Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-06
NOW THEY'RE OFF.
Last Nights Caucuses Begin
the Legislative Season.
Today the GaveI Will Fall and the
Formal Organization Made.
sketches Of the Nominees Of the Republican
House and Senate Caucuses.

and the trains deluged Augusta with
legislators, ex-legislators, and legis-
lators-to-be. 1t was a jolly crowd in
spite of the driving storm, and every
BODY was glad to see everybody else.
Nearly all the members arrived to be
present at last evenings caucuses, and
10 get a little acquainted before the
formal organization, today. The hotels
and the State House had their livliest
aspect, and every man seemed to have
important business with somebody.
Ihe question of who would capture the
offices was the most discussed, yes
terday, but already gossip concerning
legislation is heard on every hand. A
torrent of bills will flood the Legisla-
ture at the start, as usual. Here and
there you come across the man who is
already discussing the probable length
of the session. The chronic kicker.
who never fails to attend the sessions
in force, is already here, but as yet
has nothing to find fault. with but the
weather
The important business on the pro-
sramme, yesterday: besides arriving
and being buttonholed, were the eau
cuses of House and Senate, last even
ing. Today will come the formal Or
ganization of the sixty-eighth Legis-
lature and the caucus to nominate
State officers, this evening, around
which so much interest centers. AS
the term of Governor Cleaves will ex-
pire at midnight, and Governor Pow
ers will not be really Governor until
inaugurated at noon, Thursday, the
State will be without a head for 12
hours. AS there is no disposition to
have the Inauguration at midnight,
and there seems no other remedy, the
commonwealth will have to struggle
along those few hours without any
Chief Executive.
Yesterday, the Governor and Council
were in session but had no matter of
great Importance before them. In
several of the departments the work of
preparing the annual reports is going
steadily on regardless of the.confusion
in the corridors and lobby. The House
and Senate chambers We're open all
1oV and nffinprc in, hc
finishing touches of preparation. The
new members were picking out the
seats they hoped fate would give them
The regular men employed about the
State House are resplendant in hand
some new uniforms with gold braid in
abundance on suits and caps. The
uniforms were furnished by the E. E.
Davis Clothing Company.
1t is understood that at this even
ing's general caucus Mr.. Byron Boyd
will be nominated for secretary of
State, Hon. F. NJ Simpson for State
treasurer, Hon. Otis Hayford and Hon.
Wm C. Marshall for State assessors,
G. 3. Burleigh for public printer,
and H. f. Smith for public binder. by
acclamation. The only contest is for
attorney general, with Hon. w. T.
Haines and Hon. Geo. NJ. Seiders in the
lead, and Hon. F. III. Appleton and
Hon. S. J. Walton as possible candi
dates.
AS to the Council, whose members
will be nominated, tonight, there has
been no contests except in Androscog
Gin county where there were four can
didates, Messrs. A. M. Penly. Auburn;
w. r. Smart, Lewiston; r. c. Boothby,
Livermore, and J. M. Libby, Mechanic
Falls. Last evening, the delegation
met in the judiciary room and after 10
ballots decided to present the name of
r. c. Boothby to the joint convention.
The new Council will be made up as
follows:
First district, York and Oxford, Ed
ward S. Marshall of York, the present
incumbent.
Second district Cumberland, e. Dud-
lev Freeman of Yarmouth, the present
incumbent.
Third district, Androscoggin ana
Franklin, r. C. Boothby, Llvermore
Falls.
Fourth district, Lincoln and Sagada-
hoe. Fitz H. Twitchell of Bath.
Fifth district. Hancock, Knox ana
Waldo. Elmer P. Spofford OF Deer Isle.
Sixth district, Penobscot and Plscata-
ouis H. A. Mayo of Hampden.
Seventh district, Aroostook anu
washington, veranus Coffin of Har-
rington.
Where counties are classed together
to make a councillor district, the ap-
nortionment act provides that each
county shall furnish the member IN
specified years. 1t is customary III 'he
cancuses to nominate the candidates.