Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-18

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| chorus. Ken Davis did great job
as Sol.
STATE OF MAINE
Very Special Election
For the State House
District
Official Ballot for
1.-THE HANDsoMEsT MAN"
| Make cross (x) in the square 70
| the right Of the name Of the lucky
man. II the name Of the person for
| whom you wish to vote is not printed
on the ballot, write in his name in the
blank space and then mark a cross (x)
| to the right Of the name. Do not
erase names. Repeating prohibited.
Absent voters ballots not counted.
Then followed the candidates al
| ready nominated by the self-appointcd
caucus committee:
Harold A. Allan, Frank W. Ball,
George A. Fernald, John A. Hadley,
! Erlon l.. Newdick, Paul D. Sargent.
The committee to receive. sort
and count votes. consisting OF Ed. c.
Smith, Gil. r. Chadbourne and Mont.
Soule, reported as follows:
At legal meeting of the inhabit-
ants of the territory under the State
House Dome. within the State of
Maine. qualified by the Superintend-
ent of Buildings, to vote for the
"handsomest man''-said meeting
being unduly called and legally held
within said precinct on the third
Friday of February, the same being
the seventeenth day of said month,
in the year of our State. the one
hundred and first: the said inhabit-
ants gave in their votes for the
"handsomest man."
The said votes were received, sort
ed, counted, and the result declared
in open meeting by the Committee
on Election who presided. The bal
lots were then taken to the boiler
room and burned in order to avoid
any question of recount; all the
same being done within twenty-four
minutes after said meeting:
The Industrial Accident Commits
sion was in session three weeks be-
fore the closing the polls to correct
the list Of voters.
| Chairman Smith was called upon to
announce the vote which he did with
the following announcement:
Whole number OF votes. ..349
Votes for each of the above can
QlOateS ............... \
Donald D. Garcelon..............S4 9
The announcement was cheered to
the echo and Don was obliged to
mount the platform. where he bowed
to each side Of the room, applauding
| the result OF the Ealloting all the
! while.
Gertrude Walch delighted the par
| ty with "In An Old-Fashioned Town"
and had to return to the stage and
give 1.-THE Song of the Begger."
Everyone was so full of feeds, that
| when Feeds" to the tune Of "Smiles"
was reached only 9S.S per cent. could
carry the tune.
Bert. Folsom (Windy) then grabbed
the platform to give his version of
'In the Old Town Hall" That he
caught the crowd was evidenced in
the applause.
The Speech
Toastmaster Harry Dunnack open
ed by expressing On behalf of the
crowd, appreciation of the efforts to
make this affair a success Of Charlie
Brown. (Applause) ditto to others.
Have been present at many happy
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cause it is an ideal place for men
without wives. Nanghter).
He said: We are glad the Governor
is not here tonight end I'm glad we
have with US dad"
Father Baxter took the stand with
the crowd standing and cheering. He
expressed his pleasure at being pres
ent and pride of being one of real
family. Have sometimes thought I
was unfortunate is rot possessing a
family Of my own, but tonight be-
cause can adopt you all. am
proud of my family. I brag of it on
my trips about the State and tell that
the family takes an interest in the
State work, for the benefit OF the
State. / shall tell them Of this par
ty. I wish every citizen could look
in here. They would say there's no
finer family in the State of Maine.
Dad then placed The old time clocks
in the permanent discard, thanked
Mr.. erie for the donation of the
splendid crustaceans, complimented
General Brown on the sue
cess of the party. invited all to come
more often to his cflce to get ac-
plause and a rising crowd.
What's the matter with father"
was sung with the crowd singing.
The Toastmaster very neatly in
troduced the Assistant State Librari-
an, Marion Brainerd. who talked for
"the Girls" and made great hit with
her humorous tale Of mans depend
ancy on men. A woman designed
the Maine State Coat of Arms, a
Hallowell woman. 1t was in the 70's
before a woman became an employee
in the State House. but now there
are over 200. Her h!ts and cracks at
the boys and girls-yes, even Father
for his state Of single blessedness-
brought roars. of laughter and prom
Used the best endeavc,s of every sin
gle girl in the State House to help
him out Of his dilemma. Her puns on
the names of the children were bright
as new silver dollar and her closing
to the men folks was Jewel-"Oh,
here's to the men folks, God Bless
EN-"