Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-09
Maine Electors Cast Votes
for Hughes and Fairbanks

Names Electoral College met Monday
afternoon at the State House and for
mally cast their ballots for the Republi-
can candidates for President and Vice
President of the United States, Charles
f. Hughes of New York and Charles w.
Fairbanks of Indiana.
The Maine Electoral College met &C
cording to schedule at / P. M. Monday,
Jan. g. 1917, at the Senate chamber, State
House. all the members present, Fred
G. Kinsman of Augusta a (president),
George c. Emery of Sanford, Charles P.
Barnes of Houlton, Walter G. Morse OF
Runford, Beecher Putnam of Houlton
and William l.. Bonney of Bowdoinham.
Secretary VIM. r. Roix and Messenger
C. Fl. Lovejoy were in attendance.
President at 1l5 called on Rev. VIM.
+. Livingston to offer prayer
The journal Of last Saturdays proceed
ings was read bv Sec. Roix and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Bonney, seconded by Mr. En-
cry, the report was approved.
On motion of Mr.. Emery, seconded by
Mr.. Morse, the electors proceed to vote
for President of the United States, the
Chair naming Messrs. Emery, Morse and
Bonney as committee to receive, sort
and count votes.
Mr. Emery reported that six votes had
been cast for Charles E. Hughes of New
York.
On motion Of Mr.. Barnes the report
was accepted and the chairman declared
the vote.
The same committee was named to re-
ceive, sort and count votes for Vice
President of the United States and later
reported six votes cast for Charles w.
Fairbanks of Indiana. The report was
accepted and the chairman declared the
vote.
On motion of Mr.. Barnes, seconded by
Mr.. Emery. Beecher Putnam was nomi-
mated as messenger to carry one of the
certificates to Washington and deliver it
to the President of the Senate. Messrs.
Emery, Morse and Bonney were appoint
ed a committee to receive, sort and count
votes and later reported the election Of
Mr.. Putnam. Secretary RoiX declared
the vote and the report was accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Barnes, seconded by
Mr.. Putnam, A. p. Cole was nominated
as messenger to deliver one Of the GER
tificates to the judge of the United States
district court for Maine and the secreta-
nv instructed to cast one ballot for him.
The secretary cast the ballot and declar
ed the vote.
On motion of Mr.. Putnam. seconded by
Mr. Emery, the secretary was instructed
to deliver to the postmaster of Augusta
another of the certificates addressed to
the President Of the United States Senate
and TO take a recent therefor.
On motion OF Mr.. Putnam, an order
was passed instructing the secretary
to make up the pay roll Of the mem
beers of the Electoral College, its sec
rotary, messenger chaplain. the ded-
linus justice and the messenger to the
United States district court judge at
Portland. The payroll. aggregating 1915.
was approved, signed by the president
and secretary Of the college and sent
to the State treasury to be paid.
On motion Of Mr.. Bonney, it was
voted that the secretary of the Elec-
toral College be directed to deliver one
of said certificates to Beecher Put
nam, messenger to the President Of
the United States Senate in the city
of Washington: one other to A. B.
Cole, messenger to the judge of the
United States district court for Maine:
and forward by registered mail 20 the
President OF the United States Senate
at Washington. D. c., one other of said
certificates: also to deliver to the sec
rotary of State enc other of said GER
tificates together with the records Of
this Electoral College.
On motion Of Mr.. Emery, a rising