Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-19
Governor and Council Hold
November Meeting.
! State Printing and Binding
Awards Yet Altar UT.
Next September Election Will Have
Several Sidelights.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Tuesday, Dec. q, at 10 A. M.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Governor and Council was held in the
council chamber Thursday, commence
ing at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, and
quite an amount of business was tran
sacted. The hearing on the petition
for the pardon of Edward a. Chase
life convict at Thomaston since 1883
when he was convicted of the murder
Of Mrs. Ida Nj. Stevens of Gardiner
which was assigned for Thursday. was
continued until the December meeting
on account of the absence of two OF the
councillors.
A netition was presented for the
pardon OF Arthur G. Randall of Lew
iston, who is serving 4 sentence of four
years in the State prison at Thomas
ton fer assault and battery ard rob
berry from the person, ard was as
signed a hearing at the December
meeting of the Council. George W.
Hcsclton of Gardiner is counsel for
the petitioner The petitioner repre-
sentS that he was indicted for assault
and battery and robbery from the per
son IN AndroScoGGin county ana was
sentenced from the supreme judicial
court Feb. IS, 1908. to serve q term of
four years in the State prison: that
prior to The commencement of said
sentence he had been confined in the
Auhurn Jail fer three months; that he
has Il wife who is in poor health, and
two minor children, viz, Earl Arthur
Randall, aged seven years, and Bea-
trice Louise aged five years; that at
the time OF sentence he had no means
of support besides his daily income as
a loborer, and now the support and
care of his minor children is devolved
upon his Wife, who is obliged to work
daily to secure support for her family,
and leave the children in care of com
parativr strangers; that if said wifc's
health does not improve, the children
must be separated ana become object
of charity; that The petitioner has
fully repentcd his misconduct and is
DESTROYS of returning to his family and
supporting them, and becoming a re-
spectacle and respected citizen in the
community. He therefore prays that
he may be granted Il conditional par
dor dependent upon his future good
conduct and proper care of his family.
Governor Fernald stated that he
would like to have an expression of
ACCESSIBILITY of calling a special cleo
ton on three matters which failed to
become law through the referendum
the bill to divide the town of York and
establish the town of Georges, the Port
land bridge bill sO-called ana the act
to make beer. for the sale Of which
federal license is required, an intoX-
icating liquor under the meaning of the
statute. He later issued a pr"clama-
ton setting the day of the next gcncr-
al election in September. 1910. as the
time when the matters shall he voted
on. The text of the proclamation is
as follows:
STATE OF MAINE.
A Proclamation BY the Governor
Whereas. on the second Monday of
September being the fourteeth day
of said month, in the year OF orr Lord
one thousand nine hundred and eight,
an amendment to the constitution OF
Maine was adopted. establishing a
Peoples veto through the optional
referendum, and a direct initiative by
petition and at general or special
elections. and n proclamation. declar-
ing said amendment adopted and the
constitution amended accordingly was
issued on the thirtieth day of October,
IN the wear of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and eight. hy Governor
William +. Cobb: said amendment to
take effect on the first Wednesday, Of
January in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred ard nine:
And Whereas. Section seventeen of
Past third Of Article four of the Con-
stituton as thus amended provides.
Upon the written netition of not less
than ten thousand electors. addressed
to the Governor and filed in the office
of the Secretary Of state within nine
ty days after the recess of the Legis-
laturc. requesting that one or more
acts, bills. resolves or resolutions, OF
part or parts thereof. passed by the
Legislature, but not then in effect by
reason of the provisions of the preced-
ing section, be referred to the people,
such acts bills. resolves or resolu-
tons or part or parts thereof as are
specified in such petition shall not
take effect until thirty days after the
Governor shall have announced by
public proclamation that the same