Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-16

| Necessary for choice, -
| Edwin c. Burleigh had, -
| Obadiah Gardner had, 70
: Z. NJ. Thompson had,
| The PRESIDENT; 1t appears from
the comparison of the journals of the
| two Branches of the Legislature, and
the Chair declares, that the same per-
| son did not receive majority of the
votes in each Branch of the Legisla-
| ture on yesterday, and it now becomes
| the duty of this convention to pro-
\ coed, under the provisions of the Con-
| sttution and Statutes of the United
| States, to vote by viva voce vote for
, a Senator in Congress for a full term
! beginning on the fourth day of March,
| next. The secretary will call the roll
| BURLEIGH:-Sen Allen of Kennebee,
Allen of Machias, Austin. Sen. Bailey,
Bass. Benn. Benton, Bither Bowler,
Sen. Burlegh, Butler, Sen. Chase. Chick,
Sen. Clark of York. Sen. Colby, Sen. Cole,
Sen. Conant cook, Dufgin, Sen button,
Eastman, Emerson. Sen. Emery, Folsom,
Greenleaf Of Auburn Greenleaf of OTIS
field. Sen. Hagerthy, Haines, Harper
Sen: Hefsey, Higgins, Hutchins, IRVING
ton, sen. Maxwell of Sagadahoc. Nc
Bride. McFadden Merrill, Metealf, Sen
Milliken, Mitchell OF kittery. Mitchell OF
Newport. Mooers. Morrison. Morse, Mute
O'Connell, Sen. patten Of Hancock, tea-
cock, Peaks, Pendleton, Peters, petel son
Ramsay, Sen Reynolds of kennehec
Sen. Richardson of Penobscot. Kicker,
Skillin Sen. SMITH of Pcnobscot, Smith
of Auburn. Smith of Patten, Smith OF
Pittsfield, Smith of Pressure Isle, spencer
Taylor' Thombs' ~ Thompson, Tobey'
Niolette, Sen. Walker. Washburn, Water
GARDNER:-Sen Allan of Washing
ton, Boland. Boman, Sen. Boynton, Bren-
nan, Brown, Bucklin. Chadbourne
New Portland, Connors CroweIl. Currier,
Cyr Davis, DescoteauX Doherty, Dono-
van, Dresser. Dunbar, Pnnton, Eaton,
Illdridge, Elliott, Estes, Farnham. Sen
Hartman. Hartman. Haskell. Sen Hast
ings Hodsdon, Hogan; Jennings, Sen
Jillson, Kehoe, kelleher of Portland
Kelleher of Waterville, Lawry, Leader
Leary. Lebel, Leveille Libby. Sen. Mans
| field Mason Maxwell of Boothbay Har-
Dor. Maybury. Mildon, Sen. Morey, Nor
gan, Morne:iu, Sen. Moulton, Sen. Muir
| ply, Newbert Sen. Packard of Knox,
| Packard of Newburg. Pitcher, Plummer,
| Price, "lutnam, Quinn, Reynolds of Lew
| iston, Robinson, Rolfe, Sargent, Scates.
sherman, Snow. Sprague. Stetson, SWEET,
! Wnchenbaugh, Yeaton.
| T. NJ THOMPSON:-Cocm Mathie-
| son, Richardson of Canton, Sanderson.
| Stanley, Stuart, Wheeler.
| A3SENT:-Wise.
| During the call of the roll the name
| of Mr.. Stanley was reached,
| Mr.. STANLEY of Cumberland: Mr..
| President, / would like to explain my
| vote. Whether it was right or wrong,
| I have paired with Mr.. Wise; and at
the time / was not looking for any
thing more than one ballot, and it was
| not stated whether it was to continue
bat 1T was understood to be on the
| Senatorial vote. | have been trying 10
| communicate with Mr.. Wise, to either
get him here or to get him to release
me if he saw fit from the bond or obi
cation; / have q telegram from him
which / have passed to the clerk of the
! House. 1t does not release me, but il
states that he cannot be here, and fol
that reaso / do not know whether
have n right to vote or not.
The PRESIDENTS: The Chair will
state TO the gentleman that the matter
is a question for him TO decide; if he
desires to be paired with the gentle
| man from Guilford, Mr.. Wise, he will
do so at this time; and if he desires
to vote he will do that at this time
Mr.. STANLEY: Mr. President,
think that is throwing the burden upor
me. and / am hardly competent to tel
| which to do; but if I was to vote
should vote for e. NJ. Thompson
| (Applause)
+. The PRESIDENT: The Chair un-
| derstands the gentleman desires his
vote TO be entered for E. NJ. Thompson
and the secretary will so enter The
| secretary of the convention will now
read the list of members of the con-
vention together with record of theil
; vote
| The secretary then read the list OF
members of the convention together
| with their votes.
The PRESIDENT: The whole num-
Der of votes cast in the joint assembly
+. NJ. Thompson has
Obadiah Gardner has 81
| Edwin G.. Burleigh has 81
and the Chair declares that Edwin C.
| Burleigh of Augusta, having received
a majority of all the votes cast in this
joint assembly is duly elected Senator
in Congress for the full term beginning
| March 18th, next.
Senator Stearns of Oxford, presented