Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-12-09

vote at the election and give the defeated
!. democratic candidate for State senator the
J. seat which rightfully belonged to the re-
publican candidate for State senator.
This change, had it been successfully
accomplished, would have given the dem
It ocrats a majority of the legislature on
joint ballot. and enabled them to elect a
democratic United States Senator. This
was the real object for which the forgery
and changing Of the records was done.
In its intended effect the conspiracy
went as far as the Garcelon conspiracy in
: the Maine count-out, but in holiness,
: audacity, and thee of fraud necessary
to complete the outrage. the Illinois fraud
falls far below that committed in this State.
In Illiuois only one republican was to be
e ousted to give place to a democrat, while
in Maine the Garcelon conspiracy involV-
ed a change ofthirty-seven members OF the
legislature, that number being necessary
to give the democrats control of the State
! government.
II Is fortunate for Illinois that she has
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grant Brand certificate, and is doing all
he can to ferret out the criminal in the
Leman- Brand case. His position in refls-
ing Brand ceticate, contrasts sharply
with that of Garcelon in issuing certificates
on fraudulent returns. Garcelon gave
certificates to the men 10 whom seats were
awarded thrOuOh fraud and thus assisted
. - A. I,..;aI o,,,.o Nth boo,a ranra
" pawn 'i' ''1
sentatlves, 10 sit upon anu ueciue their
own cases, and declared that he could do
h.. H.. cor uoro;,,on IN h;s
"o'''"s ''''
decision says
do not believe it is possible under our
system Of laws and popular government that
| when Judges of election have performed their
statutory duty in regular manner and have
made up genuine returns of poll book and
tally sheet according to the count of the bal
lots aud have sealed them up, any con-
sprator or hired forger can obtain in any
manner possession of those returns and alter,
change, forge and falsifv them, seal them up
again, and that said vilainy can not be stop.
ped until after the person elected by such
! fraud shall have been sworn into office and
nerformed its duties Tor a while, at least even
| though the forgery is apparent to everybody.
think not. Are these canvassing boards
and the Governor made by law involuntary
and Aet knowing machines to carry
out the will and intention of the
conspirators 7 | think not Is the Gov
ernor of the State of Illinois made by
the constitution and laws of the State mere
agent and clerk, compelled knowingly and
inyoluntarily TO give success to forgery and
| falsphood by his formal certificate OF elec-
ton? | think not II is said by counsel that
we must all accept and legalize the election
of a senator in the Sixth district, as shown on
the face of these false returns and the abstract
thereof, when we know what the genuine
.e'utn ~ an" S .aa' ,'v V ,h a, s a,,
her But when the Governor issues him a
certificate of election, it entities him to be
ehro,,e' anu s"9'" .n'' VI" v",or nn,n
he NAV he ousted at the end of a long
protracted contest, Therefore, from the
moment We mH'S ,n W., , ~ Wv rooni, of
forgery. and the moment he participates
in the organization of the Senate or the
canvass OF woe; ,3r o'a'e S omet OF o, VI.
convent;on all of which follow fast after his
admission and before any contest of the seat
can De disposed OF, so ,"uc ,, ot sresa inipoi
the State outraged and trampled upon by the
action of these desperate conspirators and
criminals Is there then no way 10 stop 'ne
pntil hv his vote he NAV already have settled
the most important interests of the peope'
hso' then indeed Is the very me ana essence
uiar ,ovornwert sssanl,ed surcsssfnllv, and
rendered impotent bv the wounds inflicted by
the oasest of burglars, t"reers' ana consplra-
and cannot he tolerated for moment.
In concluding his decision. the Govern.
or states that he finds Leman duly elected
So,s,or ..To arrive at any other con-
cIuson {" he saws. would in nv Judgment
no TO violate NV oath of office to support
the constitution and see that the laws are
faithfully executed On the contrary. |
wound bv issuinq A certificate 10 Mr..
Brand he GIVING lite and effect and sue
: cess to one of the greatest crimes ever
known in the history of the State