Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-24
l0sANaELES WEEKLY HERALD
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MoJAvE, Dec. 23.-De Witt {
Lawrence, q Johnson, A G Stew.
art, J A Williams, J e Allen, J
Borden, P b Poosin, J Martin, M
Etwark and wife, @ G Desmond, A
J Hazeltine, J r Haul, ] A w
Say, G M Pinkham; A Harasztby,
Mrs G FL Dale, Il n Bard and fami-
ly, ] S Boyle. G S Weston and
family, J Nj Griffith, J A Graves
and wife, Mr. Lakewood, G w Ber.
rian and wife, A Wellhart, Miss J
M Smith, Miss M H Smith, Mrs Z
A Longstreet and son, J L Lyons,
Miss Mary Lyons, r Perrin, Julius
Reynolds, Miss May Williams.
The Maine TmbroGfiO.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. ga num-
Der of prominent Republicans, In
cluding Gen. Garfield, have been
quietly at work in this city for sew
eral days looking up the law and
precedents bearing on the present
and prospective situation of affairs
in Maine, with a view of Overcom-
ing, by some means, the action by
0UVeInOI 0dtCCiOh 6bu IL 10
Council have counted out eight
Republicans to give majority in
the Maine Legislature to fusionist
Democrats and Greenbackers. 1t
is reported on good authority that
telegram has been sent to Sena-
tor Hamlin as the result of these
inquiries and deliberations su Dstan-
italy as follows: "We advise re-
sistance even to the extent of force.
The President informs Garfield
that he will recognize a Davis
Legislature, If it is set up rs the le-
gal Legislature by the Republi-
cans" The plan contemplated by
the sender of this dispatch may be
briefly stated TINS: When the day
for the meeting of the MaiDe Legis-
lature arrives, the Republicans
who have certificates of the return
ing officers, and those who have
been counted out, are to assemble
aud to organize AZ legal Legisla-
ture. The counted out Republicans
will previously, If possible, procure
certificates of election from the Su-
preme Court of the State, or, failing
in that, from the County Clerks.
They are then to proceed to elect
Davis Governor, and If the fusion
lists also organize and elect Garce-
lon or Smith, an issue will then be
presented to call for decision by
President Hayes as to which Ia the
legal Legislature and duly consti-
tuted government of the State.
The question, it is claimed, can
be brought before him very readi-
ly by call from the Davis Legis
lature for national aid to suppress
resistance to its authority. Ii not,
in some other way, within the pur-
view of the Act of February 28,
1876. This Act, according to the
famous Supreme Court decision in
the case of Luther verses Barber,
pronounced by Chief Justice Taney
in 1S47, delegated to the President
the power to declare for purposes OF
that Act whether government or
gauized in State is the duly con-
stituted government of that State,
and after he has decided the ques-
tion the Courts of the United
States are bound to follow his de-
cision
Tne ssmnsteE.0enrral Hnd sne
Lotsery Dealers.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The
counsel for M. A. Daupbin wishing
TO amend the bill In equity against
the Postm aster-G for retain
ing letters, the Court dismissed the
bill without prejudice, and few
minutes thereafter an amended
complaint was filed by Senator
Carpenter, counsel for Dauphin.
Justice Field anu tns Presidency
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-The Time,
SAYS: The discussion of Judge
Fields strength as candidate fol
the Presidency by the Washington
Sunday Herald, to which our dis
patches refer this morning, Is il
bad taste, and probably worse NOR
ais. But 1t is an indication o
what must inevitably happeI
when Judge of the Supreme
Court can be counted as an asp.
rant for political honors. 1t is ;
great pity that that Court canno
be fully divorced in appear
ance, as it is nearly in fact, from
notifies. Its Justices are ap
pointed for life. Their position i
second to none In dignity; thei
compensation is ample, and ther
Ia no reason why they should no
be completely content with thei
lot. Whenever any one OF then
allows his name to be mentioned Il
crnnection with political post, b
ooses not only himself, but th
'ulrt, the honor of which shoul
te dearer to him than his own, I
tbe degrading aud insulting gossi
of the character the Herald In
duIges in. Worst of all, his proba
HE judicial action, as in this cas-
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