The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-24
SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY "a.
by TELEGRAPH.
CAPITAL. NOTES.
GETTING TIRED OF THE
FUSION FARCE.
The Proposed Removal to Bid
defOTd Probably Given Up.
Reports of Compromise Nothing
But Fusion FalsehOodS.
lspecial DESPATCH to the Press

OF Uhe law 10 Jne u5lOHiSto pIoOOOuihS et'fJ
further in their revolutionary attempts to run
bogus legislature ard to establish so-called
State government. Every day hear men say
''This thing has gone far enough, and should
be stopped. If it is not stopped we are all at
sea- as there will be conflict of authority, and
who can foretel the evil consequences upon
the finances of the State especially"
The Fusion Position.
The case of the Fusionists stands precisely
in this way: They have organized bogus leg
islature and bogus State Government, in
utter defiance of the will of the highest tribun-
al of the State and of popular opinion. They
propose to transfer the seat OF government
to either Bildeford or Portland, most likely
Biddeford. They are ready and declare that
their bogus legislature will proceed to enter
upon the work Of passing laws, and doing such
other legislation as imposing State tax, liking
the State valuation, just the same as the legal
Republican legislature intend to do. Already
in opening their Pandora-box of evils, they are
making preparations to issue State bonds to
the amount of $4,000. They have elected a
so-called Governor and Council, Secretary OF
State, Attorney General, Adiutant General
and Treasurer, clothed with the functions OF
authority, and these men have entered upon
the administration of State affairs, and are
using the broad seal of the State in their mis-
chievous and dangerous work. Every one OF
their departments is in operation, just as If
they were the legal government, with the sin
gle exception of the treasury department, and
the operations of that Office are only held in
nh fJo wants
the court to decide under which of the two
State governments he is authorized to disburse
and receive the States money.
This is the upshot of the situation, and, as
said before, men ask why are these fusion con-
spirators permitted to faunt their banners over
their bogus dynasty any longer in the face OF
legal, impregnable State government whose
foundation stones rest on the laws and the
constitution of the State, and are buttressed
and defended by the great mass of the people,
whose rights and liberties have been placed in
such jeopardy that civil war, with all its at
tendant horrors, seemed almost certain? How
much longer is this unfortunate state of affairs
to be endured, and is the legal authority OF the
State to be obeyed? II unconditional surren-
der is the only alternative then let those in re-
bellion be made to feel that they must yield at
once or take the consequences.
Supervisors of Schools.
The proposition introduced in the House to-
day and referred to the Judiciary Committee,
to give municipal officers the appointing pow
er of supervisors of schools whenever vacan-
cies occur, is all amendment Of the statutes,
which it is claimed is desirable. AS the law
now stands town meetings have to be called to
give authority to municipal officers to fill such
vacancies after the Septernoer eleetion, when
they occur, and as these town meetings are
generally called in busy time of the year it is
thought best to do away with them and confer
direct authority upon town officers to fill va
cancies.
The State Treas ury.
The Committee on Finance have been in
structed to examine the accounts of the fusion
State Treasurer. They will not enter upon the
work before next week.
Contested Seat.
Amos Hilton, Republican member of the
House from Embden, received this forenoon
the following notice from Mr.. Dickey, chair
man of the committee on elections in the fu-
sion bogus House,
amos Hilton, Esq.,:
Dear Sir: Granville LishernesSs is here and
will contest your seat as a Representative be-
fore the committee on elections at our House
of Representatives, Union Hail. at o'clock a.
m. the 23d inst Please be pr nI.un
Chairman of the Committee
This notice was received by Mr.. Hilton some
time after the hour assigned for the hearing.
1t however made no difference to Mr. Hilton
l., =. zGoI III
and has no disposition to prevent Lisherness
from enjoying indisputable possession of seat
in the bogus House.
The Superintendent of Schools.
Mr.. Morris, Superintendent of Schools, will
probably remain in office for the present. N.
A. Luce will act as clerk in place of Harrison
Baker.
Reports Of Compromise Unfounded:
The Sensational reporters in the absence of
exciting news have started report that GER
tain we'll known Republicans are talking about
compromising with the fusionists. 1t is need
less for me to say that there is not the slightest
foundation for such story. Not single Re-
publican, prominent or otherwise, has thought
of such thing. The very suggestion or hint
of compromising OF condoning with the usurp-
ers would be met with tornado of indignation
by the people throughout the length and
breadth of the State. Gov. Davis has under
consideration clear, well defined plan of the
course to be pursued towards the fusionists and
execute it they will have to haul down their
flag and occupy the vacant chairs in the Re-
publican Legislature to which they are en-
titled, or else dispense and go home. In con-
nection with this it has been intimated that
the constituents of many of the fusion Repre-
sentatives and Senators before many days may
instruct them to take their seats in the State
House where they belong, and not continue to
maintain factious opposition by running an
irregular Legislature and farcical State gov
eminent There is no doubt but what the fu-
sion leaders are ready at any moment to COM
promise with the Republicans by offering to go
back to the seventh of January and organizing
the Legislature over again.
The Project to Remove to Biddeford
Abandoned.
The fusion project to remove to Biddeford
it is thought has fallen through, or at least has
received a set back as those who favored it
yesterday, are lukewarm today. 1t is not be-
cause "Barkis is willing" but it seems that
the fusion leaders are afraid that if they go to
Bddeford they will not have a quorum when
they pitch their legislative tent there. Since
the illegal organization of the fusion House
and the subsequent illegal business that has
been transacted for the want of quorum, the
Importance of having a quorum has, at last,
become an important consideration to the
fusion managers. So they will remain here,
going on from bad to worse until the stampede
takes place.
ITO the Associated Press.
FuSionistS Paid from a Private Fund.
State Treasurer White today paid mileage
and a portion of their salaries to members of
the Fusion legislature. He wishes it distinct
ly understood that the money was private
funds put into his hands for the purpose and
not the funds of the state. He will pay no
funds from the Treasury for any purpose I'M
til his portion is settled.
Contradiction OF an Argus Story.
Prof Young and Hon. j. III. Drummond
pronounce the statement of the Argus and
Globe that they did not believe the Leg
isature in the State House legal body false
hood. Their opinion is altogether in the OPP