Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-06

offices, Senators Colcord, Wyman and
Warren. Il
Senator Hastings of oxford in NOM
mating Senator Luerc B. Deasy for
the office of President of the Senate,
said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Caucus: I'VE are assembled on the eve
of legislative session which prom
ises to be interesting and busy. In the
history of the State 1 doubt if any
Legislature at it's converting was ever
confronted by so many matters of i'm
portance as are now pressing for set
Element. 1 doubt if ever popular inter
est in all matters pertaining to the well
fare of the State was so keen. I doubt
if ever a Legislature-elect came to-
gether SO sensible of the high duty and
lofty patriotism which should attend
the officials and characterize our doings
here. Great responsibility will rest
upon the Senate and upon the presiding
officer selected at this caucus. The
Presidency Of the Senate is a position
of great honor and dignity It's cares
are heavy; it's duties burGensonle. Up
ON it's occupant depends in Il very large
measure the, success or FAILURE of a
legislative session. He must be man
of great learning--Of a wide knowledge
of men and Of affairs, and of familiar
acquaintance with large business in
terests, of unquestioned honesty and
ftrmness of character, progressive and
endowed with an inexhaustible fund
of common sense. AS is usual, the Re
publican senatorS-elect come here to
this caucus with their best man to the
front For this place, replete as it is
with records of honorable achievement
suited only to men of scholarly attain
nent and of the highest civic patriot
ism, we look to Hancock county, whose
sons grace and adorn so many of our
public positions of honor and trust
with their sterling character and ex-
ceptional ability, to furnish a man;
and those of us who had the good for
tune to serve in the last session of the
Senate with this gentleman from Han
cock, appreciate fully his entire fitness
for the place, and without. hesitation
predict that under his incumbency the
best traditions of the Office will be
maintained. 1t is therefore a great
pleasure to me that it has become my
privilege to name as our presiding Of
hcer man of great legal learning and
| acumen endowed with rugged honesty
OF character, equipped with everything
that is needed for this great Office of
judicial temperament and fairness, in
whose hands the great power of the
office and many of the great legislative
interests of the people of. the State
may be safely and confidently entrust-
ed, the Hon. Luere B. Deasy of Bar
Harbor; and | move you, sir, that his
nomination be made by reclamation.
Hon. Luere b. Deasy OF Hancock
thereupon received by reclamation the
nomination for the office of President
of the Senate
For the office of secretary of the
Senate, Senator Arthur A. Shaw OF
Kennebec nominated Frank G. Far
ringtOn and said:
"Mr. Chairman and Fellow Senators:
I have pleasant duty to perform.
pleasant, not because I feel that in any
tsense l can do justice to the gentleman
whose name l have the honor to pre-
sent, but pleasant because / know and
feel, and believe you will agree with
me, that where character, fidelity and
truth abound in man it is pleasant
duty to name such a man for any Of
flee. Fellow senators, 1 have the
honor to present to you this evening"
for one of the offices of the next Sem
ate, Il gentleman who is known to many
of you, known to the members of this
Senate who were here to years ago;
and because of his fidelity to duty, his
gentlemanly bearing, his courtesy on
all occasions, he comes to this caucus
tonight unopposed for this high office.
| 1t gives me great pleasure to present
the name of Frank G. Harrington Of
Augusta as a candidate for your sec
rotary of the coming Senate; and I
move, sir, that his nomination be made
by acclamation."
The nomination as seconded by SEN
ator Hastings of oxford, and Frank G.
Harrington thereupon was nominated
by reclamation for the office of secre-
tary of the Senate.
Hon. w. S. Knowlton of Piscataquis
put in nomination for the office of as
sistant secretary of the Senate the
name of S. c.. W. Simpson of Port
land and said:
MIR .Chairman: 1t is said by the
theologians that we are emanations
from the Almighty. AS such we ought
to follow his example. When the AL
mighty made the sun and put in in
the heavens he caused it to rise in the