Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-14

er the chairman of this convention
can vote on his own ruling. The Chair
| rules that he can.
Mr.. PLUMMER of Lisbon: Mr.
| Chairman, in regard to the question Of
the appeal from the ruling of the
Chairman IIERSEY: The gentleman
| Is not iii order. A division has been
called for and no debate is in order.
| The Chair will appoint as monitors
OF the convention the monitors of the
| House. who will now take their places
| The question before the convention is:
shall the decision of the Chair stand
as the judgment OF this convention
| Upon that question a division has been
called for. Those who are III favor OF
| sustaining the Chair will rise AMI
| stand in their places until counted
| and the monitors have returned the
| vote.
y division being had, 81 voted in
the affirmative and 81 against.
Chairman HERSEY: 81 having vot
ed in the affirmative and 81 in the
| negative, the decision OF the Chair il;
| sustained.
Mr.. DEsCOTEAUX of Biddeford:
there We're 81 yeas
Chairman HERSEY: The Chair
rules that the gentleman is not in or
der. The Chair now lays before the
| convention the unfinished business OF
| yesterday. the election of a treasurer
OF state. The committee will take
| charge of the ballots and see TO the
distribution of them.
Senator MURPHY of Cumberland:
Mr.. Chairman, l move that the ballot
box be enptied to show that it is
| empty before the vote is taken.
MI CLIFFORD of Lewiston: Mr..
Chairman, rise 10 a point of parlia =
mentary inquiry in regard to your de-
cision.
Chairman iIERSEY: The Chair rules
| that it is too late for the gentleman
to make that inquiry
Mir. PIERCE Of Houlton: Mr. Chair
nan, would like TO ask, SO that there
will be no misunderstanding, if I am
| to understand that the ruling of the
! Chair applies to what is to take place
in future, and that you will instruct
| the committee to count no votes eX-
cept those returned upon the ballots
passed out by the pages and messen-
| gers?
Chairman HERSEY: The Chair will
state that it did not wish to be under
! stood that way The Chair instructed
the committee that it was their duty t,
select those ballots and present them
to this convention for its approval or
Gisapproval, if there were any put
into the box, if they find anything
but official ballots in the box to re.
turn the whole ballot official ami
unofficial, and let the convention Sc.
tie the question.
The Chair wishes to state that !
member OF the committee, the gen.
tlenan from Merrill (Mr Libby SAYS
that on account of sickness he would
like to be excused from the commi.
tee, but not excused from his pres
ence in the House. Is it the pleasure
of the convention to excuse him from
the commNee?
Senator BOYNTON of Lincoln
moved that the gentleman from Mer-
rill tMr. Libby be excused from the
committee.
The motion was agreed to, and the
gentleman was excused.
The Chair thereupon appointed the
gentleman from Woodstock, Mr.. Per-
ham, to take the place upon the COM
mittee previously occupied by Mr.. Lib
by of Merrill.
Sixth ballot: Having attended to the
duties assigned it, Senator Moulton
from the committee reported as fol-
lows:
Whole number of votes cast, 49,
Necessary for a choice, 81
Elmer E. Newbert had 81
Joseph w. Simpson had 81
Morrill, \. Drew had 4
The report was accepted.
Chairman HERSEY: The Chair de-
clares that there is no election. The
convention will proceed to a new bals
lot.
Senator BOYNTON of Lincoln: Mr..
Chairman, l move that this joint con-
vention do now adjourn until 10 O'Clock
tomorrow.
Senator Moulton of Cumberland Sec
onded the motion.
MI. HIGGINS of Brewer: Mr.
Chairman. trust this motion will not
prevail
Chairman HERSEY: The Chair
rules that no debate is in order. The
question before the convention is on
the motion of the senator from Lin
coin (Senator Boynton) that this con-
vention do now adjourn until 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
A viva voce vote being taken,
The motion was lost.
Senator BCYNTON: Mr.. Chairman,
I would respectfully doubt the vote
and ask for a division of the conven-
ton.
A division was ordered
Chairman HERSEY: The question be-
fore the convention is the adjourn
ment of the convention until 10 o'clock
tomorrow. Upon this question a divis-
ion has been ordered. The Chair will
appoint as monitors of the convention
the monitors of the House. who will
now take their places. Those in favor
Of the motion to adjourn until IL
o'clock tomorrow will rise and stand