The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-01-01
GARCELON'S MAINE.

The Excitement COntInuing--A ROusiug Peoples
Meeting at Belfast in Favor Of Law and Order
Governor GarCelOn Speaks.
Belfast Dec, 29.-Hayford Hall was packed to
its utmost capacity this evening in response to
the call for the Law and Order meeting to sustain
the Governor and Council Hon. W. H. Rush,
presided, and on taking the chair read abstracts
from various speeches made at recent Republi'
can meetings, and claimed they were revolution
ary in character, He was very severe upon the
Republicans and accused them Of carrying the
recent election by wholesale bribery. he said
Tweed and his ring were no more corrupt than
are James G. Blaine and his ring to-day. Gov
ernor Garceon was then introduced and receiv.
ed with loud applause. He began by saying that
he had not come here to make an apology for
anything he had done or left undone. He spoke
Of the recent election and of the rumors soon af'
ter 1t took place In regard to the counting Of the
votes. He said thas prominent Republicans had
then said that the law Of 1877 was clearly uncon-
stitutlonRl, and named Hon. William p Frye as
one of the number He gave a full explanation
Of the Constitutional requirements In regard to
the duty Of the town officers and Of the Governor
aud Council as to the election returns. He said
that when the returns were laid before the Leg
islature they would in every instance be found
correctly tabulated. He claimed that the re-
turns were canvaSsed strictly In accordance with
the Constitution and laws and without regard to
one party or the other. He spoke Of the Repub-
lican Committee who visited him at the begin
ming Of the canvass and said that he then told
the committee that he himself had never yet
seen single one Of the returns For the past few
weeks the. most
ABoHINABLE LIEg
Had been daily sent forth in regard to the count
ing Of the votes. The returns from some Of the
large cities were fatally defective and the Gov
ernor and Council had nothing to do in regard to
them but strictly follow the requirements Of the
Constitution and laws. The Legislature will un'
doubtedly do Justice by the cities not represent
ed as the two branches are judges Of the election
of their own members. The Governor spoke par
tlculsrly Of the Portland returns, and claim they
agree strictly with the record and therefore could
not be amended, even under the law OF 1877. The
Danforth district was next spoken OF and the
Governor made q statement In regard to the re-
turns from that town and said, that the record
had been altered long after the election at the re-
quest Of George A. Curran Of Calais, He said he
had letter Of the Town Clerk Of Danforth In his
pocket, stating that he had changed his record
under orders from the Republican Board Of Be-
lectmen. All the returns will be presented to the
Legislature on the 7th Of January unless the State
House is seiSed by mob and tho returns de.
strOyed previous to that time. He challenged
any man to put his finger on a single thing he
had done not strictly In accordance with the
Constitution, the laws and the precedent. On
closing, the Governor was loudly applRuded, and
three cheers given for him.
Hon. VIM. H. Mcclellan, the Attorney General,
next addressed the meeting. he commenced BY
speaking Of the clergymen who had spoken at an
indignation meeting on Saturday evening, ana
said they had made many false statements he
denied emphatically the statement that had been
made that he had advised the Governor not to
submit the questions In dispute to the Supreme
Court.
Resolutions were adopted supporting the Gov
ernor and Council, and the meeting adjourned
with three cheers for Governor Gsrcelon.