Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-12-02
POLITICAL.
Ohio Electoral College.

CoLrNsrs. O., December /. The OAio
electoral college chose J. Q. A. Campbell
messenger to Washington. and cast the
electoral vote for Garfield.
Hancock Loses the Electoral Vote OF
! Georgia.
| ATLANTA, Ga. December /. 1t is believed
that the electoral vote of Georgia is lost to
Hancock and English. for the following rea-
son: The revised statutes of the United
States provide that the electoral colleges
shall meet the first Wednesday in December
and east their vote. Georgias code provides
that the governor shall notify the electors to
meet on the first Monday in December, to be
ready on the Wednesday following to cast
their vote. This the governor has done, but
the electors did not meet to-day or vote, and
it is thought that they have no right TO meet
and vote next Wednesday.
Governor Colquitt is sure tina, the vote of
the State will be counted for Hancock.
Acquitted.
JACKSON, Miss, December J. Warren
county commissioners of elections have been
acquitted in the L. S. court.
Electoral Colleges.
BosroN, Mass, December /. Reports are
received of meeting of electoral colleges in
New Jersey, Kentucky, Michigan, Kansas,
SAl>suuIi, iiltHOi>- klpiA- IOWA. w
sin, Louisiana, Minnesota, Colorado and
Texas.
Letter from Hon. Abram $. Hewitt.
NEW YORK, December |. letter from
Hon. Abram s. Hewitt will appear
in to-morrow's Nation. Mr.. Hewitt saws
retraction of Judge Davis false state
ment closed the issue between them, and
transferred il TO bar and press. OF the
assuuprinp If Tpdya nayis that he (Howi,tN
was open to censure, because of friendship
between himself and Gen. Garfield. Mr..
Hewitt says he cannot conceive, even if 4
warm friendship existed, how his expression
of belief in the authenticity of the signature
of the Morey letter would violate its obliga-
tions. As a matter of fact, however, General
Garfield and himself h,,d never been friends
in any sense of the term. Speaking further
on this point Mr. Hewitt saws tina, by reference
to his speech in the House. February oath,
1879, it will be seen that even if this tie of
friendship ever existed il must then have been
sundered. and good reason will appear why
he was not prepared to accept as conclusive
the mere verbal denial Of Gen. Garfield, when
his sworn testimony on previous memorable
occasion had failed to satisfy his own party
associates, his neighbors and the very news
papers who reflected most severely upon him
(Hewitt) for his want of confidence in Gar
fields unsupported assertion. Mr.. Hewitt
proceeds to say that the opinions expressed
in the Mercy letter were in entire harmony
with sentiments he had always supposed Gar
field to hold prior to his letter of acceptance,
when the letter bore date, and having sus-
picion of forgery he concluded that the letter
was written by an amanuensis, and signed by
Garfield, and comparison of the signature
with that of three genuine letters confirmed
his belief
He endorsed circulation of the letter, not
for the purpose of damaging Gen. Garfield,
but to show the hallowness Of the republican
claim that they were in favor of protecting
American labor. After expressing regret
that an unlucky chance should have
brought him where his opinion was
asked in regard to the authenticity of the
letter, which was a matter of profound in
difference to him and in regard to which he
never supposed any controversy could arise,
Mr. Hewitt concludes as follows This regret
is intensified by the fact that l. rather than 4,
Gen. Garfield, have been the victim of forgery,
for Garfield has been elected President.
while have had the singular experience of
denunciation from the bench in a case to
which l was not party. in which l had no
hearing before a judge who seemed to con-
found witness with the alleged criminal. l
have therefore more reason than Gen. Gar
field to ''hunt the rascal down." and to insist
that due punishment be meted out to those
who violated the law.