Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-01
BELFAST
Strong Tickets for
Both Citizens and
PEOPLES Parties

| With election day only a short time
, away, falling as it does on March l..
the two factions i'll Belfast pitted
against each other are putting in
! every minute for their cause 1t is 4
! case of People VS.. Citizens, with
| Mayor G. W. Wescott, who has served
on the former ticket without opposi-
! ton for several terms heading one
ticket, and Orlando l.. Frost the
other. Both are Republicans but the
| ward officers arc drawn from the
ranks of both parties. The issue on
which the election will pivot is tho
/ building of 4 new High school. which
| has been Il matter of serious discus
sion ana dispute for several years.
| Taxes. e. ccedingIy high at present
in Belfast. is another matter of
moment in tho present campaign and
| public opinion wakes hot in both
| parties.
| EACH party has strong slate, each
has placed one or two women in
minor positions on the ticket. each
has much to rcco.amcnd it and each
! is headed by strong candidate.
! Mayor Wescott is president of the
| City National bank. Mr.. Frost is
owner and manager of Matthews
Bros. wood working plant.
| The Peoples tickct-For mayor,
Clement w. Wescott; Ward Onc-Al-
derman, Ralph II. Howes; council
men. Ralph l.. Cooper. John p. Syl-
vcster: school committee. Mrs. ESsie
| p. Garlic: warden, Warren A. Mich
| OILS; ward clerk, Harold q. Bruce;
! constable. w. j. Clifford.
| Ward Two-Alderman V. A. Sim
mons: councilmen, l.. b. Thompson,
Irving 7. Dinsmorc: school commit
| tee, Mrs. Marian. II. Lothrop: warden.
| l.. F.. McMa han: ward clerk, George
O. Lord: constable, NJ. Il. knowlton.
Ward Three-Alderman, Drew II.
ID. Staples: councilmen, Donald $.
Hall. Harold S. McNeen: school COM
mittcc, Ralph ID. Shute; warden.
Henry u. Clark; ward clerk. Robert
c. Logan; constable, Il. J. Mayo.
Ward Four-Alderman, Walter G..
Hatch: counc!mcn, Arthur l.. Thomp-
son. Frank A. Twomblcy; school COM
mittec. Marthon Doak: warden, G. +.
Mathew; ward clerk. Calvin ii. Mon
roe: constable, G. II. Roberts.
Ward Eive--Alderman, William
Vaughan; councilmen. Chester T.
Larrabee and Ralph w. Pattorshall;
school committee, Fred Tompkns;
warden, George l.. Ford; ward clerk
Lucy d. Staples; constable, Everett
A. Nickerson.
The Citizens ticket-For Mayor,
Orlando +. Frost; Ward One--Alder-
man. Fred y. Jones; coUncilmcn.
Charles A. Bruce and Charles T..
Stackpole; school committee. Charles
X. Coombs: constable, w. j. Clifford:
warden Henry NJ Mudgett; ward
clerk. Annie NJ. Frost.
Ward Two-Altlerman Oscar p.
wilkins; councilmen, Morris l.. Slugg,
Harold A. Howard: school committee.
r. S. Weber; constable. Fred Z.
Ellis; warden. Miles Jellison; ward
clerk Charles S. Taylor; constable.
Y. J. Mayo.
Ward Three-Aderman, A. 3.
Stantial: councilmen. f. G. Small,
Arthur w. Coombs school commit
tee, Ethel Luce: warden. Henry d.
Clark: ward clerk. Robert c. Logan;
constable. II. J. Mayo.
Ward Four-Alderman. Fred A.
Holiness, councilmen. Richard Merri-
am, Fred A. Clapp: school commit
tee, Arthur Hurder; warden, Everett
Hatch: constable, c. Y. Roberts;
ward clerk. Calvin Monroe.
Ward Five-Alderman, William
Vaughan: councilmen. Arthur Stan
tial. Raymond Rogers; school COM
mittce. Emerald Flanders; constable.
i. A. G.. Beach; warden, Marshall
Nickerson; ward clerk Otto Vaughan.
1t will be noted that William
Vaughan is servin., on both tickets
rs alderman from Ward Five and
several Of the minor ward officers
slated are on both tickets.
If you have not already done so. 1t
is wise 70 get your table for the ST.
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