Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-04
Drawing Of Seats

Drawing Of Seats
The drawing Of seats in the House
was attended with the usual interest
among both spectators and members,
especially among the members, all of
whom were of course anxious to secure
good" seat, if not the favorite. A
ripple of applause passed over the
chamber when the clerk announced
that William L. Bonney Of Bowdoin-
ham, the new Speaker of the House.
mad drawn Seat No. 1. He occupied
that seat but a few moments, soon be-
ing escorted to the Speakers seat to
take the oath and preside over the de-
alterations of the House.
The following numbers were drawn.
but as there was slight mistake.
through which one seat was assigned
to two members and one members
name was omitted from the box, leav
ing him without a seat. and with the
exchanges usually made among the
members. several changes may be ex-
pected. The seats are given by coun-
ties:
Cumberland
Chaplin of Bridgton 8; Hunt 105;
NORM So; Jordan Ga; Coffin 143; Mer-
rill 10; Alden So; Clark IS; Meserve 109;
Allan sc; Anderson 4S; Baxter AZ;
Brewster 90; Quincy 1903; Rounds 40;
Wilson 1872; Newcomb 62; Babb 1872:
Brown 1875; Chaplin of South Portland
9; Bragdon 81; Spiers 50; Rowe $50.
Penobscot
Flemming 10: Largay "a; Murray 35;
Dearth 43, Cole 81; Hart rs: Kneeland
%: O'Connell s; Packard Isl; Hartwell
1879: King 20; Averill 81; Turner 104;
Ranney SO.
York
Frost 1923; Descoteaux e. Goldthwait
90; Mellon A; PendeXter 33;Cole 80;
Knight 1871; Fletcher 81 Bracket II;
Billings "a; Hanson 107; Allen "a; Cred
ford 112; Ellis of York H.
kennebec
harrington IS: Gannett 10; Burbank
SO; Besse ); Ellis of Gardiner 81: Libby
113: Lenfest 10; Clarke %: Longley 80;
Gates 1856; Berry 131; Pitcher 1923; Jen-
ningS 90.
Somerset
Holley so: Dutton 100; Bowman So;
Lawrence 116; Pattee %; Sawyer 125;
Holt SO.
Androscogein
Cushman II; Garcelon 1876; Williams
119; Wagg so; Bolduc 81; Driscoll 26;
Emerson 10; Langley 107; Levesque 81;
Clason &c; Leavitt 16; burlington 1874
Aroostook
McNally g. futile Il: Powers 4;
Barnes 144; Sisson so; Hill "a; Albert
So; Snow &c; Daigle of New Canada
Plantation 102: Greenlaw 50; Clifford
1873; Hammond AZ; Daigle Of Walla-
grass Plantation II; Day las; Howard
108.
Franklin
Russell 6: Jenkins So; Stubs 6S
Hall 40.
Hancock
Snow of Bluehill 81; Conary 81; Saw
yer 6S: Redman 100; Holt As; Harmon
1874; Phillips 49,
Lewis 3S; Harris 81; Dow LAG; Rich
ards III.
Oxford
Stanley 80: Cummings So; Stearns
1o1; Charles Al; Hutchins Sc; Andrews
of Norway Il; Eaton s..
Piscataqus
Lyford 143; Ryder 50; Flint 81; Wat
son IS.
Sasadahoc
Corliss SO; Larrabee go; Bonney l;
Tate ia.
Waldo
Buzzell 2: Holbrook 81; Boynton 121;
Clement 25; Ames lis.
Washington
Drisko 40: Jordan of Baileyville 70;
Murphy 81: Webb I; Nicholas 70; Watts
10: Bussabarger IL; WEIGH al; Wash
burn 80.
Grant III: Packard 10: Hooper 126;
Messer lis; Andrews SO; Boman. 145
The name Of Boman of Tinalhaven
had been omitted from the box and he
had therefore not been assigned a seat,
but he was later given seat No. 145.
Bracket Of Limington and Holt of
Gouldsboro each drew seat No. As.
This was arranged by Mr.. Bracket
taking seat II and Mr.. Holt retaining
seat 45.
The courteous thing was done when
seat NO drawn by Speaker Bonney
but no longer needed by him during the
sessions of the House, was transferred
to Percival P. Baxter of Portland, who
was Mr. Bonney's rival for the Speak
ership.
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