Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-01

Winter Harbor.
House Caucus
Harmony marked the proceedings Of
the caucus OF the Republican repre-
sentatives in the hall of the House
Tuesday night. Frank q. harrington
Of Augusta was nominated for the Re-
publican candidate for Speaker of the
House by reclamation.
An unusual feature of the caucus was
that the nominating speech for Mr.. Far
| rington was made by Charles P. Barnes,
until Tuesday afternoon very energet-
ic candidate for the Speakership. The
| seconding speech of Ernest F. Clason -
Lisbon Falls was also by another can
didate who was until the time OF the
caucus active IN his canvas for the job.
Only two contests developed. One for
assistant messenger between Jasper
/ Worthy OF Augusta and r. Fl. Hayes.
| also of Augusta. resulted in a victory
| for Worthy by vote OF 81 to II. Ben
jamin A. Swazey of Canton was a win
! ner for second folder over Horace S.
Mitchell of South Portland by a vote
! of 81 TO a.
| The list of nominations for House Of
ticiais follows Frank e. harrington
OF Augusta. Speaker; Clyde L. Chap
man of Fairfield. clerk; Bertrand L.
! Smith of Augusta. assistant clerk; Pat
rick Hayes of Chelsea, messenger; Jas
per Worthy of Augusta, assistant mes
senger; Burt F. Cole Of Etna, postnlas-
ter; T. NJ. Rollins of Augusta. mail car
rier; Joseph II. Nckerson Of Eliot. hrst
| folder; Ben A. Swazey Of Canton.
second folder and Charles II. Ashford
! of Augusta. doorkeeper.
I Percival P Ba. :er of cortland was
elected chairman.
c. p. Barnes of Houlton. who up to
Tuesday afternoon had been 4 very en-
ergetic candidate for the Speakership.
nominated Frank G.. harrington of Al
SuSta for Republican candidate FOR
/ Speaker and asked for his nomination
/ by acclana ton. After a brief analysis
. OF the powers and duties OF the Office
. he paid a high compliment TO the many
: acceptable qualities of the kennebe
man and closed by urging his nominal
ton py reclamation.
| Benedict F. Maher OF Augusta sec
I onded tn, nomination OF Mr.. Far
! lington in q brilliant speech The
concluding nomination speech was
made by Ernest F. Clason CT Lisbon
Falls. who made a very :urcibie plea
for unanimous action. The nomination
was made by reclamation.
In accepting the nomination Mr..
4 Harrington expressed his gratitude Tor
the honor paid him by his conferees
OF the House and especially TO Mr..
( Barnes OF HoultOn and Mr.. ClaSon OF
Lisbon Falls for their generous atti-
/ tude. He promised to preside over the
deliberations OF the House with abso-
/ lutte fairness and TO the best OF his
! ability.
! The other nominations were as fol
lows:
! Clerk-Clyde l.. Cha oman of FAIR
field.
Assistant Clerk = Bertrand l..
Smith of Augusta.
Observation-Disclosures Hayes of Chef
! sea.
Assistant Messenger-Jasper Nor-
thing of Augusta.
Postmaster-Eurt +. Coi4 OF Etna
Mail Carrler--Thomas II. Rollins OF
! Augusta.
| First Folder-Joseph H. Nixon of
Eliot
Second Folder-Benjam,n Swazey
Of Canton.
/ undergraduates r. Ashford OF
4. Augusta.
In nc instance was more than one
+! ballot necessary, but in two cases two
candidates were in evidence. Jasper
\ h IN of CT,
ant messenger nomination ever r. II.
! Hayes of Augusta. BENJAMIN Swazey
of Canton won the contest to- second
folder over Horace Mitchell of South
! Portland.
General Caucus
On Well creased ways. with moth
ing TO mar the peace and harmony of
the session. the Republicans OF the
| Legislature, Tuesday night. quickly
nominated their candidates for the
four State offices which are elected
by the Legislature The general eau
Gus was delayed in starting until 9
O'Clock because OF the Tina consumed
| in the Senate caucus. But this did not
make great difference. the whole
! evenings work was ended at 1901
| o'clock and the members beat it to
! hotels and boarding houses for good
nights sleep in preparation for the
morrow.
These officers nominated on Tues
day will be elected sometime during
the day Wednesday. probably in the
afternoon.
/ The interesting feature of the cleo
tion which will take place on We'd
nesday is the fact that the commits
| sioner OF agriculture will I.old office
under the new law for four years in
stead of two as in the past.
| The onIv interest in this general