Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-13
anu II is dignified. And I certainly hope


the motion will prevail.
Mr.. COLE: Mr.. President. we are act
ing mere today not, as we believe, from
a party standpoint, for the party good,
out we are acting here as representa-
ives the sovereign body Of the State of
maine. want each one of you to dig
INTO the innermost recesses Of your
minds and find out, if you can. what mo-
yves prompted the motion whereby we
/ changed our method Of voting: If it was
TOT 20 lind some member who had straw
ca away, perhaps from the party fold
WAT other motive could there have
.een. When we started to ballot in one
! manner and then changed to some other
method:
90 not accuse any member here of
having any individual sinister motive,
and believe that no member would
90 such thing. l say that we every
one of US, individually are standing
fere to be judged by the people of the
State. and if We resort to certain
methods which may be questioned
and whereby the independence of any
member may be looked into and cir
cumscribed, and perhaps punished for
ing our duty by him or by ourselves.
simply because there may be certain
members here who 90 not care to vote
lot certain officials; because you or
may have an idea that one man may
be better official than another, should
not hinder Us from voting as we wish
to.
we should be free to vote and if
taat ballot box can be placed behind a
screen where a member can place his
ballot free from interruf hon or OBJ
serVation, / will vote in favor of that
ballot box Or any other. The only thing
that [ argue for is that you and l..
regardless of party machine, may vote
as we please and for the men we
please, ana shall not be subjected to
punishment or criticism. Is there a
man here who desires to vote for any
thing bat an honest ballot? l do not
believe there is.
They say someone may drop in two
ballots. There was no one did that be-
fore: no one put in two ballots. And
it is to give everyone a chance to
vote honestly that 1 oppose this mo-
ton
Gentlemen. 7 hope this motion will
not prevail. (Applause)
MIR. PRICE of Sagadahoc: Mr.
President, / appreciate very much the
remarks made by my friend, Mr.. San
born of South Portland. They were in
deed eloquent, but I fail to see where
he showed under all the circumstances.
that there was any difference in the
degree of secrecy between this and
IA oil
to be the only question involved, to
that part of the question we should
confne our arguments. and be govern
al in voting. And for that part l wish
to say that in my opinion / believe
the method now in vogue to be more
secret than that Of passing the ballot.
And I sincerely hope that will be
the method adopted by the joint as
sembly here, and that we proceed
along those lines. (Applause)
Mr.. Perkins OF Augusta: Mr.. Presi-
dent: | believe our constitution provides,
ana there have been no. cases cited here
against our right to call a mans name
and then have him deposit his ballot.
The other day when We were voting
one of our men forget to vote. He was
confused by some one talking with him
and he forgot to vote. This method
makes for accuracy, and that is the reason
We called for it. Secondly, it is more
business-like. Then / think it is a proper
method of voting and ] wish to second
the motion of Senator Boynton-
Mr.. WALKER of Somerset: Mr.. Pres
ident the question has been very well
discussed on both sides. | move that We
proceed to vote.
Chairman HERSEY: The Chair wishes
TO admonish those who are not members
OF the Legislature that all acts of ap-
proval or dsa pproval are out of place
here, and We shall require no more of it.
Is the convention ready for the question?
All those in favor OF the motion of SEN
ator Boyinton that the mode of proceed
ure in balloting for our executive coun-
cillors be tie same as when the conven-
tion voted for secretary of State on
Friday. last, will say yes: those opposed
will say no.
4 vive voce vote being doubted. Mr..
Perkins of Augusta called for a dvis-
ion of the convention.
The motion was agreed to.
y division being had IS voted in the
affirmative and 81 against.
SO the motion prevailed. (Applause)
Senator Cole of York. moved that
committee OF seven members be appoint
ed to receive. sort and count votes for
seven executive councillors.
The motion was agreed to.
The chairman thereupon appointed as
such committee Senator Cole of York and
Flaherty of Cumberland and Messrs.
billing of Easton, Lord Of Ellsworth,
Ward of Augusta, Bonney of Bowdoin-
ham. and Perham OF Woodstock
Senator COLE of York: If l may be
permitted to offer suggestion, it so
long : time since we held our party eau
cuses that it is barely possible some OF
the members here may have lost the
names of the various councillors, and it
Is easy to see how the names may be
overlooked owing to the length Of time
that has elapsed. and l would suggest
for the convenience Of members pres
ent that the secretary Of the convention
read the list of the councillors Of the
different parties.
The secretary of the convention then
read the list of nominations as follows:
Republican Nominations
First District York county, Horace
Mitchell of Kittery.
Second District. Cumberland coun-