Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-06

iature, both republican and fusion, arrive,
yesterday, and through the day we're engages
in discussing the situation, and looking VI
places for the winter
When the evening came, the republicans
assembled At Senator Blaine's, while the flu
sionists held meeting At their headquarter,
on Water street.
Some of the fusionists openly acknowledge
that the decision of the court settles the case.
and such is said to have been stated BIZ Mr..
Rust of the Belfast Age. Pillsbury urges
with all the power he is able, both in his
paper and his remarks, to carry the thing
through, and to organize both branches on
Wednesday. He says to them, Support
your friends, and let your enemies 60 to
grass" But this arch conspirator does not
now stand on the same vantage ground he
claimed before the decision of the court.
The tables are completely turned. The re-
publicans feel that it is so, and the fasionists
are painfully aware Of it. The fusionists are
in trouble.
On his arrival at the State House yesterday
the Governor was handed the decision of the
Supreme Bench. It is said that he will take
no action in accordance with it, but will refer
it to the legislature.
Fusionists have . Meeting.
The fusionists held q meeting last evening
at the democratic club room on Water street.
The time va, occupied in speech making By
various persons. The tenor of remarks and
conversation was to pay no attention to the
opinion of the Court, to 60 ahead and organ
ize the legislature just Is II no opinion had
been given and no fraudulent certificates had
been issued. Frank W. Hill, the counted-in
member from Exeter, was President. There
was not dissenting voice to the proposition
that the programme of the conspirators be
carried out as it was arranged before the
opinion Of the court was published.
Fusion Candidates.
1t is understood that James X. Talbot of
Washington county will be their candidate
for President. He is one of the men who
was not elected, but was counted in by the
Governor and Council. For Speaker of the
House. Thomas NJ. Plaisted of Lincoln is said
to have the inside track.
Diseouraging Dispatches.
1t is reported that many dispatches were
received yesterday from democrats outside Of
the State, advising the csnspirators to back
down and not defy the Supreme Court. This
advice, however, will not be needed, and the
conspirators will keep on until they reach
the end of their rope, which will not be very
long time. Nothing is more certain than that
they will go on from bad to worse and 60 to
smash at last in one sudden and complete
collapse. .~
The Augusta House At Might.
During the first part of the evening only a
few persons, led by curiosity, were IN the
waiting rooms of the Augusta House, the
most of the active political men being at the
meetings Of their separate parties. The re-
publicans dissolved their meeting first and
soon were collected in the rooms, and judy
ing from their appearance, an observer would
say they were satisfied with their outlook.
A little later the fusionists came in, all wear
ing smiling countenances. but none of them
willing to reveal the workings of their meet
ing, more than that they had met together to
talk over the situation. This talk was evil
IDENTIFY for the purpose of whipping the re-
luctant into line Councillor Fogg plans
their course of action thus: 'The Governor
cannot recall the certificates issued, and will
leave it to the Legislature to determine who
are legally elected. If they have no quorum
they will wait until one is assembled" Fur
Their he says: 1.-THE decision ofthe court was
wholly partisan, and rode rough shod over
Gov. Garcelon's questions"