The Republican journal., 1912-03-28
olal Option Defeated.
.. l1neall- PIaisted Measures Rail
roaded Through.

..... ..-iD Gdll-f + idlSteu treasures Kali
roaded Through.
-ure proceeded to business Thurs
.....- =s aid out by Gov. Plaisted, and
sra- bills were introduced.
ssubmission of the prohibitory
..r.., E. the constitution.
-. The election laws
- -, The Congressional districts
-.= U5n for constitutional amendment
... TIE issue of 100000 in bonds for
ot#o-
,,-s all laid on the table to be printed.
ucon TO invite Roosevelt to address
,-- atlre when he comes to Maine was
,. .oWu with the aid of the Republican
-'-s
fri 9th branches passed to be engros sed
--- - option amendment to the constitu-
rr Mas passed in the Senate, 20 to Z, but
---s Il use no test of strength was attempt
81 iFr atwspaper men at Augusta had dis
--srs1 q Joker in this amendment, and it is
mat 10 he supposed that it was an acci-
f-.s ger. The provisions of the proposed
s-..-da.eu were such that once any town or
...lat p state adopts the license system, it is
s.t.-ei upon that town, if this amendment
81 b. adopted, until the constitution of the
So. AZ he changed. There was no provision
t. annual elections upon the question of
ss-s4 nu license, so that if a town or city
7=-- ieclde to accept the license policy for
s-zsf would be in for the free sale of liquor
f- me- unless the constitution should
gg hanged. The expose of this trick
rs. the allies of the saloon to amend the
.-sr3r H before it was put on its passage.
-la large Of the opposition that the special
, Was rum session was fully confirmed
7 vents of Friday. During the entire
7nng TO II p. m. there was practi-
ea-. e.r'ruous debate in one house or the
rss~ .. the administration local option
.-r....rt to the constitution. The debate
.-s -olse and Senate was on party lines,
r.7 ..- 80 exceptions, Representative Clear
7s laIlowell, Republican, speaking for
81. 4'e and Representative Dutton of
0r smgcrat, speaking against it. The,de-
.-a Houses was characterized by deep
t. The Senate the bitter invective of
--.. arson OF Waldo was riddied by the
-- sd forceful replies of Senators Milli-
.-.. took and Stearns of Oxford. In
.-. It was necessary for Speaker Morey
' 7Ie assistance of Representative
l- champoning the local option side
e, but even then the Democratic
Tor the measure appeared weak and
.- pierced by the eloquence of Rep
-- Jersey Of Houlton and the keen
.auresentatives Wheeler of Paris and
..sworth.
-4e two Houses had adjourned, Friday
ne Senate had passed to be en-
g- a strict party vote of 20 to 7, the
amendment to the onstitution,
l1ker, the House had passed to be
-ae election regulation law and smi-
spon 1t had been taken in the SEN
a. tricting bill adopted by the COM
-. lu4rsday evening, had been reported
House and passed in both branches,
a. roads bond issue amendment to the
a. --oH had had its two readings in the
ter the perpetual performance joker
by the newspaper men had been
--.- Cd and was given two readings in the
'sl7'-. il vas again amended in the Senate
3 vision that the expenditure of the
.2s "a 5ed should be divided equtably
H. .na several counties of the State.
.5e My change made in the Congressional
'F52 IS changing Washington county from
ls;,prtt to the third district.
ne 1cal option resolve was defeated Satur-
"a, ae democratic majority in the House
@ig 10 muster the necessary two-thirds
@Ma-ge vote on the final passage of the
~ Sd he vote was II in the affirmative
4' ID 10 The negative. There are s5 Demo-
;'l4 and 6d Republicans in the House. Two
| I5-0'cans, Clearwater of Hallowell and
Qsar, voted with the Democrats and seven
Democrats, Irafton, Dutton, Harmon, Phillips,
y+s-H4 If Waldoboro, Farnham, Thompson
| J ''=s4ue Isle voted with the Republicans
1As afper branch, Senator Sanborn of Pis-
@.-ql's made speech against the measure
,@ sf1ounced that he should withdraw his
-f-aa'lyn papers for the coming senatorial
.saoH For time it appeared as though
Ss f1al death of the local option measure
s'1Il oe postponed until the reassembling of
" eglsatare but the senate did not insist
I1 cal for committee of conference, as it
- hougnt at one time it would. They mere
y ,.'sq to non-concur with the action taken
y ae house in the non passage of the resolve.
M me other Pattangall- -Pasted measures were
@led through and the senate quickly con-
~feo IN their final passage. 1t was necessary
' ~Eg' wo-thirds vote on the State highway
s'l.e and it was carried 100 to 5.
g., a! j 80 o'cock both branches adjourned un-
rt. '! o'clock Tuesday, April End. when they
,. ,% assemble to elect an United States sena-
~" fI Senator Frye's unexpired term.