Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-20
RADICALS INVITE BLOODSHED
BY Filling the State House With
Armed Men.
TEN THOUSAND FUSlONlSTS
Ready to Rally to the Defense Of Gov
Smith-Radical Notification.

Boston, Jan. 19.-The Herald;s Augusta
special says: All quiet about the State house
this morning. The duty of guarding tie
building is in the hands of Maj. F. E. Nye,
acting assistant adjutsnt- general, and late of
Gen. Chamberlin's staff. The general left
ing.
POLICE AND GUARDS INCREASED.
The force Of police is apparently largely
increased, and guards are placed outside the
outer doors. Passes issued last week are
rot acknowledged to-day, but persons au-
thorized are granted new ones by Maj. Nye
and others of the staff. Every precaution
is taken against interruption of business.
The prospect is good for quiet session of
the Republican legislature.
GALLAGHER BOUNCED.
A caucus of the Republicans was held in
the house this morning, to see if change
would be made in the nomination for adult
ant general. Maj. J. Gallagher, nominated
Saturday, had for his opponent in the caucus
then held Gen. Geo. L. Beal, United States
pension agent at Portland for some years.
and defeated him. Now it is believed by
some leading Republicans that Gallagher,
who is a young man and has not had Beal's
military experience, is not SO we'll fitted to
fulfill the important duties of the office IN
this crisis as Beal. Therefore a committee
was this morning appointed to confer with
I, To- fha
ton, but he would not yield. The commit
tee reported this to the caucus, and recon-
sideration of the vote of Saturday nominal
ing him was carried on motion of Eugene
taken, which resulted in the election of Beal
by vote of SO to 8 for Gallagher.
THE RUMP.
Both houses of the Republican legislature
assembled ut 1870, and after routine bust
ness appointed Sprague, of Arson, as State
printer. The oath of Office WAS administered
to councillors elect Robbie, Campbell and
Henkley. Henry B. Cleaves, of Portland,
was elected attorney general, the total vote
being 1O5; Gen. Geo. S. Beals, of Portland,
was elected adjutant general, he receiving 95
votes to 4 for S. j. Gallagher. Adjourned
at o'clock to 10 tomorrow morning.
INFANTRY ORDERED OUT.
The Herald's Biddeford special says the
Biddeford light infantry received orders early
this morning to be in readiness to go to Au-
gusta at moments notice. Fifty men VOL
unteered to join the company if allowed.
This order has greatly augmented the in
terest and excitement here.
RUMp APPOINTMENTS.
The governor has just made the following
nominations: w. A. Luce, superintendent of
schools; Asa w. Wilder, railroad commits
soner; John D. Myrick State librarian.
CAREFUL TREAsURER.
The State treasurer, to-day, issued an Or
der instructing refusal of demands for the
payment of money from the treasury emf
mating from or issued by authority Of either
of the bodies now claiming to be the legisla-
ture of the State. until further advised by
him.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
special says: Gov. Davis first nomination
was Col A. w. WiIdes, of Skowhegan, for
railroad commissioner. Col. Wildes was
nominated by Gov. Garcelon, but the Demo-
cratic council tabled the nomination. The
colonel has held the Office for a number of
years.
FACTS AND FANCIES.
Boston, Jan. 19.-Ths Journals Augusta
special says: Gov. Smith telegrsphed all
the military companies this morning to test
their feelings. The purport of the order
was that commanding officers of companies
should report to headquarters every morning,
and if at any time the telegraph lines we're
cut to start, with their companies, for Angus
ia BY rail. One of the first companies to
respond was the Montgomery Guards, one