The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-01-10
FRIGHTENING.
,uE SITUATION IN AucusrA
y.,ubIieau Outlook I'm Maine Loom.
ing Up-The Fusionists with
ont n Leader-Aliesed
Bribery.

Augusta, Jan. 9.-Eail ly this morn
inc Major Chamberlain issued gen
ora, order stating that in view of the
extraordinary situation now presented
nj the seat of government he would as
snme command, and protect the public
nroperty and institutions of that state
in trust for the people until the gov
ernor's successor has been legally elect
ed and duly qualified.
By this order Chamberlain assumes
temporarily, the, Office of governor and
commander-in.c chief. The entire police
force of the state house was changed
this morning; those indicated by Cham
berlain taking the place of those drill
ling there for several weeks. The
change was quietly made.
At the opening Of the session but one
republican appeared and took his seat,
| Senator Locke, of Cumberland.
The vote on the bribery order was re-
considered, and laid on the table.
TIE committee appointed on guber-
material votes are Atwell, Thompson,
Lynn, of Knox, Barrett. Locke, Ding.
ley and Flint, The committee on sem
atorial votes, who will proceed at once
with their duty, are Strickland, Pat
ton, Thompson, of Knox, Rankin,
Coombs and Lampson. Seventy-two
members only appeared in their seats
this morning, all fusionists.
The house attempted to exclude all
but the official reporters, but several
others were smuggled in. Thomas B.
|Swan, of Minot, arose and read state
|ment that one thousand dollars had
been paid him not to appear at the Or
ganization of the legislature. He
Stated that the money had been paid
him 10y Wallace r. White, of Winthrop.
nnd that he (Swan) should not claim it..
Harriman, of Kennebunk, testified that
The same offer had been made him by
White.
Chicago, Jan. 9.-Gen. Chamberlain,
who is now virtually governor of Maine,
and will be pending the solution of diff
ficnlties, was major general during the
war; is president Of the Bowdoin col
lege, and consistent, though not ex-
treme or partisan, republican. He
headed the appeal issued by various
prominent citizens of Maine, to Gov.
r...eo,a.. o.. ,.,s -
r;yo o,,ar ,,,a Y,.ns for oo',n,;nn out tho
ranu,,,;o., ,aa;s,.,ors
s,oo;., 20 tho 1y,,,.s from, Ana,s-
:, Ma;na savs. II 10 now Revealed
+h ~ tha f,,s;o,,;s,s f,,,v ax,,ectad that
tha ron,,,,;c,ps would take nossession
Of the hopse .on Wednesday. as un-
donhte ed,y tbev had the mower. When
Fuoana Hale mt the motion 10 adjourn
tho fns;onists were few in number in
the hall and the indignant republicans
were there in force and one word from
the leaders would have been the signal
for purging the capitol of the usurpers
and inaugurating a government by the
legally chosen representatives of the
people. Some regret now that it was
not done. - 1t is apparent that the
forces of the opposition are weakened
and terribly demoralized. Speaker
Talbot says he is entirely unsupported.
Indeed, the fusionists have no leaders
to rally their forces and direct their
movements. This weakness develops
itself in their repeated caucuses, with.
out arriving at any definite conclusion
as to their line of action. The repub.
licans are tonight found at their no.
tells with their faces wreathed in smiles,