Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-02
The Maine Crisis.
THE QUESTIONS BEFORE THE SUPREME coul

THE QUESTIONS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT.
Chief Justice Appleton, Of Maine, has sum-
moned all the associate justices of the supreme
court to assemble in Bangor to-day to consider
the questions propounded by Governor Garce-
lon. A decision is expected tomorrow. A spe-
cfal from Augusta to the Boston Harald says
''It appears that not single member of the eX-
ecutive council agreed with the governor in his
determination to ask the opinion of the supreme
court on the questions telegraphed last night.
MI. Pillsbury, too. was strongly opposed to the
plan, but the governor, backed by Mr.. Gould,
made the concession to public sentiment"
FUSION SENATOR GRIEvEs HIS COLLEAGUES.
One OF the fusion senators elect, Isaac Il. Hob
son, of Lincoln county, greenbacker of republi-
can antecedentS, has grfeved his fusion friends
by declaring that the sole business of the legls-
lature after organizing ought to be the adjust
ment Of the question Of disputed seats, and that
nothing else should be done until that is finish
ed. H0bson is one Of the cOunted-in himself.
The fusion managers insist that the election Of
governor and state officers must be proceeded
WITH and the election cases deferred as usual,
as to settle these contested seats and complete
the fraud and bribery investigation contempla-
and the state without governor for weeks If
not months.
THE REPUBLICANS SATISFIED.
An Augusta, Me-, dispatch to the Boston Ad-
that the governor and council have submitted
any points to the supreme court and have a
degree of confidence that, Notwithstanding the
ingenuity exercised In framing the interroga-
tons so as to put the court in the position Ct a
witness who Is permitted to give only direct
answers to such questions as the lawyer con-
Quoting the examination chooses to ask, the
court will find way to indicate its opinion
concerning what may legitimately be done
under the constitution and laws to secure lust
declaration of the results of the election. The
same dispatch says it is reported on good au-
thority that the democrats have arranged for
contesting the seats of a number of republicans
TO settle the election cases. Before doing any
thing else they would turn out another repub-
l1can for every one of those counted out whom
they saw fit to admit, and thus preserve their
majority. The first number OF E. F. Pillsbury's
new demQcratic daily paper, the Standard, ap-
peared to-day. 1t has the following concerning
The legislature: 1.-The coming session OF the
legislature Will be one OF the most important.
interesting and exciting ever held in the state
For the first time in "a years the opponents of
the republican party will be in a majority in
both branches and in control of the state gov
ernment."
THE GUARD AT THE STATE HOUSE.
specials from Augusta state that the ap-
proacheS to the state house are closely guarded.
and that armed men are also posted In various
parts OF the interior of the building for the pu-
pose OF affording the authorities any protection
that may be needed. The armed guard at the
state house is there only in the night time, and
then not to keep away anyone who has business
at the capitol The authorities explain that
such force is deemed prudent on account of
threats made in public meetings and otherwise
OF forcible resistance to the regularly consti-
uted authority.