Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-30
THE COVNTlNG.OUT BUSINESS.

tments relative to the counting out business.
Not a letter of any kind hardly comes to
this office bnt that it bears condemnation
more or less severe upon the base usurpa-
tons exercised by the Governor and Council.
As an example, a business letter contains the
following: 81 hope we are not going to lose
the administration the coming year in Maine,
and what is thousand times more humiiat-
ing be bulldozed out of it after it has been
so successfully won won too by such persis-
tent energy and effort ! read the papers
with great interest, trusting you will come
off victorious"
Oxford county is said to be thoroughly
reused. They refuse to sign petitions to the
Governor.
Oliver p. Bragdon was here Saturday, bnt
was given no satisfaction by the Governor
and Couacil.
Mayor Nash called upon Gov. Garcelon
yesterday by invitation of the latter. The
Governor expressed his desire to do without
the assistance of the soldiery and inquired
about the police force of the city Mayor
Nash assured him that if no soldiers were
brought to the State House the police would
preserve order. Mayor Nash informs us that
the Governor seems to desire peace, and will
not call troops to the State House unless he
becomes satisfied order cannot be maintained
in any other way.
The petition of John Patten and many
others of Bath. asking Gov. Garcelon TO re-
fer disputed cases to the Supreme Court, was
forwarded TO the Governor yesterday. Among
the signers to this petition are thirty demo-
Gratis of high standing in the party.
From conversation with the most reliable
authority it was found, yesterday, that the
Governor would refuse to submit anything to
the Supreme court. because there were
very few things which had not already been
adjudicated upon. If there were many it
could not be left out to the court, because in
that case no legal legislature could be or
ganized, as the certificates must be issued
twenty days beforehand. Furthermore, the
Governor has no legal right to withdraw the
certificates already issued, and since each
house is the judge of its own Gle ctions there
all the wrongs will be righted. The gentle
man giving the above information thought
that there was no doubt but that the Senate
would have a majority and be able to organ
ize but there was some doubt about the
House. At any rate the President of the
Senate would be the Governor, and this
would be one Of the desirable objects.
BY this action Gov. Garcelon throws aside
the last and one of the most digniied meth
DDS of peacefully setting this affair His
own men say that neither councillors nor
friends had any influence in this matter. He
acted alone ana uninhuenced so that he must
bear the greatest share of the burden that
may follow. HIS own fellows during the day
trembled and expressed fears that the Gov
ernor might submit a portion even of the
memorandum questions, but at night were
delighted at the result.
The Governor, accompanied by some Of
his friends, went 10 Belfast, Yesterday after
noon. to attend the fusion meeting there in
the evening.
Petition to the Governor.
The Governor continues to receive num-
erous petitions from all parts of the State
praying that the law points involved may be
referred to the Supreme Court Among
those received yesterday are the following;
Winslow sends petition headed by Hon.
David Garland and signed by 70 others.
Sullivan sends petition signed by Eugene
Simpson and go others.
New Portland sends petition signed by
John W. Norton and ~ others.
Topsham sends petition signed by Rob
ert p Whitney and LOG others.
Hurricane Isle sends a petition signed by
A. J. Bagey and % others.
Alma sends a petition signed by j. Carleton
Dole and % others.
Portland sends an additional petition head
ed BY Jacob Mcclellan and Josiah II. Drum
mond and signed by IS others.
Searsport sends a petition signed by Emery
Sawyer and 81 others.
East Newport sends a petition signed by
J. H. Weymouth and 33 others.
Fairfield sends petition signed by Will
liam Conner and 81 others.
Wilton sends petition signed by X. b.
Fuller and 100 others.
Athens sends a petition signed by +. S.
Dutton and 6S others.
Norridgewock sends petition signed by
John Robbins Jr., and 70 others.
Gorham sends petition signed by Fred
erck ROBBIE and 100 others.
Harmony sends petition signed by ID. II
Bartlett and 81 others.
Pttsfield sends petition signed by c. A
Farwell and ! ID others.
Dexter sends petition signed by II. l.
Wood and $50 others.
Detroit sends a petition signed by +. Z
Files and 80 others.
Freedom sends petition signed by JohI
Haskell, man 81 years old, and 20 Others
Foxcroft sends petition signed by ID. +
Aver and I29 others, many Of the numbe
being Greenbackers.
Dover sends petition signed by S. o