Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-13

Sixth District Piscataquis county.
E. belmont Merrill, Foxcroft.
Seventh District, Washington coun-
ty, Stanley @. Grady, Eastport.
Chairman HERSEY: Without OBJ
lection, it is understood that the seven
executive councillors are voted for up
on one ticket and not separately. The
chair wishes to announce before the
vote is taken that perhaps the chair
is responsible for the participation of
some argument this morning. Inad-
vertently the Speaker Of the House
and the Chairman Of the Convention
who are very good friends. agreed to
pair On last Friday. The Chair thinks
it was wrong, and that we were vio-
lating the spirit of the constitution
and thereby not making it a secret
ballot. From now on the Speaker OF
the House and the Chairman Of the
Convention are not paired: we shall
vote for whom we please. In the vot
ing the Chair will suggest that it is
very easy for those who do not wish
to expose their ballot not to expose it,
and the Chair sincerely hopes that
thSfe will be no occasion during this
ballotting for criticism Of the acts of
this legislature. The Chair wishes to
have the ballot perfectly fair. With
this explanation the vote will proceed
and the committee will attend to the
discharge of their duties in distributing
the ballots.
During the call of the roll and when
the name of MIR. Campbell of Island
Falls was reached,
Mr.. CAMPBELL: Mr.. Chairman, !
am not voting.
Chairman HERSEY: The Chair
rules that every member must vote.
The committee having attended to
the duty assigned it, Senator York
from the committee reported as fol-
lows:
Whole number of votes cast, 1S1
Necessary for choice. 81
DR. c. Nj. Sleeper of South Berwick
had 81
John Clark scates of Westbrook had 81
Q. w. Simmons of Kingfeld had 81
Silas #. Lawry of Fairfield had 81
J. A. Cunningham of Ellsworth had 81
Micajah Hudson of Guilford had u
F. w. Burnham of Milbridge had 81
Edward w. Wheeler of Brunswick had 81
DR.. D. F. Field of Phillips had 81
Frank w. Briggs of Skowhegan had 81
Orlando w. Foss of Hancock had 81
Fred H. Heath Of Guilford had 81
John r. Trmble of Calais had 81
Kenneth w. Sutherland of Saco had
George F. West of Portland had
Ernest w. Libby of Pennington had 3
Allison p. Howes of Palmyra had 3
Charles l.. Morang of Ellsworth had 3
e. belmont Merrill Of Foxcroft had
Stanley @. Grady of Eastport had
The report was accepted.
The Chair thereupon declared DR.. G.
NJ Sleeper of South Berwick, John Clark
Scates of Westbrook, o. w. Simmons of
Kingfeld, Silas T. Lawry of Fairfield, J.
A. Cunningham of Ellsworth. Micajah
Hudson of Gulford and F. w. Burnham
OF Milbridge duly elected councillors for
the State of Maine for the political years
of 1915 and 1916.
On motion by Mr.. Sanborn of South
Portland the secretary of the convention
was directed to inform the Hons. DR.. c.
NJ Sleeper. John Clark Scates, Q. w.
Simmons, Silas T. Lawry, j. A. Cunning
ham, Micajah Hudson and F. w. Burn
ham of their election as executive coun-
cillors for the current political years of
1915 and 1916
Subsequently the secretary of the con-
vention reported that he had performed
the duty assigned him and had notified
the Hons John Clark Scates, Micajah
w
present at this time. of their election.
Senator Boynton of Lincoln moved that
the rules be suspended by unanimous
consent and a message be sent to the
executive councillors elect informing
them that the two branches of the Leg
islature are in convention assembled
ready to administer to them the oaths
required by the constitution to qualify
them to enter thereupon the discharge
of their official duties.
The motion was agreed to,
The chairman of the convention there
upon appointed Senator Boynton Of Lin
coin to convey the message.
Subsequently Senator Boynton reported
that he had performed the duty assigned
him and that the executive councillors
elect were pleased to say that they would
forthwith attend upon the convention and
subscribe the oaths necessary for them
to enter upon the discharge of their off,
cial duties.
Thereupon the Hons. John Clark Scates.
Micaiah Hudson and F. w. Burnham
came in and took the subscribed oaths
necessary to qualify them to enter upon
the discharge of their official duties.
Senaor Walker of Somerset moved
that a message be conveyed to the
Governor informing him of the cleo
ton of the Hons. c. M. Sleeper, John
Clark Scates, o. w. Simmons, Silas I.
I.awry, j. f. Cunningham, Micajah
Hudson and F. w. Burnham as Exec
utive Councillors for the political years
of 1915 and 1916.
The motion was agreed to.
The chairman thereupon appointed
the secretary of the convention to con-
vey the message to the Governor.
The secretary subsequently report
ed that he had performed the duty as
signed him.
Senator Walker of Somerset moved
that the convention do now proceed to
the election of a commissioner of ag-
riculture.
Senator BOYNTON Of Lincoln: Mr..
Chairman. 1 can certainly see no
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