Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-31
Biennial Session
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Senator's elect and Representatives
elect after the two branches have
been called to order "Wednesday
morning, following which organiza-
ton of the branches will be in order.
In the afternoon there will be a joint
session for the election of attorney
general, secretary of State, State
treasurer, and members of the EXecu-
tive Council.
Justices of the Maine supreme judi
cial court have been invited to attend
the inauguration of the governor on
Thursday morning at the joint ses-
sion Of the Senate and House and
there will doubtless be a large at
tendance of citizens to witness the
ceremony and listen to Governor
Brewsters' inaugural address. Ac-
cording to custom, the Legislature
will then probably recess until 4.3O
Tuesday, January II.
Party .Caucuses Tuesday Morning
The weeks schedule of legislative
events will receive it's impetus next
Tuesday evening when the party
caucuses will be held. With the large
Republican majorities in both Senate
and, House, Republican nomination
election. The joint Republican caucus
will be featured, it appears, by the
contest for nomination for Secretary
OF State with three candidates in the
field. Judge Edgar C. Smith of Dover
F'oXcroft, who holds the office of de-
putty secretary of State; Ernest L.
Thornton of Belfast, former deputy
secretary of State; and Col. Frank B.
WEIGH of Portland, executive secre-
tary of the Republican State commit
tee. That the nomination will go to
Judge Smith seems to be the general
opinion.
Attorney General Raymond Fellows
OF Bangor without doubt will again
be named by the Republicans for the
same office, and the selection of For
mer Councillor William s. owen of
Milo for State treasurer seems as
sured.
Senate Nominations
The nomination of Frank H. Hol-
ley of Arson, former speaker of the,
House of Representatives, as the
republican candidate for president of
the Senate seems definitely settled.
and the Republicans will undoubtedly
again name Royden V. Brown of
Bingham and Chester T. Winslow of
Raymond for secretary and assistant
secretary of the Senate, respectively.
1t is believed that Charles p. Lyford
of Augusta will be appointed official
reporter of the Senate to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
Fred w. Lee of this city.
Contest for Speakership
The House Republicans will choose
between Burleigh Martin of Augusta
and Robert Hale of Portland for
speakership of that body. That the
Augusta candidate will be nominated
appears more than likely, his friends
claiming that he will receive the sup
port OF over three fourths of the Re-
publicans in the House. Clyde r.
Chapman of Belfast, who for several
sessions has been clerk of the House.
is unoppsed for Republican nominee
for that office, and it is probable that
Harvey r. Pease of Wiscasset will
be the Republican choice for assist
ant clerk.
Lineup for Council
Republicans will return two mem
bers OF the present Executive Coun-
Gil, William S. Linnell of Portland
from the second district, and Guy L.
Torrey of Bar Harbor, from the fifth
district. The first district will be
represented, 1t is anticipated, by H.
I. Waterhouse of Kennehunk, II. A.
Furnish Of Rangeley will probably be
the choice rrom the third district.
There are two candidates in the
fourth district, Blaine S. Viles of Au-
gusta, former State forest commits
sioner, and former Senator Herman
H. Adams of Belgrade. Friends of
Mr.. Viles feel confident that he will
receive the support OF a substantial
majority of the votes of the Kenne-
bee delegation in the Legislature by
whom the selection of nominee is
made. Lewis o. Rarrows of Newport
will be named for the sixth district
and former Senator Allen c. Il. Will