The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-02-25
More Evidence.
FOGG'S EFFORTS TO COUNT OUT
BETHEL.
How that Statesman Acted both as Judge
and Attorney.


The following letters addressed to the Hon.
F. M. Fogg need no comment. Haskell was
the defeated Fusion candidate for representa-
tive from Bethel. Bradbury is the man who
accepted the stolen seat from Norway
BETHEL, Dec. End, 1879.
Friend Fogg:
Yours of the LIST is received, and hasten to
reply. Enclosed find protest against counting
In the vote of Bethel. L have just scratched IL
off in hurry don't know as it is should be II not
will you make out one in proper form ana SEM
TO me for my signature in regard 10 PROOF tna'
there was only two notices of the meeting posi-
ed will say that the record OF the meetlng
show that fact and that you will lind an at
tested copy of the record with E. F. Pillsbury
he wrote to me for copy OF records OF upon
and Andover only one notice was posted: NOW
l shall leave this matter with you to look after
feeling satisfied that you will look after my in
terests to the best of your ability. There is no
one here that knows l am making any move
at all in the matter 1 think that is best and
and then if l fail no one will be any the wiser
| for it please keep me posted on it if you want
any further affdavits or records let me know.
Hastily
BETHEL Dec. 18th, 1879.
| Friend Fogq
| Your letter of the 18th came in my absence
| and my wife handed it to S. f. Gibson esq. for
| MIN 10 ans. WHICH ne U6llS me ne Q1Q. was
| somewhat surprised to hear that you had got
| no certified copy of our town records. I sent
| one to E. F. Pillsbury some weeks ago as also
| copies of Andover & Upton town records and
| l stated the same to you in letter some ten
| days ago and told you to call on him for them.
| also wrote you that if you wanted any
more records or affidavits than 1 had sent to
| him (Pilsbury) I would send them to you, and
not hearing anything from you supposed they
were sufficient until got your letter of the
facts too help you in the matter Ishoula have
| sent the copy OF records to you in the first
| place, but Mr.. Pillsbury wrote to me for them
and had sent them some time before heard
from you in regard to it, and 1 thought that
| you both wanted them for the same purpose
and could both use the same copy and as to
| atfidavits that there were only two notices for
town meeting posted thought it would be-
useless to send them as the records show con-
| clusively that there were only two, but I will
send you them by registered letter tomorrow
with other papers. sent you some ten days
| ago protest against counting the votes in
| Bethel for you to urge in case you thought
best, and not hearing anything from it I wrote
| you again on the 18th asking if you had re-
ceived it but have got no ans. from either of
these letters. l fear you have not got them so
| will enclose another protest and leave it with
| you to use it or not as you think best.
| One thing is certain that if the law says that
| more than two notices shall be posted in towns
| of the size of Bethel then our meeting was not
legal, for it is fact admitted by everyone, and
| matter of record that notices were posted in
two places, one at the Post Office on Bethel
Hill and one on the meeting house at Beams
| Corner Almost everyone Of all parties here
| feel very confident that shall get the certifi.
cate of election. Please acknowledge rect. of
| this.
| (Signed) Yours truly
G. W. HASKELL.
| Look for registered letter on Tuesday, the
10th. I shall have all letters sent you regis
| tered hereafter.
| (Signed) G.W.H.