Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-24
INDIGNATION MEETING AT
FAIRFIELD.

Meeting was called to order by DR.. Geo NJ.
Twitchel. The following officers were
chosen:
President-F. M. Totman.
Secretary-S. b. Bunker.
Vice Presidents Connor, Daniel
Allen, Nahum Totman, S. b. Starbird, S. 5.
Chapman, Ezra Totman, w. II. Emery, A.
n. Greenwood. +. G. Pratt, ID. C. Hall, j. F.
Foye, c. G. Totman, Stephen Files Daniel
Bunker, }. A. Thompson, John Bradbury.
Fred Kinds, Amos Stevens, Charles Goodwin,
Chas. Fogg, Asher Learned, G. W. Norton
+. NJ. Totman chairman of the Board of
Selectmen of the town of Fairfield, being
called upon, gave a full and satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION in regard to the counting of the
votes of said town at the election held Sept
9Th. 1879.
Appropriate and stirring remarks were
made by the following gentlemen: +. G.
Pratt. G.. G. Totman, Hon. Daniel Allen, S.
S. Chapman, d. c. Perkins, John A. Thomp-
son, DIR. Flagg, Augustine Simmons, VIM.
II. Emery, A. II. Duren, Simeon Merrill,
Hon. VIM. Connor, DIR. q. NJ. Twitchell, |.
S. Mcfarland, Harry Thompson. DIR. f. G.
Fogg, Amos Stevens. j. +. Foye.
DIR. d. c. Perkins, ms chairman of the conf
mittee, presented the following resolutions
We, tIc ItOpic VI Edilutil anu NlClttN
charge the Governor and Council of Maine
aided and ahetted by Eben f. Pillsbury.
LIST, With having usurped the powers of the
Supreme Court.
I'd, With having violated the most sacred
rights of the people.
Sd, With having set at defiance the laws of
the State of Maine.
4th, That on the most trivial pretexts they
have disfranchised many of the principal
cities and towns of the State.
9TH, That with aprctense of being governed
by the exact letter of the law, they have
shown an utter disregard of principle and
pursued a course that, if persisted in. must
inevitably result in the subversion of all la VS.
and the destruction of organized government.
9th, That in Fairfield representative dis
trict. the republicans honestly and fairly
elected their representative by a ma jority of
| fifty-fve votes.
In making the returns sent from Fairfield
for the Secretary of State, the municipal Off
GERS made slight error not effecting howev-
err, the result of the election, and under the
law of 1877, open to correction; such correc-
ton was made in strict conformity to law, by
the municipal officers, and the corrected re-
turn duly and seasonably forwarded to the
Secretary of State under the fiimsy pretext
that the corrected return differed from the
original, the vote of Fairfield was counted
out. and a fusionist counted in.
Resolved, That this action on the part of
the Governor, Alonzo Garcelon and his Ex-
ecuiive Council, Edwin c. Moody. Chas. II.
Chase, +. NJ. Fogg, s. S. Brown, Halsey H.
Monroe John b. Foster and Fred G. Parker,
meets our most emphatic condemnation and
will justly render the Garceloa administra-
ton infamous in the minds of all honest and
fair minded men.
Resolved. that all principals and accessor-
| les in this gigantic fraud and usurpation are
undeserving of confidence politically or
morally. as no man of sound moral principle
could wilfully engage in crime so appalling
| in its consequences, and without example or
precedent in the State.
Resolved, That S. S. Brown is held per-
sonally responsible for DISTINGUISHING the
town of Fairfield, and that hereafter he is
unworthy of our coidence politically, moral
ly or socially.
Voted that the resolves be adopted and
printed. Voted that copy of resolutions be
sent to Harper Allen, also a copy to the Ban
gor Wing and Kenncbec journal.
Voted that we have entire confidence in the
honesty and integrity of the board of Select
men and town clerk of Fairfield.
Voted to adjourn.