The Portland daily press., 1893-04-13

duN PIoiiAAAASo -
he fraud in Ward 1,
ed for comparison.
nts to which we wish
attention are put in
| argus, March Is.
Warden Harper's
statement that he did
not Intentionally mis-
count the returns from
Ward one has yet to be
proven a false state
ment. And the lack of
action on the part of
the detectives" who,
as the public was in
formed, were placed by
1.-THE Republican leaders
on Warden Harper's
trail would seem to in
dictate that the needed
lproof is not obtainable.
lat all events Warden
Harper is quietly pur-
suing his usual yoca-
Ition. apparently wholly
unmindful of these
trailing detectives"
Mayor h,grahdn5's
stdta1ne1t In AdUer-
tiser MAR. I'D
He Mayor Ingra-
ham] said that on the
night of election day,
when the Ward l fig
lures were brought to
him, he would not ac-
lcept them at first as
correct, but they were
afterwards said to be
fright. He said to sew
|ral people that it was
mot reasonable to think
THAT he had received
$50 great a majority
there. He told Alder
imam Guptill something
Ito that effect. But a
number of Democrats
|called attention to the
fact that the party was
united in Ward 1 and
THAT several elements
had worked to the ad-
Vantage of the Demo-
Icrats, which they had
never had before. He
iltried to think the re-
suit was right.
On election night he
went directly home af-
liter the city meeting,
llbeing tired out. He
stopped at the Cumber-
land club, and there re-
marked to several peo-
,Iple that he could not
llOeJieUe Yard 1 figures.
4 When it was suggest
lied that fraud had been
,Ipracticed there, he
,lcauSed an Investigation
Ito be made. resulting
; lin the aScertaining be-
5Iyoatd q doubt that the
-IcIecE lists fell far short
,lof the cote as returned
.I6y the aU0rde1e. Then
.Ihe decided to send IN
ibis resignation and
did so.
Mayor hagrahana's Let
ter to Chairman
Far7asacorth (Apr. 81
! L thank you. with
;. feelings of deepest graft
tude to your committee
land the Democratic
party, and if 1 should
Ibe again nominated, l
am ready for the fight.
l Mayor hlgr0hGna's DC
! cepta7lce (Apr 81
| With feelings of an
usual pride and salts
faction in being in
IdorSed so handsomely
'|by the Democracy of
Portland in a conven-
ton unprecedented in
enthusiasm and in the
number of Its repreSen-
tatiye men, eminent in
the professions and
honorable walks Of life.
/ gratefully accept the
nomination and, if it
should be the will of
my fellow citizens to
again call me to dis
charge the responsible
duties of chief magis-
Itrate, Irenew my pledg-
es of increased devo-
ltion to the interests of
our beloved city.
! alderman G,ptiU Re
considers Mar. 49,.
PORTLAND, Me-,
/ March IS, 1898.
No John S. Russell.
| City Clerk,
/ Dear Strive the
undersigned members
.|of the city government
from Ward 1, chosen
lat the election on the
18th inst, having sent
lin our destinations to
serve the coming year,
acoatld most respectful
l1y withdraw the same.
We have not doubted
our election, nor do we
understand that our
political opponents
have, but rather than
continue any misunder-
standing that has aris-
en-, we refused to &C
lcept our certificates.
While it is our per-
Isonal wish that the de-
Iclination should be ac-
cepted the gerry earnest
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