The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-17

| the charge so serious a character as to
require any notice from him. The
matter had never even been intima
ted in Augusta, and the universal
feeling here is that the bribery case
was one of the most despieable and
transparent of 'put-up jobs.' You
will not be surprised at any absurd
or wicked rumor concerning Mr..
Blaine from the baffied and dissoly-
ing conspirators for whose exposure
and overthrow he has been incessant-
ly at work for the past eight weeks.
One day they telegraph that he has
had an appoplectic stroke, when they
know he is in perfect health, and
another day they invent a bribery
charge, and send lying dispatches to
different cities connecting his name
Herewith. MI. Wallace White, the
person accused of paying the bride,
is young man under thirty years of
age, LAWYER, resident in Winthrop,
of irreproachable character and stain
less reputation. The character Of his
accusers will be exhibited to the sat
isfaction of the public when the for
nal investigation is made. They
stand to-day as selfconfessed crimi~
nails. punishable with heavy penali-
ties under the statutes Of Maine. But
the chief criminals lie behind them
in the persons Of those who concoet-
ed The wicked scheme, and they are
the men whom public justice is most
| w anxious to oyertake, expose and
punish. The motive of the Demo
cratic conspirators in putting up the
| Job is very APPARENT. They had al
ready lost three of their members
against whom they had in vain
hurled the charge of being bril- ed.
They were in q positive panic lest
other members should turn back from
the crime of stealing state govern
ment, for which purpose they bad
been fraudulently counted in. To
coun teract this strong tendency
among their followers, who had some
decency or some conscience left, this
game Of bril- cry was put up in order
to warn every Democrat who dared
to be honest that he would be brand
ed as a bride taker and destroyed in
reputation, If possible. When the
whole Of this conspiracy, in which
the bribery case is mere incident,
shall be brought to light and ex-
posed, as it soon will be, the country
will stand aghast at the audacity and
infamy with which the Democrats
and Greenbackers of Maine have
sought to deprive a whole people of
the right of selEgovernment. Out
side of Maine the crime, with all it's
revolving details, has not yet been
comprehended or appreciated.
(Signed
CHARLES A. BOUTELLE.
Editor Bangor Wig and Courier.
A REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE
AUGUSTA, January 12.At $40 this
evening the Republican members of
the Senate and House of Represen-
tiVes proceeded to the State House
for the purpose Of organizing the
legislature. The movement was en-
tirely unknown to the Fusionists,
and but few of the Republicans out
side of the immediate members were
aware of the position of affairs. The
news that the Republicans had taken
possession of the State House spread
rapidly and caused great rejoicing
among the Republicans, who have
been impatient to have just this re-
suit brought about.
Mr.. hanson, president of the SEN
ate, when he saw the people assem-
bling, proceeded to Gen. Chamber
lain's headquarters, aud excitedly
said 81 protest against these men
coming in." The General Informed
Mr.. Llmson that he should permit
the men 20 come in and stay as long
as they pleased. There was no for
chile resistance whatever. The halls
We're lighted, several officers of the
previous legislature, familiar with
the premises, taking hold and lending
their assistance.
In the Senate, Hon. Jeremiah
Dmgley, Jr., called the meeting to
order, and Hustin Harris was called
to the chair. Prayer was offered by
Rev. DIR. Butler, a member of the
House. Charles w. Turner, ESQ.,,
assistant secretary Of the late Senate. |
called the roll, and Is senators re
sponded to the call. A quorum was
announced present, all being Repub-
llcans, who proceeded to qualify, the
oath being administered by Hon.
William M. Stratton, Andrew r. S.
smith was declared senator from |
Lincoln county on the face of the re.
turns. Joseph G. Locke was chosen
president rpceiVinr all tho ,,oto