Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-29

town and requesting society to ostracse him.
Andrem's hall was we'll filled, many being
obliged to stand. A. NJ. Gerald presided
Brown made short speech, reading and ex-
planning the extract from the report of the
| committee on election returns made by the
governor. Mr.. Brown argued that the COVER
| nor and council had followed the constitution
to the letter. They approached the case with
determination to do what was right, and that
| they had done that, and their cause would
stand the investigation of honest men Coun-
cilor Fagg then made speech.
| GREENBAcKERs TO THE FRONT.
PORTLAND, Dec. 27.-The Greenbackers have
| issued call for meeting of citizens at Farwell
Hall, Monday evening, to give expression to
their determi nation to vindicate the constitu-
ton and laws and uphold the executive of the
State in the faithful discharge of his duty and
| rebuke violent and incendiary utterances.
MoRRILI's MISSION.
| AUGUSTA Dec. 27.-Lot M. Morrill, came to
| Augusta, to-day, by carly train, and
turned home by special train at $50 p. NJ. It
is understood the object of his visit was to
| have conference touching the points to be
presented to Gov. Garcelon for submission to
| the supreme court. Some fifteen brief ques-
| tions, it is said, have been agreed upon. Nor
rlll expressed great confidence that Gov. GarCe-
Ion will agree to submit the questions. Petit
| tions arc coming in rapidly from all parts of
the State urging the governor to submit the
question to the supreme court.
LAW AND ORDER.
| BELFAST, Dec. 27.-Calls headed claw and
| order invites the citizens of Belfast and
vicinity, in favor of restoring the State
| authority in the faithful discharge of their
constitutional duties, and feeling the unreason-
able utterances OF the Republican meetings
should not be permitted to go forth as the
| sentiments of the people of Maine, to meet
NJ onday evening to give expression to their
affairs. Governor Garcelon is invited to at
| tend.
DISSATISFACTION.
| GARDNER Me-, Dec. 27-Considerable dis
satisfaction is reported among several promi-
| nent Democrats and Greenbackcrs on account
| of the clergynen addressing the indignation
meeting Monday nj ght. There IS much excite
| ment over the Bangor affair. petition has
been sent to the Governor and council signed
priety, expediency and justice of asking the
opinion OF the judicial supreme court, in &C.
cordance with Morrills request.
BLooDsHED FEARED.
BOSTON, Dec 27.-A correspondent of the
Herald telegraphs from Augusta that he has
met one of the Republican congressman from
the State aud had some conversation with him
| on affairs in the State, and what the future
was to bring with 1T. He declared himself
able 10 foretell, but said he should be graft
| fed, not to say surprised, if settlement was
reached without bloodshed which he evidently
| very much feared. He did not think any vio-
| lent or radical talk would have much to do in
| increasing the popular sentiment.
All that was needed to enrage any honest citi-
and council have done. That would make any
mans blood boil. He endorsed the statement
of another Congressman that he didn't believe
eight such scoundrels could be found outside
of State prison rs those who had perpetrated
this outrage. This talk shows how deep the
prevailing resentment is against the authori-
ties. The Congressman went on to declare
| that no excuse would be made for the crime
| The most callous young lawyer who prac-
tised before justice court would be ashamed
to have been guilty OF trying to justify such
infamy as counting out Skowhegan or Cherry
| field or the Sullivan and Gouldsboro case, or
the Burnham.Cuehman case in Wroostook.
For such cases there never was parallel. To
read of them is all that is needed to excite an
| honest mans indignation, and speeches and
editorials can only confirm and deepen
the feeling which contemplation of facts invar-
| iably creates. Being told that a certain mem
Der of the council was expected to speak to-
night in a certain town, the Congressman
asked as if innocently desiring information,
What will the people do with the fellow?
| Hang him, do you think?' His question was
answered in the negative.
| THE GOVERNOR RATIFIED.
| LEWISTON, Me-, Dec 27.-The Fusionists held
q large meeting in the city hall tonight to rat
ify the action eff the governor and council.
About 5000 people were present and very en-
thusiastic. The meeting was called to order by
D. T. Noyes, and Nathan Morrill, was made
| chairman. A committee with Calvin Secord as
chairman was appointed to wait on the gov
| ernor at his residence and request him to ad-
dress the meeting. The speakers were T. B.
Swan, of Mechanics Falls, and T.. B. Torey, of
Bath. While To1ey was speaking Gov. Garcelon
the audience rising. Gov. Garcelon said: 81 most
heartily thank you for this expression of your
confidence. long life of seventy years has
been spent in this community, and if there has
been any act of mine in any way reasonable
or i'll violation of law and
Of it. do not come to apologize for what has
been done in the way of counting the returns
made by municipal officers. The records speak
sor themselves. Almost Immediately after the
election, it was limited that there would be un-
fair means used in counting the votes, and that
an attempt would be made to steal the State
The election returns were placed in the hands
October last. Until Novembe s,o II no no
person save the committee had access to them.
| fT1Or TO november 1(tQ, L lld hardly seen
per for fortnight, as 1 was busy removing
| my residence and Office. That day went to
| Augusta, and went directly to my chamber in
the capitol. In five minutes was called upon
by committee of Republicans who demanded
| to see the election returns. The conference
that followed has been reported and has been
reported correctly. The very fact of these Re-
publicans presenting themselves served to make
me more cautious in counting the returns in a
lawful and constitutional manner. If there has
I been an act Of my life which am proud of, it
is of the performance of my duty in tabulating
and counting those returns. We have simply
followed the constitution and laws as inter
preted by the supreme court time and time again
The constitution prescribes certain things
for cities and towns to do at election. If the
requirements of the constitution are not COM
piled with there is no legal election. These
provisions were made for the purpose of secur-
ing an honest election. It turns out some
| times that there are informalities in the re-
turns. The legislature undertook to provide
by law for correcting this. That correction
must be made by the record. If there is no
record, what can the returns be corrected by?
1t the record is like the returns, where can the
correction come in? Now when this avalanche
OF Republican statesmen come into Maine at
Augusta, 1t popped into my
head that their very object
was to see the returns and then go home and
see that their records were made all right. In
the case of Portland. the returns were illegal
and the records were sent for. Lo! the record