Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-08
HALE's COMMITTEE
now the Fr.aklis css.ty Re,,r,. ~.,.
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Rnday afternoon the committee had h..e,-.
."em M. J. A. Milliken, one of the CLERK,
IN tne engrossing room of the Secre,.rv 90
's'e, ana ascertained from him that there
nad been warrants issued BY Goverco,
uarceion for which there were no voucber.
IN ms possession, as follows:
Dec. 18th, in favor of Aloazo Garce,on f.,
ei'ooo from the appropriation for military
purposes to be expended in protecting the
pubic property; Dec. 3lst, in favor of Alonzo
uarcelon, for $4,000 from free high school
iund' for police expenses; Dec. 3lst. in favor
OF Alonzo Garcelon, for 81 600 from con,;n.
gent fund for Governor and Council. for
counsel fees and professional services for
STATE; Dec. 3lst, in favor of A. ]. Cam.
eron' for 5000, from appropriation for free
hlgn schools, for stitching and binding nm.
aeiivered; Dec. 9th, in favor of Z. F. Pills
bury & Co., for s., 900 from appropriation for
State printing; Oct. eth, in favor of EFF
fiilsbury Co. for S5OO-requested "a adj
vance payment on House journal. Dec. 3lst
another warrant was drawn in favor of Gen.
erai 5. ID. Leavitt for $1,000, from the mill
tary appropriation without any voucher. This
was repaid into the treasury the last time
Mr.. Leavitt was iu Augusta. Nowhere
among the files in the Secretary of States
once does there appear the customary state
ment of account showing the final or partial
settlements during the year Of the accounts
OF f. +. Pillsbury or A. J. Cameron
Mr.. Alexander J. Cameron of Augusta.
contractor for the State binding and stitch
ing, was before the Hale committee Saturday
During the year 1879 he received money for
work done for the State, and in January,
1880, made application to the Governor and
Council for $500 on work in his hands and
uncompleted. The Governor and council
found, on examination, that all the appropri-
alton for binding and stitching was exhausted;
but there was an unexpended balance of some
$1,000 on the Free High School fund.- This
was paid Mr.. Cameron, and charged to the
account of Free High Schools.
At the afternoon session of the committee,
b. Emery Pratt, the Pennington lawyer, who
acted as fusion agent in. correcting their re-
turns in Franklin, was summoned. Mr.. Pratt
is quite prominent politician in his county,
and takes an active part in politics. He was
in correspondence with the Governor and
Council, with E. +. Pillsbury and Prince
Albert Sawyer about the returns. He seemed
to have gone on mission, as it were, among
the town clerks of Franklin county, and in
terviewed them about the method in which
they made up their returns. Wherever he
could find a clerk who was unsettled in his
mind as to whether he had made his returns
out properly or not Pratt wOnld write to some
of the fusionist leaders to that effect. The
which he sent:
FARMINGroN, Me-, Nov. II, 1879.
Hon. Alonzo Garcelon and the Executive
Council =
Enclosed pleased find afidavits of clerk of
the towns of Rangeley and Jay, showing that
their record was not made up in open town
meeting, as required by law.
I have consulted +. +. Pillsbury and he is
of the same opinion "that the clerk must
make his record in open town meeting or it
is fatal" / shall forward other testimony
soon as can get it from Rangeley and Dali
las Plantations. Please to hold back on the
Franklin county returns until get in the re-
mainder of our testimony if possible.
Your obedint servant,
(SignedD B. EMERY PRArr.
New SHARON, Nov. II, 1879.
have been to Dallas Plantation, Franklin
county, and arranged for those returns to be
amended, and they will be forwarded as soon
as received by me, also expect an affidavit
from clerk of Greenvale Plantation, same as
from Rangeley-also others. Don't declare
the county any other than fusion for want of
testimony, for that you will have,
In haste,
(SionedN Is. EMERY PRATT.
S,ot. of Maine. Franklin IS: certify on
oath. that in making my list of persons voted
for. Sept. Sth, 1879. as clerk of the town OF
Rangeley. made the following error, to wit :
.Roldolphus F. Thompson" when in truth
and in fact the person voted for was Kodoi-
phus p. Thompson, and said error is CLERICAL
and intended and supposed at the time 1 re-
corded it correctly, but | mispclled 1t IN put
t;ng in the letter t.l'' twice when it only APP
peared once. . ,o-o
Dated at Rangeley, Nov. III, 1879;
JOHN HALEY,
Town Clerk of Rangely in Frankly county,
Maine. c....;,.a
Franklin ss-Nov. IL, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and sworn to before me at Rangeley.
3. EMsRY PRATT.
Justice of the Peace.
Mfr. Pratt wrote to Pillsbury asking ms
opiuion on various matters, anu reeei'eu
replv of which the following is an extract
az think if the clerk does not make ms recor"
in open town meeting it is fatal. Let me
know so that can calculate the result. ""
the ID Of October Prince Albert Sawyer sent
Mr.. Pratt copy of the number of votes eac"
candidate had received in Franklin county
and a note saying that he hoped thar rr'''
wou,d discover evidences of fraud or ioose-
ness that would work to the advantage OF inc
fusiunists.
nymenial. a. d
ON Saturday evening last Mr.. A'ous n,
p;ce proprietor of the Augusta bakery "''"
~. C: u.rsav -h,fh of this city. Were