Evening star., 1880-01-22
THE EVENING STAR.
THURSDAY. Y........January -, 1880.
The Maine Conflict.
TWO LEGIsLATuREs-BoTH DAILY


The fusion house In Maine met in Union Hal,
yesterday and reconsidered the proposition 70
submit questions TO the supreme judicial court
The debate was continued at great length. In
the fusion senate resolution by senator Hob
son was discussed, declaring that the supreme
court being the only tribunal for the adjudlca-
tion OF questions OF law, IL is the duty OF
this senate when there are questions OF doubt
TO submit them, not with the Intention OF being
overruled In matters OF conscience. but the iuty
of members so overruled is TO act in the body
acknowledged by the court as the legislature
and use their influence conScientiouSly and pro-
test against that which. in their Judgment
must be illegal, and thereby place the doubtful
question before the people in a just light for
maj appeal. The subject was taken up subsc-
quently in caucus, and II was finally agreed to
draw up statement OF facts ana a series of
questions, which Will be submitted TO the men,
nerS, ana then they Will decide whether to send
them 10 the supreme court or bot.
FUSION STATE OFFICERS STICK
The fuSlontSt secretary OF state. L. A. SAWYER
mas established the state department I'm two
rear offices OF Aliens block and has mailed 70
every city and town in the state notice of the
fact. He states that the great seal OF the state
Is In possession OF the only legally elected and
qualified secretary of state" state Treasurer
White declines TO give up the keys OF his oflice
unlli mandalnuS IS served on him and the case
is r gulariy decided by the courts. lie does this
TO protect his bondSmen and himself. ana not
Tor The purpose OF resistance.
NOTES OF THE SITUATION
Inc republican secretary of state fails to find
any election returns in his of1ice. The republi-
can committee on the judiciary have framed a
Dill TO punish parties Claiming the exercise of
the duties of State officers when they are not.
IL Will be passed tomorrow Samuel A. Hol-
brock was chosen by the republican legislature
for state treasurer, j. w. Folger declining the
nomination. The Capitol Guards and other
companies have been ordered to their armories
There are suspicious men about the city and
this Is deemed a precautionary measure. The
Portland greenbackerS indorSe the stand of
Gov Smith and the fusion legislature and in
vie them to establish their capital in that city.
Gov. Smith says the fuSlonlStS do not propose
to resort to arms, although substantial offers OF
assistance have been made OF men and ammu-
milton from outside the state. His constant pol
ley has been and Is TO prevent a collision of
arms. Gov. Davis has announced his Staff.
Charles w. Tilden. of Castine, receives the ap-
pointment OF brigadier-g general.
MR.. BLAINE
spoke at the republican meeting last night, say
ing: 81 congratulate you that we once more
meet as peacerdl citizens OF Maine, under the
protection OF legal state government chosen
by the people, with the validity OF its title patent
to the world. We have had a long and trying
contest with desperate men, who sought TO dis
franchise voters by the thousand and to SubSti-
tute false count for an honest ballot as the
source OF power TO a state governments; but, for
all our troubles and trials, and for all the wrongs
We have so patiently endured, we are this day
richly repaid when we remember the inStru-
mentalitieS by which we have triumphed, with
out firing gun, without shedding drop of
Dlood, without striking single blow, without
one diSOrderly aSSemblage. Force might have
been used easily, for republicans We're present
in the proportion of four TO one, but when we
had got through we should only have proved
that we were physically the stronger party.
We should only have established the fact that
our tribe could give the l0udeSt war-whOop and
assemble the largest number or braves for a
given battle, and after all, we would have been
remanded to the courts. We preferred to go to
the courts first. ~