The Portland daily press., 1880-03-23
Garcelon's Lambs.
THREE OF THEM IN PORTLA ND.
Brown, Fogg and Chase Use Their
Tongues Little.


he took his departure by the 8 p. m. train for
home, so that an interview with him was pre-
vented. Hon. Bion Bradbury however said
that DR.. Garcelon stated to him that
he had come up to inquire about Mr.. Brad
bury's bill as counsel in the mandamus ease.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. A. P. Gould
was engaged as counsel in this matter but was
unable to attend to it, and his brief was for
warded for Mr.. Bradbury's use in case he
should accept the position. Mr. Bradbury
stated he declined to accept any fees in the
case. While Mr.. Bradbury was talking Capt.
Charles III. Chase entered the office. He ex-
hibited the great delight he always manifests
when he meets a reporter for the PRESS, and a
smile, we can hardly call it a genial one, il
Illuminated his features.
"Well," Captain, said the reporter, 81 un-
derstand that Gov. Garcelon and Council
have been holding meeting in Portland this
afternoon"
"You understand lot" was the happy and
quick-witted reply of the captain.
Here the ever-courteous Mr.. Bradbury, evil
IDENTIFY anticipating the conversation might be-
come rather personal, remarked that the Gov
ernor had gone to the station to take the 5
O'Clock train, and the reporter babe good after
noon and left for the Falmouth Hotel to see
Councillor Brown.
TABULAToR BROWN DOESN'T THINK HE HAS
HAD FAIR SHOW.
Arrived at the Falmouth Councillor Brown
was discovered in the rotunda and courteOusly
invited the reporter to his ROOM Having
reached that apartment the Councillor lighted
his cigar and prepared for business.
"Mr. Brown" said the reporter, ~ thought
possible you might have something to say in
regard to reported interviews by others with
yourself, or in regard to any differences of
statements that have been made by Governor
Garcelon, or members OF his Council about the
proceedings before the investigating commit
tee on the election returns at Augusta.
"The fact is" replied Mr.. Brown, 81 left
Augusta just after the election of Gov. Smith
and know but little of what has transpired
there since"
But, Mr.. Brown, the proceedings before
Mr.. Hales committee have been published in
the papers, said the reporter.
II am Democrat" said Mr.. Brown, "and
before the committee. The meeting of Gov.
Garcelon and Mr.. Fogg and myself in Fort
land today was accidental Captain Chase
resides here. When Mr.. Hale's committee
met they did not call upon us to appear before
them. They called in their witnesses, heard
down, believe, by stenographer, and then,
when they were all through they sent an invi-
tation to each member of the Council to APP
pear before them. Their idea was to make
each defendant prove his innocence, not they
prove him guilty. They would have afforded
cusers, and to exercise the right of cross ex-
animation. understand that the testimony
will be published in pamphlet form. Then
when it is, the members of the Council can
see what they are charged with and can make
proper statement in reply over their own
SHow was it Mr.. Brown about that Liver
more return?"
"Well, said Mr.. Brown, think that was
somewhat misrepresented You see that in
such matters as the tabulating returns there
might be discrepancies in the statements of
different members of the Council, or between
Governor and members of the Council, with
out intending to misrepresent each other.
Little things might not be noticed by one that
would be by another, and therefore if one
denied what another affirmed it would not be
Intentionally but because what had impressed
itself on one had not on the other" "Such
possibly was the case in the matter of the
differences of the statement between the
Governor and Mr.. Fogg to which you refer. y
TABULAToR CHASE NANIFEsTs GREAT AFFEc-
TON FOR THE PRESS
At this moment knock was heard at the
door and Councillor Chase entered.
''The reporter" said Mr.. Brown" has
called to see about a reported meeting of the
Governor and Council, for the PRESS"
pany excepted-of the DID =!
said Councillor Chase. Those fellows
over on that sheet are id low-lived set
They had it the other day that I had gone out
of town. Its none of their id business where
I went. The fact is-and here the captain
family living at Haverhill and visit them
many times year. 1 saw fit to go and see
them, and I wanted to have my teeth fixed,
and there were other reasons, all of which were
none of that id PREss's business Oh! 1
know the reason why they pitch into us. They
refers to small bill for advertising the meet
ings of the Executive Council.] And so they
run what they call their black list-the only
paper in the State that does it Ell! Brown?
"Well the Bangor Wing tried it little
while. said Brown, but soon gave it up"
sob! they are id nice SET" continued
the captain, "but I don't care a d-n for
them, or their black list
FoGG EXPECTS TO BE INDICTED AND THAT A
REVOLUTION WILL FOLLOW.
Very much excited, very heated, very pro-
fame, wild of hair, unshaven, and with his
clothes bearing the general appearance of
having been put on by hurricane, such was
the Hon. Frank M. Fogg, editor-in-chief of
the Observation-Disclosures Chronicle, late junior
member of the firm of Garcelon, Chase and
Fogg, and just at present the head, and also
the tail, the beginning, the end, and to a
graet extent the middle of the sGreenback
party. We are happy to say that Mr.. Fogg is
in good health, and regret to be obliged to
note his profanity, his decided, but very
wicked, inclination to break one of the COM
mandments, and his general "cussedness. I"
Fogg is like Mr.. Wards famous Kangaroo
in that he is San amoosn' little cuss," and
does great deal of harm to his own party.
The presence Of Mr.. John NJ. Todd, whose
bishop-like appearance should have had a
quieting effect, did not prove sufficient to
hold in check the profane tendency of the
great Fogg-horn and the wind.bag of the
Greenback party To be sure Fogg has suf-
fered at the hands of his late friends. Joseph
L. Smith called him, it is reported on pretty
good authority, can adventurer," and Cover
nor Garcelon is reported to be about to call
him, with the rest of the Council, together
once more for the purpose of holding post
mortem examination of the late Fusion party.
"Ready to be interviewed Mr.. Fogg?" inquir-
ed PRESS reporter.
eyes, sir" promptly replied the ex-Council-
lor pushing his hands through his hair; chi
yes, I'll fix you guess" and turning to the
others present he added: "How in hi are
we to know what the id Republicans might
not have done when they had the returns; Pm
mad all through, and ready for them
whoop."
The Greenback chief then announced him
self as being ready, and the interview com.
menced with the question:
"Mr. Fogg, it seems that Gov. Garcelon pro-
poses to call his late Council together again;
will you attend?''
ST think will"
"Will the meeting be lively one for Gar
celon?" asked the reporter.
No, we think that he has made some mis-
takes, but in the main we think he is honest.
1 believe that hrs testimony was true, and that
he did not know the complexion of the legisla-
ture till the returns were sent, and 1 think he
did not fully understand the Fairfield case at
any time; still, do not see that the Council
could have done anything but throw out the
return, even if there were slips of paper at.
tached, as two returns came from the same
town, each contradicting the other, and both
enclosed in envelopes bearing on the outside a
certificate signed by the selectmen certifying
that the returns contained therein were made
in open town meeting"
"Were there any other cases where Gov
Garcelon did not know the full details of the
cOunt-out?" was next asked, and Mr., Fogg re-
piled after hesitating for some time:
"None that am aware of, and in the Fair
Go1I I'm fnnfo ctaf Id