New-York tribune., 1880-01-15
MR.. HALE TO BE UNsEATED.


no ELECTION OF GOVERNOR By IHE FUsIoNIsTS-
sOLoE CHASE READY To ABIDE BY THE DE-
CIsioS or THE COURT
AUGUSTA, Me-, JAM 14.-The first business trans
acted in tine Fusion House this morning was the ap-
pointment of the following Committee on Election:
Messrs. Dickey, of Fort Kent; Robinson, of Thom-
aston; Young of Brunswick; Heard OF Bdde-
ford Hill, of Exeter; Swan, of Mnot, and Ben
noir. of Wlldoboronga. The committee immedi-
atey retired to perform its duties, and soon after
decided, By a vote of to q to unseat Eugene Hale.
1t is reported that Mr. Butler, of Vassalbor0ugh,
will be unseated. The vacant places, 1t is said. will
be filed by Fusonists.
In the Senate a bill was presented and laid on tho
table. to repeal portion of Section 75. Chapter
of the Revised Statutes. relating to the returns OF
votes from plantations, that assessors shall re-
ceive votes and declare them in open meeting and
form list Of voters in open meeting
The Senate adjourned until 2:30 O'clock p M, and
the House until q. m. The Senate met again at
2:30 p. H.. and adjourned until 10 a. M on Thurs
day.
The House met again at o'clock this afternoon.
| Mr.. Robinson of Thomaston from the Committee
on Elections, reported elected the members fur
nished with certificates by the Governor and Coun-
ell and also that 7G had appeared and were quail
fed
/ Mr. DuKey, of Fort Kents. from the same commit
| tee reported that the committee had unanimously
agreed TO report in favor Of unseaing Joseph Dun
| nell (RepD the member from Westbrook, and seat
! ing Merritt w. Styles (Dem.l, on the ground that
Dunnel had only majority, and that at least three
men voted for him who had no right to do so. He
said it is clear case and moved that the report be
accepted.
Mr. Hill, of Corinth, from the same committee.
said he had intended to bring in minority report.
| The committee was not appointed until this morn
ing and Dunnel had no opportunity to appear and
| be heard Mr. Hill said he is a Greenback man,
and has no love for the Republican party; but he is
here to do his duty fairly and squarey lie wants no
sharp Judgment He moved that the report be re-
| committed
| Mr. Swan of Minot said 81 favor immediate
action. This is a legal House, and no power on
earth can overturn it, This is no time for delay.
but for action. Right of justice must triumph over
disorder and anarchy. am in favor of seating Mr..
| Styles at once. =. OIL,
| his scat nj once He said: "Why this delay from
dav TO dayf Why are there 100 or 900 extra police
| IN This CAPITAL and crowdng these gaeresf lt Is
one of the games of intimidation of the Republican
party: Vote as your consciences dictates without
| intimidation" - =,
cassett, were for delay, and thought 1t would be
| better to wait and see If time would not evolve
! peace out of the present excitement.
Mr. Hill, of Cornish, said If we are right we
can afford to wait and if wrong. We have gone far
| enough"
The report was recOmmitted by a vote of more
than two to one, a triumph for the conservative
element The object of seating Mr.. STYLES is TO
make a quorum The House then adjourned
There was no election of Governor to-day Tho
Fusionists say that if M. Smith is chosen as
Governor they will have a meeting of rejoicing and
ring bells and burn tar-barres. Senator Rogers, of
Penobscot. says The crash is coming between
labor and capital, and if Mr.. Smith is put in the
Gubernatorial chair we shall see which shall win"
Should Mr. Smith be chosen, it Is alleged that Gem
| eral Chamberlain will not recognize him as Gov
| ernOr
| this forenoon by the addition of fifty men, There
| was large number of men in the rotunda OF the
| State House this afternoon