Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14

cause you said the sheriff of that conn-
~ was g,iilty2 We have reeomiheHu
I'd the removal of Mr.. Moulton, sheri1
of Cumberland county. and we nave
said that he is guilty, and II ne Is
guilty | am going to ADD that ooa,.s
Attorney samuel l.. Bates is also
entity. we have recommended the re-
moyaa of John W. Ballou. and we
should add to that the county attor-
nev OF that county as being also gulity'
and il Sh, riff Lowe was guilty and re-
signed for that reason, is 1t any reason
to assume that this young man is ike
wise guilty? -.
This may be our last official act III this
Legislature. and | wish to say this anu
then sit down: | would rather in eXef-
csng this legislative act in my leglsia-
tive career would rather lose my left
hand than today to sit in my seat ana
vote to recommend to Governor Haines
the removal of County Attorney Hines.
this rising young man with ambitious
tendencies and the mayor of our neigh
boring city. ssxEN
Mr.. DURGIN of Milo Mr. Speaker and
gentlemen of the House, l do not rise
in the closing hours of this Legislature
upon this case to state here how l in
tend to vote / do desire to say word
in protest against any individual stating
OH the floor of this House that the MEM
beers of this Legislature have pre-judged
this case before any evidence had gone
in. l talked with gentleman on the
6oor of this House yesterday who does
not vote | do politically, and from
the remarks he made to me he may as
well have said to me that my mind was
already made up. and that because / was
q Republican | was ready to vote to re-
move any Democrat who came here,
and that WAS the policy of the Republic
cans in this House. l do not believe 1t,
and | do not believe that honestly he
believed 1t. Today l have heard the re-
mark made in one of the barber shops
in town, a gentleman stated and he
quoted with approval from the able gen.
tleman who represented this county at
torney. that all you need to say to this
Legislature was. there is your man and
he belongs to certain party, and re-
move him. | do not believe 1t. I believe
that every member of this Legislature
has approached the conclusion of every
case that has been tried here honestly
squarely and with an intention to do his
duty. l have voted as l believed l ought
TO vote, and ! have not taken into ac-
count whether a man was u Democrat or
a Republican.
When l came here / had an opportuni-
ty to play politics If l wanted to, be-
cause it will be remembered that there
was contested election case. and Ii was
question of law, and on the committee
which heard that matter there We're five
Republicans and two Democrats, and Yet
We disregarded utterly any politics and
voted to seat a Democrat in this House.
/ protest that anyone should say that
any member of this House is going to
approach SO important a matter as this
and vote man out of Office simply be-
cause he is a Democrat or Republican.
believe that we shall vote on this aues-
ton as we have voted on other cases,
with the utmost honor and integrity. and
when We have voted we shall each one
of us feel that we have voted according
to our honest convictions and that We
have done our duty as legislators. Gap
plause.)
The SPEAKER: It the House ready
for the question? ThoGe in favor of the
adoption of an address to the Governor
for the removal of William H. Hines.
county attorney for the county of An
droseoggin. upon the calling of their
names will answer yes: those opposed
will answer no. The clerk will call the
roll.
YEA:-Austin. Bass. Benn. Bowler
Bragdon of Sullivan. Butler Chick
Eastman. Farrar. Folsom. Greeneaf of
Auburn. Greenleag Of Otisfield. Harper.
Morrison. Peters. sanborn,. sanderson.
Shelton, SkiIlin. Smith of Auburn, Ste
vens, Stuart, Swift. Taylor, Tobey-s.
don MAY Il Ynr h, ,cir Boman Brag
Churchill, connors. Cook, crowell cyr.
Descoteaux. Boherty. Dresser, Dunton.
Durgin, Eaton, Eldridge, Elliott. Farm
cock, Hartman. Irving. Jennings, John
son, kehoe. Kelleher of Portland, kelle-
her of Watervile, Lawry, Leader. Leary.
LeBei. Marston Mason, Maxwell, Nc
terry Morgan. Morneau, Morse. Newbert.
Q'Connell Packard, Peacock. Peaks,
Pendleton. Putnam, Quinn, REYNOLDS,
Richardson. Roberts. Scates. sherman,
Stetson. Stureis. SWEET. Thombs. Trilnble.
vioIette, Washburn. Waterhouse. Wheel
er. Winehenbamsh. Yeaton,7l.
RroMn CLARK Of for s9an Clark os Se@
Portland.' Cochran, Currier. Davis. Dom
ovan, Dunbar. Emerson. Estes, Gamache,
Gardner, Gordon. Haines. Harrimasn'
Libby. Mathieson. Maybury. Metcalf,
Mitchell of Newport, Mooers, Mute. Pc
terson. Pitcher. Plummer, Price, RAM
say. Kicker, Robinson. Rolfe. Rousseau.
Tryon. Twombiy, Umphrey, Wise-50.
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