Show TELEGRAPHIC 31 AIM E The Republican Canine is On L Top Poor Smith Poor Fusionists V loor Maine Augusta ISThe clergymen in tho I city today before full congregation recognzed the events of Saturday in their prayers and petitions The fct fags just coma to light that the fusionitt governor Smith ordered out on Saturdayihree companies of ststo militia by telegraph Tho companies were the Portland Montgomery Guards and Mechanic Me-chanic Blue and Biddeford Light Infantry In-fantry As far as learned no response was made to the order by the comnundars of the respective companies Boston WThe Heralds Augusta special says all is quiet about the statehouse state-house this morning The duy guarding the building is ia the hands of ilftjor E Nye acting assistant adjutant general md late of General Chamberlains stall The general ieflfor Brunswick on the Grit train this morning The force of police is apparently > > very largely increased and guards are placed outside the outer doors Passes issued last week are not acknowledged acknowl-edged today but persons authorized are granted new ones by Major Nye and others of the staff Every precaution is taken against the interruption of business The prospect is good for a quiet seesion of the republican legislature What the afternoon will bring forth is a problem Fusionist Governor Smith is expected hourly to demand admission to the ox cutivochambers Tho Heralds Augusta special says A caucus of republicans was held in tho house this morning to sea if a change could be made in tho nomination for adjutant general Mayor J Gallagher nominated on Saturday had for his opponent in the caucus then held George A Beal United States pension agnt at Portland for tome years and defeated him Now it is believed by some lending lend-ing republicans that Gallagher who is a VAiiTinr man nn1 hOC Tint Tiftfl Rnola military experience ia not so well fitted to fulfil the important duties of tho office in this crsis as Beal Therefore a committee com-mittee was this morning appointed to confer with Gallagher and get him to resign tho nomination but he would not yield Tho committee reported this to the caucus Reconsideration of the vote of Saturday nominating him was carried on motion of Eugene Hale and a ballot fir another candidate was taken which resulted in the election of Deal by a vote of 79 to 8 for Gallagher Both houses of the republican legiila ture assembled at 1130 and after routine business appointed Spraptue ss state printer The oath of office was administered ad-ministered to Councilorselect Robie Campbell and Hinckly in joint convention conven-tion FtiiionisU will meet at tho county house this afternoon in caucus to see if a quorum cannct be obtained previous to going to the state house The republican legislature in joint convention unanimously elected Henry B Cleaves of Portland attorney general the total vote being 105 Tho republican legislature adjourned at 1 oclock till 10 tomorrow morning The Heralds Biddeford special Bays The Biddeiord light infantry received orders early this mornirg to be in readiness readi-ness to go to Augusta at a moments notice FIfty men volunteered to join the company if allowed This order greatly augmented the interest and excitement ex-citement here The Journals Augusta special says Gov Smith telegraphed to all military companies this morning to test their feelings feel-ings The purport of the order was that commanding officers of companies should report to headquarters every morning and if at any time tho telegraph lines wore cut to start with their companies for Augusta by rail Ono of the first companies com-panies to respond was the Montgomery Guards one of the great land companies Cumposed of Irish Americans who are democrats Captain Lynch reports that ho recognizes tho powers that be The acting adjutant general has secured pos session of the bills and pay roll of tho armed guard placed over the stato houo under Black Secretary of State Chad bourne sent a communication to the legislature legis-lature announcing the fact that the state seal has not been turned over to him and the returns of votes are not on file Fusionists Fusion-ists have a caucus and as far as can be ascertained will hold out The caucus was secret but not large They cannot hold all their numbers Leaders have started the story that judges of the supreme su-preme court wero promised an increase of salary for the opinion And an order was passed by the house providing for the purchase of a new seal should the state Eeal not be found A G Andrews secretary sec-retary of tho fusion senate and Mark Harden messenger for the governor and council have delivered up the keys to their repective offices Tho Heralds Augusta special says Governor Davis first nomination was Colonel A W Wildes of S owhe an for railroad commissione Colonel Wildes was nominated by Governor Garcelon but the democratic council tabled the nomination The colonel has held the office for a number of years Augusta Me 19Tho state house will be eloped this afternoon against the fusion legislature No one will be allowed al-lowed to enter the legislative halls It Is thought there will be no trouble Washington D C 19 Speaker Randall having been asked if he had sent a dispatch to the fusionist legislature in Maine to stand firm saying that they are a legal body and should not yield their rights because it was a matter of national importance that the democrats should havo control of the state government gov-ernment of Maine denies having the abovementioned or any other dispatch |