Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-12-29

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The Gala, vote, ior Mr. Mlilin were re.
'Sr,si because the laundering clerk n iha,
city omitted the letter 4 from his nam, when
tie voter, actually voted ror James \. Mill.
Mn. There were also - ,o,u thrown in
NlIbujce ior Jane, MlIlikIa. Adding these
go MriIIa's vote % above, and ., Will give
h.m 4,cs2.
Adding 10 Mr. Fullsr's vote the - yo,r'
thrown Gr 7. u. & tt. Fuller. and he vii
have i,7ll. There i Included IN that sum
the vote Of Hancock Plantation, 1855. This
vote ought to have been rejected as We think
ior these reasons
Twas proved ,ha, there vas no record II
iny meeting hr the cho,r or plantation on.
Gers, or Of the september election, although
the meetings were held. There we're there.
fore no plantation officer, legally authorized
10 certify 4 return Ia the mex, place, every
return by the constitution and tho laws Of the
Snlc Is 4 copy of the record, and II. as in
tbs ease, there Was no record. there could be
no copy of cours-. And the return itself
e0a'iiaed scarcely single f,-t essential to a
valid return. ltsim7ly stated iha, a, legal
meeting Of he qualified voters Of TIA, plania.
roa, held At the Barracks, on the Second Mon.
L1g VI Sa-lrmher. tho whole number II votes
thrown TO-, members 81 Congress from the
C'h district. vas iGl In h,urcs
TIA, Thoma, D. Fuller had l75
Soaa Smith, j., 90
/, contained no allegation lha, the votes
vr,c received, sorted. counted I'D drcl1rcI IN
open plantation meeting. or that the ,,,cssor,
presided and iu the presence 81 the clerk. NJ
iba, tie clerk made record thereof Nor
we're "ihe number Of vuiss for each rersrn
written 10 word, q, length 'ca,u,, hi, name f"
All these particulars are absolutely required
nv the law, in vhrcl the blank form M re.
torn ia given.
!! these l3j votes md brcn thrown ont pri
iie Calais and Mllardre votes allowed. MI.
l,s.a would have hal g plani.ly
Tie hbsliii, Of Governor ,1d Co,neil
IN allowing this return, presents striking
couiras, To the s,rcl construction IT the dem.
ocrat.c Governor sud council in Isii. when
they counted ont that excellent Wing. rhs
Hon. Thomas Robinson. in the same district
The following is an eI,rac, from their adopted
reror, in thal case:
The votes from the town Of Beddinrton
were rejected, the return from the same bring
signed by one seleclman only. The votes
from the town Of Marion were rejected. II moi,
appearing by the return thereof. tina, the same
Sere giyen in to the selectmsn, or IN their
presence, or that they presided a, tho meet.
ing. The votes from the Plantations NJ
Preslue Isle, Salmon Brook, and No. o.
Range were rejected, the re,urns from tie
two first bearing the signature or bot one as
SCISSOR, and the last none"
Had the same sirictncss prevailed in TIN.
instance, Mr.. Mlllkiu would now have his
certificate. /, seems little singular that 50
very r.-d a construction should be applied 10
the Calais and Milbridgs returns, by which
Mr. MiIlikin was deprived n 375 vote, lhro'
the u7parioalble lgnorance and b'urd-r Of
the Calais city clerk, while very liberal
construction is applied to the Hancock and
other plsn,siion returns. which favored Mr..
Fuller It is liuls difficult 10 perceive why
the accidental ommiSsion oC the middle letter
in 4 candidates name, should be considered
Of so much greater imporah,s than a legal
nnd constitutional pro'isioa.
Du, the mos, conclusive ground on which
Mr.. Millikin'S case rested, was that presented
by tie following report Of the minority Of the
esmmii,ss Of the council. This fatal obec.
zion anPlies-to al the returns from election
plantations, and would reduss Mr.. fuller's
vote abOu, eleven hundred. This report pre-
,cnts the whole point in as clear and brief
language as can be done. and makes the az.
gument conclusive, so we give il in their own
words and leave il.
IL CorSeIL, Nov. Is, 1854.
"Ths undersigned, minority II the com.
mii,es Of the whole council, to which was re-
isrrsJ The votes for msnbers Of Congress, 70.
port
That hey have been unable to coihside
with tho m'Ipri'y of the osnmn'es in ,bs re-.