The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-05
Last Nights Dispatches.
EEA1NE.
What the Governor thinks.

WATERvILLE, Jan. 4-Governor Gar
celon spent the day in this town. He wa
called upon this evening by reporter, ant
informed that the opinion of the Suprem.
Judges had been.printed. He then asked
| the Governor if he had received the opin
ion of the court. to which he replied he had
not. That he had not been in Augusta
| since o'clock Saturday afternoon,
| The reporter then informed him of the
general points, as expressed 10 the opinion
of the court. and asked if he. the Cover
nor. should recall those certificates he had
issued and which now, under the opinion
CT the court, appeared to have been ille-
gally issued To which the Governor
answered Il have 30 authority for know
ing the opinion of the court, and cannot
tell what [ shall do" In answer to a
question whether Captain Lewis Voter, of
Harrington, had returned his certificate of
election, declining to serve under the
same, the Governor said he had not re-
ceived it, acd did not know anything about
it.
Reporter DO you apprehend any
violence at the inauguration of The new
Legislature?
Governor have no means of knowing.
do not think tie people are foolish enough
to resort to violence
OPINIONS CONCERNING THE DECISION.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 4-The decision OF the
court has been freely discussed by crowds
upon the streets, at the hotels and else
wnere to-day. The Republicans are
greatly excited and jubilant. and regard
it as a consumate triumph for their cause
The opinion is.freely expressed 10 the best
informed circles that the opposition cannot
stand up and defy the court 1t is the
opinion Of leading Republicans that the
Governor can do no less than cancel the
certificates issued to persons not elected
according to the decision of The court
The EusioBists have no definite plan
matured and it will be difficult to develop
any tonight, as not more than 20 mem
bers are present in the city. The mum
Der present is about the same as in
ordinary years. when nothing usual
was pending. A few Democrats say the
Governor had no business to submit the
questions to the court; that he had done
his work according to the constitution
and laws and should have rested
his case there. Z [. Pike. a leading Dem
ocrat, says that Garcelon has belitled him
self by taking any notice of Morrill, letter
He had completed his work and that
ought to have been an end OF it. r. w
Black, leading Greenbacker, says that
the court went ont OF its way to answer
questians not put to it. Colonel William
Dickey, mem Der of the Legislature, says
the decision of the court will have no
effect upon the organization of the Leeis-
lasure, certificates have already
Issued. This is understood to be the posi-
tjon Piil>5ury will take in the Standard
tomorrow morning Others say the
opinion Of the court is farce, aud will be
replied to word for word. Three counted
in members have already declared that
they will not participate, and il is thought
that the opinion Of the court will have
effect upon the other certiicated mem bers
70 the same end as there is not a single
case of the 81 that this decision does not
fully cover.
Hon, james G. Tallcott, at w Washipgton
Isaac L. Hobson, of Lincoln, counted aud
In Senators have already stated that
they would not accept their seats
should the decision of the court be
against them. Lawyers say that if this
opinion is disTecarded, il will be the first
instance OF the kind in the history of
NJ aine. 1t has been ascertaiued that the
executive department in more than 30
eases since Maine " as State. has asked
the Judgment of the Supreme Judicial
Court on important questions Of law and
never in single instance has il been dis
regarded
D Parker, member of the Governors
Council, defended his position in this
matter, aud says he acted conscientiously
and honestly. He has not read the opinion
and could not give an opinion
as TO the result
Secretary of State Gore says he is not
familiar with law to say wheth-
er the Governor and Council could review
their action