Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-11

known Thibodeau's name should go on
thu ticket because first filed. Owing to
the Importance of the case and the pre-
cedent to be established the protest is
given in full, as follows:
To the Honorable Joseph E. Alexander,
Secretary of State, Augusta, Maine.
The undersigned, Fortunat o. Michaud
of Van Buren, in the County of Aroos-
took and State of Maine, respectfully
represents that on the gath day of July,
1914, he fled in your Office nomination
papers signed by qualified voters of the
Legislative Glass District comprising the
towns of Van Buren, and Grand Isle and
the Plantations of Hamlin, Cyr and
Township Number II, Range 3, in the
County of Aroostook and State of Maine,
which said papers were sufficient in law
TO nominate the undersigned as a candi-
date for Representative to the Legisla-
ture of the Progressive party in said
Legislative District to be voted upon at
the biennial September election, 1914, and
on the same oath day of July, 1914, the
undersigned filed in your Office his &C
ceptance of the said nomination.
The undersigned further respectfully
represents that on the 2lst day of July.
1914 and on the 23rd day of July, 1914,
nomination papers subscribed by names
amounting in all to twenty-seven were
filed in your office by one Levite V.
Thibodeau of Van Buren aforesaid, which
said nomination papers purported to
nominate the said Levite V. Thibodeau
as candidate of the said Progressive
party for the said Office
The undersigned is informed and be-
lieves that 1t is your intention, because
of the said nomination papers filed as
aforesaid by the said Levite V. Thibo-
deau, to print the name of the said Lee
vite Thibodeau instead of the name of
the undersigned upon the official ballot
to be used at the biennial September
election. 1914. as the Candidate of the
Progressive party for Representative to
the Legislature from the said Legisla-
tive Glass District.
The undersigned further respectfully
represents that the nomination papers of
the said Levite V. Thibodeau, filed as
aforesaid, are not in accordance with
the Statutes of the State of Maine and
are not sufficient in law to permit the
be printed on said ballot, as aforesaid.
for the following reason; to wit: Two
names appearing upon the said nomina-
ton papers of the said Levte V. Thibo-
deau, to wit: the name of Ferd Girard
and that of F A. Theriault, both of Van
Buren, in the County of Aroostoek and
State of Maine, are the names and sig
natures of voters in said Glass District
who had signed Primary nomination
papers for the nomination of the said
Levite v. Thibodeau as a Candidate of
the Republican party for the same office.
at the Primary election held on the 18th
day of June, 1914, which said Primary
election paper was filed in your office on
the 2lst day of April 1914 One name
appearing on the nomination paper OF
the said Levite V. Thibodeau, filed In
| your Office July 23rd, 1914, to wit; the
name of Cyr A. Cyr, is the name and sig
nature of an individual who had. prior
to the signing of the said nomination
paper of the said Levite V Thibodeau,
signed the nomination paper of the I'M
dersigned for the same office
The undersigned claims that these facts
render invalid the signatures of the three
Individuals aforesaid and that the said
nomination paper filed in your office by
/ the said Levite v Thibodeau. as afore-
said, is insufficient in law, as not con-
tanning the signatures of twenty-five
voters, as required by law, by reason
of all which the undersigned protests
against the printing of the name of the
said Levite V. Thihadeau upon the Off