Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-11-10
POLITICAL.
Returns from the Late Election.

SAX Francisco, CAL, November 9. Re
turns from all the counties in the 4th Con-
gressional district give Pscheco l5S majority
Official returns make Mt material change.
Official returns are not vet all in, but
enough are received 10 determine that Han
cock electors. except Judge Terry. have
carried the State by 200 or 500 majority.
while republicans have j. majority of in the
assembly and of ls on joint ballot.
RIcHNoNp. Va, November 9. Jorgenson,
rep, has 500 majority in the 4th district
LIrrLE Rock. Ark, Eovember .. There
is not much probability of any Arkansas
Congress district going! republican, and the
report that Dunn, dem, was defeated was a
mistake.
Candidate for I. 5. senate.
CoLuNBus, O., November .. Gov. Eos
ter announces himself a. candidate for the t.
5. Senate. He says he don't believe there is
any bargain between Garfield and Cameron,
and that there will nos be any member of
Garfeld's cabinet from the South.
New York Democrats.
INV YORK, Noveubes9 .. At the meeting
of the executive commieec of the Hancock |
and English committee of Kings cousty, |
held last night in Brooklyn. they discussed |
the alleged election fratds in that city, and |
the propriety of recognizing the democratic /
party in Kings county.
Thomas kinsella editor of the BROOKLYN |
Eagle, declared the democratic party lost the /
Presidency through stupidity and mismanage-
ment in the two cities. Gen. Hancock. he |
said, had been defeated through treachery,
After further talk of lie character COM
mittee was appointed 10 investigate the
alleged frauds and treashery, and make re-
port
A. a I l.
member of the democratic State and cxecu-
tive committees, in a lette:' to the Argus denies
that any meeting of ei,her committee has
been held, and says "!sny action ny mem
bers of the committees, whether officers or
otherwise, is individual as.tion. for which the
committees cannot be head responsible. In
so grave matter as calling into question the
vote of New York in the electoral
count, too great caation cannot be
exercised. The only way in which any con-
tests could be made with even shadow
Improbable success wouldhe by rejection ofthe
republican electoral ticsets on which the
word Electors has bpen twice printed
This l believe cannot and should not be
done. TO change the tesult in any other
way. more than 10000 separate cases of
fraudulent or corrupt NotSngs have got to be
proven, an evident impossibility. 1t certain
ly cannot be expected the present State board
of canvassers will declare otherwise than is
shown BY the face of the returns, and in my
view democratic doctrine leads me to hold
that Congress cannot 20 behind the seal of
State to recognize frauds at the polls in
choice of Preside ntal electors. This being
so. it seems to me all talk assuming to pos
sess an official character about having the
electoral vote of this STATE cast for Hancock
is celebrated to bring ridpcule and reproach
on the democratic party and would tend if
Importance were given to it, to produce still
worse effect. Those who would justify
even slight departure. from established
laws and forms To count in General Han
cock in a spirit of revenge for the
frauds of 1876, would il. my judgment 20
far to make the bad precedent of that year
a rule for the future and would take long
step towards Matchmaking our government
Holding firmly to these views, ! am i'm
PEELED to their public u.terance, in order
that | NAV not be cons ,Iered to have by
silence acquiesced in what purports to be, but
is not, authorized action Of either com
mittee.
(Signed) EIsaAR X. ArGAR."
General Hancock.
An interviewer this morning was pleasant
ly told by Gen. Hancock ,hat he had read all
that Kelly, Pryor, Barnuns and the Brooklyn
Eagle had said, but he would say nothing
himself as he had something else to do and
think Of"
The Telegraph Suit against Barnum.
In the case of the Western Union Tcle
graph Company against Chairman Barnum
and the democratic National committee. for
using republican dispatches, the motion for
an injunction withdr avn and the case
continued for damages.
Inauguration Of Garfield.
WASHINGTON, November .. Preparations
for the Inauguration of ten. Garfield have
already assumed an organized form. En-
ecutve committees having arrangements in
charge extend a cordial invitation to all
military and civic organic cations throughout
the country to take part In the inauguration
ceremonies. Address Cpl. II. c. Corbin,
corresponding secretary, Washington, ID. c.
MISSOIIEI.