Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-13
First Democratic Body in
SO Years Organizes,
Leslie EOynton Is Chairman
Rev. |. ". Coons, Chaplain.
Meet at 1 P. NJ, Monday. to Cast
Vote for Wilson and Marshall.

Monday will see the first Maine
electors since 1852 casting their bal
lots for a Democratic President and
Vice President.
The electors chosen in November
met in the Senate chamber, Satur-
day afternoon, for organization, choos
ing Hon. Leslie Boynton of Jefferson.
the minority Senate leader, as perman-
ent chairman, Representative Aaron A.
Putnam of Houlton as secretary; Rev.
Leroy W. Coons, pastor of the Uni
versalist church of Augusta as chap
lain and Col. Llewellyn l.. Cooper of
Augusta, formerly superintendent of
public buildings. as messenger of the
College. The electors are DIR. Seth Z.
Gordon of Portland and DIR. j. w. Saw
yer of Dexter. at large, and Melvin
F. Frank of Portland Leslie Boynton
of jefferson, Edgar +. Hanson of Bel
fast and Edward p. Murray of Ban
gor, Hon Charles w. Mullen. mayor
of Bangor. was nominated as one of
the electors in the Democratic State
convention which was held at Angus
la. last March, but was obliged to de-
cline because IF the fact that the fed
eral law will not permit a director Of
81 national bank to serve as an elector,
1.-THE oath of office was administered
to the electors by Representative FL
mer f. Newbert of Augusta, who Is
also the city clerk of that city.
The oath was as follows:
Il giving your name) do swear that
will support the constitution of the
United States and of this State so
long as | continue as citizen there
of So help me God.
Il do swear that / will faithfully
discharge to the best of my ability the
duties encumbent on me as an elector
for President and Vice President of
the United States to the constitution
and laws of this State, SO help me
Cod
Ex- Governor Frederick W. Plaisted
was an interested spectator
One Voted for Pierce and King.
One of the electors at large. DR..
Seth c. Gordon of Portland. voted for
the Democratic candidate for Pres
ident and Vice President. Franklin
Pierce of New Hampshire and Will
liam r. King of Alabama. The vote
was cast in 1852 in the town of Fry
burg when DIR. Gordon was % years
of age. 1t is probable that DR.. Cor
don will be selected, on Monday, by
the Electoral College to carry a certifi-
cate of the vote to the President of
the Senate as is required under the
law.
The electors chosen in 1852, who
voted for Pierce and King. were Ru-
fus McIntire of Parsonsield, John G.
Talbot of East Machias. George f.
Shepley of Portland. Reuben Lowell
of Chestervilie, Iona II. Fuller of
Freedom. Oliver Moses of Bath, Dav-
id Richardson of Canaan and Isaac
NJ. Tabor of Houlton. John C. Tall
bot of East Machias was the per-
manent chairman of the College, Al
anson p. Farwell of Rockland was
secretary and Gilman Turner of Au-
gusta was the messenger. After four
ballots Isaac c. Haynes of Bangor
was chosen to carry the certificate of
the vote to the President of the Sen
ate.
The electors chosen in 1908 were
Charles H. Randall of Portland, Vir-
gil r. Conner of Fairfield, Luther
Maddocks of Roothbay Harbor, Henry
w. Sargent of SedgWick Hugh r.
Chaplin of Bangor and Benjamin r.
Cleaves of Biddeford. Mr.. Cleaves of
Biddeford was absent at the sessions
and Kendall NJ. Dunbar of Damaris-
Gotta was selected in his stead. Chas
III. Randall WAS the permanent chair
man of the College; Arthur l. Brown
of Belfast was secretary and Charles
III. Lovejoy of Sidney was the mes
senger The oath of office was admin
istered by the late Abel d. Russell IN
the capacity of dedimus justice Chas.
II. Randall was chosen to carry the
result of the vote to Washington.
The law requires that the electors
shall make and subscribe three Ger
tificates of all of the votes by them
given. one of these shall be delivered
in person to the President of the Sem
ate at Washington before the fourth
Monday of January, enc shall be mail
ed To the President of the Senate and
the third shall be delivered to the
judge of the district court of the
United States for the district of Maine
Electors receive as compensation
SO day and such travel as members
of the Legislature receive.