Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-01-13


The district gave Charles A. Rofe, Republican, a
majority of nearly dity. To unseat him 1t was
necessary to count out the Republican vote Of Dan
forth and Nanceboro. In DanlUrtI the vote was
enormously returned for Charles Rolfe instead of
Charles a. IoiIc. and though the tow clerk amend
eel bis record, rcy ing the decision If the supreme
Court IN Chamb,rlainy v. Dover. - Maine t65, and
OIcrei thus o. correct the return according 10 the
facts under the law ot ls1, the Governor and Coun-
c again denied us the benefit OF the law But they
must count OutN ancebOro also IN order 10 seat \.
III. W oodcDck the defeated Democrat. There the
Republican vote was a. the Democratic vote y. The
return was signed by man who was In fact both
deputy clerk and clerk pro tempore. but In signing
he added only the designation, townicerk pro tenn
pore. The Governor AMI Council rejected the
turn on account Of the signature.
FAIRFIELD
The district Is composed of the towns OF En- irneld
Smithlcld and Mercer In Somerset county. The
republican Representative, A. u. Cole, received a
clear majority OF al! the votes cast and the returns
showed that fact by rejecting the strong republi-
can vote Of Fairfield IT, possible IN defeat the
Representative chosen by the people. The vote was
counted and declared and n return legal i'm all
respects was signed and sealed up In open town
meeting and the meeting adjourned. This return
was regularly sen. % the Secretary OF States Office
IL the only representative return sent from the
town of Fairfield which was signed and sealed in
Opcn town meeting. But some time AFTER this n
count 81 the vote was ordered and q mistake was
discovered In the count by which the democratic
vote was increased more than the republican
II ~ stated by the people OF Fairfield that Mr..
Councillor Brown. the town agent. told them there
would be no trouble about that and that he woun
furnish them blank for an amended return. which
the town officers accordingly made. This last re-
turn was not signed or sealed till long after the
town meeting had adjourned. and 10 distinguish IL
u was marked "amcnlcd return" by counting
either return, the representative would have clear
minority OF az least ~ votes. Nut the governor and
council refused to cOuni either. DISTINGUISHED Fair
field fE toto and seated democrat. Having,
tire governor and council allcgc IN their report re
iecIed tx returns-irom Jay. Webster. Lisbon,
Stoneham, Pennington aud searspOrt- and count
eel IN democratic repre- scntatives thereby, be-
cause, they assert, these returns were not
sgne Ia open town meeting. they now count In
another defeated democrat by rejecting the only
turn from Fairfield that was so signed and sealed.
sEAKsruRr.
In this district. In Waldo county, Robert French,
republican had majority at the polls but the en-
yelopc containing the returns from the republican
town OF >earspart when It reached the Secretary OF
states Office vas unscalei. or not sealed closely.
IL Is not claimen that the return was not signed by
all tue 0elceimcn and by the clerk, in open town
meeting, nor IL II denied IN this or In the Jay,
StOncham, Webster Lisbon and Harrington dis-
trcis that the returns stated the vote cast with ab
sOluto certainty. Yet the Governor and Council
refused 10 count the return, and thus gain another
seat and defeat the viii the people at the polls
LEBANON.
In this district, in York county. the republican
Representative - Isaac HansCon. who was legally
elected, but was conned out because the town
clerk Ol Lebanon dd not formally sign the return,
and though the statute Of $50 Gays when n return
Is defective toy reason of any informally duly at
tested copy OF the record may De- substituted there
FOR and counted" the Governor and Council again
rrpudated the statutes, counted In StephenD. Lord
democrat and reversed for the seventeenth time
the verdict q the people.
senate.
The changes made IN the senate followed, or
rather accompanied. the changes in the House. and
In great part covered by the statement already
rna,lc # the rcprcsentattyc district.
CUMBERLAND COUSTY.
In Cumberland Couuiy, entitled To four Senators,
they deprived the republican candidates OF their
large majority In the city o Portland by the same
decision made touching the representative vote,
But some thing more was nteied IMAM throwing out
three thousand four hundred republican votes In
Portland. The returns from toe Cumberland towns
were very accurate. but they discovered Ia the
publican town OF Ousned mat the whole number
II votes had been omitted. and forthwith Otisheld
va, thrown out, though the return was absolutely
fautiess except III this Onc Dcnes sentiai point.
More reductions being SIN demanded ON the re.
publican vote the Governor and Council found
NcstDrook - he the only available spo,. Here thcy
found the republican yote was 800. The VOC was
gwen IN fall botn IN letters and figures. opposite
the name Of Joseph \. Locke. but opposite the
names uf Mr.. Lorke's republican colleagues ditto
mark. were used, both the letters and hgures
On tins ground and tins alone Mr.. Locke's three
colleagues were counted out The Westbrook rec
Dri wts correct ia all respects. but the Governor
AMI Council would not permit any reference there
result was tnat IN cumberland threc fusion
senator's were cJuutcd In, although toe Republican
majority against them was ~ least thousand.
YORK COUNTY.
In York county. entitled 10 three senator's. the
large majority In Saco was lost 10 the republican
candidates because the aldermen Of Saco fell vie
tins 10 the blanks. The town of Lebanon was
also thrown cut for the reason stated IN IL repre-
sentative vote and with the repuctions in the
publican majority thus effected and some mistakes
ia initials which they refused To correct though the
ts4Iif tflTIn
were loot
TRASELIN cot STl.
IA Franklin county. entitled 10 one senator. the
republicans elected their candidate by small but
undouhteH majority, but the Governor AMI Council
slaughtered him by throwing out Pennington, Jay,
aud New Nnaron,a gIyifg large malorities, declar
!Ug The democratic candidate elected by large
majority.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
10 Lincoln unity. entitled to one senator, An.
drew smith. the republican candidate, was chosen
hy ms Jprit. OF 3fU votes. The Council found some
VafiIt0u IN the initial letters of his name IN differ
cut towns, refused 10 correct them under the stat
Ute and declared Isaac Robson, fusion candidate
excited.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
In Washington county, entitled TO two Senators,
Alden Bradford. republican. was counted out aud
the certificate given To james r. Talbot by invalt-
eating the vote VI Cherryneid as described in the
case 81 it, rcpIe scnlatiye vote. The Council main
tanned that Hone Of the seectmen was an alien at
the time OF his election The board conld never have
bcen legally organized, and could not therefore
make q iegll return. But In the town OF Cutler in
the same county, IL was shown that one of the Sc
luctnen was never qualified ut all, and that the
board mad been organized by two selectmen only.
But Cutler gave a large democratic majority and
tie Council declared lis vote 10 be- legal. Vance
ham We IL /. l.nt