Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-27

fects the election of one representative, viz
Stephen Lord. Vanceboro and Albany are
like cases, and the rejection of the returns
from these towns affects the election of two
| representatives, representing districts COM
posed of several towns.
FULL NAMES AND INITIALS.
In some of the towns the full christian
names of candidates seem to have been used,
in others only the initials, and we hesitated
as to whether We could count the initial
names with the full names. On examination
of the law, We find the supreme court, vol
ume 81, page Sc, has held that the governor
and council must count them as distinct and
separate persons. BY adopting this rule,
laid down by the court, the election of five
representatives seem to be effected, viz: F.
w. Hill, Exeter; Alex. Woodcock, of the
Danforth district; j. d. Hart, Newcastle;
John Brown, of the Harden district: and
John w. Brighton, of the Bland district.
THE PLANTATION RETURNS.
The revised statutes require that in case
of plantations, in addition to the forms re-
quired by towns, a list of voters of planta-
lions be sent in to the secretary of state
otherwise that the returns from such plantae
tons shall not be counted. We found tn Q
returns of seven plantations irregular in this
particular. We have specified them on our
tabulation. We find it has been the practice
of the governor and council, for many years,
to reject such returns, and we have not
deemed it safe to deviate from this long estab-
lished Interpretation of the law so fully rec
ognized by our predecessors, and in making
our tabulations we have omitted all such re-
turns. 1t will be perceived that these rejec-
ti0ns effect tho election OF several repre-
sentatives in the county of Washington.
One candidate for the Senate seems to
have been voted for in some of the towns of
this county by the name of John T. Wallace,
Jr., and in others by the name of John T.
Wallace, but We have tabulated the votes as
thrown for two different men, as We have no
legal knowledge that the same person is
meant.
CONTRADICTORY RETURNS.
secretary of state from the town of Fairfield,
each of which contradict the other, and it
was impossible from the contradictory
character of the returns to determine the re-
suit of the election in that town. We have
therefore rejected the returns from that
town in our tabulations. The rejection af-
fects the election of ono representative.
ILLEGAL BALLOTS.
Accompanying and attached to the repre-
sentative return from tho town of SkoWhe-
gan, there was a statement signed by the
selectmen that a certain number of ballots
were protested as being illegal under sec. 20,
chap. of the revised statutes. One of the
ballots objected to was attached to the re-
turns. The selectmen, in their certificate,
and in the certificate they inform the COVER
turn subject to the legality CT illegality of
that kind of ballots. The ballot was in the
form of an ordinary sheet of paper folded to
make two leaves on one page. Half the can
didates names were printed, and on the next
pages the balance of the names of the can
didates appear. We are fully satisfied that
that kind of ballot IS clearly in violation of
the letter and spirit of the foregoing named
statute, and We accordingly rejected num-
Der of ballots in making our tabulation.
ILLEGAL OFFICIALS
A protest was filed against counting the
returns from the town of Cherryfeld, on the
ground the officers who attested the returns
were not legal officers. Afidavits presented
with the protest establishes the fact that not
one legal selectman presided at making out
the returns and receiving votes. One of the
selectmen was foreigner and could not
legally hold the Office of selectman. The
superior court has held that board of town
officers consisting of less than three is not q
legal board. Acting upon this opinion we
have rejected the returns from the town of
Cherryfeld. This affects the election of one
of the representatives.
BRIBERY AND INTIMIDATION.
Several protests and atfidavits to support
them we're referred to US asking the rejec-
ton of returns on account of bribery and in
timidating of voters and on account of legal
defects in calling the town meeting. Also
on account of improper check lists. The
copy of the record presented US from the
town of Skowhegan, shows that for the cleo
ton in that town only one copy of the war
rant was posted, and the record does not
show that one was posted in the town. OBJ
lection to counting the vote of the city Of
Auburn was made because she voters name
| was added to the check list in three of the
wards, in violation of the law, while the vot-
ing was going on on election day. Afida-
Wits filed fully establish that fact. Other af-
fdavits plainly show the same condition of
things in other cities. We consider these
facts as not legally cognizablo by the gov
ernor and council as a canvassing board,
and We have disregarded them in our tabu-
lation. We recommend the reference of all
such papers to the legislature.
THE TROUBLE IN THE CITIES.
The returns from Portland are defective,
because they do not comply with the con-
stitutional requirement, which provides that
the names of all persons receiving votes
shall be stated in the returns. A large num-
Der of votes were returned from said city as
''scattering,' and there was no possible
means afforded by the returns to determine
for who such votes had been thrown.
The returns from the cities of Saco, Lew
iston, Bath and Rocklaud are fatally de-
fective, because they were not signed by q
majority of aldermen. Under the statutes,
and by decisions of the courts, such returns
cannot be counted, and We have been
obliged to reject them. It will devolveon the
house of representatives to determine in the
first instance and finally who have been
elected to the house from these cities, as we
have no legal evidence before US to deter
mine that question.
Gnrcelo7a to Morrill,.
THE LATTER ASKED FOR SPECIFICATIONS.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Dec. 26.-The following is
Governor Garcelon's reply to the letter of
Hon. Lott M. Morrill,:
LEWISTON, Dec. 25.-Hon. Lott M. Nor