Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-05
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SO. ,,s,wr HALF = ,fcrsn tan issiaiees for
serrstsrr wsra uouginssci but declined, not
fs,li,r saua, 10 ri,e task. Scion cahill
finally accepted AMI Sc sasicas started on
giibly.
Mr.. tszar<ou nsstfsd 70 pforeea arss 10
STAG assessor. This vas seconded aud
voted, aud u committee os TIRES were al.-
pointed 10 reeeire, sort aud count votes j.
II. Pare. IL j.. n. Scott. Geo. Z. Bird
Ms. groxa SAIL that he supposed the re-
siguzton 81 Assessor Shadoourne woah
iease 4 vacancy I'LL April, when the term
would expire Mr.. isaaason riased that
sl.e candidate receiving the vote OF this eau
Gus b. candidate both for the nnexpired
| and long term. THIS prevailed;
". H. Moody. Liberty fhos. 5. Good
win, Ber1isk, Daniel Wsdlia OF Waldo;
George Postle Of Lewiston; Franklin g..
Rogers Of Hampton; Franklin russell OF
ST. George. ami Lieweliyn Barton of Port
lasss sere the candidates put IN nouina-
tion.
/ The whole number OF votes east on the
first ballot was -; necessary Tor choice,
20. OF these, Goodwin had !, Rogers q,
/ Barton C, Trusseli &, Moody 2, Wadlin .,
Pottle IA. No choice. Second ballet; ~
ballots thrown: necessary for choice, y.
Mr.. Pottle bad II, Wadiin 2, Moody 2,
| Trussell ). BARREN I. Rogers ., Goodwin u
| The same number OF ballots was thrown on
the third ballot, and Mr. Pottie lacked
| three Of being nominated. having H. Trus-
| sell I Barton II. Rogers :. Wadlin !,
| Moody |. and the ieins were girdeti up for
iiaal vote ii possible
Ii twas vain hope. fUfty-faur votes
were thrown, po;;le Is, Trrsseil O. Barton
I NJ, Ragers = Matters were simmering
close to the boiling point. Every Demo
cratic legislator in town, ~ IN all, was now
voting, ami hen the fifth ballot was
/ counted, it was. whispered that AZ votes
were thrown. The Chair, however. an
nounced, that an erFcr hal been male. OF
course the vote had TO b. re-iaken, and ey-
/ cry voter was ordered to be seated. The
| feeling Was akin to excitement now. TN
the last and fifth ballot Al votes were
thrown. of which pottle received -, Bar
| ton 10, Rogers T. The nomination of
/ Gtorge Pottfe OF Lewiston was made unan-
| imous.
/ The motion WAS made that the Councillor
/ iistric; AMI not the County of the can'ii.a.te
present the can iilates. Before this was
( voted upon a pretty war of words cania mp,
/ the ania.us being the oil soreness from the
/ fourth district congressional fight between
/ Powers amt leavitt. u. c. Parker OF
/ Danforih wanted the district and not the
county 10 nominate. The question involved
/ the nomination of "a straight Democrat or
kicker" he said This talk and more
7 like I, proved 6rebranis TO the burning.
! Tlh ,gs were getting hot. 5. d. Hunt of
| X, abinston spoke for lesyitt and in favor
/ of I've county presenting the name. 1t was
! in accordance with party usage, he said.
| The oh congressional difficulties were re-
! viewed pithily and vigorously and not at ali
/ complimentary in terms. Finally, the
county Of Washington was allowed to
present the name. Mr.. Hunt PIE
scented Leatitt's name, which received
three of the four votes of the
! Washington delegation. Mr.. Parker pre-
scented the names of John c. Talbot. Par
( liamentary tactics finally prevailed and a
vote was taken which was announced as -
| for Talbot and g for Leavitt. The Powers
men claim that Samuel Leaytt wanted this
nomination with view to the PASSPORT col
| lectorsiip under Cleveland, The other
| Councillor candidates are Stephen Scam
mon, Cumberland, Il. L. Rundlett. Lincoln,
/ A. :. kimhall oxterl, Samuel W. Could,
Somerset. K. II. Moody, Waldo George b.
/ Dodge, Penobscot. VIM. NJ. Pennel of
| Brunswick was nominated secretary of
State, Jerc Il. Shaw, Bildeford, State
| treasurer, !. II. Montgomery of Camden,
attorney general. Adjourned to Tuesday
evening when candidate for United States
senator will be chosen.
| George Pottle of Lewiston, who will proba-
hIy be elected State assessor to fill the va