The Portland daily press., 1898-03-08
"I think So y renlied EllingMood.

ence. II you Wan6 10 pay 300 loh AA''
pay it, but don't complain about your
taxes"
"Look at this report Of the town treas
urer," continued Foster, forty seven
lines on the books, and for that we pay
salary Of $50. Why should he get an ex-
ira salary for attending to this bona
issue? Why should he get an extra salary
any more than I, member OF the Su-
preme court, because have had an extra
amount of work the past yearf''
Mr.. Park then arose to ask q ques1lon'
but the question was parried by the
moderator.
Amid cheers Mr.. Park sat down.
Further cheers, cat-calls, ana calls Oh
"shut him up again.
Mr.. Park then arose once more, puG
only to be bowled over by the presiding
officer.
Mr.. Park tried to explain that this
item was ,ust like any other annual re-
port.
eyes" replied Foster, "just ike any
other. and there are lots of others, too.
8 r. Twitchell explained that the
makers of this bond were particular about
the looks. and it had to be good job OF
printing to be able to negotiate them.
a r Herrick then explained that it
was as a special committee that Mr.. Pur-
inoton was working, not as treasurer,
and Furthermore that no treasurer, and
No man of common sense would go ahead
70 neootiate a bond issue without employ
ing counsel
Judge Foster then asked several ques-
tions regarding the sale of these bond s
and tried to ascertain whether it was Mr..
Herrick or Mr.. Purington who did the
business.
While Mr.. Herriok was speaking Judge
Foster picked up the big volume of town
reports and eaid: Here is that relic in
question"
"Who is acting as MODERATOR replied
Mr.. Herrick.
"That is none Of your business re-
torted Foster. 81 have just said all that
I have to say. ask no further hearing
in this meeting"
Foster then read the article in question,
saying that it showed that the treasurer
was to do all this work himself.
The Judge then went into the matter of
abroad fares, iteInized in the bill, and
the expense for counsel, saying that
| "Mr.. Purington employed Mr.. Herrick at
an expense of $1S, when II he had come to
me would have given him all the infor-
nation he could have asked for nothing
but he didn't come"
| This closed the discussion of the report,
and the vote was put and the report 40
cepted without division.
The ballot box was then opened for the
detection of town treasurer. Mr.. Purington
was q candidate, and also Mr.. W. W.
Hastings AS the balloting proceeded
Judge Foster asked for a Hastings's vote
and, waving 1t in the air, dropped 1t Into
the ballot box with smile. As the
balloting proceeded the Judge kept up q
running fire of comment. The hastings
votes were written on small slips Of
paper, and the burlington votes were
printed on larger paper. Tho Hastings
votes are awful SMALL" said the Judge,
"but they count"
Once the ballot box was nearly full
and he emptied the contents on the table
then held it out again.
"Don't close the polls" shouted some
one in the audience.
sNo, 1 WON'T said the Judge, "a'
long as the little ones come in"
The polls were finally closed, and Judg'
Foster watched the counting of the vote
with good deal of interest as he saw thu
totals being footed. He turned to thu
audience, "Be prepared. gentlemen, ssit
he. "The vote is coming in. If any mai
is an eminent citizen, let him consult tn
coroner -,
: The vote stood burlington. 106
Hastings. 176 The vote was declared
amid enthusiastic applause.
aYou haven't lost your heads yet" sait
Judge Foster, as he turned to the Demo
| crate with smile.
Then, turning to the reporters he said
"There is some difference between I
Judge of the Supreme court and modera
tor of the town meeting, but am mai
today, and I will be a free man In
couple of weeks, and I am going to begiI
now"
At this point adjournment was taker
until one O'Clock.
The afternoon session began with ever
larger attendance. There WAS notable
Increase OF millinery in the gallery.
Bidding for the office of town collector
was lively. G. M. Wormell and Hiram
II. Bean worked it down to one cent ant
four mills when Wormell withdrew ant
Bean was elected.
There was still livelier contest TO
road commissioner, G. NJ. Wormell being
the Foster candidate and Albert Cope
land, L. Copeland and J. W. Bartlett ap
pearing in the lists against him. On tn
first ballot 312 votes were cast, Wormel
lacking foar of election. On the secont
ballot the Foster man forged ahead ant
won by vote of 176 out of $50.
"We will now fix the compensation
the road commissioner and let us under
stand that there will be no extra bill