Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-10-05
Who will be the next Governor OF the
State OF Maine

okAle u4 MhlAt
tn, rccgut election In ,hi, state has stab
It,hcl one hct, hsyonlall controversy; that
thgre o, no ,',a,ian % Governor by the peo-
Pc.
Who win D., Governor is till an open
question. AMI olr about which there D., in
political ,irs-. muck speculation. Gov.
Morrill, leads either the other candidate. hy
thousands. 'ut rrom the complexion OF the
legislature. he stand. 600 chance or To-
c,r.ulu. Mr., than this, We aye inclined
Q, o., opinion that ~ the Governor could o,
rr-,le,t.l, De would under ,hc circumstance
decline iho place.
Tbi, leave. th, Geld 10 Judcc Wells and
Nr Eccl and between these two constiiu-
ti,ual candidate, ths next Legislature will
have 90 decide which shall D. Governor Cor
tbc next ensuing political war.
o. counting upon the rrohabilitiosoftho-'
two cyut'rmru, We are o. take into cauN.
Iteration no, Fl, much the popular vote, As
toe political o1mrls AiDn Of the inrominr
legislature. The direct yot, OF the people
may q, an Indication OF the wi,hc, Of q
respectable plurality, but the legislature
arr mn; bound hy such an expression.
Tho IIaus, Is Ga sslrc, two out og iho
four highest candidate. yo'rl for 10y ,hcpco-
DO. AMI s.ul ,..a 60 ,as S.nat., and that
I,lv g. O. select between ,hc two, AMI elcy,
either trc an. rs tHc other 90 t1c Ga'.rra-
trrial chair.
To- fut question which naturally pr
s.ut. i.,,lriu ,lis inquiry Is, IIas any poli,-
i.al or-lrira,ton a majority iu either ~
both 'rauch., Of ,hg legislature The 90,
turn. furnish q negative answer iH thc
Uor-r tfr Democrats have t>, Republicans
o.. and vhi-, 80 mcmlrr, IN t'e
senate che Democrats have elected n,
vl.- O. ana ,ls Republican, . and
t..-r ar. ,ra-trrir, 90 o, t''.1hy thamsm-
hr.- r'..t foo hHth rancho 600 uint hl'0'.
Tie Institutional rlul.bt- 1 a,i tho-r
,a.aue.. ar. 900 81 ono s.ir democrats, on
Hr Other Republicans Ta.-, facts show,
tlt .uurl.- CD e'..ta Governor, th.r must
b.a combination o.. l.E-.u' rariir, frth.s
ra5rr,. Neither ths Democrats, Esrab-
I.au. ~ Wings la,. ''o numerical power.
independent oGu,lsr parties 90 doit.
vs.. r-1r.-r On make Cow suggestions az.
O. what .s, ls done ia ta., matter Ia doc
ir- this. We expressly l.avga amy dair' 90
,1'. ,a either our own political frigul' or
f... $50 would u., even GiIv O., 90
any particular crur,s NJ action, wcareI er-
frGy willing 'o leave tai. whole matter
va.rc IL belongs, with che members OF The
legislature. We further aythatthe-esus-
.,.,l. are our ora, AMI that %, other per-
.au 6, any way responsible fr what they
contain. bat ourselves
In tle rr,, place. we 81 not understand
chat Mr. R,yL was nominated or Supported
with auy uuI.r,tanlin. ~ agreement onhis
part. ar 900 the Iar: of hi' political friends,
that hs should hr r4' ~ for Judge Well.
We Very WI know, that ,he friends ol Mr.
Wolfe. sim. r'IHen. talk as though i- was
tIr made Governor, and tha; Mr. Eecl
was 100 out Of Oh, question, hut We do not
understand O., vhics assn, % any such as
sumption ou the part or the democrats.
We have hcsu crchhIy told, from thc CONF
mrnrrmra, Of the campaign, by the friends
orM-. Reed. that they Intended 20 o'ri tirl
C,uua-, provided il could b. done by fair
and honorable meant. and that there was
o., understanding on their part, that he
should D, ,,rus; on one side TO make room
for any other candidate. Assuming thi. de-
r'an,igu or the friends Of Mr. Roed 10 he
true. can the whi., who are elected 10 the
Ir.:taturs as III. special friends, make him
G.,.rn.r1 We can >, FAR answer the ques-
ton. as % give our individual opinion that
,nry cen. We believe they have the whole
thing in thsir power, that they can ''eri or
afai him and we very chocrlully and
frankly give our reasons fyr this conclusion.
In the first place, the vacancies in thc
senate are % D.. Gllcd. and the friends Of Mr..
Red have IL an their power to place in that
I,Iy men who wall ia certain contingencies
.a.. for Mr. Reel. The constitutional cam
lLats o. an tbc>, vacancies arc S Repub-
Ite,us auI . Wells Democrats.
Hy adding the ) RcpubIicAns TO ;ho . al
reaIy elected, and the 6 whis senator's cho-
,rn. it make Ia majority Of ne SEa's.
The Republicans in The Senate would Of
caur,- prefer Mr. Reed TO judge Wells, and
uauII. as between thss, two men, b. surc TO
vote Gr him Tho eiTcct Of filling these va
,ansi5s with d., Republican candidates,
would D. tomz,sihs c'r'i0a Of w. Red Ger.
tom. But have the whig members Of the
II5usr and senate the Polssr 70 do this? Let
as s1g. The Republicans have in the House
o., 10 the Seuate .. making 60. The whis-
have in the House -, in the Senate ., max
Ing 81. Tho two parties in joint ballot
could cast % votes. The Wells Democrats
. Ia the house number IS, in the Senate Is,
total So, leaving ! whis and Republican ma