Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-01
| STATE HOUSE.
Legislators Coming and
Ready for Caucus.
An Outline Of the Weeks
Legislative Program.
Superintendent II. W. Stetson De.
mands an Investigation.

S"mble on this oc,a ion are already on
hand, but the ran nd file of the army
i will not arrive l9'il today. Every
thing is in readn for their coming
as far as such tn - IS can be arranged
for at the State | ouse, and no new
member who arri Il stranger here is
long allowed to without friends
The first event he program for the
week will be the aucuses which will
take place this ming, and by this,
uf course, is m at the Republican
caucuSes, for lie the Democratic
| minority will be rger than usual in
| both branches, il still only a minor
ity and the non atoms which it will
make are a meI matter of form and
| compliment and ally of no great in
tcrest to anybod
| The Republica ncmberS-elect of the
! House will NEE the hall of repre-
| ScntativeS this ening, and the Re-
publican nemb ;-elect of the Senate
| in the Senate amber and will each
| nominate a residing officer, the
| secretaries, cl Ks and minor Of
| ficialS who will erve them during the
| busy months the coming session.
| In both Caucu s there will be the
usual spirited ,nteStS over some of
| the minor pos )nS. but in both the
| principal nOmiI ions will be made by
| reclamation a without any oppos-
| itiOn whatever In the House caucus
| Hon. Don "A. ',wers of Houlton will
| be nominated : r Speaker, and T.. NJ.
| Thompson, T.: of Augusta named
for another ter as clerk. In the SEN
ate Hon. Fred Allen of York county
will be nam e. by reclamation for
presiding Office and Frank G.. Earring
| ton, Esq. of augusta as secretary.
The candle: ties for the major
| ity of IL remaining offices
! IN both brant nes will be tie same ~
| served two yrs ago, though several
changes are anticipated. Beyond these
caucuses this evening there is nothing
on the progrH n for today, except the
| gathering of the clans, the renewal If
| old acuulinta noes. and the making of
new friends.
The Tuesday before the Legislative
session has been termed by somebody
| glad hand day and the term is d
very expressive one.
Wednesday will bring the organiZa
! ton of the two branches at 1890 o'clock.
| The member will be sworn in. the Of
| ficerS nominated at the Republican
caucau:,cs Of this evening will he cleo
| ted. ats viii be drawn for the Sos
| sion in the iiouSc-thc members of tin"
| Senate do not have to draw for their
seats. as they sit by countics-thc uSu
| al messages will be exchanged between
| the branches and with the Executive
| depart ment and Il few resolves will be
| PASSED which are a necessary part of
getting the legislative machinery into
order for the seasons work.
| on Wednesday evening Will come the
| Joint Republican caucus for the NOM
| ination of State officers and some live
| ~ contest, arc scheduled for that oc-
| caSiOn. Tho officers to be nominated
| are Socrct1ry of State, state treasurer.
| attorneys" neral. commissioner of aS-
| gricuitur- and State assessor. Att"r-
| ncy-SencrHl IIamlin and Agriculture
| commissioner Gilman will be nominal
ted Without opposition. The candi-
\ dates for secretary Of state arc Hon.
\ Arthur T. Brown of Belfast, the pres
ent deputy secretary. and Hon. VIM.
! S. Cotton of Lisbon Falls. formerly
\ clerk of The House the State treasurer
ship t. succeed Hon. Oranandal
/ Smith, who has served the con-
stitution;I term of six years.
are II n. Kendall n. Dunbar
of Dam riscotta. for many years the
Secretal of the Senate. and Hon. p.
4 p Gill ire of Bucksport. former
l State Ii Ior agent. The candidates for
the st; assessorship to fill the va
cancy, used by the retirement of Hon.
F. NJ npson are Hon. l.. G.. Morse
of Lib ~ a former member of the
Senate Hon. William J. Thompson OF
L South I nina, who has served a term
in ti. ouse and who is well known as
the I Ircr of the State Grange. and
Hoi. win NJ. tombstone of Browns
viii q nerly in the Senate from Pts
cal i county 1t is probably not
too i to say that the interest in
these ariOus contests Overshadows
the OF events of the week and is the
chief I pic of conversation and work
anon hose now gathering at the cap
ital
Thu ;day will be inauguration day
when Governor William T. Cobb will
take lnc oath Of office for his second
term nd deliver his address to the
Legis .ure which is awaiteu with ex-
ceptn u interest this year. That Will
be = gala day of the week at the
Car =, and it is sure to he crowded
wit sitors to watch the Inaugural
tioi arcises and listen to the Gov
err address. 1t is probable that at
TIL e tys session adjournment will
be .ale to the first Of the following
week as this is usually the case in or
der to allow the presiding officers 10
make up committees and for other
preliminary work. which must be at
tended to before the real work of the
session can be underway. This year.
however, since both presiding officers
} have been assured well in advance
that their selection was certain. it is
possible that the committees will be
announced at Wednesdays or Thurs
days session and that many of them
Will at once proceed to organization
The Governor and Executive Council
met in the executive department yester'
? day morning and spent the day in acting