Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-08

presidential electors will also be nomi-
mated at this convention over which
United States Senator Frederick Hale
of Portland will, preside.
Ex Mayor Blaine S. Viles Of Au-.
gusta. Capt. Roy L. Marston Of
Skowhegan, Judge George L. Emery
of Biddeford, Representative Perci-
val z. Baxter of Portland and Phineas
H. Gay of Newcastle have announced
that they would like to go as dele
gates to the National convention. MIR.
Gay was delegate to the National
convention four years ago.
Col. Fred N. Dow of Portland was
the. chairman of the Maine delega-
ton to the National convention four
years ago, the other delegates at
large being Harold NJ. Sewall of
Bath, Congressman John A. Peters
of Ellsworth and Judge Charles J.
Dunn of Orono., The district dele
gates four years ago were Henry G.
Boyer, Jr., of Portland and Walter
p. Perkins Of Cornish from the list
district, John r. Bass of Wilton and
Phineas Fl. Gay of Newcastle from
the End district, Guy p. Gannett of
Augusta and John r. Trimble of CAL
ais from the 3rd district and John
Houston of Guilford and Willard p.
Hamilton of Caribou from the 4th
district.
The alternate delegates at Large
four years ago We're Ernest l.. Nor
rill, of Saco, Arthur G. Staples of
Lewiston, Benjamin F. Colcord of
Searsport and Patrick Therriault Of
Grand Isle. while the alternate dis
trict delegates were Adam p. Leigh
ton of Portland and Urban J. Ledoux
of Biddeford, from the list district.
Theodore Hawley of Rumford and
Reuel Robinson of Camden from the
end district F. Morris Fish of Hal
lowell and Carleton p. Merrill of
Skowhegan from the 3rd district and
Dana H. Danforth Of Foxcroft and
p. ]. Feeney of Bangor from the
4th district.
The candidates for Presidential
electors nominated at the convention
| were George G. Emery of Sanford,
Edward P. Kicker of Poland, Beecher
! Putnam of Houlton, Fred G. Kins-
| man of Augusta, Herbert Gray of Old
Town and Walter G. Morse OF Rum
ford.
Democratic Convention
A meeting of the Democratic State
committee will be held in this city
sometime this month to decide upon
the time and place of holding the
next State convention, as well as
the presiding officer. Leonard A.
Pierce of Portland, formerly of Houl-
ton. presided at the last State con-
vention. which was held at Portland
in March. 1918. 1t seems to be the
impression here that the State con-
vention will be held at Bangor and
that the date will be March 80. the
Tuesday following the Republican
State convention.
Ex-Congressman Daniel J. McGil-
Iicuddy of Lewiston, the Maine men,
her Of the National committee, and
William Robinson Pattangall of Au-
gusta, the chairman of the State
committee, are the only persons of
the Democratic persuasion who have
thus far announced a desire to go
rs delegates to the National conven-
ton. Although Mr.. Pattangall has
for many years been closely identi-
fed with the Democratic party in
this State, he has never attended a
national convention.
Four years ago the delegates-at-
large to the Democratic National
convention were Oakley c. Curtis of
Portland, then governor, Daniel J..
McGillicuddy of Lewiston, then a
congressman from the End district,
Charles F. Johnson Of Waterville,
then United States Senator, and
Harry A. Saunders Of Greenville. The
district delegates were DR.. John w.
Comedian of Portland and DR.. Will
liam ]. Maybury of Saco from the
1st district, Herbert D. Maxwell of
Boothbay Harbor and Arthur Wilkins
of Jay from the End district, HI. H.
Gray of Milbridge and William F.
Scott Of Madison from the 3rd dis
trict and Col. Frederick H. Strick-
land of Bangor and Peter Charles
Keegan of Van Buren, from the 4th
district.
Iuc dlIeIHdlc OSIct5dtSS &c "
the Democratic National convention
four years ago were James w. Me-
serve of Buxton, Matthew Mccarthy
of Rumford. J. ]. Walker of Liberty
and F. W.. knowlton Of Old Town,
while the alternate district delegates
were George NJ. Blake of Portland
and Charles e. Valleley Of Sanford
from the LIST district. John E. Fitz-
gerald of Bath and Philip Howard of
Rockland from the End district, Har-
ward c. Jordan of Ellsworth and Ar
thur Daviau Of Waterville from the
3rd district and M. p. Milliken of
Stockholm and Harry A. Snow Of
Milo from the 4th district.
The Democratic nominees for
Presidential electors four years ago
were Lamont A. Stevens Of Wells,
Fred H. Thompson Of Bath. Reuel
]. ~Noyes of Augusta, Aaron A. Put
nam of Houlton, William NJ. Ingra-
ham Of Portland and F. Wade Halli-
day OF Newport.
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