Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-04

1t was a quiet Might before" at
the Augusta House Monday evening,
at the gathering of the clans for the
caucuses which will be held this even
ing for the nomination of Senate and
House officers, seven members of the
| Executive Council and State officers,
Secretary of State, State Treasurer,
Commissioner of Agriculture and At
torney General. The night trains
| brought quite delegation of law
makers and of course, the trains to-
| day will bring the remainder.
| Governor-elect Fdereric II. Park
hurst of Bangor arrived at the Au-
i gusta House early Monday morning
! and for the greater part of Monday
and Monday evening was in confer
ence with members ELECT of the Leg
| islature.
| Senator Percival P. Baxter of Cum
berland and Representative Charles
P. Barnes of Houlton, will be nom
mated by reclamation for President
of the Senate and Speaker OF the
House respectively at the Republican
! caucuscs tonight.
| l.. Ernest Thornton of Augusta will
be nominated by reclamation as Sec
rotary of the Senate and Clyde Il.
! Chapman of Belfast will be nominal
| ed for clerk of the House.
! Frank w. Ball of Milo and William
l.. Bonney of Bowdoinham, former
Speaker of the House. will be nomin-
| ated for Secretary of State and State
! Treasurer. respectively, in the Repub-
lican joint caucuses, which will be
held this evening at the conclusion of
the Senate and House caucuses
Five candidates remain in the field
for the Office of Attorney General,
Deputy Attorney General Fred f.
Lawrence of Skowhegan, Fred f.
Dyer of Buckfield, Ransford w. Shaw
of Houlton and Raymond W. Fellows
of Bangor and Walter A Cowan of
| Hallowell, a member of the present
House from Winterport.
| The candidates for commissioner
of agriculture are Representative
Frank P. Washburn of Perry and
Howard L, Keyser of Greene.
| Ernest l.. Clason of Lisbon, Willis
e. Swift of Augusta, George W.
| Stearns of Millinocket, and Clarence
A. Powers Of Fort Fairfield will be
nominated in the Republican joint
joint caucus this evening as members
of the Executive Council.
1t seemed to be the impression last
evening that Henry H. Hastings of
! Bethel, a former member of the Sen
ate, would be nominated for councillor
in the LIST District, comprised of the
counties of Oxford and York, to sue
| coed Edward F. Gowell of Berwick.
with opposition
Judge Edward G. Reynolds of South
Portland. Edmund E. Mallett of Free
port, Henry Merrill of Gray and DR.,
| II. 0. Lonbord of Bridgton. are the
candidates for the Executive Council
in the End District.
/ Three candidates are in the field
for the position of councillor from the
18th District, comprising the counties
of Knox. Lincoln, Hancock, and Wal
do. They are Kendall NJ. Dunbar of
/ Damariscotta, Forrest Z. Ware of
Whitefield and Phineas III. Gay of
! Newca site.
1t. was learned last night that there
is strong PROBABILITY that the com
| mittee will be named on THURSDAY
and hat the committees will perfect
their organization on Thursday after
noon. Legislative officials believe
that such action as naming the COM
mlttee this week will just so much
facilitate the work of the session. 1t
is believed that adjournment will be
taken on Thursday until Monday af.
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