The Portland daily press., 1879-11-25
THE GLOBES FALsEHooDs.
A Whole Batch of Them Rofuted.
NORWAY. Nov. q. 1870.


but which is about as one-sided as the average
Globe statement. It is IAN extract from the
report OF gentleman who lives in East Ma
chias, Me- at least that is what tho Globe
calls it. Here It is:
In Norway, Me-, one Republican voter by
The name of Andrews, will not be twenty-ont
until next January. The evidence of this Il
all ready for presentation to the legislature
when it becomes necessary. Another mar
who voted the Republican ticket in Norway
has his family in the town of Waterford. An
other has wife whom he married last winter
who has lived constantly in the town where
her own family resides, and that is not in Nor
way. Still another moved his wife and all MS
household goods to another locality in July
and he has been at work in different towns
since. Notwithstanding this, he voted the Re
publican ticket in Norway at the last election
The Republican representative was elected by
majority of three. Therefore, ii these foul
Illegal votes had been thrown out as they
should have been, the Democrat, o. N. Brad
bury, would have been elected by one vote
OF course, the four cases named do not include
all the illegal votes 1t is known that as high
as S25 was offered by Republicans for live
votes, so close was the district.
Now in the first place, how does the e. Ma
chias man know so well what is going on i'll
Norway? Several hundred miles distance in
tervene between the two towns, and the 'gen-
tleman from E. Machias' has not been seen
on an investigating tour in this vicinity. He
of course is either Democrat or Greenbacker,
and must have gained his information by cor
respondence with some of his political relations
residing in Norway, or possibly by interview
ing the reenback-Democratic candidate for
representative at Augusta, last week. Either
mode of conveying such valuable information
would naturally cause more or less disintegra-
ton of its component parts, and call for care
full analysis and reorganization of the Whole
structure on its arrival at its future abode.
The same process would most probably be re-
peated after the trip from e. Machias to the
Globe office. But without further essaying on
the subject of what might have been done, let
us pass to what really has been done. and
carefully investigate the matter of fraudulent
voting.
The first case to which our attention is called
is that of the voter by the name of Andrews "a
slight mistake here, probably unintentional,
the name being Woodbury. not Andrews).
Thiscase has very curious origin. As the
Globe item above says, 0. N. Bradbury was
the G. & d. candidate for representative from
Norway. This Woodbury. is Bradbury S
nephew Bradbury himself sees that Wood
bury's name is on the checklist, handing in
the name in his own handwriting. On GER
tain day not long before election, Bradbury
called Woodbury. into his private office, and
labored with him for three long hours to in
duce him to vote the Greenback ticket, but
without success. as at the polls he carried q
Republican ticket much to the disgust Of
Dr. Bradbury, who followed directly behind
him. hoping, if possible, to obtain his vote at
the last moment. Now, if this young man was
not of age, why should his uncle use such
earnest endeavors to induce him to vote III his
favor? And why should DR.. Bradbury attend
personally to the registering of his name on
the checklist? Certainly the astute doctor
must have known his nephew's age as well be-
fore as after elee ton.
The second case, that of the man whose fam
lily reside in Waterford, would require too
much space for a full description. Suffice it to
say at present, that he did vote in Norway, and
claims residence in that town
The third case, of the man who was married
last winter, and whose wife does not reside in
Norway, is only half stated. He never has
lived with his wife since their marriage, not
oven for one day. And to unset any brilliant
hopes that may be raised by those DIS & G. S
that may read the preceding lines, we present
a parallel case in that of Mr.. Bartlett, whose
wife lives in Portland, and who voted the
Greenback ticket in Norway. If there be any
thing in this contrary to law, it will be seen
that these cases offset each other, and give the
same result, providing both were thrown out
The fourth case of the man who moved his
family from town last July, The writer is not
able. after diigent INJURY, to locate; and
has come to the conclusion that it exists only
in the Imagination of some of the talented
correspondents of the Globe.
Now. here is a case which tie ID. and e. COM
bination would probably not care TO see III
print. as it really looks crooked. There lived
in Norway young man named Fogg, a Demo-
GRAFT About a month before election he pack
ed up his goods, went up to Bethel, and hired
out with his uncle. On learning of this cou-
pie of his G. and D. friends paid rent on the
house in which his goods were stored, till af-
ter election, for the purpose Oh securing ms
voag lor ~ ,1t ho Nd Goth that he Intended
making Norway his permanent residence, and
voted. At the hour when he made oath to the
above statement a team was on tilg WY rom
Bethel to take away ms ooos'aIu ~ nocn
the next morlllg INC team anu s00"S "oio o'i
the way 10 6etlei. - o,o,o +tis olrood,, FOO
ana ior nttii scene ~ oaoSe .'it 70 ~
long letter, sefiliS ploper ~ &c ~ ~ aiic
last lew moments before the G,osilg % 'lio poiis
in Norway Tor s SUBJECT, FacIuae 10 your,
selves, readers Oh tle less, d poilan$ p'1co
hlled 10 oVeflowlns, e'c.t man saot tal9
counting OF te So.es' 1ii1 ,as
prncpal OF tie Norway 90 pass 30
ing tnrnug, ele tnro . ~ ben Ioi aa
ms ns'ii9' VIZ 81 bIIot hov ba feels tonch
his hand neals me p,iol Don H0 t1 1e' Of
Oh ms arm, anu La onnn19rs ~
every one pleSets dnntn ann bnsrS h;rs
gaze o. t.le uliy his that tJa yoto La
ask "lti scis III lii e. nd rof, ~
Gnahsea Lof 81 {; 20 asniba tba M tha
Bnt WORDS iall 10 descLlps tiio sosno, VI tio
disgust OF tiOoe WIN "cAc oAS-ff itliOS9SS " thV