Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-17
News bJ Telegraph ''a>' FRoM ALL QUARTERS. GOVERNOR SMITH The Choice of the Maine -ss FusiOnists. E. | vsszz s.-.--. .-.--... ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS Who are Not Recognized by
 Chamberlain. DECISION OF THE COURT. Said to Do in Favor of ths Rapuh-
 Iicans.
 NEW ENGLAND.
 
DECISION OF THE COURT
NEW ENGLAND.


!
 Maine II The FusiOu Reconsideration of Cover. ,I nor and State Officers = Governor \ Smfth,s In8Mg Mral Address-HHe Orr
 ders Chamberlain Down and Out
 The Latter Don't Sec His Authority
 But is Waiting For the Courts De- l cisiOm-Whfch TS Said to Favor the | RcpubIicans-HtS Probable Effect on ! the FusI0nists-Tremen Excite mcnt 2t AugHstas
 AUGUSTA, Jan. 16.-The Senate and House
 met at 10 o'clock this morning. In the House the first business taken up was the report of the Committee on Elections, declaring Will liam Murray, fusionist, of vassalboro, entitled | to seat instead Of tho Rev. Dr. Nathaniel | Butler, Republican. The report was accepted and Murray was escorted to the executive chamber to take the oath. The admission of MT. Murray brings the number of members of ! the House at present up to seventy-seven. ac- \ cording to the count of the tellers. The House voted to send the names of Joseph L. Smith ! and Alonzo Garcslon to the Senate, the num- Der of votes cast being 76. The report of the Committee on Gubernatorial Votes. having ! been read and accepted in the Senate was sent ! to the House, and the same thing done. MT. Dickey, of Fort Kent, moved to suspend the rules so that the House might fix time for the choice of candidates for Governor to be sent up to be votedfor by the Senate This mo- \ ton was carried, and on motion of MT. Spring ! field an order was adopted fixing the time at 11:15. Mir. Swan, of Minot, moved and the House ordered that committee of five be ap- pointed to receive, sort and count the votes for candidates to be sent to the Senate. Messrs. Swan, Bradbury, Heard, Perry and Howard were appointed. On the first ballot Joseph l.. Smith, Greenback candidate, and Alonzo Gar celon each received 76 votes, three members not voting. The names were immediately sent up to the Senate. In the Senate Messrs. Pot ter, Barlin and Thompson were appointed committee to receive and sort the vote for Governor. On the first ballot Joseph L. Smith received IS votes, a majority, and his election was made unanimous. The fusionist House and Senate went into joint convention immediately after the election of Governor, and elected the following Councillors, each re- ceiving 92 votes.
 First district-Edward O. Moody of York; Second district-Charles H. Chase of Port land.
 Third district-John B. Redman of Els worth.
 Fourth district-HenryA A. Priest of Vassal- boro.
 Fifth district-William H. Rust of Belfast
 Sixth district-John B. Foster of Bangor Seventh district-Charles R. Whidden of Calais.
 Of the Councillors chosen Messrs. Moody, Chase and Foster were members of Governor Garcelon's Council John B. Redman is young Ellsworth lawyer, and belongs to the Democratic wing of the party; Charles R. Whidden, young man of about 30, edits the Greenback paper at Calais and was formerly Republican Henry A. Priest, of Vassalboro is lawyer and Greenbacker of Repub- lican antecedents. The seventh man is Will liam M. Rust, of Belfast. He owns the Pro- gressive Age, which was the Republican organ in Waldo county until last year, when it went into the Greenback movement. He was formerly in the House and has held other offices. None of the other new men have had experience at Augusta. The House and Senate then took 8 recess until 4 o'clock to decide upon State officers, and committee was appointed to wait upon MT. Smith and inform him of his election as Governor.
 The fusionist caucus to nominate State offiss cers vas called to order at SIG p. m. Mr.s1 Perry, of Camden, was elected chairman, and MT. Heard, of Biddeford, secretary. Prince A. Sawyer, of Phillips, was nominated for Secretary of State by exclamation, it being announced that the present incumbent, B. Fl. Cove, declined another term. w. H. McLelsn, of Belfast, and Simeon s. Brown, of Fair field, were put in nomination for Attorney General. The ballot resulted in 45 votes for McLelan and 31 for Brown, and McLelan was declared nominated. The nomination of Charles A. White, the present incumbent, for State Treasurer, and of Major W. M. Folsom, of OIdtown, for Adiutant General, were made by exclamation.
 The House and Senate met at o'clock, &C., cording to adjournment, and the committee appointed to wait upon Governor-elect Smith reported that he was pleased to say that he accepted the office and would take the neceS- sary qualifying oaths at such time as the Leg islature might appoint. The. House sent 8 message to the Senate proposing joint con- vention for the election of State officers, and the Senate simultaneously sent a message to the House proposing joint convention for the purpose of administering qualifying oaths of office to the Governor elect and Council
 Iors. The House concurred and joint conven- tion assembled at 4:25 o'clock to inaugurate the Governor and other officials. Senator Ellis, chairman pro tenn, presided. Senators Thompson of Knox, Field of Cumberland tives Rankin of Oxford, Lynn of Somerset, Hobson of Lincoln and Thompson of Frank lin, were appointed committee to wait upon the Governor elect and Councillors, and at 4:4O D. n. Governor Smith and the Council lors entered the hall of representatives, and President Ellis administered the customary oa,hs. Secretary of State Cove then made the usual proclamation and Governor Smith began at once to deliver his address. Governor Smith regrets that owing to the want of
 make suggeslions as to the conduct of departments except in general terms. He recommends consid- industries for which Maine was once prondnent the
 ship building andslunber interests and the enactment iv1fa . comparison of the expenditures and taxation in
 o
 ton he attributes the popular disconent and decreas
 fog sdaostioD he is in favor of common school edu
 cation but objects to payment for the higher branches
 and is unjust and undenocratc in its worEing The
 State liquor laws referred and the present ina
 miss in thsir duty pointed out He recommends an al-
 teration of the 1aws that officers shall be readily
 Legislature Measures for efficiency Of militia
 earnestly advanced on the plea that Maine is
 cursions He recommends Legislation keeping with
 Psa ss ss fas eb NiG
 maturss this year. be apporsoned Tor two years;
 vosss the whole Humber % east For Treasurer ohsllss
 A. White received 9l votes M. M Folsom one and
 ceived v ss votes W and N. M. Folsom 4 For Attorney General M M. Folsom received ss votes, the whole number cast The sessien lasted until ?. m., and The following cornmunications from General Cham- berlain and Mayor Nash were made public today and
 will probably serve to aIlsy somewhat the great citement now pending. ssss | Whereas exciting rumors, which believe to be
 entirely without foundation, are spread among the
 people that the State House is held by one party
 against another to be attacked by persons in the
 interests of particular party to gain possession
 of for the purpose of excluding members elect from
 the legislative hals this s to give assurance that the
 rights and privileges of all parties shall be guarded
 impartialy. The halls for the uss of the members
 eeted the Legislature, and shall be held inviolate
 for such use, give credence to the reports that
 eitherparty would stoop to trick be raah enough
 to violence to deterine questions of right but to
 sona guarantee that all rights shau be respected and
 proteotsd and that any attempts to gain unfair ad | vantage shau not be permitted. lSigned) | '. l.. CHAMBERLAIN, Major General. | AUGUSTA, Jan. 16.
 With view to allay public excitement. preserve the
 peace all parties that their rights shall be