Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-18
AWAITING THE CANVASS.
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Portland, Me-. Sept. 17.-With keen
expectancy all Maine tonight awaits
and Council next Monday afternoon at
which the official returns of the NUM-
cipal officers of the cities and towns
of the State ON the question of repeal
ing the constitutional prohibitory
amendment balloted upon last Mon
day. will be opened for the first time
and canvassed.
The meeting, which was called by
Governor Plaisted Friday night. will
be convened at 4 o'clock. While it is
said there is no provision that it shall
be an open meeting, 1t is generally
understood, the public as we'll as rep
resentatiyes of the organizations in
terested in the two sides of the ques
tion at issue, will be permitted to be
present.
Members of both the Maine Nom
Partisan Local Self-Government
League and OF the Ne-Lieense League,
also of the w. c. #. T., will attend the
meeting.
Ordinarily the work of tabulating is
done by Il committee of three MEM
bers of the Council and is completed
in day, so that possibly the public
may know on Tuesday whether Names
constitutional prohlbitory law was re-
pealed or re-affirmed.
Owing to the closeness of the vote
arid Gov. Plaisteds announced desire
to take time to arrive at an accurate
conclusion and have 1t right before he
proclaims the result, it may be month
before the Governors proclamation,
announcing the outcome of the cleo
ton, is issued.
The Governor has 80 days after the
result is apparent before making his
proclamation and within 20 days after
the result Is determined the official re-
turns may be corrected by the NUM-
cipal officers.
The Governors Council consists OF
Frank A. Peabody of Houlton; Willis
Y. Patch, Bangor; DR.. Gustavus Kill
gore, Belfast: Weston Lewis, Gardi-
ner; Charles L. Turgeon, Auburn; Ed
ward b. WINSTON. Portland; and AL
fred S. Kimball, Norway.
1t was learned definitely that on
Wednesday morning, two days after
the election. the selectmen of Lime
stone had not made or signed their
record of the business of the town
meeting. ON which the official returns
are based, but that the town clerk j.
f. McMannamin. had noted the vote
at the close of the meeting on speei-
men ballot with the intention OF max
ing the record later.
1t was not known definitely mere
whether or not this record mas since
been made. but Secretary of state ia
Wis was informed Saturday by rep
rcsentative of one of the organizations
Interested in the repeal question tnat
M record Of the meeting had been
made.
This specimen ballot was seen
Wednesday morning by Chandler c.
Harvey of Fort Fairfield, weekly
nawspaper publisher and clerk OF the
House of Representatives at last win
te,,e session of the Legislature, who
won't to Limestone to verify the first
agures forwarded to Portland. He
stated thar it read: Yes, u; no. 175,"
as regards the repeal of constitutional
prohibition.
1t also was claimed that the result
was so announced at the close of the
polls and that the NO sentiment was
very strong in this little northern
Aroostook county town. near the New
brunswick border, which has been
brought so prominently into the lime
light by The election.