Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-08
Three Candidates
Probable for
Governor Berth
portland Express)


highly probable that there viii DC
three candidates in the field for the
Republican nomination for Governor
of Maine. Judge Deering of Saco
announced his candidacy several
weeks ago. Gov. Baxter has MADE
no formal announcement. but 1t IS
well understood that he will seek the
nomination.
The third man will be Leon F. Hig-
gins of Brewer. president OF the
Maine Senate two years ago. Mr..
Higgins expects to mako his an
nouncement about the middle OF the
present month. The only th:ng that
stands in the way of his doing 50
now Is a personal business matter
which will be decided the 1otih IL
this matter takes the turn that the
Brewer man expects that it will, his
announcement will follow within wo
or hree days.
Thi. action will prove no surprise
to those who have kept In at all
close touch with Republican politics
in Maine. Mr.. Higgins has never
sought to dissemble the fact that he
would like to be Governor of Maine
! nor that he thought the coming
| summer a good time to seek the
! nomination. He believes that he can
| win in a three -cornered fight and &c
| will cause these reasons to appear
! when he gets ready to make his an
! nouncement.
! Mr.. Higgins has been prominent in
Maine politics for number of years.
| He has been member Of both
bra inches of the Legislature and two
! wears ago served as president of the
| Maine Senate. He contested the
! nomination for the presidency Of the
! Senate with Judge Decring of Saco,
| who will be one of his opponents in
/ the coming race for the nomination
! for Governor. The contest at that
time was one of the closest in the
history OF the upper branch of the
State Legislature. Mr.. Higgins hav-
ing IA votes to 13 for Judge Deering
/ at the Republican caucus Before
/ the caucus it was the dope" that the
| Saco man would win, but in last
/ minute rally Senator Higgins picked
! up enough votes to carry off the
| nomination.
| There was some talk that Mr.. Hig-
gins would be candidate for the
Republican nomination for Governor
! the next year when Mr.. Parkhurst was
nominated, but he withdrew before
the primary campaign was started
and made no contest.
1 Mr.. Higgins is native OF Ellis
worth, but has lived in Brewer prd2ti-
cally all of his life. He is past
grand master of the Maine grand
lodge of Odd Fellows.
Day Getting in Line
A few years ago a Bangor man was
quoted in the Express as saying chat
Hon. Albert r. Day, who has since
been elected mayor of Bangor might
he a candidate for the Republican
. nomina ton for Governor Two years
, from now. This man did not claim 20
! have any authority for his statement,
but while in Bangor few days ago
the writer learned that what the man
! said about the mayor elect was a
true bill.
| On the authority Of one Of the Ban
gor mans closest political and per-
sonal friends it can be stated that ne
will seek the guberna toral nomina-
: tion two years from next June.
This of course is upon the contin-
gency that Gov. Baxter will be nomi-
mated and elected next year. Mr..
! Days friends first urged him to be-
! come n candidate against Gov BaX-
| ter. but it was finally decided it would
be better to wait couple of years as
it was the belief that nothing short of
q miracle could prevent the present
Governors denomination and election.
or course a great many things may
happen in two and a half years, but
/ if nothing develops to change the sit
uation. Mr.. Days name will be one Of
! those to be voted upon at the prima-
/ ries of June. 1924.
! Mr. Day is now engaged IN the
wholesale dry goods business in Ban
gor. His nomination as mayor was
! not altogether to introduce him into
| politics again. but was brought about
by the business men Of the city who
wanted business men at the head Of
city affairs.
Hersey Unopposed
About month ago a news story
was sent out from Bangor to a Maine
paper, the purport Of which was that
Congressman Ira Hersey Of Houlton
might have to contest for his nornina
! ton next June with one and possibly
two Bangor men. One Of the candida
tes suggested was Hon. A. r. Day
4 who had just then been nominated
Tor mayor and the other was Hon.
Patrick H. Gillip.
! Careful inquiry in Bangor recent
! ly made failed to disclose a, single
person who would say that he
! thought there was the slightest
| chance that any individual from that
city would run against the HouIton
| man.
| Mr.. Giliin was not asked for he
was in New York the day the writer
| called, but all his acquaintances of
| whom inquiry was made replied that
! he had no such intentions. 1t is not
! in Mr.. Days mind, Of course as al
ready explained.
| 1t looks like Uncle Ira would have
! the field TO himself as far as the
chief city Of his district Is con-
cerned.
"How is the Guernsey campaign