National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-19
ORDER RElGNS IN MAINE.
A Legitimate State Government Es.
tablished.
Daniel f. Davis Elected and Inaugurated
Govornor--The New Government Fairly
at worIs-Tho Fusion Faction Dis
intoRrated-Smith Fails to Se-
duce the Militia and Sue
cumbs to His Fate.
The Last of the Fusion Legislature.

the Fusion legislature met ut 8 II. M, aud af-
ter reading the Journal took q recess for an
hour. Some of the members had gone home,
and there was feeling of dependency mani
tested in consequence of the decision of the STU
preme court of the State. When the recess
expired thero were some speeches made IN
either House on the situation, and finally
each House appointed u select committee of
flve to take into consideration the present
state of affairs aud report at some time here
after The two houses met in joint session af-
terward and went through the formality OF
swearing In their councillors. Both Houses
thon adjourned nominally to A a. m. Monday,
but the impression is, they will not again
formally assemble.
WILL NOT RECOGNIZE SMITH AS GOVERNOR
General Chamberlain sent reply to Hon.
Joseph l.. Smith, declining to relinquish his
command, in which he says while the
matters now in issue involve the very ques-
tion whether you are Governor or not, it must
bo manifest to you that should fail in duty
were l to surrender my trust except on un-
doubted evidence Of your authority to de-
mand IT,"
TIE REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE
was called to order at 2 p. m, according to ad
journmcnt, by Speaker Weeks. Several of
those who had been with the Fusionists, but
who were entitled to seats in the regular legis-
lature, appeared and took their seats. The
decision of the Supreme court was read.
A GOVERNOR ELECTED.
Tho committee on the gubernatorial vote
reported as follows: Whole number of votes
cast, 13S, ,S06; necessary to u choice, 69,404-of
which Daniel +. Davis received 69,Y67; Joseph
L. Smith received AZ, ,673; Alonzo Garceon re.
ceivcd 2l,651; Bion Bradbury received 26i
The rest were scattering votes for several
candidates The House then proceeded to the
selection Of two names TO be sent to the
Senate, the whole roll being called, and each
member as his name was called came forward
and deposited his ballot. As Sproul, of
Veazie, who had deserted the Fusionists, came
forward there was tremendous applause. lie
voted for Daniel +. Davis.
The result of the balloting was as follows !:
Whole number of votes, SS. Daniel f. Davis
received ss; Bion Bradbury received 81;
Alonzo Garcelon received l.
The names of Daniel f. Davis and Bion
Bradbury were sent to the Senate.
The Senate was crowded as il has not been
yet during the controversy.
When the vote was taken for Governor
nineteen votes were thrown, all of them for
Davis who was declared by the president to
be the legally-chosen Governor Of tho State.
A joint convention was then held, and seven
executive councillors were chosen
GoNERNoR DAVIS SWORN IN.
At G:45 p. m. another convention was formed,
season of intense excitement.
As he entered the hall attended by the
Council and several distinguished ntlenien
the audience rose to n man and the air was
rent with deafening applause. After quiet had
been restored Governor Davis, in an impress
Bve manner took the oath of oifico and pro-
ceeded to deliver the following address:
ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR DAVIS.
GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE AND House OF REP.
REsENTATIvEs For nearly sixty years you and
your fathers have assembled to deliberate upon the
wants of the Commonwealth and enact its laws
In all these years the safeguards thrown around
representative government have proved strong
enough to carry our good State through every dan.
ger. Annually the persons elected by the people
have been summoned by the proper authorities to
meet aud organize the legislature, and those de-
feated by the people have quietly submitted to the
will of the majority. For the first time IN our his
tory this rule has in part beon reversed hence the
unparalleled excitement and popular indignation
The organization of the legislature has for that
Under such circumstances you have shown
great torbearance You have kept strictly within
the law. Coming from law-abiding communities
you have waited until you could obtain the opinion
of the court That opinion has been rendered. and
to-day you completed the organization of the fifty
ninth legislature. Belle ing this solution Of the
difficult problem is striking illustration of the
strength of Republican government where only
majority can rule and that all good citizens win
iovfully hail Il such, will only add that shall
take an early opportunity TO express to you my
views upon State affairs.
Choering followed the address, and did not
subside until the gubernatorial party took
their departure. The Governor took posses
sion of the Executive chamber without any
iutorloronce. The only obstacle placed in the
way by the Fusionists during the day was the
refusal of the deputy Secretary of State to
give up the gubernatorial returns, but certified
copies of the clerks returns were substituted
At 7:I5 p. m. both branches Of the lcgisla-
ture adjourned until Monday at IL o'clock
n. m,
GENERAL CHAMBERLAIN sURRESDERs HIS
TRUST.
Governor Davis notified General Chamber.
lain of his election, aud fully recognizing tho
prOprioty of tho demand made upon others
that they furnish authority for their claim to
the position, he inclosed the opinion of the
Supreme Court sustaining tho legality of the
legislature by which he had been elected and
qualified in the Office Of Governor, Gonoral
Chamberlain recognized tho authority, and iu-
formed the Governor that he considered his
trust under special order No. 45 as at an end
General Chamberlain also issued general or
der Announcing that as Governor Davis had
beon duly qualified his trust under general or.
der IS was at an end, aud that all military or
ders would now eminate from Governor Davis
as commaudor.inch He also tenders his
Acknowledgements to the officers of his staff
TO the troops of the State to Mayor Nash, Of
Augusta, and Sheriff Libby; also to the citi-
IONS of Maine, who, without distinction of
party, bore patiently the exercise of power so
unusual, and strengthened his hands in the
trying task laid upon him Of protecting their
property and rights in what might be called
the absence of civil government
SMITH WILL GRACEFULLY sUBsIDE.
BosToN, Jan. ia special dispatch lust
night from Augusta 10 tho Boston Herald re-
ports that Governor Smith says that some
members of his party are yot disposed to
make trouble, but that he himself IL only de-
sirous ofwithdrawing as gracefully rs possible
under the circumstances, The dispatch FUR
ther says that the leading FusOnists in
Augusta admit that their cause is wrecked.
PROGRAMME OF THE FUsIoNIsrs,
BOSTON, Jan. 1s--A dispatch to the Herald
from Augusta says: "The Hon. John G. Tai.
hot Sneaker of the Fusion House, during an
Interview this evening declared the an
changed purpose of the Fusion legislature to
assemble at the State-house as o'clock Mon.
day afternoon, whom tho report Of the COM
mittee on the future course Of the legislature
will be presented, This COMMITTEES is not In
session here, but its mombers have gone
home, after having each been instructed to
prepare an individual statement OF what APP
pears TO him 10 be the proper policy to pursue
Speaker Talbot states that some OF the com
mitteemen are in favor of asking for recogni'
tion 10y Congress. He further says that moth
ing would better suit the Fusion legislature
than TO be refused the use OF the