The Portland daily press., 1879-12-18


The certificates toESenators and Representa-
tives were sent by mail today The canvass of
county officers is about completed A commit
tee OF the Council is Engaged III preparing a
statement to justify the count which they
have made. The feeling in this city and vi
cinity against the action of the Governor and
Council is intense and condemnation of it is
heard from Democrats as well as Republicans.
An indignation meeting will be held Friday
evening.
Penobscot Republicans Thoroughly
Aroused.
BANGOR, Dec. 1.-THE Wing tomorrow will
state that the intense feeling of indignation
felt by the Republicans of this city at the
counting out conspiracy is far exceeded by the
excitement in the rural districts as indicated
by the large number of letters that come pour
ing in protesting against submission to what
is denounced as revolutionary outrage The
Republicans interpret the action of the Cover
nor and Council as evidence Of determine
ton to hold the state by fraud in the coming
Presidential year, and are more excited than
any time since the war; The Democrats here
say very little. A few express dsapproval of
the counting out, but the majority seem in
clined to exult over the destruction of the Re-
publican majority in the Legislature.
BOSTON, Dec. 1.-THE Journals Washing
ton correspondent has interviewed Maine
congressman and others on the counting out
villainy in Maine.
Senator Hamlins Views.
Senator Hamlin, says the correspondent is
never willing to be interviewed for publica-
tion but it may be said that he was not in a
the action of Gov. Garcelon in vigorous and
unmistakeable Anglo-Saxon. He reasserted
what he has said before that the laws Of Maine
were not enacted to give politicians control of
the votes of the people, but to protect the
people in the exercise of their rights and the
enjoyment of the will of the majority. Senator
Hamlin does not believe that the Legislature
of New York will set the example of choosing
Presidential Electors, or that the Legislature
of Maine will do SO unless an example is set.
Representative Frye
Said that in political sense he was glad the
Fusionists have acted as they have done, as it
will arouse the Republicans and enlist in their
ranks many honorable men who have hereto
fore voted the Democratic ticket. Next year
the Republicans will not only turn out on
election day in full force, but they will see
that the RETURNS are in such exact conformity
to law that they cannot be counted out on
technical grounds.
Representative Reed
On being asked why the Maine Republicans
to that of Garcelon, says that they are power
less. The Fusionists have a legal quorum,
who alone will have certificates from the
Governor and be recognized by the State
Treasurer.
Representative Murch
AS Greenback- Fusionist, approves the ac-
ton of Gov Garcelon, which he says was in
strict accordance with the Constitution and
laws of Maine. He says the great object in
thus obtaining control of the Legislature was
to secure an investigation of the last fall cleo
ton which will show that the Republicans cor
rupted some voters and intimidated others.
Representative Ladd
Condones the Maine fraud by saying that for
many years Democrats have been counted out
on some technicalities. In the present case he
says Governor Garcelon and his Council have
the law on their side. The returns were made
out in open town meeting and sent to the Gov
ernor Afterward, when it.was found that
these returns contained errors, the Republic
cans attempted to get them back. In the Ian
guage of Mr.. Ladd, they tried to bulldoZe the
Governor and then he got his back up and
wouldn't yield an inch. It is only getting
even on old frauds committed by Republicans,
thinks Mr.. Ladd. He admits the Democrats
cannot carry Maine, nor can the Fusionists on
a square vote where the wish of each man is
actually recorded. He is puzzled as to the
case of Portland, where five Representatives
are left out entirely. He does not think there
is a precedent for it, and if a new election is
ordered and the Republicans return men to
fill all the vacancies they will regain the Leg
islature. Ladd denies that he belongs to the
Greenback party, but claims to hold the doc
trines of the Pendletonian Democracy of 1868.
What Lowe. the Alabama Greehbacker,
Says.
Representative Lowe, the Alabama Green
hacker, says it will be an exhibition of gross
political immortality on the part of Smith to
accept the Governorship Of Maine under cir
cumstances so suspicious of fraudulent deal
ing. AS National, Greenbacker and Re
former he would leave double dealing to the
old parties. He does not believe the Fusion
lists have carried Maine at all, and any preten-
ton on their part that they have done so will
react with fatal effect upon the party all over
the country.
De La Matyr G condemns the Steal
Representative De La Matyr of Indiana
also thinks that the equities have been sacri-
feed to technicalities, and that great moral
wrong has been contaminated.
The Soft Money Democrats Approve of
the Steal
Mr. Ladd finds no backing among the Green
hackers, except among the soft money Demo-
Gratis who are indulging in all the hilarity.
Wise of Pennsylvania, one of this class, says
the Maine Republicans have been served just
right.
Garcelon's Conduct Condemned by a
Greenbacker.
Mr. Les Crapdall, editor of the National
View, national Greenback organ here, de-
plores the action of Gov. Garcelon and his
fusionists He regards their claim that they
have elected their ticket as piece OF trans
parent effrontery, and said he would not on
any account have Smith take his seat as Gov
ernor. He takes refuge, however, in the pre-
text that the theft has been accomplished by
the simon-pure Democrats and not by the aid
of the Greenbackers, who he thinks would be
incapable of such palpable dishonesty. He
has had conference with the Nationals in
Congress today, and he says they all agree that
the course of the fusionists in Maine is utterly
indefeusible.