Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-23

Morey-You're just As wrong in fact
as in law.
Crockett-rm sorry you're disfran-
chised.
Morey-Youre glad
Crockett am sorry.
Morey-Do you always look 50 sad
The crowd ~ Is including officials.
reporters and State House employees.
all looked equally as sad-aIl smiling.
Mr.. Crockett proceeded with Vital
Ouelette's petition. Name on hack IS
misspelled. Everybody knows how 70
spell own name. and Vet the name IS
misspeIIed and II is rather poor i'm
itation Of his writing Testimony OF
witness about Mr.. keesan telephoning
for him the yerifcation that Mr.. Le-
naire certified to. without having or
seeing the petition AT that time.
Charles H. Roberts signed petition
4 hut never saw Mr.. Lemaire till saw
him here. Didn't verify. vet his name
appears there over the iurat OF Charles
r. Lenaire Now someone signed the
name OF Chas. H. Roberts AMI the
jurat OF Chas. L. Lemaire is false.
won't hear on whose writing il i. but
Mr. Lemaire admitted II looked like
his.
Now Richard MCGEE says ne signed
the veritication but not on front OF pc
tition Not his writing. Further. when
he signed the hack. there were no
names on the first page.
Then the Biddeford men Their tes
timony is uncontradicted and must be
taken. Didn't sign and Edmond Mois-
On did then taking petitions 70 Mr.
ChaS, T. Read. Clerk Locke and they
were filed. NJ. Read is ayailab lives
in Biddeford and Why didn't he come?
He knew Edmond Moison wrote the
certifying clause and he spore il.
David Elliott says he signed in Le
mares office. but did not verify, didn't
take oath. Was out Of Lewiston. May
IS 70 Sept. II in Augusta Jail II SO.
then very name on list should not De
counted. They say differently Mr.
Hamel says was in Lemaire's office
WHOM Elliott signed: then saw it turned
over ana Elliott sign back. II true,
then s. names were added after that
and not one in fact verified Arthur
Gravel Of Auburn. who signed and ap-
parently verified. said he never did it,
His writing not smooth. but imitation
on tho back is smooth and a plain for
gerry.
/ don't know who. bit someone
forged it and the jurat % Chas. +, Le-
MARIE is false.
The same with tina, Of 4. B. Ivory.
Hormidas Nolin's name is on the front
and back, but ne says he didn't write
it. Someone forged both ana the jura,
Of Charles =. Lemaire is false.
Arthur p. LeBlond is away His
mother said she saw him sign a letter
receipt. His signature and the name
On the back and front OF the petition
are forged and the jurat of Charles +.
LemaiTe is false.
The Clerks Certificates
We nave shown that certain names
Used are not on the voting list JUS
ticcs said the Governor could investi-
. gate certain matters. Coming to fraud
il must not always he wilful, If he
/ makes a statement. the truth or falsl-
+ Is of which he should know. that is I'M
true. then he is guilty Of fraud.
On that account. we brought in cIerl:
after clerk TO show error after error
. made hy them and constituting fraud
I II is for Your ExceIlcpcy to examine
IF the names dc not appear on check
Lists they mus not be counted. If they
/ do. YOU have no right to reject.
The evidence will show YOU that in
stead Of 1890 legal names there are
hut between 600 and 5000 and if that
! is So the law enacted by the last Leg
. stature must take effect.
T AZ journed 10 . A. NJ Friday