The Portland daily press., 1880-03-10
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ing significant caucus notice, viz:
"All the legal voters of Bxton who are OPP
posed to the present illegal state government,
the bayonet organization of the legislature,
and the partizan decision of the Supreme
Judges, are invited to meet at the town house
in said town on Saturday, the 2Sth day OF Feb
ruary, at 10 O'Clock p: M, to select candidates
for town officers for the ensuing year. by re-
quest of many citizens"
Buxton, Feb. II, 1880.
All rallied. Never were such exertions
made by the Fusionists of this town. On the
first day-March 1st-they succeeded In GET
ting their Moderator, and then the motion to
use the check list was opposed by the whole
Fusion force with two exceptions, but it was
carried much to their disappointment. Inc
Moderator called to his assistance recent APP
pointee of the late Garcelon to assist in count
ing and decide on the eligibility OF voters, anu
this assistant decided the cases and held the
checking pencil, while the Moderator held the
ballot box and handful of ballots over it, and
at a favorable moment closed the polls, and
caught one selectman and one collector OF
taxes.
AT the adjourned meeting the Republicans
elected the remaining officers with all the Cir
cumstances against them, by majorities rang
ing from 10 to % as follows:
list Selectman-Samuel A. Hill.
I'd Selectman-M. S. H. Owen.
S. S. Committee-Horace Harmon.
TreaSurer-Samuel Hanson.
Whole number of votes cas- 571, the largest
and most enthusiastic town meeting held for
thirty years, and the Republicans feel iubilant
that this verdict has put them on record with
so emphatic recognition of the real issue.
Parsonsheld.
Moderator-J f. Dearborn.
Clerk-H. Loring Merrill.
Selectmen-Joh9 Neal, Robert Merrill d. NJ. Par
sons
School Committee-O. A. HENDERSON,
Agent-E. Foss.
Anditor-L. T. Staples.
All Fusionists. The average majority was 90.
Woolwich.
Clerk-John A. Stinson.
Seectmen-John Gilman, David S. Carter, Homer
f. Corliss.
Agent-James Y. Gould. --.--.- -----~.-..
Supervisor-Franklin Carlton.
All Republicans.
Moderator-Asa f. Horn.
Clerk-Paul Sanborn.
Selectmen Assessors and Overseers of the Poor
Bodwell j. Grant, VIM. H. Langley, Geo. L. Pres
colt.
Treasurer-Herbert Cooling.
Agent-Geo. w. Loud.
Supervsor-Chas. W. Fox.
All Republicans.
Pownal
Moderator-True G. McIntire, K.
Clerk-Seth d. Stetson, d.
Seectmen-Seth D. Stetson, D., Benz Small, D.
Nathan Noyes, d.
Collector-Benj. True. d.
Wayne.
MODERATOR. S. Berry.
Clerl1-W. G. Tribon.
Seectmen-J. s. Berry, j. p Stevens, W. G..
Besse
Treasurer-A F. johnson.
Supervser-A. r. Dickinson.
Collector-Tudo G. Jennings
All Republicans.
Newheld.
The complete Republican ticket was elected
by majorites ranging from 10 to 36, as follows:
Moderator-E E. Pinkham.
Clerk-Roscoe G. Holmes.
Seectmen-AiQ Q. Mitchell, j. L. Wentworth, A.
Treasurer-Eben H. Symmes.
Agent-William Dunnells.
School Committee-G. w. Davis.
The whole number of votes thrown for mod
orator was 25S. The Democrats and Green
hackers united ON a Fusion ticket.
Dayton.
The Democrats and Republicans joined to-
gether and divided the offices. The following
officers were chosen:
Moderator-R. A. Smith, r.
Clerk-G. +. Penny, ID.
Selectmen-S. c. Hight, R.. William Waterhouse,
D., Ira Hill, D.
freasurer-Charles B. Cleaves, R.
Audtor-Benjamin Whitcher, r.
The whole number of votes thrown was 1O5.
The Greenbackers threw 80.
Wells.
The whole Republican ticket was elected by
20 to 80 majority. Following is the list:
Moderator-George Goodwin.
Seiectmen-Howard W. Littlefeld, Joseph D.
Eaton, Joseph D. Wells.
Treasurer-Barak Maxfield.
Auditor-A X. Trip.
Agent-George Getchell.
School Committee-Ivory Lttlefield for two
years, Alonzo K Tuft for three years.
Richmond.
At the annual town meeting held here Mon
day the following were chosen officers for the
ensuing year:
Moderator. W. Spauding.
Clerk-W. H. Sturtevant.
Selectmen Overseers and Assessors-Wm II. Hall
A. z. Jewett and Sumner Cunningham
Supervisory. s.. Richards.
Treasurer-J. w. Spaulding.
Auditor-tJ. NJ. Odione.
Collector of Taxes-F. j. Libby.
The following appropriations were made:
For roads and bridges $4,000; support of
schools $500; support Of poor $500; reduction
of town debt $1,000 The attendance was large,
but the meeting was quiet and orderly one,
and the citizens expressed their condemnation
of the recent counting out scheme by return
ing, for the first time in many years full
Republican board of town officers.
Fraudulent Voting in Limington.
At the town meeting in Limington the Fus-
ionists resorted to ballot-box stuffing, and did
it with as much skill as South Carolina
tissue ballot scheme Ballots for moderator
were printed on slip of paper so small that
it could readily be covered by the thumb. The
operator took one of the ballots which were
openly circulated and then concealed several
of the small ballots beneath his thumb and
thus was enabled to throw several votes at a
time without detection. When the ballots
were taken out of the box to be counted for
moderator ten or fifteen of these ballots were
found. 1t was then decided after some oppo-
sition by part of the Greenbackers, to COM
pare the number'o of votes with names on the
check list and it was found that the votes over.
run the voters. In voting for clerk Green
hacker was detected in double voting the
votes being caught by the slide of the box
which was shut to suddenly before the votes
had fallen. The Fusionists carried the town
by g small majority. An honest vote would
probably have resulted in Republican vic.
tory.
STATE NEWS.