The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-01-29
MAINE! MAINE 4!
NOW 1T IS THE REPUBLICANS OF
MAINE WHO ARE PLAYING THE
CONDEMNED FOOL.
Ordering Ont the Military, GarrIsOnIng the
State House, and threatening to Arrest All
the Other Imbeciles.

the Other Imbeciles.
Augusta, Me-, January 29.-In the House the
Committee on Judiciary was ordered 10 inquire
as to an amendment to the Constitution, so that
certificates of election Of Representatives shall
issue directly from municipal officers. The Ju.
dietary Committee reported resolution provid.
ing for an amendment to the Constitution that
the Governor be elected by plurality instead Of
majority vote. The rules were suspended. and
the resolution passed to be engrotsed. The Sen.
ate Concurred.
At the afternoon session Of the Fusion LegIsla.
ture the report Of the Committee on Questions TO
be submitted to the Court was read.
After discussion 1t was voted to lay the aues-
ton on the table till Monday.
Those who imagine the Fuslonists are inactive
and have abandoned their cause are laboring
under mistake. While the Government Is not
alarmed, they fully grasp the situation and will
make the State House perfectly impregnable.
The first military company that ever entered the
State House marched in at midnight tonight,
the Capital Guards.
Messrs. Pillsbury, Blood, Charming and others
are known to DO enrolling men in every county
In the state' Men are collected in country towns
ready for ]. L. Smiths call, Captain Black Of
Augusta, is drilling men nightly.
Mayor Nash addressed the following note to
Governor Davis tonight;
"In view Of the threatening attitude of per.
sons hostile to the present Government OF the
state feel constrained to say to your Excellen.
cy that fear my civil police force will be unable
% sufficiently protect the public property at the
Capitol, or even hold possession OF the building
itself against such force as the public enemies
seem TO be willing and able to bring against It,
CHAB, y, NASH"
There are suspicious circumstance which lead
to alarm, VIZ Crowds Of men are collecting at
various points. The continuance of organization
among the FusiOnists, the raising Of money to
sustain them In their action, the aetiyity of
Mayor ]. L. Smith, the holding out Of Sawyer
who claims to be Secretary Of State, the drilling
Of secret clans Of armed men. and the incendiary
talk Of the Greenback Labor Chronicle Of Au.
burn that the State House must be taken though
1t costs thousaI ds Of lives.
From consultation with the military authori.
ties Governor Davis became fully convinced Of
the seriousness Of the situation, and that the DO.
sition of Mayor Nash "a perfectly sound. He
therefore ordered to the State House, the Capitol
Guards and the Richards Light Infantry, who at
one o'clock this morning were there. The Au.
burn Light Infantry will leave that place for the
Capital OF O'Clock this morning, and other mill.
tary forces will be brought here II necessary.
Information OF the operations Of the Fusionists
comes fromS mSreliable men IN each county. The
design is to take the House. The prompt action
Of Governor Davis will avert all trouble. Men
are known to be ready, at the call OF Smith, from
Lincoln and Somerset counties, who are to take
sleighs across the country. The prompt action of
Colonel Peaks prevented the movements in Pts.
cataquas county.
Augusta Jan. A-2A. M-The Richards Light
Infantry from Gardiaer have just arrived and
marched into the State House. Calling gun
will be here in the morning. All the armorles In
the State are under guard. The Republicans
mean to hold possession, and If the State troops
are not adequate the President will be called on
for aid.
Boston, January 23.-The Herald's special from
Augusta, says; Fusionitt Treasurer White, who
refuses to deliver the keys OF the Sub b.Treasury to
the Republican Treasurer, Holbrook, began to.
day paying small sans to each of the Fusionist
Legislature as chose to apply therefor. The
money Is not State funds, but part of subscrip.
tion fund
High Republican authority guaranteed the
statement that Treasurer White will be put out
Of the Treasury by fOrcible means next week and
that II the banks where the State moneys are de.
posted refuse to recognize Treasurer Holbrook's
draft legal proceedings will be begun in order TO
vindicate Holbrook's title to ONCE.
The Herald's Augusta special to. night says the
whole situation has, since 10 minutes past eleven
O'Clock, entirely changed By tomorrow morn.
Ing three companies Of infantry-the Capitol
Guards, OF Augusta, the Auburn Light Infantry
the Gardiner Companies, and the AndroscoRain
Light Infantry-Will garrison the State House.
At ten minutes past eleven Governor Davis and
Inspector General Tilden arrived at the Adjutant
Generals office In three minutes Governor
Davis authorized this startling but well justified
military movement. 1t was q timely act. The
military authorities were out of patience with
the politicians, who have for several days had
dominant Influence at the State House,
This has been the most sensational OF anv
nightsince the complications. But therumors of
stirring events to come were not baseless. The
Fusionists' militia are and have been drilling
down town In this city, and 1. has been ascer.
tanned to the satisfaction Of the military autbori
ties that concentrated attack upon the State
House was likely to occur at any moment
plot to burn the residences Of leading Augusta
Republicans was discovered to night TrianRu.
lar bits Of paper marked the doomed residences.
They were tackled on .::;;sr dark, and soon per.
ceived by the vigilant police Had the Governor
not given his orderfor calling out the troops to.
night, the military men at the State House were
ready to abandon their watch, which was likely
to result in an inglorlous ending.
The orders for the militia were given out by
General Chamberlain's Assistant Adjutant GEN.
eral, for the reason that part Of the militia
would not, or 1t was feared would not, obey Gov.
ernor Daviss order. The Capitol Guards garri.
son the State House tonight, and partly relieve
the worn out police, who have been without
sleep for many hours. A special train is ordered
tonight from Lewiston. Probably the most az.
gre5Sive movement OF the State Government will
be to disperse the Fusionist Legislature and ar
rest every Fusionist oflcial who persists at play
Ing atigovernment.