Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-20

testified that he had charge or the reIer-
endum petitions since they we're nied'
that they had been in the custody OF the
secretary Of State since they were nleo'
that ne had a list of what the petitioners
claim was filed in the office Of the sec
rotary of State. and that these petluoHs
had been in the Office Of the secretary
Of state ever since.
Mr.. Crockett. Now the first petltloh
is the petition from the petitioners re-
siding in the city OF Auburn. The verirE-
ing uatitioner is Arthur II. Blum, the
date of verifcation is June 18TH. the UNI
her of names on the petition is g. the
vear in every case is .917. On June hrst
Arthur n. Blum verified before Charles
p. Lamaire. a petition containing 4
names of which he was the signer. TINS
one he verified June 18Th, ana having
verified the former petition he could not
afterwards sign and verify this one !
therefore ask that this petition he re-
tected,
For the same reason Mr.. Crockett. ask
ed that another petition OF - names
from Auburn, verified by Walter w. Far
rar. be rejected. He also asked that Pc
tjtion from the city of Augusta contain
in- % names. verified by Alphonse pau
teal. who was not a signer OF the Pc
+:tion. be rejected, under ruling of the
court. and that for the same reason an
other petition from the city of Augusta
containing 100 names and verified bE Al
phonse j. Dauteal be rejected.
Mr.. Crockett: The next petition IS
from the city of Calais. verified by Al
phonse Higgins under date of May 5lst'
contains IS names. That particular pc
tition was the subject matter OF Cues
ton 10 pronounced by your Excellency
70 the supreme court this last summer
and upon that particular petition the
court has rendered a decision that the
names should not be counted.
Mr.. Crockett asked the rejection OF
petition of - names from the city OF
Gardiner on the ground that the petit
ton was verified by Alphonse J. Dau-
teal but thai his name did not appear
as a signer. One the same grounds
Mr.. Crockett asked tina petition from
the city of Hallowell containing %
names. with A.. +. Story as a verifying
petitioner, be rejected on similar
grounds.
Mr.. Crockett then took up the fol
lowing petitions from the town of
Jonesport> containing II names. Veri-
fed by Fl. NJ. Woodland under date OF
June 6; containing - names, verified
by II. NJ. Woodland on date Of June 8,
containing As names, verified by II. NJ.
Woodland on date of June s. contain
ing 100 names. headed by Roy Carver,
verified June 6. 1917 by H.. NJ. Wood
ard: containing 100 names, headed by
j. VI. Anderson, verified June 6. 1917
by II. NJ. Woodland: containing 7:
names. verified by II. NJ. Woodland
June %. He asked that all of these
petitions be thrown out on the ground
that the signature Of Fl. NJ. Woodland
did not appear on the face of any OF
them as a petitioner.
Mr.. Crockett: The. next petition is
from Lewiston. headed by James y
Trask. containing 1863 names, verified
by James A. Trask June %. before
Charles p. Lemaire. James A.. Trash
is the signcr. his number being 8, on z
petition from Lewiston. containing 81
names. verified by George A. Emerson
on May 31st. Mr.. Trask having sign,
ell this petition on May 31st thereby
exhausted his right as a petitioner an(
could not afterwards sign and verify
this petition Of June 29th. I therefore
ask that this latter petition be rejected
for that reason.
The next petition is. from Lewiston
and is verified by Donat j. Paradis be
fore Charles ?. Lemaire. Justice of The
Peace. July 9Th. the petition contain!
"a names and on the 34th line. the las
line. appears the name 'Dona j. Par
ads" The clerk has certified that The
names from | to SO are on the votins
lists and Paradis signs number "a an,
is clearly excepted from the clerk:
certificate. | therefore ask that tina.
be rejected.
Mr.. Crockett asked that petition from
Lewiston containing Al names. verified
July ) by George Wilding he rejected
on the ground that his name did no
appear on the petition as signer; alst
that petition from Lewiston contain
ing one name. verified by Wilfred Par
ent on July ). he rejected on similal
grounds.
Tie next one is a petition from Lew
iston, containing 100 names. vas yeri
fed on May 31st by Louis Naillencour'
whose name appears as one of the pc
t~itioners. This particular petition wa:
made the particular subject matter o
Question 10 of these recent questions
and an answer to the u Stion The
court rules that this petition should no
be counted. The name Louis Naillen'
court appears below the designation
Of 80. There are 100 names on the pc
tition. and this is not included in the
names certified by the clerk. and
therefore ask thai tina be rejected.
Mr.. Crockett ordered that petition
from Lewiston containing : names
verified by Paul Kramer on July 3
petition from Lewiston containing
names. verified July > by Daniel J
Conley. petition from Lisbon, verified
july ) by Thomas Leonard, be reject
ed on the ground that the verifying
petitioner in each case does not appear
upon the petition as a signer. III
asked that petition from Mechanic
Falls. verified by George T. Millett, be
! re elected as George r. Millett. the Neri-
tying petitioner. was not included IT
the names certified by the clerk. He
asked that petition from Portland con
tanning II names, verified July b by