Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-05-10
POLITICAL.
Election Investigation.

NEW YORK, May s. The senatorial III
| vestigsting Committee resumed investigation
Of alleged election frauds. A number of
witnesses were examined who stated they
were not cognizant Of any fraud or irregulari-
ty in issuance Of their lS6S papers. but were
frightened into delivering to Davenport in
1873 in consequence of newspaper and other
reports that they were fraudulent. One of
the witnesses testified he was one of COM
mittee of democratic association, who were
present at night in Judge Barnard's court
and answered for some IS or so applicants
for naturalization, as the names were read
from the list by the Judge. Didn't know
who furnished the list. This was in October,
1865. As the names were called of responses
were given by the committee. who assumed to
be witnesses for the 75 or so applicants. No
oaths were administered, and certificates of
naturalization obtained through this process
were distributed two or three nights after
wards by his association. He couldn't recall
a single name that he answered for and
wasn't sure it was the Judge who called out
the names, but thought SO. There were
about 200 or 800 hundred names answered
for altogether.
Greenback Convention.
BosToN, Mass, May S. The labor green
hackers of the 18th district last night, elected
delegates favoring Butler as first choice, and
David Davis as second choice for the Pres-
dental nomination.
County Convention.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 5. The republic
cans of this county met to-day and passed
Grant resolutions and instructed their dele
gates TO support and vote for Grant men to
Chicago.
Illinois Republicans.
CHicAGo, Ill.,. May s. Republican prima-
ries in this city to-day resulted in giving
Washburne Is Grant IS and Blaine % dele
gates to the Cook county convention. Re-
turns from outlying districts will not alter the
complexion of the result. Evanston goes an
ti-Grant.
Specials to the Times give the following
results in out of 10 Illinois county conven-
tons to-day Winnebago instructed ii dele
gates to the State convention for Grant;
Alexander, 3 Grant; Union, Grant; Salem,
? Grant; 10 Davies, : Grant; Cumberland,
3 Grant; Lake county elects 6 for Blaine and
Washburne; Monroe for Washburne.
Total, Grant %, Blaine 6 and Washburne 3.
A Tribune special saws that Piatt county
republican convention chose 3, Marion 5 and
Wabash % Grant delegates to-day to the
State convention.
CHICAGO, ~, May .. Returns from re-
publican primaries in 10 outside towns in
Cook county give Grant IL. Washbune 10
and Blaine delegates, making the total
Washburne 10, Grant GO. Blaine %. Towns
still to be heard from sends u delegates, of
which Grant men claim less than 30 per cent.
and if they gain them all the RESULT would not
be changed For the five hours the polls
were.open Saturday, the fight was hot and all
political devices practiced at primary cleo
tinuS sod Inv hnfh yarfipS ~, VIII Tho
vote was SO large in some wards as to excite
surprise. There were great crowds around
all polling places. but no collision or disturb
ance occurred. The contest was a square
one between Grant and anti-Grant Friends
of Blaine and Washburne are working to-
gether Grant carried 3 republican, . demo
cratic and 3 doubtful wards. The anti-Grant
party carried 4 republican. 3 democratid and
3 doubtful wards.
observation-disclosures are not yet all in from
outside towns in this county. Later figures
give Washburne - delegates, Grant ca,
Blaine 81 to the Cook county convention.
1t is stated tonight that there will be con
tests against the delegations shown on the
face of the returns from defeated parties on
both sides. Washburne and Blaine delegates
held secret caucus tonight to decide the
mode of procedure in the convention to-
morrow.
1t is rumored that after organizing they will
select the entire delegation to the State con-
vention in a body, instead of leaving them to
be selected by delegates from each ward, as
has heretofore been the case, which mode pur-
sued in this instance would give Grant about
- delegates out of %. Grant delegates have
also been busy to-day and it is evident the
convention tomorrow will witness a lively
fight and one in which sharp management
will have much bearing on the final result.