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

town clerk of Danforth in his pocket, stain
ders from the republican board of select
men. He said that all the returns will b,
presented to the legislature on the 9TH OF
January, unless the State House is seized by
a mob and the returns destroyed previous to
that time. He said that he challenged any
man to put his finger on single thing
he had done not strictly in accordance with
the constitution, the laws and presidents. On
closing, the Governor was loudly applanded
and three cheers were given for him.
Hon. VIM. II. Mcclellan, Attorney Gen,
next addressed the meeting. He commenced
by speaking of the clergymen who had
spoken at the Indignation meeting on Satur-
day evening, and said they had made many
false statements. He denied emphatically
the statement that has been made that he
has advised the Governor not to submit the
questions in dispute to the Supreme court,
as requested by Hon. Lot NJ. Morrill,. He
said it ill becomes republicans to make such
a great ado about the recent count of the
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counting out of Tilden in 1876
despatch was read from Augusta, signed
by Hon. +. F. Pillsbury and $50 others.
indignation NJ ceilings.
BANGOR, December 20. Large ard very
enthusiastic meetings to express Indignation
at action of the Governor and Council, were
held Saturday at Cornth. Bucksport, Mon
son and elsewhere. Resolutions were adopt
ed to exhaust every possible means to pre-
vent contamination of the outrage.
Influential Petition.
PORTLAND, December 20. A petition
signed by all the Methodist ministers of Port
land and vicinity is published, and will be
sent to Governor Garcelon, urging him to
accept ex-senator Morrilrs proposition to
refer the controverted points to the Supreme
court.
Startling Rev citation.
AnOxford special to the Press says the
following letter was seen there to-day:
AUGUSTA. December q, 1879.
To Moses Chesley, Representative elect:
Dear Sir-You are requested to make your
appearance at the Capital at an early day,
with 10 good men who will stand by you in
case there is opposition to the fusionists TAX
ing their seats. Expenses will be paid. Show
this to no one but true greenbackers.
Respectfully.
(Signed) GEO. G.. STACY.
Mr.. Stacy is State Librarian Mr.. Ches
ley in ing his ten men showed the letter
by mistake to a republican.
Fusion at ROckland.
RockLAND, December 20. The democrats
and greenbackers assembled at Farwell Hall
thi. o,rning to endorse the action of the Gov
ernor and Council.
Congressman Murch was the first -pea ker.
He endorse the Governor, who he claimed
had only follow ed the constitution and law.
He also SAID more democratic and greenback
votes and towns had been thrown out than
republican.
A letter was read from Hon. A. P. Gould
Referring to acts of the Cove rnor he said -
have no doubt that his acts have, in the
main, been strictly in conformity with the
constitution and laws of the State, and will
be so proved when fairly brought to the test
before any impartial and competent tribunal
If there has been any deviation ! believe ii
was for want of correct information and in in
stances of 50 little moment that they will not
affect the organization of the next Legislature
or the State government of 1850, and that all
such mistakes will be corrected fairly and hon
orabiy by the Legislature. Rockland will be
represented unless the candidates voted for
by the people willfully absent themselves.
That the return sent to the Governor and
Council was so defective that il could not be
either amended or considered, as it was by
them, without "A violation of their otfic ial
oaths, will not be questioned by any sound
LAWYER The Supreme Court of this State
has declared that the responsibility of such
an error, even if it results in DISTINGUISHING
a people-as it will not, rests wholly with the
careless municipal officers.
The Bangor Commercial.
BANGOR, December ~. II is reported
from sources deemed reliable, that radical
change is to take pace in the editorial and
bus ness management of the Comnercial
Dw my to the irreconcilable disagreement rs
to the course of the paper 18th reference 10
the action of the Governor and Council, +.
II. Getchell one of the partners, has retired,
and George b Goodw has been superseded
by Daniel ~anb"rn, once editor of the Boa
gor Journal Mr. Goodsln deeisively re-
fused to endorse The counting ont programme,
! beIevng 1t unIn-,Itahle and fraught with
evil, not only to the State but to the demo
cratic parry NJ ,ool~ IN is a son of Hon.
John VI ,,ood~ IA of Bdietord, and came
here ~l,h an excellent reputation, from the
| Boston Post, VIII the assurance that the
! Commet, al would be run hard money
demo, gatl ,,ni.,.r but instead it was made a
! hampton ~ ne g'renback fusion, and tor "a
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