Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-10
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Appear.
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Fusion OfIlcials did.

Fusion Officials did.
on the 4th Of March, the Hale comm;...o
oy unanimous vote. instructed Mr. Gen
~ nlsoee, clerk of the committee. to send
copies Of the following letter to ex-Gov. Gar.
ceioh and members of his Council;
AUGUSTA, Me-, March 4, 1852
SIR II am directed by a unanimons vo,s
VI the Committee on Investigation into elec.
uoh returns and expenditures and annronr;..
lions OF public moneys to inform YOU Thai tLe
.ommlttee has investigated into and taker
.estimony upon the subject matter commi,red
ry the legislature, including the acts OF
Governor and Council upon said election re.
turns, and the appropriation of public mon.
eys under their control, and that an onnor.
tunity will be offered for you to appear before
sald committee on Monday, the 9Th day 81
march inst, at the capitol in Augusta. 10 tes.
uiy and MAKE explanation upon the matters
before said committee Parties appearing
before the committee will be allowed fees fo1
travel and attendance.
very respectfully yours,
GEORGE ID. BIsBEE,
Clerk Of Committee.
copy of this letter was mailed to the OK.
Governor and each member of the Executive
Council, with the exception of Councillor
Parker, on Friday last The committee
was in session Monday afternoon and even.
ing, and as neither Ex-Governor Garcelon nor
any member of his Council appeared before
the committee or made answer to the letter.
it was voted by the committee that a sum.
mons be at once issued requiring Ex-Governor
Garcelon to appear before the committee on
Wednesday evening, at o'clock, at the
State House. Accordingly summons was
issued and sent to Hon. Thomas Littlefield,
sheriff of Androscoggin county, for service.
which summons was to have been served
Tuesday morning on the Ex-Governor
Geo. G.. Stacy, State librarian last year,
testified that his salary was 5000 and that he
received in addition to this sum ss7l for dis
tribution of documents and extra services.
On Dec. 3lst. the Standing Committee of the
State Library reported that they had ex-
amined his account and found an unexpen-
ded balance of S47.46. Mr.. Stacy had in his
possession files of Boston and Portland pa
pers, which he had previously taken. These
he had bound, placed in the State library,
and the State paid him the original price for
them.
Herbert d. Getchell of Augusta, testified
that he purchased carpet of DR.. B. F.
Lancaster, Superintendent of Public Build
ings. This carpet was originally purchased
for the library, but was in excess of the
amount required there, and SO the Doctor
sold Mr.. Getchell thirty-one yards. Paid
seventy-two cents per yard,-or S22.3 for
the whole. The State is charged for 2S5
yards of tapestry carpeting at - cents per
yard,-or S2O5.2O. There is nothing to
show that this s22.32 was returned to the
State in DIR. Lancaster's account !;
and, moreover, there is a bill of 81 charged
against the State for auctioneer's service in
selling carpet.
Charles L. Woodward, town clerk of Per-
kins Plantation, Franklin county, said the re-
turn for senator from his plantation was corr
rectly signed and sealed and put in the post
office. The whole number of ballots was not
in the return as it left Perkins Plantation !;
but was added i'm Augusta. This town gave
a fusion majority of one. The vote Of
Franklin county was very close, and it was
thought necessary to throw this town out.
John Haley, town clerk of Rangeley, met
Mr.. Collins, town clerk of Dallas, and b.
Emery Pratt. at his house. several times.
Pratt said witness had made mistake in his
senatorial record in spelling Ro''olphus
Thompson's name. He spelled it "Roldol-
phus.'' Sent copy Of Collins record to b.
Emery Pratt at Pennington. according to a
nrevious arrangement The Dallas return
looks as if it had been manipulated after it left
the clerks hand.