Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-17
ONLY SINGLE
CANDIDATE
EACH PARTY
War Oycrshadows All Else in
Public Attention But Fair
Vote il Locked for-Many
Candidates for Office in Ken
nebec County - Conditions
Warm in Lewiston and An
drOsCOggin


viii boz Primary election day in
Maine. The interest is not so in
tense rs In the wears when candidates
fo- Governor and United States
soma .or or representative are nomi-
mated. Yet the people have shown
that they arc not Indifferent To the
SITUATION. The war of course over
shadows all else in its demands upon
the public attention, bu. there is rea-
s,n 70 helicvo that Il fair vote will be
cas-, ,or an of wear
The Socialist and Prohibition par
ties Will no, participate in the prim-
any. but 1t IS understood that their
names viii he on the ballot at the
regular election, which will he held
the second Monday in September.
Two years ago an unusually large
vote was poled in the Republican
primary. for there was a tour-Cor-
nered contest for Governor, and a
three cornered contest for United
States senator whllc there We're con-
tests in two Of the congressional dis
tricts which tended to get out the
f@ote
Governor Carl T.. AIililsen of An
custa, United states Senator Bert NJ.
Fernald of West Poland. State Audi
tor Roy L. Wardwell of Augusta and
Congressman Louis y. Goodall Of
Sanford in the LIST District, Wallace
II. White. j., of Lewiston in the I'd
hIstrict, John \. Peters of Ellsworth
In the Bird District and Ira &. Hersev
Of Houiton in the 4th District, are
candidates for denomination. The
Democratic candidates for these
nominations are Bertrand G.. Mcln-
tire Of East Waterford for governor,
Elmer T.. Newbert of Augusta for
United States senator, Major Charles
y. Day OF Richmond for State audi
tor and Lucius b. SWEET of Sanford
Tor Congress in the LIST District. EX-
congressman Daniel J. McGillicuddy
OF Lewiston in the I'd District, Ed
ward Chase of Barring in the Sd Dis
trict and Leon G. c. Brown of Milo
IN the 18th District.
Although there will be no contests
Tor the leading offices. yet many local
nights will tend to get out the vote.
fhty-one candidates are in the
Hne-up in tho Republican primary
ior 81 seats in the Senate while there
are nut 50 candidates for those 81
seats IN the Democrats primaries.
Ire largest number, of candidates
lor any county office are out for
county commissioner, which is con-
sldered one of the best jobs as politi.
car jobs go in this state because Of
the tenure of office for six wears.
1hcre are two Republican candidates
for county commissioner in Andres
coggin county. three in .iroostoo,1.
five in Cumberland twJ in Franklin
three in kennebcc six in Lincoln.
SIN IN PenobSCot. six in PiScataurIis
hVe in SomcrSet, four in Waldo and
three in York. On the Democratic
side there are three candidates for
county commissioner in Androscog-
E'h county, three III Pcnobscot. two
IN liscataquis and two in Washing
ton.
NO opposition has devel0ped for
sheriff in the Republican primaries in
IL counties. but there are six canfi-
dates for this Office in AroostooIl
county, two III Cumberland. two in
hennchec, three in Penohscnt and
three in Somerset, while in the
Democratic primary there is but one
candidate for sheriff in il counties.
nut there arc five candidates in An
uFoscoSgln county. three in Cumber-
land two in kennebec, three IN
fenobscot and two in Washington.
The Democrats made no nonina
klion for county attorney Of Franklin
F4ounty because of the fact that there
US nut one Democratic lawyer in that
county. Thomas n. Austin of Farm
.hg'on' and ne is running for the
House Of Representative from the
Nass district comprised Of the towns
Of Pennington, Temple and Chester
vic The Democrats also failed ~
ue papers for the office of register Of
0eedS for Cumberland county whiIc
'He Republicans neglected to have a
'Ndlda'o Tor county commissioner
Tor Knox county. 4
seventeen Democratic candidates
IN the running for the five seats