The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-25
FROM SOMERSET COUNTY.
Citizens of Fairfield Thoroughly Arouse

Citizens of Fairfield Thoroughly Aroused.
7 Especial Despatch to the Press
FAIRFIELD, Dec 24.-The indignation meeting
held Tuesday evening was a surprise to ALL The
storm was so severe many advised the postponing
of the meeting, but in spite of the wind and snow
and the mercury below zero large audience came
together to express their condemnation of the act
and the actors. The speeches were strong state
ments of Indignation and were expressed in q man
ner that showed to the audience that the speakers
were in earnest and meant every word they said.
We have not seen such feeling manifested since
the old war times.
Speeches were made by E. G. Pratt, Dr. d.
Perkins, Ezra Totman Amos Stevens, Daniel Allen
Hon. VIM. Conner, G. G. Totman, DR.. G. M.
Twitchell, VIM. H. Emery, j. F. Foye, I. s. Nc
Farland, S. S. Chapman and others.
Several Democrats present responded cheerfully
when called upon, and emphatically denounced all
fraud or any acts contrary to law, and declared
themselves opposed to taking the government from
the majority. The Republicans are aroused and
will defend their rights.
The following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
We, the people of Fairfield and vicinity, charge
the Governor and Council of Maine, aided and
abetted by Eben F. Pillsbury-
1. With having usurped the powers of the Supreme
Court.
2. With having violated the most sacred rights
of the people.
3. With having set at defiance the laws of the
State of Maine.
4. That on the most trivial pretext they have dis
franchised many of the principal cities and towns
of the State.
5. That with pretense of being governed by the
exact letter of the law they have shown an utter
disregard of principle and pursued that, if
persisted in, must inevitably result in the subver-
sion of all laws and the destruction of all organized
government.
6. That in Fairfield representative district the
Republicans honestly and fairly elected their repre-
sentative by a majority OF fifty-ive votes. In
making the returns from Fairfield to the Secretary
of State the municipal officers made slight error
not affecting the result of the election and under
the law of 1877 open to correction Such corree-
ton was made in Strict conformity to law, by the
municipal officers and the corrected returns duly
and seasonaby forwarded to the Secretary of State
Under the fmsy pretext that the corrected returns
differed from the original the vote of Fairfield was
counted out and the fusionst candidate counted in.
ResOlred, Therefore, That this action on the part
phatic condemnation and will justly render the
Garcelon administration infamous in the minds of
all honest and fair minded men.
Resolved, That all principals and accessories i'll
this gigantic fraud are undeservIng of confidence
politically or morally, man of sound sense or
moral principle could wilfully engage in crime so
appalling in its consequences and without example
of precedent in the State.
On motion of Hon. VIM. Conner seconded by
Ezra Totman, Esq, the following amendment was
offered and adopted:
ReSoyced, That S. S. Brown is held personally
responsible for DISTINGUISHING the town of Fairfield
and that hereafter he is unworthy of confidence
socially, politically or morally. SETH.