The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-03-04
Town Elections.

In our issue of yesterday we should have
said Standlsh instead of Yarmouth. There
has been no election yet in the latter town.
BALDwIN.-In this town, says correspond
ent, I'VE have had the greatest contest for
town officers ever known and the copperheads
gave out. They were going to sweep every
thing down to highway surveyor. But the re-
publicans elected every officer but one select
man.
WINDHAM.-The republicans elected every
thing except Town Agent. John Webb was
chosen Moderator; Peter r. Hall, Town Clerk !;
A. H. Purinton, Charles Hunnewell, Isaiah
Elder, Selectmen; Enoch White, Treasurer;
E. s. Elder, Sup. School Committee; ii. II.
Body, Collector; John +. Anderson, Town
Agent. II. c. Freeman, who has held the
ofiice of Treasurer for eight years, declined a
reelection.
made great effort, and expected to succeed.
But they were disappointed. A full republi-
eau ticket was elected by about 40 majority
Last year the Board was mixed one. The
republicans In this town are greatly encourag-
ed ut the result.
OxFoRD.-Last year a mixed ticket was
elected. This year the republicans took the
matter into their own hands, aud elected all
republicans by from 80 10 40 majority. A
correspondent says: I'VE met the enemy yes
terday, and 10 hard fight routed him
horse, foot and dragons, electing by hand
some majority the following list OF officers for
the town Of Oxford for the ensuing year,-ail
out and out republicans: Benajah Pratt, Mod
orator; Thomas Baker, Clerk; Charles Durell,
Seth III. Faunce, Ichabod NJ. Thomas, Select
men, Assessors and Overseers oil the POOR
John j. Perry, Town Agent; Benajah Pratt,
Jr., Treasurer; A. l.. Hersey, WIN. NJ. Hail.
Roscoe g. Brown, SIP. School Committee"
LIMISeroN.-Robert Kimball, Henry C.
Moore, james w. Joy, Selectmen; VIM. Dim
mock, Treasurer; all democrats.
SrANDIsH.-Joseph Sanborn, Asa Berry,
Eben Moulton, Selectmen; I. NJ. Bradbury,
Treasurer aud Town Clerk; all tsmocrats.-
TN this town. says a correspondent, "where
last year the republican officers were elected
by ~ majority, now gone Tor the democrats,
about seventy republican voters have gone into
the army volunteers, against about twenty
democrats who were caught by the draft"
PARIs.-A correspondent writes: "The re-
publicans of this sterling town elected their
entire ticket yesterday by more than 100 ma
jority. The vote was the heaviest ever thrown
In the town at spring meeting. The bunker
leaders had been marshaling their forces Tor
weeks, and had felt sure of victory. The fol-
lowing are the officers elected, viz: Otis G.
Bolster, Herrick o. Tuell, Sas p. Maxim, Sc
lectmen; Henry Z. Hammond, Town Clerk I;
Samuel NJ. Newhall, Treasurer; Hiram Hub
bard, Agent; Silas p Maxim, Tristram Her.
sey, Charles Russell. Sup. School Committee.
We also learn that the republicans elected
their ticket In Norway, Oxford and Greenwood.
The bears are out"
RIcHMoED.--A friend writes: "The repub-
licans have elected their town officers with a
good majority. The democrats were COM
pletely whipped, althopgh they had boosted
that the people were sick of black republican
rule. Some who had always voted the demo-
cratic ticket. this year supported the republi-
can candidates"
WILroN.-J. s. Greenough, Moderator; H.
s. Houghton, Town Clerk; Oliver Pettengll,
David Miller, Otis Hathaway, Selectmen; Seth
Bass. Treasurer; J. Il. Eaton, L. F. Green, B.
+. Dudley, Sup. School Committee. All Re-
publicans, and elected each on the first ballot
by large majorities.
PHILLIPs.-Seward Dill, Moderator; B. T.
Parker, Town Clerk; NJ. w. Dutton, j. +.
Prescott, ORION Dill, Selectmen; s. S. Lam
bert. Treasurer; ii. o. Butterheld, 5. III. Bee
dy, Sup. School Committee. All Republicans.
FARMINoToN-F. G. Butler, Moderator
B. X. Elliott, Town Clerk; Alvan Currier,
Hiram Russ. II. B. Stowell. Selectmen; Leon
ard Keith, Treasurer. All Republicans but
the Moderator.
The Bangor Wing has received accounts
from the town elections OF Carmel, Etna and
Newport in that county-all OF which have
gone gloriously for the Republican and Union
tickets. Etna by 40 majority. The democrats
made the hardest possible fight in all three
towns.
LEwIsr0N.-The election for city officers
came off on Monday. A division among the
Republicans prevented choice of Mayor, and
caused several vacancies in the boards of Al
dermen and Common Councilmen. The vote
for Mayor stood Us follows: j. b. Ham, Rep.
43l; John Reed, Rep, PSI; VIM. X. Frye
Dem, 289. All the members elected to either
board, are Republicans. A second election
will to l.atl a., n .,o.s