The daily gazette., 1879-11-04
HOW MAINE WAS CARRIED.

THE LAST ELECTIONs-THE FREE
USE OF MONEY ACKNOWLEDGED BY
BLAINE's STRIKERS.
Special Dispatch to the Record.
Boston. November 2.-The Globe
continues It's exposure Of Republican
methods in Maine at the last election,
and much comment is caused by the rev.
elations made. Blaine and other leaders
are said TO be very much exel cised to
know how much the investigation in
their State has really developed. Que of
the most important points yet made pub
! C is the story Of an interview with X.
X. Hall, Representative elect from the
New Castle districts, who, having been
convinced that the interviewer was a
good Republican, freely confessed that
he and other men in his district openly
bought votes al prices ranging from fifty
cents TO fifteen dollars apiece. The fol
loving letter from James G. Blaine
which Mr.. Hall confessed to having re.
ceived, is also published
"See every man in your district, ant
fn1 out how he is going to vote. If hi
Is Republican aud weak-kneed SET
what will ST. engthen him. If he is a
Democrat or Greelibacker see what viii
induce him to vote with us. Make up
statement of the amount of money wl.icl
you will need for all expenses, and for
ward at once.
(Signed) JAMES G. BLAINE.
Letters similar to this and signed b,
Mr.. Blaine appear to have been seii
to confidential workers all oyer tn
State.
Another interesting interview was ha
with man by the name Of Herbert
He said that it took bare work and
great deal of money to carry the las
election in Maine, but that it had bee
done in thoroughly business-like man
J ner. Continuing he said: "Out Of ou
town there were good many that ha
to be bought, but ours cost us a goo
deal less than most anywhere elst
Why, didn't pay over 81 piece ft
some of the worst of them, and goo
many got for days work." He ful
thcr said he paid the money himself a
the repres .ntative of james G. Blain
On Monday morning will be publishe
G another chapte. devoted to the city {
Lewiston and the town of Auburn,
Adroscoggin county. OF the discover
les in these places the report says:
the beginning of the year 1873 the fort
Cor thereabouts) liquor dealers here vo
ed the Democratic ticket, AMI the eli
government was then Democratic.
Is now claimed that at the late munici
al elec ion Lewiston's city governme
was e'ected from the Republican par
BY the intimidation of the mill hand
u e casting of illegal votes and tr'
B use of money.
The Republicans put all the machin
ry of the prohibitory law into operatiO
cured the indictment Of nearly all
the quor dealers, and then, not pressi
them to trial, held the indictment ov
their heads, thus forcing them to vc
contrary to their previous record.
the time or just prior to the time th
William p. Frye was elected to Congrt
one Michael H. Ward had been imprl
oned for violation of the United Stat
revenue law. A petition of an agre
ment was then drawn up, which stat
that the signers would agree to vote
Republican ticket at that election a
in the ensuing elections, and as a rewa
for such sale of votes Michael II. Ws
should be released from confineme
and his fine should be remitted. BY t
means and by the means of threats ms
to those over whose heads the indi
F ments hung, 100 Democrats (the nu
ber which it was stipulated was neces
~ to secure Wards release) were sec
ed, and Ward, as is claimed and as {
o. be shown, was released wihout the TO
of either pardon or trial. At least
dozen men, who keep what may be CT
Is. ed open bars in Lewiston, have said, a
do say openly, that they have no fear
Al arrest, even If Sc zure should folio
because of the fact that they have agrt
to vote the Republican ticket, and
cause the officials dare not press the
on account Of what they might tell
fir as intimidation goes. Affidavits hi
been made by citizens of Lewiston to
effect that the polling places in the Fl
and Seventh wards were left In charge
improper parties; also, that twelve 81
dents at Bates College, belonging in OF
!. parts of the State, and, in some ca!
, out of the State, voted at the last ell
tion; also, that unnaturalized reside
voted, and that q considerable mum
of nOn-residents cast their ballots.
There is sworn evidence that at 4
7 burn Alderman Hitler was seen to
two names to the check list. But q
many of the small traders of the to
refused to make affidavit to the wrol
doing they had witnessed, saying
the result would be to ruin their bl
rs ness. To be a Democratic lawyer wa
lose mne-tenths of the cases bror
before the municipal and county Cou
1t is alleged that at least three hund