Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-03

/ teSpectIuily represents 1eoFSe w.
Heselton of Gardiner. in the county of
Kennebec and State of Maine. that at
the election of Governor, senators and
representatives held on the second
Monday of September, in the year of
cur Lord one thousand nine hundred
| and six. he was lawfully elected as
senator by the qualified electors of the
7th Senatorial district. said district
being the county of kennebec. and
that he then was and is now eligible to
said office under the constitution and
laws OF this State. and ought now. as
of right to be a member of your honor
| able body.
That the Governor and Council. act
ing under the powers conferred upon
them by Article ". Part Second. Sec
| ticn Of the Constitution, determined
that Fred 1. Brown, William NJ. Aver
and John r. Reardon sevarally APP
peared t. hc elected as senators by a
| plurality ~ the votes in said district
and issued Il summons 10 each of said
gentlemen I" attend On this the first
NHCn"s'iaN "c January and take their
| seats. That ycur petitioner ut the
ell cti,.l aforesaid received plurality
| OF tho votes cast for senators from said
| senate district by the qualified cleo
| tors thereof.
| Inasmuch as under the Constitution,
Article ", Part Second. Section ;. it is
provided that the Senate shall on the
said first Wednesday of January deter
| mine who are elected by plurality of
| votes to be senators in each district,
your petitioner respectfully represents
1 hot mo IL in n
| witEc sses, evidence and proof. and he
| therefore respectfully prayS that i'll de-
| telmiring who are elected by a p.u-
| rality of votes to be sena tors in each
district Your Honorable Body will per-
nit him to be heard on this day set
Iapart by the Constitution for the pur
pose and that. after hearing, Your
Honorable Body will determine that he
! was elected by Il plurality of votes to
be senator in the 9TH Senatorial district.
Dated this first Wednesday of Janu-
ary in the year Of our Lord one thou
sand Line hundred and seven.
(SigneD GEORGE w. HESELTON.
State of Maine,
| Kcnne bee S..
January >. 1907.
"Pcrsonally appeared George w. Hes
elton and made oath that the forcgo-
ing petition by him signed is true in
substance and in fact.
Before me,
(Signed) "H. NJ. HEATH.
Justice of the Peace"
NJ. STAPLES of Knox: Mr.. Presi-
dent: AS this communication comes at
this time. l move that it lie upon the
table until committee is appointed.
Mr.. HASTINGS of Oxford Mr.. Pres
ident, I move to reconsider the vote
whereby the petition of George w. Hes
elton was tabled; and that the same
be referred to the committee on sena-
torial vote.
NJ. STAPLES: Mr.. President: This
is an important matter; and want to
treat everybody fairly. The usual
course, as / understand it, is to refer
such matters to the committee on eloc-
ton Of to a special committee. AS l
understand this matter. there will be
| Il great deal of testimony taken; and
| | sec no reason why it should not take,
the usual course. We always have had,
IN cast of contest. a special committee
to Investigate these matters. where the
parties cannot have time to prepare
land . be represented by counsel; ana
there can be no especial hurry II nav
Ing ibis matter reconSidered at inns
| time, but let it take its usual course
that each party may DC prepared 10
| present his sida OF the case fully ana
| completely, 50 that the facts may be
| determined by Il committee appointed
for thct purpose. I should have taken
| this matter from the table and moved
lis reference to the usual committee,
| which il sec;ns to me should be Spc-
| rial committee. 1t could not, in tact
he heard today. because contestant
on one side. | know. would NOT DC
| ready. but he must have time 10 pre-
oarc 7 hope the motion of the senator
from oxford will not prevail
| Mr. PUTNAM of Aroostook: Nj. Pres
| id,nt at this ::ne it seems to me there
| ic no posSibiLty of taking TINS case UP
| t,,ax- nv this committc" which is alrcitd!
| anuointcd; and, as I understand. TINS Is
| the proucr committee to tax" up me
/ utn.t;on II could not possibly do 1t TO-
day. II would probably take At least Two
| mr. three weeks ] think in fairness to
| both contestants this should he taken
| from the table and referred to the proper
] committee: and ] believe from existing
| nreCcdents this is the proper COMMITTEE
| to refer it to.
| Mr.. SF.WALL Of Sagadahoc: Nj. Pres
idrnt. ] would like to know to what proc-
/ cdrnts the senator from Aroosto"k re-
| fcrs. 1 think it would be interesting IL
he would cnlighten us.
| Mr.. PUTNAM: There arc no rrecc-
| dents of recent years. Mr.. President in
| this Senate: but. a I understand ii. this
| is the committee which was to have in
charge Questions IN regard to elections
/ Of senator's to this body; and | believe 1t
| to be tho proper committee to which
| this should be referred.
| Mr. REAEDON of KenncbCC: / rise
| simply to say. Mr.. President, and mcm-
! bcrs of the Senate. that l am confident
| that both parties to this contest desire
i simply a fair deal; and l am also conf
| dent that the members Of this Senate
d, sire them to have IA square deal. IT
/ it would not bc out of order. | would
like briefly to Stat"--it won't take but a
few minutcS-thc movements that have
| been made prior to orr assembling here