. The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . aving a majority of thevotes cast, was declared elected andtook the oath of office. On motion of Mr. Quimby of Con-cord the chair was authorized toappoint a committee of twenty tonominate other necessary officers ofthe convention. A motion by Mr. Hobbs of Wolfe-boro, that the Secretary of State beinstructed to procure daily, for theConvention, 425 copies, each, of theConcord Daily Monitor and Patriotand Manchester Union, was laid onthe table, on motion of Mr. Clark ofHaverhill. On motion of Mr
. The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . aving a majority of thevotes cast, was declared elected andtook the oath of office. On motion of Mr. Quimby of Con-cord the chair was authorized toappoint a committee of twenty tonominate other necessary officers ofthe convention. A motion by Mr. Hobbs of Wolfe-boro, that the Secretary of State beinstructed to procure daily, for theConvention, 425 copies, each, of theConcord Daily Monitor and Patriotand Manchester Union, was laid onthe table, on motion of Mr. Clark ofHaverhill. On motion of Mr. Wason of Nashuathe chair was authorized to report acommittee of ten to report rules andregulations for the direction of theConvention. On motion of Mr. Madden ofKeene the petition of P. E. Griffin ofWalpole was taken from the table andreferred to a special committee to beappointed by the chair. The drawing of scats was made aspecial order for 2:05 in the afternoon,Messrs. Drake of Laconia and VanVliet of Manchester, having lost theireyesight, being accorded the privilege 176 The Granite Monthly. EDWARD H. WASONChairman Committee on Rules The Constitutional Convention of 1912 177 of selecting their seats in advance onmotion of Mr. Young of Laconia. The president named the followingcommittees: On Rules—Messrs. Wason of Nas-hua, Fowler of Pembroke, Scammonof Exeter, Hurd of Dover, Madden ofKeene, Dudley of Colebrook, Baileyof Littleton, Bean of Belmont, Gibsonof Conway and Hurd of Claremont. Nomination of Officers— of Concord, Clough of Can-terbury, Barton of Newport, Newtonof Unity, Young of Laconia, Prescottof Laconia, Anderson of Exeter,Morse of Newmarket, Whittemoreof Dover, Brown of Somersworth,Sullivan of Berlin, Evans of Gorham,Oakes of Lisbon, Shute of Wentworth,French of Moultonborough, Hobbs ofWolfeboro, Warren of Manchester,Tolles of Nashua, Cain of Keeneand Winn of Harrisville. Walpole Contested Election— of Exeter, Stone of Andover,Ho
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