The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-05


NE THINKS 1T WILL SE THE GnessEsr OF OUT
RACES FOR rng FUSION LEGISLATURE TO
REFUSE TO STAT THE MEMBERS FROM THE
DTrRAyCHIsxD CITIES.
fFrom the Lew iston tsfe.j Journal, December 2o.l
At Just $3.50 O'Clock Thursday afternoon
a Journoi reporter rang the door-bell OF the
Executive residence. The summons was
answered by bis Excellency himself, pen IN
hand. al am extremely busy writing an
imp ,rtant communication" said he, but
CO ne In. and I will spare you lew mn
utes." The Governor was evidently IN no
pleasant mood, and prodigious scowi
mantled his features.
{ The reporter called the Governors atten-
ton TO the rumors afoat in regard 10 calling
out the militia.
| "lps ali nonsense. There's not word
OF IL true" said the Governor. 81 saw
report that two WateryilIe companies had
been ordered to give up their arms. IL is
false. No such order has been issued
Nineieen-twentieths OF the stun that Is pup.
hsbed in the newspapers Is all false. ana
am thoroughly Disguised with IT," us
Excellency has evidently resumed feadihS
the newspapers.l
"Do you apprebend that " VIII DC heces-
sary to call out the militia Z"
The Doctor smiled, and said, "We may
have 10 organize an army OF broom.stIcRs
and swiIl. pals 10 clean up some Of the foul
stuff that's been CIRCULATED, and thats all
guess" ,.I,s
"What was the decision in regard to LIS
bon and Webster?"
al LEFT Augusta before the hearing was
concluded"
/" Have you any reason TO suppose that
the noitjcai complexion Of the Legislature
will be changed by the seating OF ,RepuDH-
cans ?"
"PoliticaI complexion don't know the
notifies of Eve members Of the Legislature,
and / don't want to. / have simply ioi'
lowed the law and the Constitution in the
performance OF my duty, without regard
to politics"
:. Are YOU aware that intense indignation
exists among the people on account OF the
Governor and COuncil!" >,
Eyes, but the people will be sorry Tor a'l
: this. All these indignation meetings anu
: this talk about moving on ine capitai Is
disgrace to the people Of the State, and they
will regret it. The people are to blame lor
all that has happened. They nave eiec'eu
men TO office who bave been incompetent.
and have not obeyed the law, aud now they
find themselves i'm this fix. 1t seems nara
for Lewiston and Portland to he deprived
OF their representatives, and l have no
doubt that the Legislature VIII admit them.
II will be one OF the grossest Of outrages II
they don't. But we could not do differently.
: There was the Constitution before us. Inc
law OF 1877 did not apply to these cases at
= all. 1t only applies to informalltie', and
+ not TO cases when municipal oiDcers heglecI
to comply with the law"
r own q correction be made in the case OF
: Ashland?"
, go far a, have. been Informed there
seems 10 haze been some mistake maue'
The case will be Investigated, and II any
= mistakes have occurred they Will be righted.
Those who know me ought TO know that
would not be guilty OF an injustice or alio"
q wrong to 90 unredressed."
"Upon the Skowhe9an precedent, could
not enough returns be rejected by the next
Governor and Council TO change the result
OF the election next year again Z"
"If we cannot devise some means. pass
G some law, or do something to fix this mat
. fer. we must be set of smpletons. The
I decision in the Skowhegan case involved a
nice point. The law says that the ballo's
+ shall have no distinguishing markS."
But does not the law expressly say that
G no ballot shall be rejected on account OF
{. such mark after it is received into the ballot
| box 2" urged the reporter.
4 "Yes, but there were peculiar c'rcum-
= stances in this case. The votes were re-
cciyed under protest, aud forwarded 10 Us
as received under protest, for our decision,
accompanied by the protest. 1t is one OF
e those fine points upon which / should like
to have the opinion of the Supreme Court"
: "Wll the opinion OF the Supreme Court
be asked in regard to that casey"
: "Well, Pm not prepared to state Per
haps 1t may"
Z. elias General Butler been consulted by
; the Governor aud Council in regard 10 any
! OF their decisions 7"
"Such talk is mere nonsense"
"Who have been the advisers OF the EX-
ecutve department."
"Three or four eminent Maine lawyers,
but no one outside the State has been con-
suited. You will have to excuse me now,
as | have very important business before
me, and my time is fully occupied"
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