Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-10

board of county commissioners OF An
drcscogtin county, rs to where court
would be held IN January and April when
the supreme court, would be in session.
Judge Mansur said that the bill fxed 1t
SO that the superior court would meet on
the first Tuesday Of the month. whereas
the sessions of tho supreme court will
begin on the third Tuesday of the month.
The Opposition
J. G. -Chabot, a Lewiston attorney, in
a rafting speech opposed the bill and in
doing 10 he didn't mince any words. He
said THAI the bar association had not
considered. the matter and that Hon.
George c. Wing Of Auburn. the president
OF the bar association. had not been con-
suited at all regarding the measure. and
that Judge Wing was strongly opposed
to such q move.
This matter was brought up 10 years
ago." said Attorney Chabot. and the
demand for q new court was greater then
than it is now. At that time every men,
Der OF the Androscoggin county bar sign
ed the petition for the establishment Of
the court, except FIVE members. A su-
wouldn't be. any agitation for one II can
didates did not loom up for the judicial
appointment. In one way, the idea to
create the court is TO give a lawyer q
Job I have been in the practice Of law
in Androscoggin county for q years and
! never saw a time than II a man want
ed a speedy trial he would have it.
1.-THE length Of the terms of the su-
prene judicial court are getting shorter
and shorter" continued Attorney Cha
bot, land the place to start a movemen nj
of this kind was from our bar associa-
ton"
George c. Wing of Auburn, the
president of the Androscoge IN Bar AS
ISOLATION, told me that he was not con-
suited about this bill" said Attorney
Chabot He is opposed to the meas
ure and he gave me permission to use
his name in this hearing. Mr.. Atwood,
another lawyer, is opposed to it also.
| The man spoken of for judge is a good
man and one whom / like but / don't
see why a court should be created for
him just because he is a good fellow.
Androsccggin county is in debt and the
stand for expenses l have lived in
Lewiston IS years before than some of
these advocating this bill vera born
and / haven't found business man
who wants new court. We don't
want a new court in Androscoggin
county, but 1t might be well perhaps
to have an additional judge Of the SUI
preme judicial court.
"Androscoggin county has IL towns
and two cities while kennebec county,
where A superior court is located has
IS towns and four cities while Cum
berland, which the other superior court
is situated, is the richest county in
the State" continued Attorney Cha
bot, ,"When the demand is felt for a
court, the movement should be stated
by the Bar Association. | have no
doubt but that the advocates of the
new court are prompted by good mo-
tiyes, but the court isn't necessary.
This court would entail an expense Of
$4,000 a year to the state. Some law
yers who signed that petition which
was presented to me said that they
simply AFFIXED their names there to
please a good fellow who was carry
ing around the petition and that they
did mot think that Anew court was
lnecessarH,No one wants the court any
way but a few lawyefszacross the riv-
er (fneaniilg Auburn.
Representative Garcelor of Auburn
said that a majority of the Androscog-
gin county had signed the bill, and he
believed that the Bar Association
would endorse it.
II don't personally care whether
there is a new court or not" said Rep
resentative Garcelon, but I think it
would be a good idea to have one
E. NJ. Briggs OF Auburn spoke
against the act, saying that the rec
crds show that there has been no spe-
cial increase in the amount Of work
done by the supreme court III recent
years. He was opposed to the bill on
general principles and there is ITO ne
cessity for new court anyway. He
liked the man who was talked Of for
Judge and that man was an honest
man, but he did not want 70 practice
law before the same Judge all the
| time.
George S. McCarty Of Lewiston. an
attorney. also opposed the creation Of
the new court. for one reason that he
| didn't like the idea Of having a resi-
dent Judge before whom most of the
cases in the county would be heard.
Hon George Pottle Of Lewiston, a
member Of the board of county com
missioners. opposed the bill. saying
that the county could not afford this
proposition at this time that there
were things more needed in the coun-
ty than a superior court and that the
| county buildings were in need Of re
pairs.
Lauren NJ. sanborn Of South Port
land and Senator Stanley OF Oxford
appeared for the bill providing for poll
ing places in districts and towns. The
bill would allow towns to have polling
places for so or more Inhabitants. the
proponents cortending that In some
places little villages We're several miles
from a polling booth and that it was
4 hardship for some men to get to the
/ polls TO vote.
A. l.. r. Cummings Of Portland. H
L. Emery Of Wateryille, Fl. y. Ben
son Of Bangor and Arthur =. Souie
OF Augusta appeared before the com
mittee on the act which would in.
crease the license fee of an itiNerant
vendor from out Of the state from s.;
to $500 They contended that the pres
ent license fee was altogether too small
and that those men from out OF tbs
State should pay more to get at some
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