The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-03
MAINE.
Armed Guards IN the state
HOuse-The supreme Court
Wrestling with the Dis
puted Question.

Boston, IAN Augusta dispatch to the
Advertiser, says it is reported on good
authority that democrats have arranged
for contesting the seats of number OF
republicans, and that in case they should
determine to settle the election cases be-
fore doing any thing elss they would turn
out another republican Tor every one OF
those counted out whom they saw fit to
admit, and thus preserve their majority.
The first number Of E. T. Pillsbury's new
democratic daily paper, the Standard,
appeared to-day. 1t has the following
concerning the legislature: The coming
session OF the.Aggisisture will be one of the
most important, interesting and exciting
ever held in the state. For the first time
in twenty-four years, the opponents ofthe
republican party will be in a majority, in
! both branches, and in control of the gov
eminent
Specials from Augusta states that the
| approaches to the state house are closely
guarded, and that armed men are also
posted in various parts of the interior OF
| the building for the pun ose Ct atfording
the authorities any protection that may
be needed.
Augusta, Me-, 1.-The armed guard at
the State House is there only in the night
time, and then not to keep away anyone
who has business at the capitol. The
authorities explain that such force is
deemed prudent on account of threats
made in public meetings and otherwise of
fO-clble resistance to the regularly con-
stituted authority. 1t is very quiet there
now, nothing of public interest having
occurred. Fusionists and republicans
will be here in large numbers by Satur-
day. 1t is expected the decision of the
court at Bangor on the question at issue
will be rendered by Saturday.
The kenebec Journal says the intensity |
of feeling among republicans IN regard 10 |
the great wrong attempted, has not abated |
in the least. They regard it with the |
deepest Indignation as a crime above all |
political crimes ever committed in this |
country, and and one that will never be |
submitted to, but they have confidence |
that there Is as much honesty and man
hood among the men counted in by the |
governor and council that some of them
will refuse TO become partners to the
great infamy, which they are invited to
share, and in this way the nefariOus
scheme will be defeated.
Bangor, 2.-Chief Justice Appleton has
summoned all the associate justices of the
court TO Assem- BILE in this city to-
to consider the questions pro-
pounded by Governor Garcelon.
Boston, 2.-The HerGLd'S Augusta
special says: Itappesrs that not q single
of the executive council agreed
with the governor in his determination to
ask an opinion from The Supreme Court.
Pillsbury, too, was strongly opposed to
the plan but the governor, backed by
Mr.. Gould, made the concession to pub
lie sentiment, but it is safe TO say that
the governor sgrees with the council that
he act on OF the council is completed and
issued. The questions are so
framed that it IS expected answers favor
able to fusionists will be given, and if, by
any chance a contrary result should take
place, nothing can be done about it.
Probably Morrill, will concur in tn 5
opinion. One of the fusion senators elect,
Isaac s HObson, a Lincoln County
greenbscker of republican antecedents,
has grieved his fusion friends here by
declaring that the sole business ofthe legis-
atare, after organizing, ought to be the
adjustment of the question Of disputed
:eats, and that nothing else should be !
lone until that is finished. Hobson is one
)fthe counted in" himself. Fusion man
lgers insist that the election of governor
md state officers must be proceeded with,
md election cases deferred as usual. To
ettle the contested seats and complete the
raud and bribery investigation contem-
dated would be to leave everything at
Dose ends, and the state without gov
rnOr for weeks, if not months.