Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-04

reported as follows:
Whole number of votes cast LES; neces-
sary for a choice 70; John E. Bunker had
A. Frank W. Ball had liz.
The report was accepted and Frank W.
Ball declared duly elected secretary Of
State
On motion by Senator Holt it was voted
to appoint a committee to receive, sort
and count votes for treasurer of State.
The chairman then appointed Messrs.
Holt of Cumberland. Googin Of Andros-
coggin, Stubbs of: Strong. Conary Of
Bucksport, Harrington of Augusta, Dow
of Jefferson and Mellon of Bddeford
Having attended to the duties assigned
it, Senator Holt from the comfhittee re-
ported as follows:
Whole number of votes east 1e2; neces-
sary for choice So; Joseph W: simpsos-
had 49, Elmer e. Newbert had 43.
The report was accepted and Joseph w.
Simpson was declaredtduly elected State
treasurer for the political years 1917 anc
1918.
On motion by Senator Davies. it was
voted to appoint committee TO re-
ceive, sort and count votes for attorney
general.
The chairman then appointed
Messrs. Davies of Cumberland, Butter
of Knox, Buzzell of Belfast, Dutton of
Bingham, Murray of Bangor. Lyford of
Sebec and Holt of SkowhegaR.
Having attended to the$ duties as
signed it. Senator Davies from the
committee reported as follows:
Whole number of votes cast 179;
necessary for choice, 90: Guy FL.
Sturgis had 1873; Leonard A. Pierce
had 46.
The report was accepted and Guy H.
Sturgis was declared elected attorney
general for the political years of 19l7
and 1918.
On motion by Senator Stanley, 1t
was voted to appoint committee to
receive, sort and count votes for COM
missioner of agriculture.
The chairman then appointed Messrs.
Stanley of Oxford. Grant of Cumber-
land, Snow of Mars Hill, Baxter of
Portland Redman of Ellsworth, Libby
of Litchfield and Fleming of Bangor.
Having attended to the duties as
signed it, Senator Stanley from the
committee reported as follows
Whole number of votes cast, III;
necessary for a choice, Sc; William T.
Guptill had As; John A. Roberts had
1876
The report was accepted and John
A. Roberts declared duly elected COM
missioner of agriculture for the polit-
ical years of 1917 and 1918.
On motion of Senator Gillin. it was
voted to appoint committee to re-
ceive, sort and count votes for seven
Executive Councillors.
The chairman then appointed
Messrs. Giliin of .Penobscot, Hastings
of Androscoggin, Driscoll of Lewiston.
Hammond of Van Buren, Anderson of
Portland, Ellis of Gardiner and Webb
of Cherryfield
Senator AMES: Mr.. Chairman, l
notice that the name of the councillor
of the seventh district is given as Ash
ley P. st. Peter. 1t should be Ashley
St Clair without any middle letter.
move that the letter p be stricken off
the ballots and the convention SO no
tilted.
The motion was carried.
Mr.. COLE of Eliot: Mr.. Chairman, a
part of the members of this convention
have voted for Ashley P. st. Clair and
a part of them for Ashley st. Clair
and 1 move that the votes that have
been collected be returned again in or
der that those may be rectified to cor
respond.
The motion was carried, and the bal
lots re-distributed as ordered.
Having attended to the duties as
signed it, Senator Gillin from the COM
mittee reported as follows:
Whole number Of votes cast 155.
necessary for a choice 7S; Edward F.
Gowell of Berwick had 116: George w.
Norton of Portland had 116; Frank b.
Nichols of Bath had 116: Fred w. Bun
ker of Anson had 116; Alton E. Farms
worth of Brooklin had 116; Norman
H. Fay of Dexter had 116; Ashley st.
Clair of Calais had 116; j. G. c. Smith
of York had 80; John Clark Scates of
Westbrook had 80; Wallace N. Price
of Sagadahoc had 80; William f.
Scott of Somerset had 80; j. E. Cum
ningham of Hancock had 80; H. T.
Gallagher of Penobscot had 80; Frank
w. Burnham of Washington had 80.
The report was accepted.
The Chair thereupon declared Messrs.
Gowell of Berwick, Norton of Port
land, Nichols of Bath. Bunker Of An
son, Farnsworth of Brooklin, Fay OF
Dexter and ST. Clair Of Calais duly
elected councillors for the State of
Maine for the political years Of 1917
and 1918.
On motion by Mr.. Sisson of Island
Falls, the secretary of the convention
was directed to inform Frank w. Ball
of Dover of his election as secretary
of State, Guy H. Sturgis of Portland
of his election as attorney general,
John A. Roberts Of Norway Of his elec-
ton as commissioner of agriculture,
Joseph W. Simpson of his election as
treasurer of State, and Messrs. Cow
ell, Norton, Nichols, Bunker Farms
worth, Fay and St. Clair of their cleo
ton as Executive Councillors, all for
the political years of 1917 and 1918.
Subsequently the secretary Of the
convention reported that he had per-
formed the duty with which he was
charged.
Mr.. Conary of Bucksport moved
that the rules be suspended by unan-
imoIfs consent and that a MESA % ha