The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-12
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
MAINE
Lawson formally assumes the once OF
Governor

Lawson formally assumes the once o.
| Governor.
PORTLAND. Jan. lO.-An Advertiser
special says: It is understood that White,
accused of bribery, will reply that he
received the designations and certificates
as stated. but did not hold the alleged
interviews. and that the story of money
payments is pure faisehood.
The following card from w allace r.
White will be published tomorrow:
WINTHROP, Jan. Son Wednesday
last. Just before the legislature was to be
organized. two affidavits signed by Thomas
b. Swami and Moses Hartman. resrec-
lively. appeared in the Maine St0nddrd,
stating that some person or agent had
given them 81 900 each to stay away from
the legislature. Rumors have connected
my name herewith. did not sec fit to
| reply to the statement or affidavits which
did not have semblance enough of the
truth. This morning my name appeared
for the first time in said paper. So far as
concerns me. they are absolutely unquali
fed and maliciously false. | never offered,
paid or gave said Thomas b. Swami or
Moses Hartman one dollar, directly or
indirectly, FOR the purpose OF lnhue ncing
their action or votes, or for any other pur-
pose whatever | make this general and
unqualified denial, and shall demand an
Investigation at the proper time. No fair
investigation, however, can be had before
| an uniawtully organized house of repre-
sentatives. every one of whose members
approves of the conduct of Hartman and
Swan. and glory in their shame 1t is a
sad spectacle IN Maine to see the Demo-
Gratis and Greenbackers rejoicing in th e
xrhI aIl
be punished under the statutes with five
years in the penitentiary. | object to
being investigated by such conspirators as
Swan and Hartman. We do not consti-
tute juries 10 that way 10 Kennebec county.
(Signed) WALLACE r. WHITE
MIR. w hlte has been summoned to ap-
pear before the bribery committee of the
house, but will refuse to appear on the
ground stated above.
1t is limited that the programme of the
Fusonists will be to send the Sergeant-at-|
Arms of the House to arrest either Eugene
Hale or Professor Young, or both, and
bring them to the House to sform a quor-
um, (which is now utterly impossible to
secure, unless the presence of the Repub-
liean members is secured, and sthat seems
hardly possible.
The failure to secure a quorum thus lar
licans in their position, The Fusionists
will exhaust every possible means 10 elect
the Governor. and Council, which will be
the signal for proceeding to business,
which has been suspended entirely. How
such an election can be held, and how it
would be regarded by General Chamb Der
lam, now acting as Governor, is not known
but shat it is contemplated, is gathered
from a consultation with leading Fusiouists
and their remarks in the Senate. The
feeling ls quite general that the members
from The cities counted out will be allowed
to take their seats.
Major Smith, the Greenback candidate
for Governor. left for home Saturday, but
expects to return the first of the week. ID.
b. Davis remains ON the ground.
On Saturday prominent FusionIsts ap
pealed to General Cham berlain for the
discharge of the Augusta police in charge
the State House, expressing 1.-THE belief
that public property was not endangered
General Chamberlain informed them that
II the request was granted he would order
two companies of militia to take their pla-
ces. The order was written for two COM
panies to come by the o'clock train, but
the gentlemen making the request chan
ged their minds and the order was caucelI-
ed.
AUGUSTA. Jan. ll.-Lewis Barker, in
behalf of his client, Ebenezer Sproul, of
Vezie. has attached the property Of f. T.
Pillsbury. of the Maine Standard. on a
libel based upon an article in that paper
charging bribery, Personal service will be
made on Pillsbury to- borrow. The case
will be tried in PeBobscot county.
Mr.. LAWSON ASSUMES THE DUTIES OF
GOVERNOR.
PORTLAND, Jan. II,-Mr Lawson, Pres
ident OF the Senate,ha assumed the duties
of Governor, aud the argus will pub lish
the following tomorrow:
AUGUSTA, January IL.
10 the honorable ,Sendte:-I have the
honor to announce that by a careful exam
lUation of the constitution, as Interpreted
by the Supreme Court, in view of the fact
that the Office of Governor has become
vacant, 1t becomes my imperative duty, as
President OF The Senate, to exercise the
office OF Governor until another Governor
| is qualified. 1t therefore becomes my duty
! to inform your honorable body that 10
| accordance with the provisions of the con-
stitution, and in obedience to the impera
| tive mandates of that instrument, [ have
| assumed the exercise of the office of Gov
| ernor for the time being The executive
functions being inconsistent with my
further acting as President of the Senate,
L cannot in the mean time discharge the
duties OF presiding officer of your honor
able body, Respectfully your obedient
servant
(Signed) JAMES d. LAWSON