The Portland daily press., 1880-01-07

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organize with less than that number then the
Republicans have also the right to organize
another Legislature, and then which is the
Legislature? "But we occupy the State
House." says the venerable Scion, land have
the treasury and all that, and that is good
DEAL
The Organization of the Senate.
Mr.. Lane, the Secretary of the Senate last
winter, will call the Senators elect to order at
ten o'clock a. m. A prayer will then be Of
fered by Rev. Mr. Penney, chaplain of the
Senate. The secretary will then read the roll
of members elect, as furnished by the Secre-
tary of State, and each Senator elect will re-
spond to his name when called. If quorum
is present then a message will be sent to the
Governor and Council informing them of the
fact, and then the Governor and Council, at
tended by the heads of departments, will come
in and the oath Of office as required by the
constitution will be administered to the Sena-
tors elect The Senate will then proceed to
organize by the choice of a President, Score
tary and the other necessary officers. I have
no doubt but that the fusionists will have
quorum in the Senate, and will organize that
branch according to their revolutionary pro-
gramme. The managers say if the House is
not organized for the want of a quorum, and
the Senate is, then the President of the SEN
ate will become acting Governor.
The Fusion Caucuses.
The fusionists keld their caucuses this after
noon and evening for the nomination of legis-
lative officers. AT their caucus for House
off N bo,,r 81: bofor fba
ing was called to order whereupon'a member
chatting by the long delay, arose and said that
he was tired out, "a wanted the meeting
called to order. He said it was growing dark,
and he wished before a ballot for a candidate
was taken to have those who wanted office to
stand up in the light of day so that he could
see whether they had any backbone, and o
backbone as straight as a crowbar This
elected cries of ''good,'' "good.'' At sug-
gestion whispered in his ear he nominated for
chairman VIM. Dickey Of Aroostook, and the
Duke of Fort Kent took the chair.
AT the suggestion of somebody all who were
not members of the caucus were excluded.
There were five candidates for Speaker, and it
took two ballots to settle the matter, resulting
in the choice of John G. Talbot of East Ma
chias, who accepted the candidacy in a few
remarks. Talbot is an old Democratic warrior;
has been member of the House some dozen
years or more, and at one time was presiding
officer of the House. Wingate e. Gibbs of
Glenburn, assistant clerk of last winter, was
nominated for clerk, and Ell. c. Cheeyer was
nominated for assistant clerk
For President of the Senate James D. Lam
l. +oI A
drews of Augusta was nominated for secretary.
The Republican members elect held their
caucus this evening in Granite Hall for the
nomination of legislative officers. THE NOM
nations will be found in the Associated Press
dispatches below.
The caucus was characterized by the best of
feeling; every member was in the best of
spirits and exceedingly hopeful of the result
Every Republican elect was present.
The Portland Representatives Petition.
Messrs A. A. Strout of Portland, l.. III.
Hutchinson of Lewiston, G. G. Goss of Bath
and George Parcher of Saco, Representatives
from the disfranchised Cities held an interview
with the Governor and Council this afternoon
in relation to their certificates The Council
with the exception Of Foster of Penobscot, who
is at present in Chicago were all present. The
gentlemen named above were very courteously
received and their remarks closely listened to
by the Governor-and that is all the interview
will probably amount to- as no decision has yet
been received The Governor will undoubtedly
leave the settlement of all disputed seats
to the legislature, and will not recall
any of the certificates that have been issued.
NJ; I, to
those Republicans who have been deprived of
them.
Petition of Hon. Andrew Halves and 9th
er Senators.
At the same time Mr. Halves Of Deering
presented the following petition:
TO the Hon. Alonzo Gafce5on, Governor Of
At the election held on the 9th day of Sep
tember 1879, was duly chosen a Senator
from the county of Cumberland The certih-
cate of my election has been withheld from
me.
By the recent action of the Supreme Judi
cial Court it was decided that am entitled to
that certificate. therefore respectfully re-
quest that it may be issued to me, and that the
Secretary of State be directed to enter my
name on the Secretary's list among the mem
bers elect to be called on the assembling of the
Senate. ANDREW HAYES.
Similar petitions were also presented by
Senators-elect H. G. Brewer and David Duran
of Cumberland also by Alden Bradford of
Washington.
ASubservient Tool to Do the Fusionists
Dirty Work.
At a late hour tonight the fusionists sue
ceeded in bulldozing Staples, Clerk Of the last
House, into turning over the official roll to-
Gibbs, his assistant, for him to call at the as
sembling of the House tomorrow. This
means that Gibbs will be a tool in the hands
of the fussionists as Staples would not have
recognized less than seventy-six as a quorum.
Gibbs will recognize one half the number
summoned.
A Manly Letter from a Democrat.
TO the Associated Press
AUGUSTA Jan. 6.-Thomas B. Swan of
Minot, Democratic member elect of the House
from Minot, is out with the following letter:
AUGUSTA, Jan. 6.
To the Chairman fthe Democratic and Green
back Caucus:
After nature deliberation I have concluded
that it is my duty as citizen to obey the
laws as they are construed and decided by the
Supreme Judicial Court L cannot therefore
lend my aid to keeping out of their seats the
Republican OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the
Supreme Court has declared entitled thereto
therefore give public notice that will not
participate in the organization of the House
until it shall be fairly and fully determined to
obey the mandate of the court To resist that
mandate is revolution destructive both to my
party and the great interests of the State.
(Signed) THOMAS B. SWAN.
A later dispatch says it is rumored that
Swan has been bulldozed back into the Fusion
ranks.
Fusionists Who Will Not Assist in the
Villainy.
The repeated attempts to influence Mr..
Voter of Pennington, the counted in menu
ber to abandon his position of refusing his GER
tificate, has proved failure. He refuses to
participate in the proceedings of the Legis-
lature to which he was not chosen.
Mr.. Sproul Of Veazie was labored with Mon
day, but still adheres to his determination to
keep away from the Legislature.
Three other Fusion members are known pos
itively to refuse their certificates, and one or
two are detained at home by sickness. The
remainder are here on the ground participant
ing in the various caucuses, but it is not known
whether all will take part in the organization.
HohSOn "a Trickerv