Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-06
liam l.. Bonney was declared duly
elected state Treasurer.

elected state Treasurer.
On r.otion of Senator Cobb of Ken
nebec it was voted to appoint COM
mittee to receive. sort and count
votes for attorney general.
The Chairman then appointed as
members of that committee Senators
Cobb and Thompson, and Representa-
! tives Wilson, Weeks, Bean, O'ConHell
and kerswell.
Having attended to the duties as
/ signed it, Senator Cobb from the COM
mittee reported as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, 15J;
necessary for a choice. rs; Ransford
w. Shaw had 14O. and Frank Fl. Has
kell. =.
! The report was accepted and Rams
ford W. Shaw was declared duly elect
| ed Attorney General.
| On motion by Senator Putnam of
Washington, it was voted to appoint
| committee to receive, sort and count
| votes for Commissioner of Agriculture.
The Chairman then appointed as
members of that committee. Senators
Putnam and Parent. and Representa-
tives Daigle. Wood, Kimball, Jordan
| and Rogers of Jonesport.
Having attended to the duties as
signed it. Senator Putnam from the
committee reported as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, lo6;
necessary for a choice, 70; Frank L.
| Washburn had IA, and Frank E. Mace
had 10.
The report was accepted and Frank
+. Washhurn was declared duly elect
| ed Commissioner of Agriculture.
On motion by Senator Babb of Cum
berland. it was voted to appoint
committee to receive, sort and count
votes tor seven executive councillors.
The Chairman then appointed as
members of that committee, Senators
| Babb and Allen. and Representatives
Viles. White. Clarke, Bragdon of Per-
ham and Downing.
| Having attended to the duties as
, signed it. Senator Babb from the COM
! mittee reported as follows:
Whole number CT votes cast. 1873;
necessary for choice, so; Henry II.
/ Hastings of the First District had
14o. Herbert A. Lombard of the Second
/ District had 142, Ernest f. Clason or
the Third District had 142 Wills r.
Swift of the Fourth District had l42,
George A. Gregory of tho Fifth DIS
! trict lad 142 George w. Stearns of
| the Sixth District had 142, and Clar-
ence A. Powers of the Seventh Dis
trict had 142. For the First District
Thomas +. Locke of BiddGord had IL,
for the Second District Edward IL.
Flanerty of Portland had 16, for the
Third District Harry StetSon of Lew
| istou had 16: for the Fourth District
L. Eugene Thayer of Waterville had
! l6: for the Fifth District, Cornelius
Doherty of Rociland had l6, and for
the Sixth District, Harry Saunders of
Greenville had 16; and for the Seventh
District James g. Madigan of Houlton
had l..
| TIE report was accepted.
The Chair thereupon declared
| MessrG Hastings of Bethel, Lombard
of Bridgton, Clason of Lisbon Falls,
Swift Of Augusta, Gregory of Booth
bay Harbor, Stearns of Millinocllet
and Powers of Fort Fairfield duly
elected executive councillors.
On motion by Senator Sprague of
Piscataquis the Secretary of the Con-
yention was directed to inform the
several State officials and the eXecu-
tive councillors of their election.
Subsequently the Secretary Of the
Convention reported that he had
performed the duty with which he
was charged.
| On motion by Senator Quincy of
Cumberland a committee was APP
pointed to notify the executive coun-
cilors-elect that the convention is as
sembled ready to administer the
oaths required to qualify them to en-
ter upon the discharge of their off,
cial duties.
The Chairman of the Convention
thereupon appointed Senator Quincy
to convey the message to the Coun-
ciIors and inform them that the Con-
vention is ready to administer the
| oath.
| Subsequently Senator Quincy re-
ported that he had performed the
duty with which he was charged.
Thereupon the Councillors elect
came III and took the oaths neces-
sary to qualify them to enter upon
the discharge of their official duties
Senator Harrington of Kennebec
presented the following order:
| Ordered, that a message be sent
to the Governor informing him of
the election of Hon. Frank w. Ball
of Dover as Secretary of State, Hon.
w. L. Bonney of Bowdoinham as
Treasurer of State, Hon. Ransford
w. Shaw of Houlton as Attorney
| General, Hon. Frank p. Washburn of
Perry as Commissioner of Agricul-
ture and of the election and Qualifi-
cation of the Honorables Henry Fl.
Hastings of Bethel. Herbert A. Lom-
bard of Bridgton, Ernest F. Clason
of Lisbon Falls, Willis E. Swift of
! Augusta, George A. Gregory of
Boothbay Harbor, George w. Stearns
of Millinocket and Clarence A. Pow
ers of Fort Fairfield as Executive
Councillors for the political years of
1921 and 1922.
The order received a passage.
The Chairman of the Convention
thereupon appointed Senator Far
rington to deliver the message and
report. back to the Convention.
Mr. Harrington retired and subse-