The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-17
SMITH SURPRISED AT ms ELECTION.

election wouldn't take place to-day. Il
felt plainly the gravity Of the situation
While he has ambition 70 be. the Governt
OF Maine, he wants to be constitutional
chosen one, and will discountenance a
precipitate actions, he evidently woul
have preferred to have had to-day's actio
postponed, at least until the courts decii
ion was known.
THAT'S IT, "roo MUCH TALK"
He thought there was too much reckles
talk by the hot-headed men, and that
is not all confined to one side. Some 9
those who were counseling resistance !
the legal authority OF the State, had littl
idea what they were saying. The genera
impression gathered from Mayor Smith
remarks, was that should he qualify to-day
he will not perform any executive act
that he can possibly avoid, before tn
court is heard from.
IRREGULARITIES IN BALLoTINd FOR TIL
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
A curious fact came to light during thu
ballot in the convention for members Of th'
Executive Council, being printed ballot
with misspelled names of two candidate
Edward @. Moody was called Edwin, ant
j. 3. Redman's name was changed to Red
mon. The errors were not discovered un
til the committee had retired and counted
the vote, but before they reported new
ballot was ordered. The whole numbe,
OF votes cast for Councillors was 92
Edward g. Moody, Of York; Charles II
Chase, OF Portland; John B. Redman
OF Ellsworth; Henry A. Priest, Of Vassal.
boro; Wm. NJ. Rust, OF Belfast; John B,
Foster, Of Bangor; and Charles R. Wild
den, OF Calais, each receiving ninety-two
votes were declared elected. The conven.
ton then dissolved and at 1850 both
houses took recess until o'clock. The
caucus TO nominate other State officers
will be held at 2:S0 this afternoon.
PERSONNEL OF THE COUNCIL ELECT.
OF the new members OF the Council,
Moody, Chase and Foster were members
Of Gov. Garcelon's Council; Redman is q
young Ellsworth lawyer and belongs 10
the Democratic wing OF the party; Chase
X. Whidden, whose age Is about thirty, is
editor OF a greenback paper at Calais, and
was formerly a Republican; Priest is q
lawyer and a Greenbacker Of Republican
antecedents; Rust owned the Progressive
Age, a Republican paper lin Waldo county,
until last year, when he went into the
greenback movement; he was formerly in
the House and has held other offices. The
others are new men who have not had ex.
perience at Augusta.
cHAMBERLAIS WILL PROTECT ALL ALIKE.
Gen. Chamberlain issued the following
order:
WHEREAS. The exciting rumors, which
l believe to be entirely without founda
ton, that are spread among the people
that the State House is to be held by one
party as against another, or is to beat
tackled by persons in the interest OF some
political party, to gain possession OF it fol
the purpose Of excluding members elect
from the Legislative hall, this is
to give assurance that the rights
and privileges of all parties shall be
protected with complete impartiality. The
halls are for the uses OF the members elect
Of the Legislature, and shall be held in.
violate for these uses. l give no credence
10 reports that either party would stoop
TO such trick or be rash enough to use
violence to determine questions Of right;
but to allay any doubt or fear OF this, l
hereby give my personal guarantee that
all rights shall be respected, and attempts
to gain unfair advantage shall not be per-
mitted.
SMITH ACCEPTS AND Is SWORN IN.
Both branches reassembled at r. NJ.
A committee was appointed to wait on
J. I. Smith and inform him OF bis
AT 4:30, q joint convention Of
both houses was formed in the hall Of the
House for the purpose OF administering
the oath OF office. A committee was ap,
pointed to wait on the Governor, and
forthwith Mr.. Smith appeared, accom-.
panied by the heads OF departments, the
outgoing Council and the Adjutant Gen.
eral. The oath was administered by act
ing President Ellis, Of the Senate. A
proclamation was made by the Secretary ol
State, and Governor Smith then delivered
his message.
GOV. sMIrn's MESSAGE.
The following are the principal points
Of Gov. Smiths message. In the opening
1t refers to the blessings which have been
conferred on the State by providence
nIant;f,,, \ q ryests and naace beinv ennm.
piehtilus haFSes'S a'u ~ pease Oelrs ;, eHI-
Grated among them. The duty oil the Leg
is set forth as determined by the
rule of strict and earnest endeayor to com.
H.. LIN ,ho w;II ~ Tho neonle and N
ply With tne WIN u tue peop'0' n,,, anu y
promote the welfare oil the state. Iaking
that as guide, he continues, so long as
we do mt seek to eyade or oppose It's eyi,
". ~ saa,,;ranoon,. ~ 10 excesd The nowe,
dent requirements Ut 70 eAeeeu 'ue po"e'
1t has conferred, we cannot go astray' OF
at least be deprived OF the consciousness oi
= = bonos, devoovor IN snbserye the best
az . noue's ssns1,I ~. ,.,,o,. .;,;.an.
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