The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-26
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The Other Side ut the Maine Middle.
Chicago, Dec. 1S.-The Daily News
has received the follow ing from Hon. +.
T. Pillsbury:
AUsUsTA, Ne, Dec Is, 1879.
The apparent Republican majority for
members of the legislature MAS obtained
by wholesale systematic birbary, BULLDOG
ing and fraud. There WAS q popular ma
jority for governor in opposition to ihe
Republicans in many districts, giving
the fusiOnists majority for governor.
The Republicans succeeded in getting a
majority for members Of the Legislature
by Irickery and other frauds, Tue gov
ernor and council haze not based iheir
action ON these frauds in any instance
not having jurisdiction, but they have
strictly followed the constitution, and
thrown out such returns as were fatally
defective whether Republican or Demo-
cratic. In some counties more Demo
cratic than Republicans returns have
been thus rejected. The Repub-
licans have been in the habit
for years of secretly returning
defective Republican returns TO town Of
ticers for correction, but took advantage
of defects in Democratic returns. Dur
ing tWenty-three years of Republican
rule they have never lost an officer by
reason of such defects. while the Demo
Gratis have lost more or less nearly every
year. This has served to make Demo
cratic town officers more careful and Re-
publicanS more careless. The present
governor and council have held the Re-
publicans to the strict letter of the con-
stitution and laws, and the result is an
anti-Republican majority in both branch
es. They have in no case travelled outside
of precedents established by the Repub-
licans themselves, and in most of the
cases their action was based on the Opin-
ions given by judges of the supreme
court: tor instance a judge gave an Opin-
ion in 1875 that the governor and coun-
ell could not count votes return
ed for VIM. II. Smith and w. II. Smith
for the same Office as having been given
for one and the same person. Applying
this rule this year changes the result in
n large number OF districts.
In 1877 the judges gave an opinion
that the returns could not be counted
where the signatures of the officers were
written by other hands than their own.
Several cases of this class were found
this year. In the same opinion the
Judges decided that the returns could
not be counted where the town clerk
had failed To attest them. This rule
changes several cases. Also. the returns
from the city OF Portland were fatally
defective, in not complying with the
constitution in giving the names of per-
sons voted for, with the number of VOTES
against each name. Some 14O votes wer2
returned as scattering. This changes the
result OF three senators, and leaves five
vacancies in the house. In Lewiston,
Saco, Bath and Rockhnd, the returns
We're signed by a minority only of the
aldermen. The law quotes that the whole
number of ballots shall b. given in the
returns, and there are abundant Repub-
lican prccedents for rejecting them,
where they fail in that respect, so too
where there is IL material difference be-
tween the whole number of ballots and
the votes. 1t Is stated that several
changes have resulted from these defects.
In all the doubtful cases the governor
and council have consulted eminent
counsel before coming TO Al conclusion,
and in every instance the action OF the
board has been unanimous, except where
the question at issue did not affect the
Character of the result.
(Signed) i. T. PuAsBURY.
Maine Politics
BosrON, Dec. ia dispatch from
Sporgan EaYs that the counting out of that
town at Augusta is the only topic of con-
verSatIon on the streets and is denounced
by Democrats Us well as Republicans.
An indignation meeting has been called
for Saturday evening. 4 telegram from
Pennington mentions the prevalence of
great Indignation there. The Mayor and
Aldermen of Ro-kland adopted q reso-
luton tonight condemBiDg the action of
the governor and council.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 19.-It Is now stated
that Skowhegan was counted out with
great reluctance by the governor and
council, and only as Il last resort in order
to make sure of quorum of the Fusion
lists in the house.
This view is corroborated by n letter
addressed only last week by Hon. F. g.
Parker to Mr.. Seward, Republican repre-
sentative-elect from Skowhegan. AT
that time irappears that it had not been
determined to coant SkOwlegan. The
Republican state committee will meet
here the early part of next week. 4 call
for an indignation meeting here tOmor-
row night has been signed by the best
citizens Hallowell will hold an lndig-
nation meeting on Saturday.
Republican Newspaper.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. ia number
of prominent Republicans have formed
themselves into body corporate to be
known as the New Orleans Ledger pub
fishing company. The object of the as
sociatiOn is TO publish IL Republican pa
per in this city. The first number will
be issued January Sd. ex-governor
Michael Hahn was elected president of
the board of directors and editor in
chief.
Aid for Irish Sufferers.
SAN Francisco, Dec. ia large
mass meeting was held at Union hall
last night IN aid of the cause of the Irish
sufferers. Many prominent citizens were
present. Resolutions were adopted APP
pointing a committee to make collections
to he forwarded to ParneIl, asking him to
visit San Francisco, and expressing sym.
pathy with the people of ireland ON the
land question.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Dec. 19-At the
close of the meeting to declare the SYM
pathy of the people of St. Paul with the
people Of ireland, last night,
fifteen hundred dollars was subscribed,
10 be forwarded directly to the land
league. A committee was appointed to
continue subscriptions.
PleurO- Pneumonia.
CONCORD, n. H., Dec. 19.-PleHro-
pneumonia having broken out among
governor has called u meeting of the
council and appointed a commission to
act at once as they may deem necessary
to arrest the spread of the disease.
Suit for Damages.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 19.-Mary A. Muir
ray was removed Monday from the posi-
ton as clerk in the postoffice, and has
brought suit against postmaster Tyler,
claiming 100000 for assault Miss
Murray was "a principal witness against
the postmaster IN the recent iuvcstiga-
ton.
Project Revived.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 19.-The millcrs and
-four dealers of this city are reviving the
project for the establishment of call
board on exchange, for the sale of -four,
in the same manner that grain and pro-
visions are now dealt in. i good deal
of interest is being taken in the matter.
1t is not unlikely but that -four call
will be established before long
Geo. Balm, president of the national
millers' association, who has just return
cd from the east where he has been in
the interest of the millers' exposition to
be held in Cincinnati, June next, says the
most of the ocean steamship lines are
taking great deal of interest in the ex
position. and VIII sell excursion tickets
from numerous parts of Europe, and
that large number of millers and 9th.
ers, will avail themselves of the low rates
TO Come to this country to attend the ex-
position and make excursions through
several of the principal states. The rail
roads will also reduce the fairs and 9th
ar,r,Sa Land thar AID IN maxine the nv