Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-08
77TH. LEGISLATURE


At this point the Senate came in and
joint convention was formed.
In Convention
president Hersey in the chair.)
Chairman HERSEY: Gentlemen of the
convention, the hour has arrived to which
this convention was adjourned. II
there is no objection the chairman OF
the convention will order a roll-call to
see who are present.
A call of the roll showed that the
following were present:
Albert, Sen. Allen Of Kennebec, Al
len OF Machias, Sen. Ames of " ash
lngton, Ames of Stockton Springs. Az
erlH, Ballard, Sen. Bartlett, Beal,
Benn, Bernier, Besse, Blake of New
Gloucester, Blake Of Oakland, onney,
Bourque, Sen. Boynton, Bradbury.
Bragdon, Brann, Drawn, Brown Of Au-
burn. Brown Of New Sharon, Sen. Bur-
leigh, Bussey. Sen. Butler, Campbell,
Carson, Chadbourne, Chamberlain,
Chaplin, Sen. Chatto, Sen. Clark, Glenn
ent, Clifford. Cobb, Coffin, Sen. Colby.
Colcord. Sen. Cole, Sen. Conant, Con-
nellan. Connors, Corlis. Currier, Daigle,
Danforth, Davis, Descoteaux, billing,
Douglass. Drapeau. Drummond, Sen.
Dunton, Durgain, Sen. Durgin. Dut-
ton. Edwards, Ellis. Sen. Emery, Frs
kline, Evans, Fay. Sen. Flaherty, Ford,
Garcelon, Gerrish, Gilmour, Gold
thWait, Gooding, Goodwin, Gould,
Grant, Creation, Greeley, Greenlaw.
Greenleaf, Hanson Of Saco, Hanson
Of Sanford, Harraden, Harper. Hart,
Haskell, Sen. Hastings, Sen. Herrick.
Sen. Hersey. Higgins, Hill, Hobbs,
Hodgkins, Holt Of Gouldsboro.. Holt
OF Skowhegan, Jameson. Sen. Jillson.
Jordan, Lawrence. Leader. Sen. Leary.
Lewis, Libby, Littlefeld, Lombard.
Lord, Mansir, Maxwell, McCarty Nc
Corrison, McCurdy. McIntire, .Mckin-
ley, McNally, Meader, Millett. Mitch
ell. Morrison Morse. Sen. :ioulton.
Mulligan. Mullin, Sen. Murphy. Mellon.
Newell, Nicholas, Noyes. OConnell.
Peabblcs. Sen. Peacock, Perham, Per-
kins, Peterson. Pitcher. Pierce OF
Pennington. Pierce Of Eoulton, Plu-
mer. Pollard, Sen. Price. Ranney.
Kicker, Roberts, Robinson, Russell of
Alfred, Russell Of Lewiston. Ryder, St.
Clair of Calais, St. Clair of Rockland.
Sanborn. Sen. Scammon. Small, Smith.
Snow, Sen. Swift, Tabbutt, Tate, Thib-
odeau of Fort Kent, Thibodeau of Van
Buren,, Thombs Sen. Thurston, Tobey,
Towle. Trafton, Turner, futile. Farney,
Sen. Walker, Ward, Wasgatt, Wash
burn Watcrhouse Watts, Neob,
WEIGH. sen. Weld, Wescott. Wheeler,
Wilkins, Wilson, Wise, Wcodinan,
Wyman.
Present, 1872.
Absent, o.
Chairman HERSEY: The chair un~
derstands that all the members If
both branches are present in the Joint
convention, and the chair wishes %
say that those having charge OF the
floor of the House viii see that none
but members Of the joint convention
and the officer; are present upon the
floor Ot the Mouse.
Senator BOYNTON Of Lincoln: MI.
Chairman move that during the bal
loting for Secretary of State the bal
lot box be PLACED Upon TIE table "a
front Of the Sep>al-er's desk. ana thae
the roll OF the joint convention De
called and as eaeh members name IS
called he step forward and deposit
his ballot in the box.
The motion vas agreed TO.
Chairman EERSEY: Gentlemen. II :
are bal!u;inG for : cratary OF State
from an adjournment OF this joint con-
vention a committee has previously
been appointed, and new hi-i-'S VIII
be declared By the chair. .IEe com
mittee will attend TO the DISTRIBUTION
of ballots. th-t committee con5lstsn2
of senator Il3stinEs of A0droscoGG!n.
syr. Higgins OF brewer, Senator Need
Of Penobscot. Mr. Sanborn Of South
Portland, Mr. CoicorG OF Portland MI
Ellis OF Gardiner and -ir. Gould u
Leeds The chair announces tie same
r2ir which is announced yesterday. pc
tween the President OF the Senate and
the Speaker of the House. The sccra-
tary Of the convention will call tn2
roll.
A roll call was had.
Fifth ballot: Having attended to tn:
duty assigned is, Senator hasunSs'
from the committee reported as fol-
lows:
Whole number of votes cast, lSo
Necessary for choice,
John E. Bunker had W
Joseph E. Alexander had 81
Roland F. CLARK had )
The report was accepted.
Chairman HERSEY: The chair de-
clares that there is no election. The
convention will proceed tc another ba:-
lot.
Sixth ballet: Having attended to the
duty assigned it, Senator Hastings
from the committee reported as fol-
lows:
Whole number of votes cast. 1so
Necessary for a choice. 81
John E. Bunker had, 81
Joseph E. Alexander had, SO