The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-02
VARIOUS OPINIONS CONCERNIN'
THE COUNCILS INTENTION.
Especial Despatch to the Press.l

AUGUSTA, Dec Augusta is very tranquil
tonight. Quite number of people are in
town but there is no excitement. The heat of
the first unfolding of the plot to capture the
state has passed and men now regard the mat
ter calmly and as something to be met in
straightforward manner. The Governor ar
rived tonight. Most of the Council were here
before him. Councilmen Brown, Foster,
Fogg and Chase were present at the meeting
of the Council this afternoon. Mr.. Moody of
York county is in town but is about sick.
Among the gentlemen in town are Governor
to-be-Davis, Hon. Lewis Barker of Bangor,
Hon. S. L. Milliken of Belfast, Hon. Joseph
A. Locke of Portland, Hon. N. Dingley, Jr., of
Lewiston, Generals Hall and Beal and others.
The air is full of rumors, but little is known
concerning the actual situation or the future.
find many Republicans still confident that
the next Legislature will be ruled by the Dem
nitionals, that the Senate will be counted out
right for them and that by counting out some
and refusing certificates to enough other Rep
resentatives the same result will be effected in
the House. Others are equally confident that
the counting out process will only be applied
to the Senate, and the House will remain Re-
publican. This, say the Democrats, would re-
suit in the election of Democratic Governor,
and that Bion Bradbury would probably be
the man. Even should this happen it will be
well for them not to be too sure of Mr.. Brad
bury or any other Democrat. There are several
methods of removing the feline cuticle.
The first move in the counting campaign
was made tonight. When the Council con-
n ID
of Auburn appeared bearing the credentials of
attorneys from the Republican members elect
from Androscoggin county, and asked permits
sion to examine the returns from tn at county.
After short consultation they were allowed
to examine the returns relating to county Off
GERS. They found them to be regular with the
exception OF three towns In the returns from
East Livermore the name of Hiram M. Briggs,
the Republican candidate for County Com
missioner, was written "Hiram Briggs" The
return from the town of Leeds was not attested
by the town clerk. Leeds is Democratic, and
if the returns from Democratic towns have
been doctored, as some rather hotly allege,
Leeds must have been overlooked. AS it
stands the returns from Leeds are not worth
much, and if the Governor and Council are
really suffering for chance to apply the strict
letter of the law, Leeds is good town to be-
gin with. The return from Lewiston was
found to be signed by but three Aldermen,
four being required for quorum. The re-
turns relating to the Senators and Representa-
tives will be examined tomorrow morning. If
the same defect is shown in the Lewiston re-
turn for those officers in the return for
off md ha IN
receive the attested copy of the city record,
which will be presented, (the statute says they
may do SOY the return will be rejected. The
Republicans claim that this is a remediable err
ror such as is contemplated by the law of 1877
Should the return from Lewiston be thrown
out the Republicans will lose three Represen-
tatives.
There is considerable interest to know if this
is such return as Gov. Garcelon considers
"fatally defective" This strikes pretty near
his home and he may have had his own city in
his minds eye when he gave utterance to his
now celebrated phase. The developments of
the morrow are awaited with considerable in
terest. The Council are very affabe and it is
thought any authorized person may have ac-
cess to the returns at any time.
As has already been said there are number
less rumors afloat, but nothing can be known
until the returns are seen. 1t is generally be-
lieved that the return from Portland no. only
does not state the whole number OF
votes, but that a number of votes are returned
as scattering instead for the person actually
voted for. 1t is said also that the vote of Sears
port is to be thrown out on the ground that the
polls were not closed at the proper time.
Stockton, another town in the class being
Democratic, q Democratic Representative
would elected. But up in the Burnham class
is case which will offset this. 1t is claimed
that in Burnham that after the votes for gov
ernor had been counted and the return made
up and signed and the count of the votes for
Senators was proceeding, man came in and
wanted to vote. His vote was received, the
return of the gubernatorial vote altered and so
sent off. If the vote of Burnham be thrown
out a Republican Representative will be
elected "a standoff as far as these two classes CO.
So it would seem that if the Council prepare
returning board sauce for the Searsport goose,