Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-25
18th MAINE LEGISLATURE.

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last minute / was in office | was tru
10 nv oath. | will say that the sherli
gets but little for what he does.
was doing my duty as thorough!
as knew how to do it. and was noml
mated for the third term, which | dl'
moi want. what came of it? Right il
the midst of my work there came GU
an article in Republican Journal pup
lished very near here with the mos
fabulous lies ever printed about me
and they went into Stonington ah'
took team loaded with empty oh(
beer kegs and hauled it little ways
and took picture of it and htti'
WAYS further took another picture, ahC
still further on another picture, ant
some of the leading men, one OF III;
promoters and one of the writers 81
the Republican platform for the Re-
publican Convention was one OF the
men who helped to get up that sean
dalous story on me.
am a Democrat and | de not be
)ieve in local option. | do not believe
in legalfzng the sale of liquor, but
can YOU blame me. as Democrat
when | have all this before me for
standing up and voting for this and
asking the people to tell us again
whether they want this thing? l have
not changed my position but l have
got to the place where the people
should not put more upon the sherifs
to do when they are doing all they
can.
Mr.. IRVING of Aroostook: Mr..
Chairman. / arise TO ask a question
out of pure curiosity. 1t has been
stated that nothing was decided by the
election of last September, and | have
the curiosity to ask the question, how
much of a majority it would be neees-
sary to have in order to accomplish
anything? That just occurred TO me
and | would like to know. We certain
~ had something like seven or eight
hundred. Would it not be good thing
10 determine how much majority we
must have to determine this question
when We submit it to the people?
Mr.. STAPLES: The proposition
submitted here. today, is different from
the one of last year. That Was straight
il is another question entirely. There
fore your question | think is not peril
nen;.
Mr.. Chairman. now move that the
amendment to Senate Document No. /
as presented to this committee be
adopted
The motion was adopted.
Mr.. STAPLES: Mr.. Chairman,
move you that Senate Document No. 1
as presented to this eonmittee and
amended, be adopted, and that the
Chairman of this committee be au-
thorized TO report the amended bin to
the Senate with the recommendation
that it ought TO pass.
Mr.. MILLIKEN: Let me say now,
in behalf of those opposed to this
measure, as we understand ii final
vote INVOLVING roll call is to be taken
after the measure has been engrossed
and returned here. | see no reason
why we should make any delay by roll
calls, and so far as | am concerned
will make no objection and ask for no
roll call
Mr. CLIFFORD. Mr.. Chairman, |
understand that is the intention.
Mr. HANSON asked that the roll be
called now
The CHAIR ruled that the motion
of the senator from Knox called for
division of the committee only.
The motion OF the senator from
Knox was adopted by rising vote,
two-thirds of the members rising in
favor of the motion.
On motion by Mr.. Staples the Chair
man of the committee left the Chair
TO report to the Senate.