Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-09-22
FOR STATE OFFICES.
Election Over, Candidates Begin to
Bestir Themselves.

With the Maine election out of the
way. candidates for State. office are
getting busy. The Kennebec Journal
says:
So far there Is but one candidate
for he office of secretary of state in
the republican caucus which will be
held on the eve of the assembling of
the legislature next January. Frank
w. Ball OF Milo, the present secretary
OF state. who was first selected four
years ago, is unopposed for the nomi-
nation.
Joseph W. Simpson of York will.
on the first OF the coming year, retire
from the office of State treasurer,
position which he has filed for six
years, the limit allowed by the con
stitution. William L. Bonney of
Bowdoinham. formerly speaker of the
house of representatives,, is an active
candidate for the position and the
names of Kendall NJ. Dunbar of Da-
mariscotta. Representative John r.
Trimble of Calais and Melvin w. Wis
well of Winthrop. for many years
chief clerk In the treasurer's office.
have been mentioned in this connec-
ton.
Several candidates are in the field
for the republican nomination for
encouragement and commissioner of
agriculture. The present attorney
general. Guy Fl. Sturgis of Portland.
was first elected four years ago. and
he will not again be a candidate.
The candidates for the attorney gen
eralship, who are now in the field,
DatsY,,1nI -
Ransford w. Shaw OF Houlton. for
merly county-attorney of Aroostook
county. Thomas Leigh of Augusta,
former connty-attorney of Kenne-
bee county. Frederic R. Dyer of
Buckfeld, the present county-attor-
ney of oxford county and Edward F.
Merrill of Skowhegan, the present
county-attorney of Somerset county.
Messrs. Fellows and Shaw were can
didates, against Attorney General
Sturgis four years ago. At that time
Attorney-General Sturgis was nomi-
mated in the republican caucus after
a session lasting until early in the
morning and after thirty-two ballots
had been taken. Mr.. Fellows came
within three votes of winning.
The candidates for commissioner
OF agriculture are Frank S. Adams of
Bowdoinham, at present the chief of
the bureau of markets, Howard l..
keyser of Greene, a member of the
board OF hospital trustees, and
George Alden of Gorham and Frank
p. Washburn of Perry, both of whom
are members of the lower branch of
the legislature.
Frg 70 ntafV- 49,,
members of the present executive
council will be re-nominated in the
republican caucus and elected by the
legislature for another two years
These are Willis Z. Swift of Augusta,
Walter Z. Plummer of Lisbon Falls
Clarence A. Powers of Fort Fairfield
and George w. Stearns of Millinocket.
Elmer S. Bird of Rockland will re-
tire with the coming of the new year
as member of the council from the
fifth district, which is composed of
the counties of Knox, Lincoln, Waldo
and Hancock 1t is Lincoln's turn to
name the member of the governors
official family from that district and
the candidates are Kendall NJ. Dun
bar of Damariscotta. for many years
the secretary of the senate, Forrest
+. Ware of Whitefield and Phineas II.
Gay of Newcastle.
The names of Senator Rupert H.
Baxter Of Sagadahoc, Charles E. Cur
ney of Cumberland and George W.
Thombs of Lincoln have been men
toned in connection with the presi-
dency of the senate, and that of Rep
resentative Charles P. Barnes of
Houlton in connection with the
speakers of the house of representa-
tives.