The New York herald., 1879-12-18
THE MAINE COUNT.

COMPOSITION OF THE LEGISLATURE AS FIXED
FROM THE REPORTED REsULTs-wHY SOME
CITIES ARE DIsFRANCHIsED
AUGUSTA Dec. IL, 1879.
Full details of the count mhie by the Governor
and Council show the following results:-
In the Senate the fusionists given 20 members.
the republicans. IL.
In the House the fusionists have 70 Representa-
tives the republicans 81. and five cities with twelve
republican epresentatives-Portand,B Bath. Lewis.
ton. Rockland and Saco-are disfranchised. The
House will thus be twelve members short at its or.
ganization. y. o
The actual result Of the election according to the
official returns. before they were changed by the
method of counting adopred by the Council.
as folows-In the Senate the republicans
had 10 members and the fusionists H.
In the House the republicans had 90 representa-
tives and the fusionists 81. The Governor and
Council counted out eight Senators and counted in
eight fusion candidates follows:-Two Senators in
York county. three in Cumberland, one in Franklin,
one in Lincoln and one in Washington. This makes
net change of sixteen in the Senate.
In the House they counted out seventeen
republicans and counted in seventeen fu-
sion candidates in the following dis
castle, Pennington, New Sharon. Wilson, Goulds-
boro. Norway. Exeter. Lebanon. Skowhegan Smith
field, Princeton. Cherryheld, Perry and Seaport.
The House, as elected. gave 20 majority to the
publicans. The House. as counted, gives II major
ity to the fusionists. making net change of 40.
By the eiection returns the republicans had q
majority of thirtysix on joint ballot counted
by the Governor and Council, the fusionists have
twenty-six majority joint ballot. The Governor
and Council have thus. by their m ode of counting
made net change of sixty-two in the two branches
hare hava ntadO ont n et and oh
in republican. where they have declared
tusionist. not elected, who was reported as chosen
the morning after the election. The Council
state that they found no In any fusion dis
trict either of House Senate Of sufficient note to
cause their rejection.
CAUSES REJECTION
The difficulty OF securing access to the returns
ever since the result was announced renders it diff
fcult to give the cause of the rejection
in all the cases. The cause in four cities
is set forth in letter addressed to the
Republican Advisory Committee by Mr.. James W.
Wakefield who asserts SUBSTANTIALLY that the print
ing of the blanks upon which to send the
returns was different from that of the pre-
bring bring % about % The present % Condition of aS aliairs
Portland thrown out because the word scatter
ward to cover, few votes and was thus en-
bodied in the returns. In skowhagan the
psfsn sons SaG instead had Of as ana ss,
bids the Council to take any notice Of
GERS GER receive it. but the Council set the
law aside as unconstitutional. In the Pennington
district the entire vote Of Pennington thrown
out because the total number Of votes
inaccurately stated by error adding.
The town gave the republican candidates 437 votes
aud the fusion candidates 401 votes. The little
plantation Of Perkins. classed with Farming
ton, gave the republican candidates 13
votes and the fusion candidates IA votes. Throw
ing out Pennington the Council declared
fusionist elected by ] majority. 1t is not
practicable to give in detail tonight the
assigned for counting out in all the severn
teen districts, but member Of the Republican Ad
visory Committee desires to have it stated that in
single instance has 1t appeared before the Governor
and Council that q false or fraudulent republican
vote cast in any city or town. or that any vote
returned differently from the intention or de-
sire Of the voter, that the returns did not on
the whole and in detail represent the precise re-
suit as 1t counted aud declared in open
town meetings throughout the State. The rejections
and changes were wholly on technical grounds.
Some inquiry having been made to how the
Governor and Council are divided between the
democrats and greenbackers, it is proper to state
that Governor Garcelon ran as q democrat and that
two members Of his Council. Messrs. Brown and
Monroe. have been democrats. The remaining fve
members of his Council are greenbackers.
The certificates to Senators and Representatives
sent out by mail to-day The can
vas OF county officers Is about completed.
A committee OF the Council is engaged in
preparing statement to justify the count which
they have made. An indignation meeting is to be
held on Friday evening"