Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-06
George G. Weeks Named for Speaker Of House,
Luere B. Deasy for President Of the Senate
Gov Elect Ferna|dS Staff Appointments.

With the House and Senate caucuses
held Tuesday night everything is now
in readiness for the opening of the 14th
Legislature on Wednesday. The House
caucus created the most interest am
was witnessed by a large number of
spectators. The Senate caucus was a
quiet affair with a contest for only one
office, that Of second assistant folder
and was quickly over. George G.
Weeks of Fairfield was chosen without
opposition for Speaker OF the House,
as was also Luere b. Deasy OF Bar
Harbor for President of the Senate
The Democratic caucuses We're mere
formalities. on account of the-fact that
that party is in the minority in both
branches of the Legislature.
The contests in the House We're all
conducted in a friendly spirit, and the
good feeling was shown at the very
beginning, when Howard Davies of
Yarmouth, who was at one time cam
didate for Speaker, and who by his
withdrawal left a free> field for Mr..
Weeks, was made chairman of the
House caucus, which position he filled
in very impartial and satisfactory
manner. ripple OF laughter ran
around the caucus and through the gal
leries as well, when Mr.. Davies re-.
marked that if any one had doubt of
Mr.. Weeks popularity they should DC
cupy the position of a candidate against
him.
The caucus contests were all close.
In the contest for assistant clerk, w.
r. Roix of Limestone had "a votes and
Harry r. Coolidge of Pittsfield, who
held the office two years ago received
43 votes. For messenger it was still
closer Cen Patrick Hayes of Chelsea
won by narrow margin, having so
votes to as for his opponent, +. H. Hoar
of Machas. For second assistant mes
senger Clyde B. Scribner of Wilton had
postmaster Wilmont Lippincott Of Au-
gusta defeated John l.. Blanchard Oh
Wilton by a vote of So to 80.
The organization of the House OF
Representatives and the Senate Will
occur at 10 A. M. today, when the oath
of office will be administered to the
Senator'S and RepresentatlVes-ele by
Governor William II. Cobb. In botn
branches the caucus nominees will be
balloted for. In the afternoon the
counties in the several councillor dis
tricts. which have the naming OF the
councillors, will meet in caucus. These
caucuses are likely to be very interest
ing as there are contests on IN SeVerai
of the councillor districts. The most
doubtful in its outcome is that IN TIE
second, or Cumberland county district,
where there are five candidates all
from the city of Portland; Samuel ID.
Plummer. James Cunningham. j. Put-
nam Stevens. MILFORD G. Chapman ana
Charles H. Randall.
The contest over the office OF attor-
new general, which will be decided at.
the Joint caucus Wednesday evening IS
simplified by the withdrawal from the
three -cornered fight of Bertram l..
Smith Of Patten, which leaves the two
candidates Judge Warren c. Philbrook
Of Watervile and Scott Wilson OF Fort
land. Mr.. Smith states that he With
draws in the interests of no particular
candidate but does so because ne Is
confident that some of the support
which he expected to have in the con-
test he has found would not be given
to him on account Of the change IN the
political complexion of the county OF
Penobscot
Another interesting contest in the
Joint caucus will be that OF state as
SCISSOR. with three candidates IN the
field. Hon l.. G. Morse of Liberty, Hon.
tombstone of BrOwnville ana
Abel M. Smith, a member of the poafo
of assessors of the city of Portland