Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-01-04

CLOCK LOT the purpose OF electlng Secretary
of State, Treasurer Estate, Attorney General
and seven Executive Councillors.
Mr.. PIcKARD of Bangor was charged with
and conveyed the message.
subsequently a message was received from
the Senate concurring in the proposition for
a convention.
The time fixed by the order for the conven-
ton having arrived, the Senate came in and
convention was formed.
In CONVENTION
On motion of Mr.. PRINCE. Messrs. Prince
of Androscoggin, Roberts of Waldo. Fox of
Portland, Thomas of Yarmouth. Woodbury.
of lloulton. Perry of Camden. and Bracket
of Cumberland, were appointed committee
To receive, sort and count votes for Secretary
of State.
Mr.. PRrNcE from the committee, reported:
Whole number of votes, l7s
Necessary ior choice, 90
Summer J. Chadbourne had SO
Edward H. Cove, %
The report was accepted. and Hon. Edward
II. Cove was declared duly elected Secretary
of State for the current political year
During the balloting for Secretary of State
Mr.. WLso~ of Thomaston, announced that
Mr.. Robinson of Odtown, was lying in the
Council chamber having been taken sudden
assisted in and deposited his ballot.
On motion of Mr.. MoopY of York, Messrs
Moody of York, Barker of Penobscot. Moul-
ton of Scarboro', Curran of Calais, Rice of
Rockland. Murch of Harrison, and Richards
of Gardiner, were appointed committee To
receive. sort and count votes for State
Treasurer.
Having attended to the duty assigned it
Mr.. MooDY, from the committee, reported:
Whole number of votes, l72
Necessary for a choice, ~
Esreff II. Banks had II
Charles A. White, %
The report was accepted and Hon. Charles
A. White was declared duly elected Treasurer
of State for the current political year
Previous to the balloting for State Treas
urer. Mr.. YorNG of Brunswick, announced
that he would pair with Mr.. Robinson. who
desired to retire ON account of illness
On motion of Mr.. BRADroI of Washing
ton, Messrs. Bradford of Washington.
Thompson of Knox. Guptill of Westbrook,
W God of Winthrop, Cunningham of Wscas-
set, Lord of Standish and Morrill, of Wind
ham, were appointed a committee to receive
sort and count votes for Attorney General.
Having attended to the duty assigned it, the
committee reported:
Whole number Of votes, l73
Necessary for choice, -
William H. Mcclellan had, 81
Henry b. Cleaves. 50
The report was accepted ana Hon. William
ii. Mcclellan was declared duly elected Attor-
ney General for the current political year.
On motion of Mr. HOMER of Bucksport.
Messrs. Homer of Eucksport, Cobb of An
droscoggin. Parlin of Somerset. Talbot of
East Machias, Weeks of Augusta Robbins of
Passport and Morrill, of Vienna, were ap-
pointed a committee 90 receive. sort and
count the votes for an Adjutan; General.
Having attended to the duty assigned it.
Mr.. HOMER from the committee reported
Whole number of votes. l13
Necessary for choice, 81
Geo. l.. Beal had ~
Samuel ID. Leavitt 81
The report was accepted. End Hon. Samuel
ID. Leavitt was declared duly elected Adju-
tint Gene al for the current political yea.
On motion of Mr.. Brown of Bangor. the
same committee were appointed 10 receive,
sort end count the votes for seven Executive
Councillors
Havinr a tended to the duty acsi ned it,
Mr.. HOMER rom the committee reported: