Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-17
THE COUNTING OUT
CONSPIRACY.
The Oxford Democrat saws -

"The Governor and Council allegc thai
they were not asked in respectful manner
for the privilege of vieaing Legislative re-
turns, and hence they declined to exhibit
them. This department of State which is Sc
particular about its dignity, does not court
respectful treatment by its own conduct Last
week, James S. Wright, Esq, clerk of courts
for this county, was in attendance upon the
mandamus hearing. Having some spare
time, he visited the State House, to examine
our county returns. member of the Coun-
ell was set to watch him while thus engaged
During the view, this policeman wished to
retire, for some purpose, so he turned to an
other member of the Council and said Here,
you watch this fellow while am out, and
| see that he does not steal any of the returns.
Our people are continually treated to such
insults while examining the returns, and it is
natural that they should not be ovcr-polite,
in return.
| The same paper learns that on Monday
''Mr. Pillsbury notified the democrats OF
GERS will be counted, notw outstanding the re-
turn does not designate the town from which
it came"
A Washington despatch of the 10Th to the
Boston Advertiser says:
Conformation has been received here this
evening of the action of the Maine state Off
Gals in the matter Of the legislature. 1t
| causes a feeling of intense Indignation among
all republicans, and such democrats as could
be seen did not exhibit any exultation, but
rather modification. A prominent demo-
| cratic member of the house said that he was
inclined to think those who had done this
| thing had proceeded on technically legal
grounds, but nevertheless it was great blum
der in political sense, and would work
BARN to the party in the country at large"
Two stalwart countrymen came into the
Kennebec Journal Office yesterday for a copy
| of the paper, to learn about the contingent
business. They said they belonged to a
town that gave twenty-five republican ma
jority, and they did not propose to stand still
and have the fusionists steal the State.
They said they fought in the First Maine
Cavalry against the rebels and were ready
to enlist to fight the thieves at the State
House. They gave it as their opinion that
the old regiment boys would respond with
alacrity if they were called upon to defend
the right.
Ex-representative Hale had long inter-
view with President Hayes, Monday, during
which the President inquired as to the status
Of the political controversy new pending in
Maine. Mr.. Hale informed him that the repub-
licans in this State had positive information
that the democrats were determined to
carry out the conspiracy which they had in
augurated under the direction of Governor
Garcelon to hold the State in their own
hands. He further stated that this was but
part of the general conspiracy on the part
of the democratic leaders throughout the
country for the seizure of the presidential
office if the slightest opportunity is offered
them.
The Council were engaged at the State
House last night in issuing the remaining
certificates which had not been prepared up
to that time. Members of the Council said
that the official list of members of the legis-
lature would not be given to the public till
to-day. They said that the House would
stand sixty-one republican, seventy-eight flu
sion and that there would be twelve vacan-
cies while the Senate would be made up of
twenty fusionists and eleven republicans.
The republican members of the Senate will
be as follows Dingley and Parcher from
Androscoggin; Locke from Cumberland !;
Hill and Coombs of Hancock; Berry and
Cornish of Kennebec; Flint of Piscataquis !;
Lamson of Sagadahoc; Harris of Washing
ton Emery of Cumberland. The vacancies
in the House occur in Lewiston, Bath, Rock
land, Portland and Saco. 1t has been re-
ported that Dr. Brooks of Belfast was count
ed out, but we understand that he has not
been, having sent in his resignation to the
position which he holds under the govern
ment.
r. We were able to gather the following par
ticulars last evening, in regard to the count
ing out process as it affects the House. In
AndrOscoggin county the three republican
representatives elect from Lewiston are
doomed while l.. II. Beals is issued GER
tificate to the seat to which VIM. III. Thomas
of Durham was chosen. In Penobscot there
is the infamous counting out in the Exeter
Garland district. In Aroostook county Frank
c. Nickerson of Linneus is thrown out and
John ii. Brown is counted in, and in place of
JOuH DuTHHuIl VI cHcTHdu dllTtu SusIiild1
is given certificate. In Cumberland county
there is no change except in Portland, where
five republicans are ousted. In Franklin,
c. A. Thomas, the republican representative
elect from Pennington, is thrown out
We learn that the people of Winthrop will
hold an Indignation meeting very soon to ex-
press their detestation of the infamous steal
ing of the legislature. The tide of indigna-
ton is rising every day.
Cause and Effect
The main cause of nervousness is indiges-
ton, and that is caused by weakness of the
stomach. No one can have sound nerves
and good health without using Hop Bitters to
strengthen the stomach, purify the blood, and
keep the liver and kidneys active, 20 car
~ off all the poisonous and waste matter of