Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-21


Lewiston and Merton G. Stackpole
of Durham.
The third contest in the Republican
primary for Androscoggin Is between
Fred l.. Leavitt Of Turner and Harry.
L. Mccormack Of Lewiston for the
county commissioners place on the
ticket.
ln<Other Counties
state senatorial candidates. seem
10 be popular in many counties this
year. Tor Aroostook, which has three
members Of the upper branch of the
Legislature, has 10 seekers for tbs
nomination, while Cumberland, en-
Titled to four senators, has IL who
seek the nomination.
VI Aroostook's ten candidates, one
is woman, Mrs. Dora Bradbury
Plnkham, who has the distinction of
having been the first woman mem
Der of the Legislature. having served
| in the House of Representatiyes in
1928. The other candidates are Wi;
nam G. Bragdon of Perham; Jesse A.
craig of Blaine; James Howard Far
ley OF Bridgewater; Omar J.. Farms
WoSh of Caribou; William A. Heal of
weston; Frederick w. Mitchell of
Houlton; George A. Palmer of Island
rams and owen *. Story Of Wash
burn.
Cumberland county seekers for
senatorial honors are slightly scat
tefed over the county, as this list
shows: Howard II. Body of Wind :
nam; Stephen Z. Cordwell of, West
brook; Franklin D. Cummings of
Portland; Pomeroy W. Jordan of
Cape Elizabeth; Thomas F. Lamson
or South Portland; Charles J. Mich
DIS and Raymond S. Cakes of Port
land; William H. Rowe of Yarmouth:
Paul Frederick Slocum of Standish !:
Arthur G. Spear of Portland, and AL
eXander Speirs of Westbrook. Mr..
Spelrs is the only one in the list who
mas served in the senate. He was a
member of that body in the 1928 and
1928 sessions.
In Hancock county J. Sherman
douglas of Lamoine. author of the
1lrst measure to make an appropria-
ton for advertising the State. is a
candidate for nomination as State sem
ator. The bill introduced by Mr.. Doug
las in 1923, when he was a member
Oh the House, went through but was
vetoed by Gov. Baxter. The other can
dldate IN Hancock is Homer H. Dun
par OF Orland. who has served two
terms in the House, where he achieved
marked success.
Sagadahoc Republicans have a con.
test on for the State senatorship. Ed
ward e. Briry and J. Edward Drake of
Bath are opposing each other for this
place on the ticket. Mr.. Drake has
served in the House. whore he has
been very active in all matters per-
tanning to Sagadahoc county and yicin-
ity.
Women Candidates
Iwenty-three women are seeking
nomination in the primary, ~ Repub-
ncans and IL Democrats.
In Androscoggin county Mildred
Boucher seeks to be a member on the
legislative ticket for the RepubrfcS re
in Lewiston and Mabelle p. CLANCY of
Lisbon seeks the legislative nomina-
ton in her town from the Democrats.
Mrs. Pinkham is the only woman
candidate in the Republican primary
IN Aroostook, while Annie r. Bither of
Houlton is Aroostook's only Democrat
&c woman office seeker. She is a candi-
date for register of deeds in the south
ern district.
Cumberland county has one woman
candidate. Miss Gail Laughlin of Port
land, lawyer. who seeks a place on
the Republican Legislature ticket in
that city. LYDIA T. Scott of Ellsworth
will be the Democratic candidate for
register of deeds and the only woman
candidate in Hancock county. Kenne-
bee and Franklin and Knox counties
have no women candidates. Each par.
ty has one in Lincoln county. Maude
Clark Gay of Waldobo-o is the Repub-
hcan candidate for representative
from Waldoboro, and Nina G.. Colby of
Nlscasset the Democrat candidate for
register of probate.
Oxford county Republicans will have
woman candidate for register of
deeds in the western district, Abby T.
Andrews of Fryeburg, and one of the
five candidates for this office in the
eastern district is a woman. Hazel Z.
-Conary Of Norway. Democrats of the
county will have one woman candi-
date, Maud l.. Thurston, who seeks the
nomination for the House of Repre-
sentatives from Bethel.
Penobscot has four women candi:
dates, two in each party. Mrs. Kath-
crime c. Allen. who was a member
of the House from Hampden in
1928. is one of the six candidates for
the Republican senatorial nomina-
ton, and Ruth NJ. Sinnott of Ban
gor who wants to be the partys
candidate for Register Of Probate
Carrie ]. Farnham of Brewer and
Alice NJ. Macomber of Corinna are
candidates for members of the
House Of Representatives In Pts
cataquis county. Louise II. Tucker
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