Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-15
GOV. pLAlsTEDs POSITION.

If the people want a recount viii
do all in my power to give 1t to them
and If there are obvious errors In the
returns / think that some way can Be
found to revise them so that they viii
properly record the will OF the pee.
ple,' declared Governor Frederick w.
Plaisted Thursday evening In statA-
ment made to representatives Of the
press.
Governor Plaisted arrived in Au-
gusta at o.3S p NJ Thursday from
Spring Lake, N. j., where he had baAn
in attendance at the conference Of
governors since election day. He spent
the remainder of the day In seeking
to get thoroughly in touch with the
situation and was in conference withe
number of the leaders of his party
during the afternoon and evening. He
was asked upon his arrival in the city
for some statement relative to what
course he should pursue in regard to
the election returns and late In the
evening, after getting the fullest in-
formation that he could obtain In 70.
gard to the situation, the Governor
made the following statement to rep.
resentatives of the press s,ss
II find two statutes, which apply t.
situations similar to this in regular
elections. They do not apply exactly
10 this case, because there has never
been situation just like this. You
know that we get two sets of returns
from our STATE elections. the returns
from The town clerks and the official
returns. The Official returns are sign.
ed b. the clerks and also by the Re.
lectnen of towns and mayors and
aldsIm n of cities. Errors that some-
times creep into the clerks returns
are Strengthened out In the OFFICIAL re-
turns. because the town officials are
likely to be more careful In the pre-.
paration of the latter. .;8f. &
81 want to ind out and, we ell want
to find out how the people OF Made
voted. The only way to find out ~ to
count the votes and these votes can.
not be counted until all the returns
are in, so that we must wait until
they arrive We decided upon the date
OF the next Council meeting. Sept. -.
after due elaboration. with this vary
thing In mind, OF having the complete
official returns in. II II becomes ext.
dent that all the returns will be Re.
ceived before that date shall cali the
Council together at an earlier data
as do not believe II right to keep
the residents of this State In suspense
over matter 50 important to them.
7 am inclined to think that the
people want recount az the election
was so close. see that some inter
ested parties are already demanding
an inspection of the ballots. II the
people signify desire for a recount
will do all in my power to find Z. way
to give it to them. The will OF tks
people should rule. -
IF there are errors in the returns.
such as are claimed In the case ;of
the town OF Limestone, think oosae
way can be found to revise such re.
turns SO that they Will properly record
the expression Of the people at, the
polls"
Attorney General Pattansall was ~
the State House, Thursday. and
watched the progress of the ta6ula.
ton of the clerks returns in ths Of.
fee of the secretary of State. He 40.
clined to make any statement. In ~.
gard to the situation as to the re-
turns. or as to what steps he would
advise to be taken in regard to the
matter