Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-08
FUSIONIST PLANS.
The Courts Decision 10 be Ignored.

The Courts Decision 20 be Ignored.
THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL HOLD
MEETING AND DECIDE THAT THE
WHOLE QUESTION IS NOW IN
THE HANDS OF THE LEGIsLA.
TURE--wHAT WILL -.
DONE TO MORROW.
Special Dispatch to the Philadelphia Times.
AUGUSTA, January 5.
There was no change in the situation
here until the arrival OF the morning
train from Bangor. Both the morning
papers contained the opinion of the
Court, which the people were anxiously
waiting for an opportunity to read. An
interested crowd was at the station
when the first train came from the di-
rection of Bangor to see whether the
Governor would arrive on IL. He came,
and Senator Hannibal Hamlin, the Re.
publican candidate for Governor, Dan.
iel +. Davis, and many Republican
members elected to the Legislature
came on the same train. This was the
beginning of an inflow which has in.
creased with every arriving train, until
the city is tonight well filed. The ma
jority of those who came to-day are Re.
publicans. Tomorrow still larger
crowd is expected 10 appear on the
scene. Interest centered in the first
place on what action the Governor and
/ Council would take with regard TO the
opinion of the Court. | am informed
| that as a matter OF fact Governor Gar
celon did not read the Courts opinion
until after his arrival here, although
messenger drove to Wsterville last
night to take copy and some caution
airy advice about his action.
RErrBLIcANs DEMANDING CERTIFICATES.
This afternoon the Governor and
Council were in session. Several OF the
Republican members elected but count
ed out applied for certificates of elec-
! ton. They went to make formal ap-
! plication in person, but were not adj.
mitted to see the Governor, and they
left written demand for their certiti.
Gates, TO which no attention OF any
kind has yet been paid. The final re-
suit of the deliberation of the Governor
and Council is perhaps not quite so bad
AZ the action recommended by some,
which was to issue document reply.
ing to the opinion of the Court point
by point. They thought Lawyer Gould
was smart enough TO do il, and there is
no question of the state OF his mind, in
view OF the escape OF the Court from
the snare he had set for il. Gould's
presence here was desired, but he re.
fused to come, sending, il is under.
stood, a message that il was best 10 pay
no attention to the Court, which is also
Solon Chase's view, and is the determi.
nation to which the administration has
come. They will refer the opinion
| they have been instrumental in obtain.
ing to the legislature, on the ground
that they have at this stage OF the case
no fu! ther duty in the premises, and
that the Legislature alone can remedy
their blunder. The plain sense OF this
is that the Pusionists are determined to
persist in their efforts TO gain control,
and they now propose 10 organize both
houses with such number OF members
as they can and proceed on the theory
that they are competent for all the pur.
poses and work of a Legislature.
TUE REPUBLICAN, PLANS.
There was an enthusiastic meeting of
Republican members of the Legislature
now in the city aud other leading Re
publicans for consultation and confer.
ence at Senator BlaIne's house this eve
ming. Among those present were the
two Senators, Representatives Frye,
Reed and Lindsay, Ex'Goyernors l.. NJ.
and A. 7. Morrill, and many of the Re
publican editors. A committee was
appointed to arrange the programme OF
procedure on the part Of the Republi-
cans and another committee was in.
structed to visit the Governor tomorrow
morning and demand that the arms in
the State House and the armed men be
Withdrawn. Addresses were made BY
Senator Hamlin, Congressman Frye and
Editor Boutelle. Another meeting will
be held tomorrow night. The Fusion.
lists also had a meeting tonight. but il
is not known at this time what business
was done.
There il 80 much talk about the main
question that there is little general in
terest on the question Of officers Of the
Legislature. Ii is thought, however,
that the Fusionists will make Thomas
NJ. Plaisted, of Lincoln, Speaker, If
they control the House. Locke, of
| Cumberland, is n prominent Republi.
can candidate for President oil the
| Senate.
General !. L. Chamberlain was sum.
moned here by the Governor to-day.
and had consultation with him. IL
was considered that it would be unnec.
essary to call out the militia to protect
| the organization, but that it was adyis.
able to provide for admission to the
State House on "Wednesday by ticket
only and to have n strong police guard
at the door to keep out oil but ticket.
holders. A guard OF some 200 men is
still maintained at the State House.
In one OF the rooms there are sixty
stand Of arms stacked ready for imme.
diate use. Every one entering, passing
through or leaving the building is
watched BY the guard. There has been