Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-10
For the Oxford Democrat.
Norway Representative Election.

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The question 10 often asked, why did the
Norway Representative district elect Brad
bury democrat? Twill state the facts and
leave an in,ellisen, public 10 answer the
question. In 1851. Norway. Oxford aud
Greenwood were constituted one Reprcsen-
,aiivs District. 4 u convention Of dele.
gates from thc.c towns the time Of repre-.
.entaiinn was divided OF between them, and
It Was agreed tina, the town from whom the
Representative should DO taken under that
nrran cement should make the nomination
and the other two towns stand pledged TO
supper, IL. In 1861 these three town, were
again cli'sej together by the Legislature.
Tor the succeeding ten years Subsequently,
a convention OF delegates IRON each me, TO
aprortion the time. divide IL. and the samc
agreements with regard to candidates enter.
"a into iha, were made ten years before.
Durlns the whole Of the err, term. and
the La, year o, the present. term. the lie.
publicans Of Oxford have kpi thar bond 10
The kiir.-.urporting every Norway candi'
date in good faith. giving them every vote OF
the party. and during all hi. time NJ man
To hi. end. hs- labored with moro zeal and
c,rre.tne.. than Gen. Perry. Take Tor ex.
ample the closely contested contest Of M,jpr
MilIc,,, Of Norway, for the Legislature. in
1858. when, 10y the strong personal cHir;s
Of Gen. T.. hi. vote run Eve ahead Of his
ticket in Oxford.
lly the arrangement, above referred 10, it
was OIiord's turn TO nominate the rre.cn.
year. DESTROYS Of sending to the Icsl.la
,are man Of ability and experience in
these perilous times. tho Republicans OF
Oxford me, IN caucus and unanimously
nominated John j. Perry. Thi. wa.
dono without solicitation on the par, Il
Gen. T.. and agiins, his wishes. Under
the peculiar circumstance, he did not feel
that he could consistently decline the nolnI
nation. Now mark the sequel. lie and his
friends were all the way along. up 90 tho
very morning Of the election. assured by The
republican, OF Norway that he would re-
csiyc majority in Tia, town.
The Election came "a. Gen. Perry re-
cs,,c,l handsome mnjnr'iy in hi'osu ,osn.
(bcine the hrs, Republican candidate to tie
Legislature from the same ,ha, ever there
received any majority a, ali.) ye, he Was
defeated Abou, thirty proic-'cl Republi.
cans in Norway boltei voted asdiHd him,
and for bradbury democrat. About the
same number tol,ed against the Hon. T..
". Woodbury.. Tor Judge of Probate.
These are the tact. Whether any Of these
hol,cr. were ac,ua,ed by rer.onal motives Of
malice or revenge. or whether they intended
10 punish him because he several years ..n,c
tried 20 effect a compromise between Paris
aud Norway in their celebrated 4" Land
ca-c on tho line adopted by the Lesl.la
tire Of 1851. haze but little II anything to
ID with this matter. There was nn earthly
reason why Gen. Perry should not have re-.
cci,cl the entire Republican vote OF Norway.
hra' a QUESTION Of puadp'e. hoH"iy. far
d,ciiHg drd good CniL LirorH ne RPulh.
cans IF tro ioisHS There 1t stands, and
there u will stand. Sccc..ioni.is and trail.
tors everywhere rcpics over the deien, Of
Gen. Perry, and well they may. The same
is specially true Of the Norway .sedAdiler'.
OXFORD.