Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-29

to see the Calais parties on this matter. II
these men can make their plan work they
propose to give the Electoral vote of that
State to the democratic candidate. I believe
that they can do it and that the republicans
will be powerless to prevent it, The fun has
lust begun and there will be lots of it unless
the republicans manage to get control of one
branch of the Legislature" Ibid Mr.. -
go to see Mr.. Tilden or his friends when
here Tin New York; last August?' was
question put ut another time. SLOW do you
know that Mr.. was here?' asked the
man with surprise. ''Oh. | know it," re-
sponded the inquirer ale was in New York
twice" said the printer. Il don't know that
he saw Mr.. Tilden or his friends. l know
when he came back that this meeting took
place and the intimation that Mr.. Til
den's friends would sustain them" ''Give
them money!" inquired the other party.
Eyes, | understood that they could have
funds from New York. At any rate they
counted on Mr.. Tilden's aid. and those re-
publicans in Maine will feel sort of queer
when Uncle Sammy gobbles up the vote of
Maine" "Do you believe that Mr.. Tiden
or 'hs sponsors are interested in this
Maine AFFAIR." OF course they are; ;
don't know it certainly. but from some
things said, think that the plan is partly
theirs" What did YOU mean when yos told me
some weeks since that some republicans would
counted nut and how al von know thon tba,
,ho o;,;os would ho co,utoJ ou,9" az J;Jn,,
Iii ,nn Thor J;JI ~, vos thc ro,hor surnr;se5
renIv ..Yes you Jid was tho re;oinder.
vnn told M. hat bafora tbero wera ANYTHING
L,,, rn,nnrs .Lnnt ,hn ,n.,tor" .sW.II
didn't mean to do so" said this man with the
secret. Afterward. he said that this matter
of disfranchisinp the cities was discussed and
it was declared that a scheme had been de-
vised which wonia insure IT, Inc pIank re-
turns Tor the cltles were not printed In au-
gnsta but IN Portland. It was thought that
every republican city would ne disfranchised
by tins scheme, ana that would insure fusloh
Senate ana probably fusion House. Inc
Cherryheld case was tuliy uhnerstooo' ana
the evidence that MIR. Kay, one OF the select
men, was an ailen' was looked up. Ii was
decided that II the REJECTION OF the V"te OF
that town was necessary 10 the turning Oh
that county over 10 the democrats II wouiu De
done, otherwlse not: Inc failure TO diSirah-
chise Ialais maze IL necessary 10 nave Inc
large republican town vi oherryheiu thrown
out. Among the statements Oh 'hls PRIMER
was one that couiu Scareeiy nave had any
foundation. ana thai Is mat IL was given out
that MI iliueh irienus "ouiu uir'ct very
large sized pipe from ms eiectlon par 10
discharge INT" the treasury Oh the fusion man
ayers IN Maine, ana that they 'lrtuousiy re-
fused 10 accept such proposnloh. Inns
must nave oeen one OIL the taoies OF the per-
son VINO VISITED ipner Aiiey 10 OBTAIN funds'
Drains ana morai y support 10 carry our this
seheme OF usurpatioh' once IN the course
or the evening the man eXciaiheu eNciteuiy
mere VIII talk Oh this matter no more,
Ior may say something whic" VIII put my
rrlehus oehihu Tue prison pars' can l tell
A CREpiTABLE STORY.
There are certain circumstances which 90
to strengthen the opinion that this man has
the outlines of the conspiracy bv which the
republicans were 10 he counted ont
The man came from Calais week af
ter the Maine election. An alien and having
no special interest in politics. he wonld not
he presumed to know what was going on in
that State This beinp the case. how was
this man able to remark when the first ru
mors of the counti,,g ont got into the paners.
and before the hest nostod rennbI;cans were
able TO ascertain ANYTHING positiyc about the
matter that tho renuhlicans woud no sur
prised when they found that their strongest
places had been counted out ? VIII some
one venture an explanation on anv other
ground than knowledge of this plot before
The election?
. How shouh this man know about the
Cherryfeld case and mention the fact of one
of the Selectmen beino an alien. weeks apo
If he did moi learn thai fact in Calais?
3. Is it probable that this printer who
could he n voter nv merely going into n court
and taking the oath of CITIZENSHIP would
know about the blanks for the disfranchise.
ment of cities had he not have heard the plan
discussed hv those who induced the PRINTER 70
show his taste" in a way to lead the Alder.
men of cities IN omit the SIGNATURES reouired
4. If the mans object was to tell a story
of this sort for a sensation, for notcriety or
for money, why does ne persi.'en.ly refuse 70
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