Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-26
CONTESTED SEAT.
Orono Representative Vote to Be In
vestigated, November 20.
Governor and Council So Decided, Tuesday
Other Business Transacted.

| noon, az lHcAr regular monthly meet
| ing, but no action was taken regard
ing it. other than laying It upon the
table until the next meeting.
The members Of the Council arrived
in the city during the day, Tuesday.
and one or two passed the day at the
State House. Every man had to in
spect the beautiful new Senate cham
Der, even the Governor when he arriv-
ed, in the afternoon, being escorted at
once to that part of the Capitol where
he seemed to be satisfied with the re.
suits of all the work done.
Few visitors were present to see the
Governor before the session Of the
Council, SO very little delay was ex-
perienced before the meeting, which
was as usual assigned for 4 o'clock.
All the six councilmen We're present
when the Governor took up the first
matter, the reading of the nomination
list, and took the vote of the Council
as to whether they should be approved
There was no dissenting voice
throughout the list, and the nominees
| were declared approved. The term of
Eben Chase of Edgecomb, as treasur-
er of the county of Lincoln, dates only
to January l. of 1899.
The usual reports of the committees
roo ~ mo 6ir,ey bn Irov re
rants for amounts due from the State
were presented, among these amounts
being $1,000 for the Eastern Maine state
fair; $500 for the Bangor General Hos
pital: S2117.30 for furniture and re-
pairs; s605 for the registration of med
! icineS $2066 for fish and game; $11S5.30
for sea and shore fisheries; $751.97 for
the criminal insane; s2625 under Off
GERS of the State prison; $3.50 for Pc
nobscot Indians; and s4Os693 for State
Normal schools.
Bills incurred by the State at the
fall election on account of the Aus
tralian ballot system amounting to but
$509S.12 We're ordered paid.
A bill of 1915 for photographs fur
! nished by w. H. Gay to the State and
delivered at various places for which
Mr. Gay has receipts, was ordered paid.
When this was done Governor Powers
expressed himself as very much dis
appointed that the money was used
in that manner, though there was no
help for it now, but said if another
appropriation passed the Legislature.
during his term. for such a purpose, it
would pass over his veto.
Sheriff Plummer of Cumberland, sent
a communication that was read, ask
ing that a committee be appointed to
call and examine a prisoner in the
county Jail who is insane, and to see
what action should be taken. Sheriff
Viles of Somerset county. sent sim
liar request. The Governor said he
would attend to each case.
When it came to the matter of the
report of the committee on election re-
turns. it was said that the only cases
that needed to be reported upon was
those where there was doubt or con-
| test.
Councillor Boothby said there was
| contest in the case of the Orono class.
Marion F. Taylor, the Republican
nominee for representative to the Leg
islature has 209 votes; Daniel H. Lam
bert, the Democratic nominee, has 2OS;
| Dan Lambert has one; and Daniel
Lambert has one. The committee has
| decided in favor of Taylor.
A letter was read from Mr.. Lambert
saying that he desired chance to be
heard in the matter, and to bring wit
nesses under oath in regard to it.
| Charles J. Dunn, ESQ., of Orono, was
present in behalf of Mr.. Taylor. and
he spoke in favor of his client He
read a decision of the court of 1874
where like case had been tested, and
it was decided that the votes should
not count in the case of the two votes
thrown other than for Daniel Fl. Lam
bert.
However it was brought out that
there is statute passed two or three
| years after the decision, that says all
votes cast shall be counted for the
man for, whom they We're intended,
and it empowers the Governor and
Council to hear testimony under oath
and decide for whom the votes were
intended.
The matter was laid on the table
for executive session, when it was de-
cided to grant hearing on the mat
ter, at the next meeting, Nov. 49, At
that time it was supposed Mr.. Lam
bert and his witnesses, together with
Mr.. Taylor and his attorney, will APP
pear before the Council.
The pardon case of J. Howard Par
ker was postponed until another time,
at the request of the attorney for the
case.
A hearing was given the application