The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1880-01-01
MIXED MAINE.

MIXED MAINE.
EXCITED RKfonrs IRON BANGOR
A,peara,es Il q War Clsul Upon the Herr
xsn-Arus and Annunisioa Being
SAippsa = A.gsssa-WAat
ssnasse Ksllsss Thinks.
BAxooa, NJ, Dec. 26.-Excitsmert va
caused here yesterday By reports of the in
tandsd removal Of arms and ammunition
iron tAs Sssts arsssal to the dspo for
n.nsportstion to Augusta.
About 5 p N, two truck teams loaded
| with axms and ammunition were stopped
on the Kentuekesge bridge BY . crowd
which rapidly incrs.aad % that the streets
were filled with people, declaring the arms
ahould psvar b carried out of the city.
Mayor Rcovn demanded of the teamster
| orders under which b was acting. No sat.
| idac4ory answer - given at first, The man
ssyisg Thayer, landlord Of the Psnohscot
Exchaaes, had ssat word for The teams 70
t.ke the arDa A young man named French
| then pushed through the tnroog and said
be vs. clerk in he Adjutant-G eaeral's
| Office and vas moving arms to Augusta,
under TIE orders from The Governor. The
| exci.smsnt of popalacs vas greatly ipcreas-
| Cd BY this statsmsnt and he crowd At
| tanned 70 unharnsn the hossea The
| Mayor told Frsnch he had not forcs enough
| to euaransss SATISFY Of The anmunitioes, If
an attempt 10 remove them was persisted
in. While the people were excited: he
said, h would TAKE 10 rssponsibility OF the
trouble thas might epsue.
Ftsoch decided it best 70 return the arms
70 the asssnal rathse than incur the hssard
Of riot and the Mayor furnished police
| 70 protect them.
o. their return, public excitement Wa
increased By the report th.t ]. 8. Smith,
Gresnbaek candidate for Governor; 8. w.
Roskins, Fosiopist, and Major N:
NJ. Fa,som, Of OIdtovn, wera closeted
st the Psnohscot Exchange during the day,
and Major Fulsom appeared ON the ground
after the team and told Clerk: French
that he made . mistake in not pushing
through to the depo, and urged him TO
change his oedsn for their return 70 the
arseeal. FrsncA w, howsve,. unwilling
70 assume the rsponsibility Of collision
with the populacs. Excitement II at feyez
heat throughout the city.
sNAToR XHLo9GS vIIwA
WAsHmsEoH, Dec. -Ssaator kellogg,
of Louiisna, u the hsppiest man IN town
over the Maine affair. In IN interview
in the Evsniug Star he saws: SIT 10 the
history of Louisiana in 1872 being repeated
in Maine"
"Whas do you mean by that"
~ mean that the Maine case now and
the Louisians case Of 1872 are exact par
allels. You will remember that was the
Republican candidate for governor Of
Louisians and my Democratic opponent
was McEnery. Well, the election passed
and on the face Of the returns McEney va
elected governor and NcEnsry legislafuf'
was chosen. The returning board, how
ever, eanvasaed vote, q the law required !
to do, end taking advantage of technical
titles and frauds, I was returned - elected
) q well - Q msjority Of the Republics
Legislature. The Law, however. provides
the Legislature should declare who Va
Il
- elected met in the Statehouse, and tn
McEnery Legislature met at Mechanics
Institute. Altar the Republican legislstur
declared my election, at once te]egrsphe'
President Grant the situation of Affairs, an
he soon settled the dispute"
"How, governor I"
Al 'Why, he issued his proclamation recos
/ nisipg my lawful election, and thst Nas "a
D end OF il"
ADO you mean to leave the inference
t | then, that the fusion Legislature in Main
will be the true and lawful one %
81 mean to lesve no inference other tha
that which can be drawn from the stat
meut that the Maiue case of 1879 and th
Louisiaua case Of 1872 are identical"
WILL BE sErTLED.
ell BOSTON,, Dec ga Portland special
? the Traveller says that the sentiment anon
a the better and leading class of Democra
in that vicinity seems to b that Mr.. Mo
n rills proposition will b accepted and tn
the difficulty will be settled without troub
"a of any sort. There Is . better feeling
:. CONSEQUENCE,
!, THE COUNCILS EXCUSE.
Boston, Dec. ga special to the Hera
e from Augusta Gays: The following is {
le abstract from the report OF the commit
on the Maine election returns, made in &
9. Council:
D. "Your committee, in submitting tn
Al report, deem 1t necessary to state sPeclf
i. sliy certain facts connected with the fsIur
~ from many of tho towns, cities and plant
= tions which have materially affected the
~ suit of canvaRing the votes returns
T. There are many returns which, owing
~ fatal defects, were not counted; but
&C specify only those which have Affected
nd result.
es aAyaicle 4, part 6rst, section 8, of
,et consultation requisites the mapner OF Gle
ut ing senator's and representatives, to the le
o. isiature, and also the process OF trapsm
he ting to the Governor and Council the q
of dence by which they are to determine y
,ly has been elected. This section provides, u
I'm in the case of towns and plantations mn
cipal officers, in open town and piantatl
meeting, at the close Of the election d
sort, count and declare the votes cast,
,is form . list of al the perrons voted
afs and after the name of each person u
he voted for shall write the votes receiN
Nv by him. This List shall be recorded In
lcn a.j.s H.. .h.,I h. s;gned bv lie eel,
efs ia - 80 y. tSe clerf. and ses
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