.
The sale of War Savings an6
E Thrift Stamps on Election Day
amounted to about $4,000.