Smyrna times., 1879-12-24
The Maine Fraud Laid Bare.

AUGUSTA, Me-. Dec. l7.-Full details OF |
the count made 10y the Governor and Coun. |
Gil show the following results:
In the Senate, the Fusionists are given 20 |
members, the Republicans IL.
In the House the Fusionists have IS Rep |
respntatives, the Republicans 81. and i've
cities with - Republican Representatives.
Portland, Bath, Lewiston, Rockland and
Saco-nre dlsfranchised. The House will
thus be y members short at the organizh-
ton.
The actual result Of the election, accord,
ing TO the official returns before they were
changed by the method Of counting APP
piled by the Council, was as follows: In
the House the Republicans had 90 Repre-.
seutives and the Fu-iDni>ts 6l The Gov
| ernor and Council counted out eight Senu-
| tors and counted in eight Fusion rnndldates,
follows: Two Senator's in York county,
| three in Cumberland, one in FInnklln, unr
IN Lincoln, and one in Washington. This
! snakes a net change OF sixteen in the
! senate.
In the House they counted out seven
teen Republicans and counted in seven
teen Fusion candidates III the following
districts Durham, HaynesvillP, Sherman,
| Newcastle, Farming, New Sharon, Wilson,
Goulasboro, Norway, Exeter, Lebanon,
|
f~l |, Perry and Seaport
The House AS elected gave % m jnritN
to the Republicans. The House as counted
gives II majority to the Fusionist>, making
IL net change of 40.
BY the election returns the Republicans
had Il majority of 40 on joint hallot; Il,
counted by the Governor and Council the
FuSionists have % majority on joint ballot.
The Government and Council have thus, 10y
their mode of counting. made net change
of 60 in the two branches.
There is no instance, either in the Senate
or House, where they have counted in Il
Republican, or where they have declared
IA Fu,ionst not elected vino was reported
AS chosen on the morning after the elec
ton.
The Council state that they found NJ
errors in any Of the fusion districts, either
Of House or Senate, Of sufficient note L
cause their rejection.
The difficulty OF securing access to th.
returns, ever since the result was announced
renders II difficult TO give the cause o
rejection IN ali the eases The cause II
lour cities is ret for in a letter addressed
to the Republican Advisory Committee l.,
Mr.. James w. Wakefield, who asserts sub
stantially, that thu printing of the blank.
ent from that Of the previous years, am
was intended as u snare TO bring about tn
present condition of affairs. Portland wa
thrown out because the word "scattering
WAS used in the return from single war
to cover u :cw votes and was thus embodIe
in the returns. In Skowhegan the Repui
can ballot bad the names printed IN tw
Columns instead Of one. and for thi- 81
votes were thrown out. Thu statute IOr &c
the Council to take any notice ui the cha
acier Of ballot after the officers receiv
. it, but the Council set the law aside as vi
constitutional.
In Pennington district the entire vo
was thrown out because the total numb'
z Of votes was inaccurately stated by an ere
in adding. The town gave the Republica
; candidates 49, votes. and the Fusion cand
dates 40l votes The little plantation
Perkins. CLOSED witt Pennington, gave Il
z Republican candidates L. and the FusiC
candidate II votes. Throwing out Far
: ineton. the Council declared a Fu>ionI
: -l~ctel ty one m ,iorty.