The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-14

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
Iment. And the lack of
action on the part of
the detectives" who,
as the public was in
formed, were placed by
the Republican leaders
on Warden Harper's
trail would seem to in
dictate that the needed
proof is not Obtainable.
At all events Warden
Harper is quietly pur-
Suing his usual voca-
ltion, apparently wholly
lunInindful of these
trailing detectives
Mayor -hsgTohoa'a's
stdtom1ent IN Adver-
tjser (Mar. 11.)
| He Mayor Ingra-
ham] said that on the
might Of election day,
when the Ward / flg-
ures were brought to
him. he would not &C
Icept them at first as
correct, but they were
afterwards said to be
right. He said to sew
Iral people that it was
mot reasonable to think
that he had received
$50 great d majority
there. He told Alder
man Guptill something
ito that eject. 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
crats, which they had
never had before. He
tried to think the re-
suit was right.
On election night he
went directly home af-
tier the city meeting,
being tired out. He
stopped at the Cumber-
land club, and there re-
marked to several peo-
Iple that he could not
-|6elSeve Ward 1 figures.
| When it was suggest
led that fraud had been
,Ipracticed there, he
caused an investigation
Ito be made. resulting
lin the aScertaining be-
7yond a doubt that the
check lists fell far short
\ of the cote iGs returned
j6y the a0arde7o. Then
HE decided to send IN
has resignation and
did so.
: Mayor h,grahans's Let
ter to Chairman
FarasaCorth (Apr. 81
/ thank you, with
: feelings of deepest graft
: Itude to your committee
land the Democratic
-lparty, and if l should
} be again nominated, I
, Jam ready for the fight.
: Mayor hagr1hone's DC
. cepta1sce (4pr 81
4 With feelings of IN
} usual pride and salts
faction in being in
dorSed so handsomely
: by the Democracy of
Portland in a conven-
: ltion unprecedented in
enthusiasm and in the
! number of It's represen-
! tatiye men, eminent in
1.-THE professions and
J honorable walks of life.
, I gratefully accept the
nomination and, if it
: should be the will of
my fellow citizens to
} again call me to dis
-Icharge the responsible
: duties If chief magis-
Irenew my pledg-
/ les of increased deyo-
t Ition to the interests OF
} our beloved city.
4 alderman Guptitl Re
! considers Mar. 13).
PORTLAND, ME-,
i March 10, 1898.
No John s. Russell,
city Clerk:
u Dear Strive the
undersigned members
: of the city government
t from Ward 1, chosen
t at the election ON the
Z 9Th inst, having sent
lin our destinations to
t serve the coming year,
tlacoWld most respectful
fly aOithdf0a0 the same.
/ We have not doubted
: our election, nor do we
understand that our
political opponents
t have, but rather than
j commune any mlSundef-
; standing that has aris-
: len, we refused to ac-
f |cept our certificates.
Y While it is our per
sonal wish that the de.
g clination should be &C.
4 cepted the Uery earnest
!, solicitation of ou7
Z friends and supporters
: and the unanimous de
eIna07ad Of the Denaocrntit
-sp0rty.
t Very Respectfully,
f[Signed]
eLincoln w. Tibbetts,
GhaS. f. GuntilI