Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-27
prs.s the public at large will see how wise

prs.s the public At large will see how wise
their action has been.
Sentinels we're tonight placed outside the
house and the corridors are all guarded.
Col. White, Of Bangor, was telegraphed to
night to guard the state arsenal at that city.
There is evidently an attempt to rally the
fusion forces tonight, but it will prove futile.
Evidence shows that there was plan to
capture the state house last night, but the
wise precautionary measures prevented.
The government was just twenty four hours
ahead.
Coils. Blood and Davis, of Smiths staff,
had recruited 200 men in Bidd. ford and
Portland and intended to send them to this
city by a Pullman train, but the governor
ordered the Biddeford company to take the
same train in the event of the fusionists
coming, which meant to stop them here, and
probably they will not come Fusionists
from Lewiston intended to come, put re-
pprtr late tonight show they have aban-
doned the plan.
The force al The state house tonight ia
able to cope with force of Two thousand.
The state house authorities say they are now
sure this was to have been the night for the
fusion movement on the state house. They
-ay they have intercepted fusion
dispatches showing that the flsionist
governor was preparing to muster his forces
The plan was to move on Augusta from all
points. From Biddeford one hundred and
reventy-6ve men we're to have come on the
late pullman train from Boston. All this
intelligence il asserted to be con nfirmed by
republican advices just received.
Gov. Davis raid to night that he had not
felt single regret since he has taken the
decisive step Of calling the troops to the
state house. The step had been urged on
him for several days by his military advis
err, but not till evidence of the conspiracy
to seize the state house had accumulated to
startling amount did he feel justified in
exercising his prerogative as commander
in-chief, and then only to protec. public
property and uphold the laws. The strain
upon republican Institutions has been great
throughout the whole controversy, but he
could zee no shade of arbitrary action in
EMPLOYING citizen soldiers Of the state to
protect the government recognized by the
supreme court.
The governor has received congratulatory
and complimentary dispatches from the gov
ernors OF Mississippi, New York and New
Jersev, and set OF resolutions from the
are being received BY the governor from all
sections of the country on sustaining free
government in Maine and that the govern.
ment wac strong enough to sustain itself.
The action of the court is warmly com
mended for able decisions which would
serve as landmark in future, and as bull
warks of republican government every
where. No trouble apprehended tonight
Gov. Davis spentIhe night at headquarters
In the state house.
A report comes to the state house from
Portland that secret fusiOnist lodges with a
code OF grips and passwords has been dis
covered. 1t Was rumored 10 Augusta to day
that an agent OF New York firm received
few days ago an order for 200 carbnes
and 200 revolvers and q watch has been
Kept for them by the state honse authori-
ties.