Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-23
THE MAINE CONTEST.

! SCENES AND INCIDENTS OF THE PAST WEEK.
After the organization by the Republicans
| of Legislature in Maine last week. the next
step in the play then in progress there was
the election" of Joseph l.. Smith, the green
back candidate, as governor, by the Fusion
list pretended legislature on Friday afternoon.
Mr. Smith Immediately took the oath of Of
| fee and delivered an inaugural address, and
on Friday evening issued an "order' reliev-
ing Gov Chamberlain Of the command Of
the State militia and the charge of the State
property. To this order Gov. Chamberlain
replied on Saturday morning in these terms
| To the Hon. Joseph l.. Smith -
Sir l have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of the notice served on me, which no.
tice claims to be general order No. 2, adju-
tant generals Office, relieving me from the
command of the militia of Maine, and revok-
ing special order No. 40, which charged me
with the duty Of protecting the public prop
erty and institutions of the State until the
governor should be duly qualified. When
this matter now in issue involves the very
question whether you are governor or not, it
must be manifest to you that should fail in
duty were to surrender my trust except on
undoubted evidence of your authority to de-
mand it, If you are the lawful governor you
can easily relieve all embarrassment by af-
fording me the authoritative decision of the
court, to which am, and always have been,
ready to yield prompt obedience. l cannot
but add that courtesy and the custom of
the service, to say nothing of the grave COM
plications of the present situation, give me q
right to expect that you will furnish me prop
er evidence of your authority. l have the
honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient
servant JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN,
MAJ or- General.
On Friday evening the decision of the
judges of the Supreme Court on the ques-
tions submitted to them by the Republican
legislature was made known, every point in
the &c questions being decided against the
Fusionists and favorably to the Republicans,
and the legality of the Republican Legislature
being thus established beyond question.
The Fusionist legislature met Saturday
morning, but, beside swearing in the coun-
ciors elected the previous day, they attempt
ed very little business, and ad journed to meet
Monday at 4 p. NJ.
On Saturday afternoon the Republican
House and Senate reassembled amid scenes
which will not soon be forgotten. The rep
resentatives' hail. senate chamber and all the
galleries were crowded with spectators.
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the entire assembly burst into thunder of
applause, which was renewed several times,
and it was some time before the House could
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ceeded to ballot upon these two names, and
Davis was elected governor. When the Sec
rotary of the Senate announced this result to
tba Uouso there yvas n round of annlouse A.
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the governor eject Al o;'o lie appeared, es-
corted by committee of the Legislature, and
was greeted with tumult of applause, which
continued for several minutes and everybody
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wise eAPrehseu LIS Joy "heh the mul'lluue
had cheered Tor Mr.. Davis 1t was not content
but cheered Senator Blaine, Gen. Chamber
lain. Eugene Hale. Mayor Nash. of Auopsta
ond o,Iors A. no,;t tho,, tooL ,bo oo,h -
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ONCE loiio"ihg which the customary Procla-
nation was made, and when the president OF
the Senate ended with "God save the State
of Maine" A loud amen WAS shouted nv a
scoro of VOICES followed nv mora cheors and
| aPPlause'
The Legislature then met III JOINT conyen-
ton and elected minor State officers, and in
the evening another Joint convention WAS
hold Wien Gov Davis delivered biy ireue,,r
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To- neariy Go vears Won and vorr fo,hers
have assembled to deliberate upon the wants
of the commonwealth and to enact its laws
In all these years the safeguards thrown
around the representative government nave
PP,oto 81 et, ,Iso,T So do1' out So
ly the persons elected by the people have
been summoned by the proper authorities to
meet and organize the Legislature and those
defeated by the people have quietly submit
ted to the will of the majority For the first
time in our history this rule in the past has
been reversed. Hence unparalleled excite
ment and popular indignation, and the organ
ization of the Legislature has for that reason