National Republican., 1880-03-19
MAINE INVESTIGATION.
Light Thrown Upon the Counting
Out Process.
Garoo!cn in Pitiabic Position--Hp Charges
HIS Crimes Upon aJudHs-Conclusioms
of tho Comn,ittee--A Strong Bill OF
Indictment Against the Fusion
Managers Premedl-
tatsd Plan shown.
Ropor, OF tho Investigating Committee.

Report OF tho Investigating Committee.
AUGUSTA Me, March 15-Mr Hllo's com.
mittce on the contingent process rcso-tcd 10
by Governor Garceiun and his Council will
report this afternoon. The report reviews
the circumstances of tho contingent re-
fcrred to, the "details already made public,
aud reviews the uuwllingness Of the majority
Of Fusionst officials to appear aud testify.
Mossrs. Garcclon and Moody being the OK
ccplions The roport states that Gar celon,
while evincng willingness to disclose ovory-
thing, was infrm in his memory, aud fails to
give a satisfactory reason for his course. When
the evidence was laid before him ho ceased TO
defend the contingent, ana passiouately de-
clared his own innocence, aud declared that =
Judas among the Council had done tho viii
luiuy. In conclusion the committee say:
Fist-That the returns were kept from tho
candidate contrary to usage.
Sccond-That during such time alterations,
erhsures aud forgeries were made upon the re-
turns for the purpose Of counting out the Re-
pubicans,
Third-That during this time defects In tho
Fusion returns were surrepttiously corrected,
aud atli1hvlts procured TO throw out Rcpubli-
can towns.
Fourth-In all such cases tho results in
vdriably counted out Republican candidates
and counted in Fusion candidates.
Firth-The result was reached by refusing
to allow Republican errors to bo corrected
Sixth-The rules hero laid down were
strictly applied TO reject Republican returns,
and not applied to the count of Fusion rc-
turns.
Ssventh-Many of these rules were evil
IDENTIFY invoked to secure a Fusion Lcgisla-
turG.
Eghth-Thcso illegal and fraudulent acts
were part of q prcmcdidAted plan to secure
Fusion Governor and Legislature. and tho
Governor aud his Council must have been
parties to it.
Ninth-The different appropriations by the
Legislature have been diverted from their
legitimate purposes, aud In many cases have
been exhausted; tho pablo funds have been
withdrawn from the treasury by Governor
Garcolon and his Council without warrant Of
law, aud have been applied to unauthorized
purposes and for unlawful ends. large sum
OF money belonging to tho State roniains in
tho hands OF Governor Grcclon and
other officials of last year, which should
he covered into tho treasury. Tho reckless
ness of tho management disclosed in tho
transactions Of last year tends to destroy
public confidence, undermine public credit,
and tn Introduce practices which ii unrcbukcd
will prove fatal to the future prosperity and
progress of tho State.
The Bribery Investigation.
AUGUSTA. ME-, March 1S.--RcpOrts in tho
| Legislative bribery cases have been prepared
| The committee arc unanimous in reporting
| that the case of Bartholomew Wentworth
against Charles G. T.. Kicker is not sustained
by evidence, and the majority report TO tho
same effect In the respective cases Of Swan
anl Hartman against Wallace r. White. In
the latter case the minority present n report
that they cannot concur in the conclusion Of
the majority. The minority report regrets
| that the members of the Council have not sHcn
| ) "a, nd al hn 1ar 4 ti,.s
which seem TO exist. The evidence being un-
contradicted, the minority cannot deny tho
facts proved, and can only dissent to tho con-
illusions of tho maj rity.