, 1880-01-30


helps only tho ex.prcsfdent and tho thir1-term
movement, md inturcs their owl, prospects,;
tht @ sxcn c sesnss
wtMken 1ll their chances and revive the now
failing third-tcgm movement, and that whnt
they I'LL need is to leave the country III peuce
MAINE CONSPIRACY.
INSIDE l1IsToRY or TILE pfAT 70 STEAL THE
svATE-TiIE DEMOCRATS NEsr0sstHt4E F0ls THE
EElIEME-WlfAT THEY HOPED 10 ACc0MphtSff--
SENATOR ut.AINE'8 WIFE MANAr.EMENT-TlIE
MISERABLE 1A1LuItE Or TliE rlor.
Sptekil Correspondence 1f the Hftv Iutk Tribune,
AUGUSTA, Me-, Jun. 25.-Thc Dcmoesntfc con-
sp!rncy to steal the State Of bnne is on lta Inst
leKs. It will "pctor out" during tho present
week. ncforo tho tlnIl dissolution OF Mmj.
Smiths fraudulent Government, dcsIre to put
on r,coral tho main points iii tho history Of this
effort to tlbuster Htnto nwHy frotn tho legally
elected representatives Of tho people. Some of
them, think, a1u now, md tho statoHent Of
othors will not 10 inappropriate Ut this time.
LII tho first plncc, 1t should 10 clenrly under
stotM tt,at tho responsibility for tho scheme be-
lnngs to tho Democratic party. The term
FusIonIsts, used III tho press dispatches from
horc, hts, tloubtiosa, tntsle1 tnni,y people into
the belief TINT ut tho wurat tho Democrats Of
Mnno hnvc only divided loud Of jgnominy 10
curry. The truth H. tho whole honp belongs OH
tho shoulders Of tholr party. Their nlly, tho
Grcenbnck purity, Is a poor tnongrel creature,
Bh0rt-lLycd, M everybody knows, Ard good for
nothing. while 1t lives, but tn fotch md carry
for its Democratic nlnstcrs. Tic purpose Of tho
plot wna to secure tho Electoral vote Of Maine
for tho Democrats, or To 10 yltlato 1t " to
furnish an ercuso for Its rejection BY
Congress-. In upholdinE tho conspiracy tho
0rcenbnck nrKAIlA hRyp beGn moro O1tkrokcii
thAn THO Delnocr1stlc 1'at,ors-r fact, they hnyo
Gaiaia Tinsss, nn Fogss I1tISr EhrDnieie, Il Aa-
burn, gditosl BY Ca. h!!ukt Vlctorin wotniluil's
l4te hrovet husband, havo hecn franttc9lly
shrlckfnR for violent measures to EtlhtAin tho
frslsld. Not II Rfng!c Democratic paper, how
over. bus called hNLt nr u'urscltsl obe'i!cnce tG
to Gouf IT, To 9P1xJ9f fn x fh . III oEil@a E;a,H
ard, tho Lewiston Uaxttte,-lll short, tho who!e
uunocratio press Of tho state,- -hls encouraged
Echcnle f0r uycrtur1ling lapllll.r Kovurfmcmt III
SnInI, hocnlso thuy k1nw thnt tho frulta Of stlo.
ccsa ycrc to bo gathered by the Nat1onAl Demo-
cratic purity.
TrtR HEAL GRIMM.
Hriefly stated. the crlnD Of tho Democrats and
thHr tN0ls, tho GrppnfAickers, WIS as follows: In
tho liottae tho Ropulllcans h!d nncty members m
nLlfl tho Democrats a!xty-OIie GnrcelDn mid his
Council counted o,it seventeen Republicans and
counted III seventcen Dclnoer',ts or drecrhaek-
yioas S % asa Known % vato g. al IA tho tows,s ~ They
niso tufusetl, IN tho etso Ut: tho tlyc oltirs Of
Portland, Baeo, Bath, ltockland. und Lewiston,
ground tllut tho rrtllr1ls wcro sig1lod by only
thruo Aldermen. Tnesu ruturns wGro nude oi,
banks sent out N tho SECRETARY % of s4sto, who
for tho signatures Ut tirre Aldermen and no
moro. IlnyMs misled tho clcctlon authorltlraos
c,nlspirators prooccded to disfrtnehiso these
cities ultogethor They then rcf,,se ta suat tAolr
Representatives aftrE tho Supreme Court bud
III tho r,.4o Of tho snyenteoii Representatives
counted out tho Court decided that eyury otle of
them WIS ontitlel hy law to NY seut bne tho
n,Xll8 Fusion LeKtslntllrU rnfu8td to N!lllt
thonl. Ihl,s twrnty-nu lawfnlly.elected Hop
rcAentAttyea woro excluded. I}cs!tleA, tho enn-
hgssators conkGi un bF.as tGsts w!th charges a. M
so,lat0 thoy ctlltltr out eight Republicans and
counted Iii eight FuslnnIsts. Thu salne taetlcs
atc. tiio rejection OF t,lc vts q whole to.s Tor
Flsionists from tho Senatorial Districts o,nta,1l-
ity was needed 10 stt. tho Set,ltu from TINT d.
yfsel to canturo tho lnwcr brunch IT tho Lcgtsia-
ture ln l The ha cases wYry Tue
defective, tho Senator ur Representative shnwn
TO bo elected by tho rctur1!s was n lsepatiIcar.
% Nosn ao'ty n;y s tii w" nrsinv w,'s " n nn.
scnntalons, unde!tab!c lr1luu.
THE MOTIVE pON r1IH CnlMH.
Tho control Ut tho state 0ovornsncnt for q
SeGf W e.1 '9anat ern, rc .S
Tho cht6f obtcot which! tho consptrators hnt In
yiow WIS TO gmrtl1rp tho Elcotor,4l vutu IT tho
nHI!o II IoSdI1s!e tlIlu " Any pfC!tL " PsgItat
IT. being counted for tho AopublLcana: The!r
lc9iaaturu Wis 10 ns1ld tho Presidential 4l,rs.
tlon during. tho rcKAHr session, anu provide
tnr al adjourned M.ssnn IN Ogt,lsr niIer
t!on., At tllat seEalon tloy expected tn have
tho choice Ut two ct'llrses. II tho Boltsnlher
majority too blE ~ he tanperod With, then
they woull forpatn!l The November election by
tho Legislature taking the Ghoico Mt Electors
nway frrnn the people and olcoting outright u
ultquotA to clIst tho vote. 1T Aasle fnr tho
DEM m,oratio c4ndldale fur 1'rtst1cnt and Fige~
Prtside1!t. II. howoser, Inc septHMlHr c!sct!on M
roturna fuaaihlo. tIlo selmn.o would DO t0 o,u Mt
III tho Democratic Et0forn III k0solnper by tho
sal,o pr..stloo employed to tt'n!,',fNtura u