Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-06-16

e1'to>Caleb Strong, ihould have been
together rejctted-there not being
~ sxlitence any perfons by the name
q Siren OF Srsng, who are eligible TO
<he Office of Governor Yet by the
iaid report, the f4id votes are carried
20 the aggregate amount of votes,
merely TO increaie the 1vboie number :
that BY thi, falie pretence the elec-
ticn ct the faid Strong might be de-
feated:~ and by the operation OF this
slrange principle. the laid towns of
Iiie5syos1b and Davi5ts7On, are not
oHly deprived of their conaitutional
right in TIE choice of Governor ;
bat the election Of the faid Strong,
who is rightfully chofen by majori-
Ty.of the votes Of the people, is an
nulled, and the right of election is
by forced, unnatural, and ridicu-
lous contribution, taken frcm the
people, and ahumed by the legiila-
turc.
Becaufc, if the omiiIion of letter
in one proper name be admitted to
vitiate return, the fame exception
ought to be fatal TO other proper
names but on the face of laid return
from Davi(town, it is ftated that the
faid town j: in the county of H0c5ek
{there being no fuch county in the
commonwealth, and it being uncer-
tain in what county Daviftown is in
cluded, as is manifeit from their own
petition now pending before the le-
giilature) yet the fame members OF
the Senate who dilallowcd to Caleb
Strong, the votes given in. Davitown,
for Caleb Strong; refufe to reject the
votes of that town altogether for a
Gnilar omilIion in the name of the
county, thus eaabliIhing the iacon-
Gitent and arbitrary principle, that
the variance of letter IN the name
q al indiaidu0i is fatal, but that
variance of the fame fpecies in the
name county, upon the face of
the fame document is wholly imma-
terial.
Becaufe the votes Of the town of
Lynn, for 9amef SHivan, are difal-
lowed to James Sullivan, eiq. for
omifiion of two letters, II, and al
lowed to James SHfuan, whereas it
is not even pretended that any per-
fon exits under that name, which is
J mere artifce, intended under the
appearance of impartiality, to give
color to the rejection of the votes
for Caleb Strong, and to the inten-
dcd afumption of power by the le-
giflature. For it appears from the
returns Of votes that JAMES SuLLI-
VAN, Efq. is not UNDER ANY NAME,
PRKTENcE OR POSSIBILITY, elected
by the people ard confequcntly
the fubtraetion of the votes from bis
total amount, and the addition Of
them to the aggregate amount, is
equally as beneficial to faid Sullivan
and TO the views of thofe who would
promote his election, as placing
them excluGyely to his credible
equally increafes the 1Vb9le number of
votes and annuls the choice Of the
people
Becaufc nineteen hundred and ten
votes are by the faid report allowed
TO the faid James Sullivan, which
contain vafiances from one to three
letters, many of which effect great
er difference in found and orthogra-
ply than exits between SuIvdn and
SplliUan. Yet the votes for 1ames
SxiOan, are feleaed from thcie, for
the purpofe of makibg mere nomi-
nal candidate rUb0 does net exit.
Becauie, in certain returns, after
a lit of perfons voted for, the word
scattering is written, and this word
with the numbers annexed is in all
inftances carried out into feparate
column to increafe the aggregate
number, thus to give further colour
to the pretext that Caleb Strong mas
not a majority of all the votes =.
Whereas il is manifeh from the ex-
prefs letter of the contribution, that
Perfons known to pofefs the requi.
fite qualifications, can alone be re-
turned or coniidered as candidates
for the office of Governor, and con-
fequently that votes defcriPtive of no
L l.