The Portland daily press., 1891-01-08

the day the vote resulted: King, 10; Baxter.
8. The Portland men voted as predicted in
today's PRESS. This was the vote: For
King, Senators Poor ana Mallet, Represent
atves Kimball, Ross, Kendall. Wescott,
Baxter. = Senators libby % and HooTe cfaA Reprer iSr
sentatives Plummer. Cummings, HaWes,
Skolfield. Shaw, Payson, Smith.
1t will be seen that four Of the five men,
bers OF the legislature from Portland voted
for Mr.. Baxter.
As the day wore Oh the councillor con-
tests grew less, until only the Hancock dele
CATION was left without candidate and
they had two, Mr.. Somes and Mr.. Spofford,
between whom they were evenly divided.
In Kennebec county no rival candidate APP
peared, although several had been men-
toned, and Mr.. Smith had the field to him.
self. Mr.. Lord withdrew In Pennobscot,
leaving Mr.. Simpson to be presented as the
unanimous choice Of the delegation. The
Washington county delegation decided to
support Mr. Downes of Calais, who received
seven votes to three for E. l.. Pattangall.
In York county Mr.. J. =: Brackett. the
present councillor, received the vote Of eight
member In the delegation caucus. Mr.: s. w
Junkins having four. and Mr.. +. M. Higgins
one. AndroscOggin had settled its differ
enees of choice Tuesday night by selecting
Dr. Wedgwood of Lewiston. after II ballots.
The Democratic Caucus
The Democratic caucus tonight made these
nominations:
Secretary OF State-J. Fl. Montgomery, Cam
den.
State Treasurer-C Charles B. Morton, Augusta.
Adjutant Generai-L. ID. Leavitt. Easip0rt.
Attorney General-Phillip j. Larrabee, Port
land.
ouncIIlors-Hampden Fairfield. saco. Edward
WinslOw. Portland, Charles Walker. Lewiston,
Edward L: Jones, Waterville. Aaron L. Simpson,
Bangor, Charles q. S. Webb, Deer Islse, John G.
Talbot, East Machias.
Hon. Nicholas Fessenden.
Hon. Nicholas Fessenden. the Republican
nominee for Secretary of State, was born in
SacU in 1S47. He was educated at Bowdoin,
and Is la wyer by profession. Mr.. Fessen-
den has held various county and municipal
offices. He served on the governors council
In 1888 aud 1884, and has been clerk Of the
House In the last three sessions.
Points.
The following joint committee was aps
pointed today to canvass the vote for Gov
eInor: On the part of the Senate-Messrs.
Walton of Somerset, Spear of Kennebec,
Hunt of Waldo, Harper Of Androscoggin.
wilbur OF franklin, Pcttengill of Oxford,
Sherman Of Knox; on the part of the House
-Messrs. Noble of Lewiston Dunn of Ash
land, Hawes of Deering, Mooers of New
Sharon, Ridlon of Bluehill, Fisher of Tops
ham, Parker Of Belfast. Thayer of Water
wood. Hathaway Of Passadumkeag, Martin
Of Guilford, Crocker OF Machias. Chadbourne
OF Biddeford, Kaler of Waldoboro, Marston
of Skowhegan.
The customary statement by the governor
today when the House was sworn that any
member who had conscientious scruples
against taking the oath might affirm met
with no response. There was one member
of the Society of Friends In the last House.
The venerable Major Dickey of Fort Kent,
as Is usual. was given the privilege of choos-
ing his seat In the House instead of taking
his chances In the drawing. Major Dickey
selected seat No. 1, the first seat in the front
row.
The Portland delegation fared we'll as re-
CARDS seats. Mr.. Payson has seat No. 8.
a fine place. Mr.. Shaw is behind Mr.. Pay.
son In No. 5, Mr.. Guptill has No. %, in the
front row, and almost directly In front of
the speakers desk, Mr.. Drummond and Mr..
Smith also have good seats. Mr.. Shaw drew
81, but was able to change it for more de-
sirable location.
The action of the House in allowing each
member to take three daily papers Is new
departure. The custom has been to give
them each the Kennebec Journal and one
other paper. As the Journal contains
Journal OF the proceedings of the legislature
made from stenographic reports, It is too
valuable for the members to give up. So the
Journal will stay on their lists. 1t will,
however, be interesting to see what papers
from outside the state are ordered. They
may csme from all over the world.
Capt. Geo. NJ SeIders and Mr.. George
Loring are among the Portland people here.
Col. Green, who Is so well known In east
ern Maine as the promoter of the Shore Line
has been here today. The charter granted
for the construction of this road was for a
line to extend from Bangor to Machias. The
line now operated by the Maine Central and
the Queen city and the famous summer re-
sort Is the only part of the Shore Line which
has been constructed. The charter is getting
near Its age limit and Col. Green is anxious
to have 1t renewed. But people in the
shore towns, 1t is said, have grown tired Of
waiting for the construction OF the road
10 other hands. So there seems to be a
chance for a contest.