Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-20
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| "A III htch tfiO iabtCi
says that if desired concessions be
obtained from Nicaragua, and the
capital necessary to build the cana
be secured, General Grants as
sumption of the Presidency is an
assured fact.
A World special says: In rela-
ton to the Nicaraguan canal, Gen
eral Grant has re-afiirmed all
which he has hitherto telegraphed
and written on the subject. He dis.
tinctly said that he hot only ap.
proved of the scheme thoroughly,
but would accept the Presidency OF
the company and devote himself
to it, just as soon as he could be
satisfied that the necessary capital
was secured, and with it the neces-
sary concessions from the Nicara-
| guam Government.
rbe Maine Essurnsag Board FOL
low Repubiscen Preceden's.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-Hon. e. Il.
Pillsbury, in answering telegram
| from the editor of the Chicago
Daiig NeaOs. telegraphs from Au-
gusta to-day long defence of the
action of the Maine Returning
Board. The apparent Republican
majority for members of the Legis-
lature was obtained by wholesale
bribery, bulldozing and fraud.
There was popular majority for
| Governor in opposition to the Re.
pvu licans in many districts, CIV
ing a fusion majority for Governor.
The Republicans succeeded in get
ting a majority for members of the
Legislature by trickery and other
frauds The Governor and Council
have not based their action on
these frauds in any instance, not
having jurisdiction, but they have
strictly followed The constitution,
and thrown out such returns as
were fatally defective, whether Re-
publican or Democratic. In some
counties more Democratic than Re-
publican returns have been thus
rejected. The Republicans have
for years been secretly returning
defective Republican returns to
town officers for correction, but
took advantage of the defects In
Democratic returns. During twen-
ty.tbree years of Republican rule
they have never lost an officer by
reason of such defects, while the
Democrats have lost more or less
nearly every year. This has served
to make Democratic town officers
more careful and Republicans more
careless. The present Governor
and Council have held the Republi-
cans to the strict letter of the con-
stitution and laws. The.result is
an anti-Republican majority in
both branches of the Legislature.
They have in no case Travelled out
side of the precedents established
by the Republicans themselves,
and in most cases their action was
based upon the opinions given by
Judges of the Supreme Court. Fol-
instance. the Judges gave an opin,
ion in 1875 that the Governor and
Council could not count the votes
returned for William. H. Smith
and w. III. Smith for the same of.
flee as having been given for one
and the same person. Applying
this rule this year, changes re-
suit ia large number of districts.
Returns from the city of Portland
were fatally defective in not COM
plying with the constitution in Civ
ing the names of persons voted for,
with the number of votes against
each name. Some l40 votes were
returned as scattering, thus chang
ing the result in the case of three
Senators, and leaving five vacan
cies in the House. In Lewiston
Saco, Bath and Rockland, return!
were signed by minority only o
the Aldermen. The law requires
the whole number of ballots to b,
!. given in the returns, and there ar,
abundant Republican precedent'
for rejecting them where they fai
in that respect. so, too, wher'
there is material difference be
tween the whole number of ballot
and the vote stated. Severa
charges resulted from these defects
: In all doubtful cases the Govern0
and Council have consulted eminen
J counsel before coming to cOnclu
sion, and in every instance tn
action of the Board has been unan
, imous with one exception only. Ii
that instance the question at issu
did not affect the character of tn
3 result.
!, Pork eackers hockcd Ouf.
: CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-Fowler Bros
! discharged two thousand hands il
3 their packing-house at the stock
: yards, because they insisted tina
non-union men should work will
3 them. Other houses are running
! very few hands, and the who'll
I number of workmen now idle is es
! timated at from five to eight thous
T and.
= fHeIief far Irish Distress.
: LONDON, Dec. 1S.-The Ouch
0 ess of Marlborough, wife of tn
r Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, write
@ that she intends to start relic
{ fund for the sufferers in IRELAND
3 and appeals for contributions
: She says while the presen
a distress, actual or possible, Is nc
: for the moment comparable to tina
/ of 1S47, still, undoubtedly, /
n parts of Kerry, Galway, Sligo
Mayo, Roscommon, Donegal an
v Cork there will be extreme miser
If and suffering among the poor.