Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-19


.-:,.,a :, tba rafnrrs of
wnat oeiects Ac.a~y - ,h;. "a. nm
Aooison .ru - $500. az shielding
doooteshy .ous ~. .n ~ ,,po-s ,,o,,,,c.l impor-
himself and otners " '''o'e s.;.,,,a 20 hear
lance. Your commnc ~s.s .,i haow,s,,ce or
hlm denv .ua' "e ..- .s - ~, ,,,,r;c;nsl
that ne Foihtee ou' ~ 80. ..l,;oh .xis,.
omcers. OF sahi 'o"n 'nN Po,h Gil
ed IN the returns ~ NsS-.;., ,.s,;fad
peI - ~. ,,-asa,co ,f Drisko that
poshiseiy y" 'e - ao,.,c, IN he
Drisko aia Po,n' ou' NY - 20. .,.s;s;va,, CON
cot.eeNu, "'',l Tsiho, Who testified
t!Auie'eu y 80 80 ,h. nre,;se de-
u''' "s ny" ~ u. =, "a, amended
iects that he ~"s ~ -. $50 s,,, rho first
ioui eol 60, Joroshoro 70 Aupns-
sci OF returns se". uo,, IL $50, ,ho, they
"a, anu .nis ~a tafo,s ,bs second set was for
"ers uesu" d., .ho second set os re-
Malueu ~ AIs1 -. .or,r,;t,ea and we're fully
turns ~ere oeioie '"s :e:.,sI 49, ,f Jones.
ideh'ineu y .''s n ..,.t.,r. ra,mrrs anil con-
ooro. I"ss ~ ,,pt ,,,s claim made bv the
e,usiseis pio,e r via. .h., ,ha Jonoshoro re-
Governor ana Soe''m, L. ."" nnrroseiv nntrne
a u. va 81 .o,,,rr. w. fourI con-
rms se.'n .'a &C. G.. :. Monsa The only expla-
cea.eo III ''1 o', - ,.,un ,.h;oL soams
nation ~ .niS u. a',,,n,;,,aa i that the first
reas1 ', !" ust 60, Inaeshoro were found
anu iess. ...u' Is Isl S"..rorol ,h.t !, became
to De de1eeiNe anu ues.'yS", "iS. =. -. ,i.',
N"o"n nv, ~ - . n,ro,nn. from Ioneshoro had
second omciai enSeiops iro..i '"neS" . "" g
been received III .ne onee " .nI C.,,.e.ior
state No'. IL le''' - 'es y. ~ .urss.,rs
was no longer see' -; ..onnS
cohciuue" 10 suppress anu u,s"'. :. - ,,,ana
reiu'" an" ',S -. ~ ,a,,ui.,nJ and thereby
winch wouia MOI De 'aou'''e"-""" '"'''"'
disarm suspieloh-
u. L. Iapout. ehair,'ia" Vi ,"e -, -.
OF Addisoh, tesuneu tha' iiisNo o'o"s' ~ "
him blank return ana envelope an" re
quested MN 10 MAKE new return ii ., e.,
olson. to correct an error eN,s'ils IN ..s III
returns py hillns 'he o'""N 'o"'"'"'e '''>
Jar,as T.Iho, of Fast Nachias. testified
that in the carly part of November he re-
ceived these blanks from Adjutant General
S. ID. Leavitt of PASSPORT, whose once was
in the State House at Augusta, with letter
stating the defects existing IN the returns
from Addison. Jonesboro' and Whiting. and
requested that new and correct returns be
procured and forwarded to Augusta: that he
s spreS and ID rav r him these returns
IL also apPeareu 'ia' III 'iie Gas. =. " NV,
~.t.a.;.,,.oa 60 sunnl,, dofacts
"'"ue an" ..'-' W 80 .ho
committee showing that in November new
blanks were sent to Somerville. in Lincoln
county. that fraudulent returns were filled
nm and the names of the selectmen signed to
them without their knowledge or consent. bv
the town clerk. who admitted the same in his
testimony. and that thew were forwarded to
Augusta to be used as the true returns.
In the original return from Somerville the
name of Andrew r. G. Smith, the republican
candidate for senator, was properly inserted,
while in the second return il was written
Andrew A. r. Smith. whereby Andrew II. G.
Smith lost the vote and was counted out.
In all these cases the original and true re-
turns have been SUPPRESSED and the substitute
cd retnns have been tabulatcd and counted
whereby the fusion candidates have been in
every instance counted in and the republican
candidates have been counted out
r;.6o,a
7. .ooro, s.on, tho tos,;norr of tho So.
lectmen aud Clerk of Fairfield in Somerset
county. that the official returns were duly
made and sealed up in open town meeting and
forwarded to Augusta upop a recount of the
vote II anneared that an error had been made