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


Kelley and other gentlemen from Lew
iston. whom / do not know" Witness
couldn't say how long they were out
of the Office but they were locked up
in the Office of the secretary of state
every evening, of that he was positive.
On redirect examination by Attorney
Crockett Mr.. Sherey stated that the
count of the petitions correspond with
the count of those that were filed SO
that they We're all here now. On re-
cross by Mr.. Brown. witness testified
marks were put on them to identify the
verifying petitioner. Thought there
were marks on them by other people;
didn't know by whom they were
made. some of the names on the pc
titions were written in lead pencil and
some in ink; the great majority OF
them were written in lead pencil.
On redirect examination by Mr..
Crockett, witness stated that he took
each petition and checked in blue PEN
Gil on the margin the name of the certi-
tying petitioner for his own con
N~enience, and also put there in blue
pencil at the bottom of the petition
the number of the names. The petit
tons had not to his knowledge been
altered or mutilated or changed in any
way. Did not know who copied the
names on the petition given to the at
torney general.
AT the request of Governor Milliken,
! Attorney Crockett put into the record
that the apparent number of signatures
the whole number as filed, was II. $50.
THAT is what the opinion of the court
states. and that is what | understand
the number to be-" said Mr. Crockett.
There may be a slight variation in
that number but that is the number
which was taken in the first place, H.
eco.
The various petitions were Their TAX
en- up. Attorney Crockett raising OBJ
1ectiona which in most cases We're
s~trenuously contested by Attorney
Brown. Petition from Auburn contain
ing IS names verified in the usual form
by a. III. Blouin on June IS, was veri-
fed in the usual form by A. III. Blouin,
VINO was one and the same person, had
signed a previous petition, Petition
from Auburn containing 90 names.
verified in the usual form by w. w
Farrar and signed Walter w. Farrar
was objected to on the same ground
Petition from Augusta containing Joe
names. verified on July 8 by Alphonse
j. Dauteuil was objected to on the
found that the petition did not con
tain the signature of Alphonse J. Dau-
tcull. Petition from Calais containing
100 names verified in the usual form on
May 81 by Alphonse Higgins was OBJ
lecterd to on the ground that the mans
OF Alphonse Higgins was signed below
the double line on the petition and
that this petition had been ruled in
FaLd by the court. Petition from Gar
diner containing ~ names, verified on
July . by Alphonse j.. Dauteuil was OBJ
lected 70 on the ground that his name
ana NOT appear as a signer and petition
from Hailowell containing .5 name
verified by A i. Story was objected
on the ground that Story did not an.
pear as q petitioner.
Mr. Brown asked to have a note made
that the Gardiner petition was annexed
TO some other petition, tina there were
pInholes in 1t. Governor Milliken inter
posed that the certificate certifes that
the petition is numbered / to 10 and
that the certificate showed that there
were - names upon it. The Jonesport pc.
ttions were next taken up and objected
$1,000 o'ii ohii as liz JOItS-
port petitions Upon the State paper.
During their discussion Attorney Brown
objected that Attorney Crockett was
acting as witness and not as counsel il
stating in Offering petitions that The
names of so and so do not appear. Gov.
ernor Milliken replied that he was no
receiving any statement as evidence bu
was receiving petitions, allowing counse
on either side to make any reasonabr,
comment they may desire to make upor
the petitions themselves. Mr.. Brown ask.
ed if Mr.. Kelley. the town clerk Of Jones.
port, was present and said that he
would Ike to have the opportunity OF
summoning into court the clerks where
there was any question arising as to the
certificate which they nave signed. Mr.
Crockett replied that no question was
raised as to the truth of the clerks GER
~tifcate in these cases and that the rea.
son for the rejection was that the pc.
tition was verified by H. NJ. Woodward
the person who circulated the petition
and that it did not appear upon the face
Of II that Woodward was a signer.
Mr.. Brown. 10 I understand that
means that Mr.. Kelley will not be sum.
moned?
The Governor: We will note IL, Mr.
Brown. We will not pass upon IT now.
Petition from Lewiston containing
Al names verified by George Wildine
on July 3. the person who circulated
the petition was objected to by Attor-
rey Crockett on the ground that 1t die
not contain the name of George Wild
ing As a petitioner. Petition signed by
Hector Durocher. also from Lewiston
Verified on July ) by Wilfred Parent
the person who circulated the petition.
was also objected to on the grOund
that it did not contain the name Of Pa
rent as a signer. Lewiston petition OF
167 names verified in the usual form
by James A. Trask on June %. was also
objected to on the ground that Mr.,
Trask had signed a previous petition.
Mr.. Brown asked if the State had
seen fit to employ a handwriting ex-
pert and on being told that It had not
said that he would like to have one.
Arthur S. Landry. city clerk of Lew
iston. testified that although he had
certified all the petitions. that came
out Of the city of Lewiston, he didn't
know of his own knowledge whether
Trask signed petitions or not.