Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-13
Names Presidential Elect
Ors Will Meet Jan. 6

! The six Presidential electors, George
G. Emery Of Sanford, HERBERT Gray of
| Old Town. Fred G. Kinsman of Au-
, gusta, Walter G. Morse of Rumford,
Beecher Putnam of Houlton and Ed
ward P. Kicker of Poland, who were
chosen in the election Of last Tuesday
| will meet for organization under the
law in the Senate chamber at Augusta
| on the Saturday preceding the second
Monday of January next after their
election, which in this case would be
Jan. 6, 1917. If any elector chosen is
not present, the electors by a majority
of votes shall elect the required num-
her of persons qualified to supply the
deficiency.
Section 1923 Of Chapter six of the Re-
Vised Statutes states that the electors
on the second Monday of January shall
vote for ballot for one person for Pies
ident and one person for Vice President
of the United States, one of whom at
least shall not be an inhabitant of this
State. They shall name in their ballots
the person voted for as President and
in distinct ballots the person voted for
as Vice President. They shall make
ana subscribe three certificates of all
the votes by them given, each of which
shail contain the distinct lists, one Of
the votes given for President and the
otner the votes given for Vice Presi-
oent: they shall seal them up and Ger
lily on each certificate that list of
votes OF the State of Maine for Presi.
oent ana Vice President of the United
states IS contained therein. In this
electlon or course the electors will cast
thelr ballots for the Republican nomi-
nees. Charles E. Hughes of New York
Tor president and Charles Warren
Fairbanks of Indiana for Vice presi-
dent
Inc law further provides that the
eiectors' or a majority of them. shall
appoint person to take charge of the
ceruneates and deliver one of them at
the seat of government of the United
states, TO the president of the Senate
OF the United States, before the fourth
Monday of the month of January in
winch their meeting shall have Id On
neld. They shall forward by the post
ONCE another of these certificates d.
rected TO the PRESIDENT Of the Senate
at the same seat of government. and
tney snail forthwith cause the otb.r
certificate to be delivered to the iudoe
OF the district court of the United
States for the district Of Maine.
ELECTORS snail receive as compensa-
tlon ten dollars a day and such tr.I.o,
as members of the legislature receive
lneH may appoint secretary and srcb
otner omcers as they deem prooer who
snail receive such reasonable comnan-
sation Tor their services as the electors
shall allow them.
oectlon one Of Article II Of the Con-
stitut,en states that each state sh.,,
appoint. IN such manner as the lepis-
iature thereof may direct. a unmher -,
ELECTORS equal to the whole number -
senator's and representatives NAV ha
entitled to in Congress: but no sen.+or
or representative, or person ho,d;n
| ONCE or trust or profit under 49, 80: an
Slal De appointed an elector
Four Years AGO
rour years ago. In 1912, the people NJ
Mane' 1or the first time in 60 wears
enose PRESIDENTIAL and vice presidential
eols OF the Democratic persna.;on
sn u On Jan. TO- 1913. the electors met ~
&c oenate chamber at the State Housa
NJ orsanization. On the fo,lowin.
onuaS the electors again mot .ns
w. so.e ~ Ior woodrow Wilson of New Jer-
sey ,or president and Thomas No
s,an OF Indiana for vice nres,da..
ne electors were Leslie Boynton q,
'eHerson, DR.. Seth c. Gordon Of port
lano: u. J. w. Sawyer Of Dexter I'd
wafu r. Murray Of Bangor, Mervin p
son Of Belfast AAa''-