The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-27

oi the towns OF his county, Dy the name
John L. Wallace, Jr,, and in others by th
name of John T. Wallace, but we hay
tabulated the votes as thrown for tw
different men, as we have no legal know
edge that the same person is meant. Tw
sets OF witnesses were sent in to the Secre
tary OF State from Fairfield. each of wbic
contradlcted the other and it was impossi
bic from the contradictory character q
the returns to determine the result of th
election in that town. We have therefor
rejected the returns from that town in ou
tabulation. The rejection affects tn
election of one Representative. Accom-
panying, and attached to, the represen
tative returns from the town of Skow
hogan, there was a statement signed b,
the selectmen, that certain number O
the ba lots were protested as being ilIega
under the Revised Statutes, One of tht
ballots objected to was attached to tbt
returns. The seiectmen in their certificate
ailege'how many OF the ballots were throwr
out on this certificate. They inform the
Governor and council that they make the
return subject to the legality or ilIegality
of that kind of ballots The ballot was II
the form of an ordinary sheet of paper
folded to make two leaves, On one OF
the pages half the candidates named were
printed and on the next page the balance
OF the names of the candidates appear
We are fully satisfied that that kind of
ballot is clearly in violation of the letter
and spirit OF the statues and we have ac-
cordingly rejected number of such bal.
lots in making our tabulation, A protest
was filed against counting the returns
from the town of Cherryfeld on the
grounds that the officers who attested the
returns were not legal officers Afidavits
presented with the protest, establishes the
fact that not one of the se!ectmen presi-
ded at making out the returns and receiv-
Ing the votes. One Of the selectmen was
a foreigner and could not legally bold the
office of selectman.s The Superior Court
has held that board of town officers,
consisting of less than three, is not legal
board. Acting upon this opinion we have
rejected the returns from the town of
Cherryfield. This affects the election
of one representative. Several pro
tests aod afidavits to support them were
referred to US. asking the rejection of
returns on account of bribery and intimida-
tions ,of voters and on account of legal
detects IN calling the town meeting. Also
on account of improper check lists. The
copy OF the record presented US from the
town OF Skowhegan shows that for the
election IN that town, only one COPY of a
warrant was posted in the town. An OBJ
lection to counting the votes of the city of
Auburn was made, because voters names
were added to the check lists in three of
the wards, in violation Of the law, while
voting was going Oh, on election day. |
Some Of the afidavits filed fully establish
hat fact. Other afidavits plainly show
he same condition of things as in
'ther cities. We consider these facts as
lot legally cogDizabe. by the Governor
ind council as a canvassing board, and we
rave dlsregarded them in our tabulation, |
We recommend the refer, nee of all such |
papers to the Legislature. The returns |
rom Portland are defective because they |
II not comply with the constitutional re- |
luirement which provides that the names
II all persons receiving votes shall be |
tated in the returns. 4 large number
# votes were returned from !said city as
catering. and there was no possible |
means afforded by tle returns TO deter
nine Tor whom such votes were thrown
he returns from the cities of Saco.
lewiston, Bath and Rockland are fatally |
efec1ve. because they were not signed |!
y majority Of Aldermen. Under the
statutes and by the decisions of the court,
uch returns cannot be counted and we
ave been obliged to reject them. Ii will
evGlve on the house Of representatives TO
etermiue in the first instance and finally
rho have been elected to the house from
hese cities, as we have no legal evidence
'ef0re US to determine that question
The Bangor Vhi0 and Courier says tn at
he arms of the Hersy Light Infantry of
)Idtown, one OF the state militia compan-
IS. We're taken possession Of by the fusion
sts last night between Ii and l2 o'clock
I'd removed from the company's armory
0 the residence Of Lieut. q. Z Miles,
ON mander Of the company, which has
ixty Springfield breach loading rifles,
)ldtown is the residence o! the fusion can
Idate for governor,
DAMARAscoTTA, Me, Dec 26-An in
iguation meeting was held this afternoon
t which there was large audience, every
own IN the county being represented,
ONE coming fifteen or twenty miles. not
the extreme cold. Gen.
oseph A. Hall spoke at length. The
losing portion OF the speech was as fol-
ows: Believing that patriotic sense of
luty on the part of the people will bring
hem out Of this trouble, my voice is now
or peace and decidedly against force.
5ut, fellow citizens, when the approach
t anarchy and the destruction of civil
berty shall stand upon one side and
heir prevention by force stands upon
be other, when the law shall be no
onger of avail and the courts become
,owerless to give US justice, then | am for
esorting to the last great right of freemen
nd assuming the responsibility to go for
7ard like men, who. knowing their duty in
be hour Of peril, dare perform it, letting
be consequence fall where they Justly
oust. upon those who forced us to the
Tread reality.
The following resolutions were adopted:
ResoLUed, That while we earnestly desire
peaceful adjustment of this unfortunate
tate of things, at the same time we request
enator elect Smith and Representative
lect Hail to use every means in their
ower to obtain their seats to which the
otes called them. at the organization of
he Legislature. and should they not be
3le to do this, then we request them to
,in in organizing the Legislature at sume
lace where the majority of both bran
hes, as duly elected, can carry out the
expressed will OF the people.
ResolUed, That we pledge our lawfully
lected Senators and Representatives
throughout the state our earnest support
D whatever course they may decide to
ollow, trusting that legal measures may
ccomplish what is just and right, aud that
1rce, this last great right Of freemen, may
OF become necessary.
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