The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-15

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| ry precautioas had been taken against 1t.
There was no quorum In the House at
! any time to-day, but Tho session dragged
along nloHly, several members sending
out for lunch.
New YoaK, January 9.-fu response
| to q request made by the general agent nf
| the Associated Presg for O personal state-
tnsnt from Senator Blaine With regard to
his complicisy In the alleged bribery Of
| the Fusion member3 Of the House. Mr..
Blaine makes the following reply.
"Have seen your dispatch, That Is
the first l ever heard Of any charge
against me; but whatever the form or
phGss of The accusation, pronounce IL
| an unqualified calumny and tnefely d
part of the monstrous, wickeu, unpar-
alelled conspiracy to deprive free peo.
pie of their suffrage by fraud, forgery
and. perjury. / am busy, night and day,
Id the task of thWarting the conspirators,
| and 1t Is merely part Of their dastardIy,
despicable course 10 invent some form OF
slander against me. / have not seen the
| charge, but / know it Is lie out of the
whole cloth, and cannot now be divert
ed from the real work in hand To do more
than denouncc tho calumny an6 its
authors.
tClRuecI y. ". BLAINE,
Aud1sr4, January 9.-The House
cohtinued in session all the afternoon
Whiting for quorum. No business was
transacted. About forty members were
present. Mr, Talbot, tie Speaker, Colo.
ry, Of CamGen, and other leaders had
anxious at the situation Of affairs. Fears
seemed to be entertained that the Repub-
licans were about to swoop down upon
them and capture the government
AUGUSTA, ME-, January ii.
It is intlmated tonight that the pro-
gramme Of tho Fusionists will be to have
either Eugene Hale or Professor Young
arrested by the sergeant alarms md
brought TO the House to mako quo m.
It now seems utterly impossible to get
quorum without the aid of the Republi-
cans, and the failure to do 80 thus far has
only strengthened the Republicans in
their position. The Fusionists will ex-
heust every means of legally electing the
Governor and Council, but how such an
election can be had, or how if had it
will be regarded by Gen. Chamberlain,
is not known. There Ia general impress
sion that tho membo-s from the disfran-
chised cities will soon be allowed tc take
their seats. Prominent Fusionists applied
TO Gen. Chamberlain on Saturday for the
discharge from duty of the Augusta po-
lice in charge of the State House, ex-
pressing the belief that the public prop
erty was not In danger. Gen. Chamber
lain replied that If he discharged the po-
lice he should order two companies of
militia TO take their place, and The gen.
tlemen thereupon withdrew the request.
ta ~ he koI
Augusta, In explanation of the circum.
stances attending Mr.. Blaine's denial Of
the charge of completely in the bribery
Of the Fusion members, says Mr.. Blaine's
house has been constantly filled every
day from breakfast till midnight with
crowd Of fifty or one hundred persons,
and has been tho headquarters for Re.
publican members of the Legislature, 30
that Mr. Whites alleged call there, If
true, is without the significance it might
otherwise have had. Mr.. White denies
seeing Mr.. Blaine during the entire dsy
in question except while the latter was
passing hurriedly from one room to an
other.
a Dnnl Reign in Maine-Two Acting Gov
ornoro and Two Legislatures.
AUGUSTA, ne, January l2.-On the
assembling of the Senate this morning
President Lamson sent in o letter an
nouncing that he had assumed the duties
OF Governor, and Senator Ellis, Of Wal
do, was thereupop chosen President pro
TEN. The committee on gubernatorial
votes report that the following votes were
thrown at the election held in Septeus-
ber: Whole number of votes, 138,807;
necessary for choice, 69,9O4. Daniel
T. Davis received 68,700, Joseph L.
Smith AZ $40, Alohzo Garcelon q ,844,
Bion Bradbury 263, Daniel T. David 200.
The remainder are scattering. The con-
stitutionsl candid .Gs are Daniel Daniel z. Ia.
via, Jos. L. Smith, Alonzo Garcelon and
Biop Bradbury.
On the proposition of the Senate to
hold o joint convention for the purpose
OF qualifying the acting Governor there
was some debate. MIR. Locke, of Cum
berlana!, made Tong speech, in which he
claimed that the certificates Issued by the
Governor and Council to those not
chosen were not legal, and thet the acts
ff,aseed by such q body would not be re-
cognized by the courts or obeyed by the
people. Messrs. Barker and Strickland
replied, defending the legality of the
Legislature, and declaring that they
meant as honorable gentlemen to do the
fair thing when tho Investigation should
take place beSlre the proper committee
Of the Legislature. al
i The joint convention was formed, and
In the presence of the Secretary of State
and several memhers of the Council,
John D. Lamson took tho oath, end was
proclaimed acting Governor of the State.
Only sixty members were present in she
House, and that body adjourned WITHOUT
the transaction of any business.
( S AUGUSTA, RE, january I2.-+-At TWEEN
ty minutes TO 6 O'Clock this eveaing the
Republican tnembera Of the Senate and
House proceeded to the State House for
the parpose of organizing ths. jLegisla-
tuse, The move was entirely unknown,
to tha FusionistS, aud but feH OF tbs Re.
pnblicaps outside of the Immediate mann-
bers ware aWaFe OF the position of affaiTs.
Tho news thes the Rennbi bifea,.s he'd
taken possession OF: the Staee House
spread rapidly and caIaed great rejoicing
among tho republicans, who have been
itnpstient TO have this result bfought
about. =; ST 5
Mr.. Lamson, President of the Sensts,
when he saw the people assembling pro.
ceeded TO Gen. Cham mbarIein's headauar-
ters and excitedly said /: ~ protest against
these men canning in.p The General In.
! formed MF. LamHon that he should per-
nit men to come in and stay as long IA
| tney pleased. There was no forcibia re-
aistanca whatever. Tho halls we're iiglts
| ed, the minor offieety of the previous
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