Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-22
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FOR NOMINATIONS
IN JUNE PRIMARY
Nineteen Women File Papers - One Seeks
Senate, Nine the House and for County
Offices Complete List of Candidates in
Kennebec County
10 WOMEN FILE

The polls for the June primaries
closed at the election bureau of the
Department Of State last night with
the usual number of candidates. The
primary election will be held June
16. Nineteen women filed papers,
which is more than the number who
filed two years ago.
The names of two Republican
candidates for governor, Frank G..
harrington Of Augusta and Ralph
o. Brewster Of Portland: three Re-
publican candidates for United
States senator, Bert NJ. Fernald of
Poland, Louis A. Jack of Lisbon
Falls and Frank L. Guernsey of
Dover Foxcroft. and the names of
two Republican candidates for State
auditor, Ebert d. Hayford of Farm
ingdale and William ]. Morrell of
South Portland, will appear on the
official ballot. The following Re
publican candidates for Congress
filed papers: Carroll l.. Beedy of
Portland, first district; Cyrus n.
Blanchard Of Wilton and Wallace II.
White of Lewiston, second district:
John Z. Nelson of Augusta, third
district: Ira G. Hersey of Houlton,
fourth district.
William r. Pattangall of Augusta.
Fulton j. Redman of Ellsworth and
Almond L. Hodgkins of Rumford
filed papers for the Democratic NOM
nation for governor, United States
senator and State auditor, respec-
lively, and they will be unopposed.
The following nomination papers
we're filed by Democrats in the Con-
gressional districts: First district,
William M. Ingraham OF Portland;
second district, Albert w. Plummer
of Lisbon Falls and Bertrand G. Nc
Intire Of Norway: third district.
Leon o. Tebbetts of Waterville:
fourth district. Clinton G. Stevens of
Bangor.
OF the 10 women who filed papers
one is a candidate for the State Sem
ate. nine for tho House Of Represen-
tatives. one for register of deeds. one
for Judge Of probate and six for reg
lister OF probate.
Mrs. Roselle w. Huddilston of
Orono. president of the Maine Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, Is a can
didate for the Republican nomina-
ton for the State Senate from Pc
nobscot county: Helen N. Hanson Is
the Democratic candidate for Judge
Of probate for Washington county:
and Florence 7. Wheaton is the Re-
publican candidate for register OF
deeds for the southern district of
Aroostook county, position which
she now holds.
Tho women candidates for the
House are Mrs Dora Bradley Pink
ham OF Fort Kent, Il member of the
present legislature: Lydia I. Shields
OF Lewiston, Blanche Il. Hatfield OF
New Limerick. Chilla T.. Townsend
OF Freeport, Harriet N. Henderson
OF Pennington, Katherine G.. Allen
of Hampden and Frances s. White
of Harrington, Republicans. and An
ME l.. Deering of South Portland and
Carrie ]. Farnham of Brewer. DEM
ocrats.
Seven women are candidates for
the office of register of probate. OF
whom three are Republicans and
four are Democrats. The Republi-
can candidates are Clara E. Mullen
of Ellsworth. for Hancock county;
Edith Blethen of Dover-Foxcroft,
for PIscataquis county: and Hannah
A. Colcord Of Belfast. for Waldo
county, while the Democratic candi-
dates are Flora L. Bishop of Win
throp. for KeEnebec county; Grace
L. MCGOWAN of Ellsworth for Han
cock county: Adeline M. DeCoster of
Norway. for oxford county; and
Alice NJ. Parker of Lewiston, for
AndroScoggin county.