Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-07

Ard 10 grssify their revenge ssd theis spite
upon as. Nov wish % call your atten-
lion 10 snoeher effect u dis bill. The
city Of Portland il nade up % seven wards.
rh.rs il IN svsrage ct IRON HOO e lso9
yoseYs' names upon the check lists OF these
vsrss, and re throw on m average from
$50 to over 1000 Yates ia . waRd. have
myself y . warden or clerk Of these wards
Often counted over 800 Yates and in rome
these vArds. Well. now, how 10 this sys-
tenn which allows each votsr i've minutes
TO Re applied 10 ous city? viii il not
Massachusetts,, New York and other states
where this system has been adopted has
been ihss il vas necessary to limit the
numbsr Of voters in the voting precincts to
800. Nov you cannot make men vote
when ycu please. They must come when
it 10 convenient for them to come and when
they GENE they must be allowed to vote. CT
else they 90 away without voting. In Pert
lard We poll large pa.t OF our va'e
between IL O'Clock in the forenoon and
half-past O'Clock. Out OF the 7e csties
aud towns to which THE bill applies there
are SO which, 10 The election Of 1883. threw
An average of from 500 to 1900 votes In
voting precinct, and Il of ih,se Sc threw
from 700 to 100 in . voting precinct
How are these nen to vote? The sventisth
section Of this bill provides for the division
BY town officers. 60 days before the election.
Of the precincts in towns and wards in cities
into convenient polling districts, which
shall contain not less than 800 in each.
Well, gentlemen. who have adopted the
Massachusetts system, your knowledge OF
the system and Laws aud csnsttu-
ton of Massachusetts, is greater end better
than your knowledge OF the laws and
constitution Of the State Of Maine.
What does section of article 1, part /. OF
the Constitution Of the State of Maine re-
qaise: Let me read you . few require
ments. The meetings within this State
for the choice Of representatives. shall be
warned in due course of law by the select
men Of the several towns seven days at
least before the election. and the selectmen
thereof shall preside impartiAliy at such
meetings receive the votes Of all the quail
Ted electors present. sors, eouo aud declare
them in open town meeting and in the
presence Of the town clerk. who shall form
list Of the persons voted for, With the
number of votes for each person against
his name and shall make . fair record
thereof in the presence of the selectmen
and in open town meeting" The came
requirement sppliss to the cities. THE
eli ctors resident in any city may, at any
meeting duly notified for the choice Of rep
resentstives vote for such repre- sentatives
in their respective ward meetings, add
the wardens in said wards shall preside
impar,iaIly at such meetings, receive the
votes of all qualified electors present, sort,
count ard declare them in open ward meet
ings and in the presence Of the ward clerk"
Now will anv gentlemen tell me how IN
ward 10 the city Of Portland, where we
have llC0 votes, the warden can preside
over four or e se d fferent precincts in tba.
ward and can receive. sort and count the
votes in that wSrd. 1t they will tell ma
that, gentlemen, l will admit that this bill
can be applied TO the city Of Portland.
Gentlemen, your bill is unconstitutional on
that point, and you can't frame it so that it
wont be. Where there are from 500 to 200
voters it DISTINGUISHES them aud leaves
them without any remedy So plain was
the law and provisions of the
constitution Of Maine in regard to II
that in order to provide for a voting pre-
cine, on Chebesgue Island separate from
the town Of Cumberland, q resolve was
passed in 1869, amending the constitution
OF Maine and that provided Una. Una.
any town OF not less than 4ooo
inhsb.tsnts or having voters residihg on
the islands within ham, then those towns
should De eivided lh'o Young prechci',
NOW gentlemen the NUMBER OF towns rs
nave SAID between Zooo ana 4olo' whicn
you cannot DIVIDE into precinets Il
some 90 ihis law is copy OF Inc Mssss
chusetts law. Our !fishos VINO are IN favo'
OF iois piii went 10 mAss"chuse"s ana tney
COPIED .nel' iaws' lbey Ano" no.1"e
sppafehlN' Vi 'he ia~s U, 'ne c'1.e "
maihe anu 'hey eo"e oo"h mere aoo wy =.
TX tns' Jaw upon US because eehtie,neh,
ms oeeh ~ great 'upceSs al "~''a'
u, ,,
WI An.sn' VI Camuea mos $500 " .AN ~,
IeeeAs ah'ii c'ooH Ill 'n1 al'eih.on ne
i ,u wa" o"iieu w, 0's a
uouo.ea nk , .p u Inu"eu $780, 10 ,o. A"'
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Afternoon Eeesicp.
Met according tn adjournment.
a., r,,,,;n, 80 ~. I,I..nu - csxH-,,
VI, ii'ioh u WI Sia'on VI
me uOuse look ItCe6s OE ~ NH uVs'
The following pt ntlemen continued the
5ah.,a an to Ar.,r.l;., h,llot Mi
ue'n.e vi VIC quo" """. "''
in the order named: MIR. Payson
Of Portland. in favor: MIR. Uar.
-;,o,on ~, No,-da.wocL .oe;nst
..os'u' VI No'!'use"o'@' ~s"'n.'
Mr. Noble Of Lewiston, IN favor: Mi
Drew of Fort Fairfield aVains.: Mr.
s .hu =, $50 ~, po,L
Sasese VI Euouin, IA ,"Noi "a, e"n
OF Dover, against; Mr.. Porter OF Bangor,
against. Mr.. Chaub nurnc of Biddeford. in
So A.. - -. ,.;,..
favor MT. omlai OF turner against
Abstracts of the afternoon speeches will
snnesr in M,rdsv'a issue
C,L. H.
MT. oufhe OF hlddeIofd cailed ie'
the previous question, and more than one
third waiting in favor tho n,svious ones,inr
'~ 49, =" Wv f'.
WAS o!uefed-
The question was then upon the motor
os NJ, St,.,ns nj Ca,;bou IN .uh.,;,uta the
W -"' S'-N'"e VI iip'u w eA"' ""e w
mir oi1fy report (ought not 10 pass Tor TIE
majority report Fought to pass. Mr.
navs aud mare Than ono fifth voting i,
favor the yeas and navs we're eydarsa
wa, Adam. ALL 90 pras.,n. ,.,, mir, pr.c,,