Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-11-27
The Plot to Steal the State Govern.
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The Plot to Steal the State Govern-
ment.
: Gov. Garcelon and his Council were 10
session Wednesday forenoon and after
noon. In the forenoon, Hon. Andrew
Lacy. OF Wiscssset. called AT the Council
Chamber and asked to see the returns
from Lincolu County. bot was denied this
right by the Council. light that Hon. +.
4. harrington. OF r., burg. for two years
member OF Gov. Commons Council,
states WAS unformally accorded TO inter
ested parties during his term of Office.
In the afternoon. no answer havisy been
received 10 former letters. Messr.. Baker
4 Baker sent to the Governor aud Couu-
Gil the following:
AUGUSTA. Me-, Wednesday afternoon }
Nov. i9th. ls1g.
To he Honorable. TIE Governor ara CouHcd
of The State Or NdiBe.
We beg to call the attention Of YOUR Honor.
able Board 10 the communication we laii he
fore you yesterday. AfteT it. receipt YOU con-
tinued in session for some hours and to-day
you held smother session lAstiLg the entire
forenoon and up. indeed. To one o'clock r. NJ
We cannot wait over sour siiournme of of thi.
afternoon session without endeavoring 10 inn
press upon your Honorable Board the great
hsrdships and wrongs under which our clients
are suffering In consequence OF being excluded
iro.n an examination OF the election returns
ou have by official order, duly recorded In
the Office OF the Secretary Of State, declared
that the twenty days allowed by statute for Ap-
plcstions for corrections should begin 10 run
from Monday the 18th inst We are now At the
close OF " "wednesday the i9th and have los, three
tn-s tat h.f
81 SAID order. Excluding the three Sundays.
November sd and 3olh and December .th we
should only have fourteen day. for sciual
examination OF the returns II we were permitted
access 10 them to-morrow. One Of our client.
has received the suggestion from n member OF
your Honorable Board that he might get certi-
fed copies Of records from the town clerks Of
all the towns in bis county. Putting out OF
confederation the labor sud expense Of 80 doing
We beg 10 submit to your Honorable Board that
amer the certified oopie, had all been procured
our client would stand precisely " here he stands
TODAY. What be needs to know and wins, the
statute gives him the right 10 know. ~ we re-
spectfully submit il whether the returns before
YOUR Honorable Board are 10 all respects regu-
lar. or whether they are defective in those
points for which the statutes provide the mode
OF correction. II regular there remain. nothing
10 10 done. II Irregular and detective on those
points hlch are durable BY reference 10 the
town records, then the party interested NAV 81
the town clerks.
Ii surely canno, b. necessary TO argue before
YOUR Honorable Board that the law giving the
right 10 correct errors carries with II OF nece.-
ATTY the rtght 10 ascertain what those error.
sre. IL could not possibly have been ir the
contemplation Of the lsw-msk ing power 20 con-
fer upon parties interested the rigsi 20 correc;
error, 10 returns. and al the same time TO give
10 the Governor and Council the right TO
that iho.e psriic. shall have no opportunity 10
Ind oui the nature and extent Of those erfor-.
With great respect,
Your obedient servants.
BAKER & BAKER, Counsel.
When the messenger bearing the letter
reached the State House al h.lfpast four
O'Clock he was Informed that the Council
had adjourned over to Friday.
Thursday, Gov. GaTcelou Va. reported
taking legal advice in Portland Of Wa l..
Putnam. Esq. All efforts to see the -
turns were refused by Council mcn
Friday the Republican Advisory Com.
miriee decided TO bring the matter before
the Supreme Judicial Court. and Applica-
tlon was made 10 Chief Justice Appleton
Of Bangor. for a mandsmus TO compel the
consplrators TO show the returns
After considering the question the Chief
Justice decided to summon IKE other jus
tees to meet him :, Augusta. on Tuesday.
al which time bearing Was TO have been
had. On Saturday. however. came the
following remarkable order from the Gov.
ernor and Council:
ORDERED. Th., the Secretary give notice
that the Governor and Council will be In se.-
sion from Decomber 1T 10 18Th. for The pur-
pose Of examining the Official returns Of the
votes for candidates for Senators Eepresenta-
i've and County officers. Candidate. clsim-
ing irregularities or other causes presumed TO
vii'aie their election VIII have reasonable OPP
portonlty 10 De heard either personally or BY
duly authorized counsel.
Immediately after the promugsi!on Of
this order Messrs. Baker & Baker, couu.e!
for the Senators aud Representatives elect.
addressed the following letter TO Chief Ju.-
tice Appleton;
AUGCsTA, Nov. -. l.-y.
Hon. job. -ippi>tOE Chief justice. >upren.e
court u MdiHe.
Since you issued notice on the reiitIon Tor .
mandAmIs 10 show cause WHY Senator. and
Representative elect should not BE- above 10
examine the Official returns OF their election
and since the Associate Justices Of the court
have unanimously consented to meet with Won
al Augusta on Tuesday next. 10 hear tho.s r.r-
tuons, We are Informed that the Go.srnor
and Council have passed the enclosed order.
II i the uDdeniAblc right Of our client. under
the .Aas Of the state 10 examine the election
return, to-day, 4. II has been every day .in,c
/ The Governor aud Council declared hy formal
order thai the returns were open and inen per
sistently refused 10 exhibit them Our client.
Will, moreover. insist al the proper time ihat
the twenty days as.ured them by law for an
picAiion Tor correction Of the return. .hAll not
begin 10 run against them until the return. ar
actually practically open 10 their examination
But, assuming that the enclosed order Of the
Council thus publicly issued will be carried out
In good faith by afording our clients full on
poriunlty 10 examine the returns on and aIt.r
December lst, We DO not deem Il our duty 10
press bearing on the petitions on the dsy
ordered. bat Will make them returnable nj the
December term Of your court for the county OF
oxford, which begins Tuesd1y. December "a
1879, a. that Is the earlies, term Of the court
mat Will be IN session In the State and re-
specially ask new order Of notice returu.-
Die accordingly.
Respectfully yours,
BAkEE 4 BAgER
Counsel for the Petitioners.
A member OF the Republican Advisory
Committee states that tie Republican Sen
ators and Representatives elect from every
County in the State will be present at the
opening of the hearing Mondav naca,,ha,