Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-13
( i;o,nmittee Hearings
,r.,,;nued from Page One)

continued from rage o"e'
Ss,. Democrat and Senator
B.ca artain earmarlls' to the amuse-
W. - II the fairly large gallery
r's's Ward Four of Portland
cakes wanted to know how
hspp.,tlett bill would change mat
y = ward -Four of Portland where
tMacrats were known to enroll as
Ds,,cans to further their own
ends. Senator Barwise adj
parry that Ward Four was beyond
m.s.rontion anyway.
receanscluding his talk Senator Bar
aid that he and Rep. Bartlett
Wy .d that a law that requires uni
..rsal enrolment, thar taxes care
,o.preference voters and provides
!! ~ msw voters and that he was will
~ ~ cooperate with Rep. Hamil-
Wy \. adjusting his Uep. Hamil-
ION similar bilD with the Bartlett
", "a as to accomplish the desired
Sss question of whether or not
~" should be obliged to so in per-
VIZ before the board of registration
~ .;gnify his party preference was
S,ought up and Senator Hinckley
.mrscested that voters who did not
s s.rs. interest enough to appear in
I.,son should not be given the privi-
H. 10 vote. ., +.
Z. aasilv, anyway said Chairman
,s,rckley. People do not appreci-
"a Il for that reason"
Ms. W. r. Pattangall and Miss
vshel Conner We're in the gallery
.rr when asked their opinion on this
a greed with Senator's Maher and
anckley. Miss Conner said the
cate League Of Women Voters ia
rored universal enrolment.
'open or Closed Primary
Senator Maher then raised the
question of open or closed primary,
ssving that Maine cities had the
sIcsod primary but that many towns
allowed an open primary, that is in
~ open primary Il voter announces
his marty choice when he actually
tskes his ballot to vote. Both Mrs.
pattangall and Miss Conner favored
,he closed primary and Senators
Maher and HinckleY again agreed.
Rep Hamilton then explained the
slight technical differences between
his bill and that of Rep. Bartlett and
sid that he would merge the two in
the executive session.
Bill Relating to Mortgages
Rep Willard 2. Hamilton of Carl
bou then explained his bill relating
10 mortgages which would forbid the
mortgage holder to enter property
before or after breach unless agreed.
Rep. Hamilton said that in. Aroos-
took county many cases had dome up
where farmers forced to take two or
three mortgages and then q crop
mortgage in order to run their farms
had been driven from their farms and
mortgages had come in and taken
their crops in part payment of the
mortgage. He said his bill was de-
signed to prevent such practice,
which he said was done by persons
without heart, the meanest sort of
PERSONS
Various members of the committee
argued, Senators Hincllley and NAH
ef and Reps. Holmes, Wing and
Nichols that his act as drawn would
supersede the following clause of
the existing law which gave the right
to foreclose. Rep. Hamilton said
that was not his intention and that
he would draft it to comply with the
law
Albion u Chapman Of the Deering
Loan and Building Association of
Portland opposed the bill on the
ground that it would make it nee
essary for associations such as his to
cut down on the amounts they could
can home builders TO protect the
soms owners and their own interests.
sumner johnson of the Cumberland
Salding and Loan Association, also
q Portland, and Judge L. c. Rey-
noMs Of South Portland, argued like
wise. Rep. Howard Body of South
nindnam opposed the bill.
Auts Registration for Undeftakers
senator Edwin NJ. Foster of WAter-
ule explained very briefly the pro-
Nslons of his bill to exempt under
4Aers from the double auto registra-
uon lees charged owners of public
ane vehicles when the undertakers
useo private cars for funeral purpo-
ses.
Ied Branch of Waterville, an I'M
usrtaker, explained that the sole
purpose was to allow undertakers to
alre private automobiles for funeral
purposes when needed without re-
auIlng them to place a public car
'essuation on such private cars.
ine act OF Rep Charles Z. Clarke
ndnooiph to provide that voters
hanging their residence from one
.ato 10 another may have the right
~ vote IN that ward before having
aseu whole year there was not
Hnckley. ~ W.
~ W R. Gay and F. A. Monroe of the
,ha board of registration, were
~ vhiy proponents of the bill, urg-
f. S on the ground that it was I'M
mi. iol ward candidates to have a
v ss.aent who had removed from that
49, e come back in on election day
dates. "sa'ii''' warn cahoi-
senator Hincklev considered the
a%.slests of a ward should be secon-
aSo 70 the interests Of a city.
v,. SVne OF us Will live to See all
win VIII Anes obliterated and officers
civ civ u oe elected for the good of the
VA anu not for the good of the
"a ~ why add an unnecessary law
c,ass 'oVercrowded books ?'~ said