The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-30

of the Republican committee who visited him at the
beginning of the canvass of the vote, and said that
he then told the committee that he hiInseH haa
never yet seen single one of the returns lie salu
that for the past few weeks the most abomlnaple
lies had been daily sent forth III regard to the count
ing of the votes He spoke of the returns from some
of the large cities and said they were fatally derec-
tive and the Governor and Council had nothing TO
do in regard to them but to strictly follow the re-
auirements of the Constitution and the laws. He
said that the Legislature will undoubtedly DO Jus
tice by the cities not represented as the Two
branches are judges of the election OF their own
members. He spoke particularly of the Portland
returns and claimed that they agree strictly with
the record and therefore they could not be amend
ed even under the law of 1877. The Danforth dls-
trict was next spoken of and the Governor made a
statement in regard to the returns from that town
and said that the record had been altered long after
the election at the request of George A. Curran OF
Calais He said he had the letter of the town clerk
of Danforth in his pocket stating that he had chang
ed his record under orders from the Republican
board of selectmen. He said that all the returns
will be presented to the Legislature the It'll of
Januaty unless the State House is seized by mob
and the returns destroyediprevious to that time He
single thing he had done not strictly i'll accordance
with the Constitution, the laws and precedents On
closing the Governor was loudly applauded and
three cheers were given for him.
Hon. VIM. II. Mcclellan Attorney General, next
addressed the meeting. He commenced by speak
ing of the clergymen who had spoken at the indig-
nation meeting Saturday evening, and said they
had made many false statements. He denied EN-
phaticaly the statement that has been made that
he has advised the Governor not to submit the
questions dispute TO the Supreme Court as re- e,
duested by Hon. Lot NJ. Morrill,. He said 1t i'll
became Republicans to make such great ado about
the count of the vote in this state When the
all upheld the counting out of Tilden in 1875. Az
the same time he stated he did not attempt to 1ustl-
fy ANYTHING wrong that account but SAID tnaG no
man could name a single wrong thing that had been
done in regard to the recent canvass OF the votes III
this state N,
Hon. A. G. Jewett spoke briefly. He attacked the
law of 1877 relating to the correction OF returns
and said it was against the clear provisions OF the
Constitution and should not be obeyed He advised
people not to attend support any church at when
politics are preached He said the Republicans had
attempted to carry the election in this state by
bribery, but happily they had been checkmateo by
the Governor and Council
A dispatch was read from Augusta, signed
by Hon. e. F. Pillsbury and, and letter from
Hon. j. D. Lamson, senator from this county.
TIL O resolutions were then read and adopted.
They condemn bribery at elections and say
tn at no claimant ought rghtfully to be lnduct-
ed into an office obtained through such means,
and pledge support to the Governor and Coun-
Gil in all their constitutional and legal acts
Brief speeches were made by Hon. Il. w.
Ellis and Capt. Chas Baker, and the meeting
closed with three cheers for Gov. Garcelon.