The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-29
Political Notes,

The Speaker of both branches of the Ten
nessee Legislature voted for Mr.. johnson, Mr..
Cooper the Senator elect voted for himself
No PIP for the Wicked" is the caption of
a paragraph in an Illinois paper which
says: " What an ungodly people those rascals
OF Ohio and Pennsylvania mu be! Though
Grant imporea them to 'let us have peace"
they would have none OF it-not even Pendle-
ton or Packer"
The Municipal election at Baltimore took
place Wednesday. There were 10000 votes
cast for the Democratic candidates, 6,12O for
the Republican, and 10 for the Working
Mems; total 1880. In the Municipal cleo
tiou last year, the total vote was 1908. of
which 1858 were for the Republican ticket
$50 for the Independent candidates and 12.-
AS for the Regular Democratic nominees.
The "humors of an election" in England
only properly appreciated when an official
.yestigation is made into the circumstances
under which seat was won. Such an inuui-
n has been going on in the borough of Bridge
water. Mr. Bagehot, the editor of the Econo-
mist, (London,) and author of an excellent
work On the English Constitution, was can
didate for that constituency. He wished to
stand on "pure" principles, but his friends
spent money for him without his knowledge.
His legitimate expenses came to e193 los. 3D.
but the bill which his supporters made out
against him amounted to Ell 532 los. I'd. This
Mr.. Bagehot was advised by his lawyer to pay,
apd ba TOD
full Candidate paid a good deal more than that
The spirit which inspires the ordinary British
elector is illustrated in the following manner:
remember ore man saying, Il won't do
anything for gentlefolks less they do some
thing for l. The gentlefoks don't come to l
less they want something; and 1 won't do
anything for gentlefolks less they do something
Tor l. Laughter" Stories of this kind i1va-
rlably are received with laughter in England
Inc people seem to see nothing wrong in
electoral corruption, unless it happens in tne
United States
IHE correspondent of the Boston Adrer-
ttser says that the contest for the speakersbip
Of the Maine House of Represent atiyes will
be between Farwel of Augusta and Foster of
Waterville, with the chances "largely in favor
of the former, who is especially qualified for
the place and has the hearty support of most
OF the prominent members of the House D
and that 1T looks now as though nothing but
an una'countable freak of legislative caucus
could beat him."
As the members who are NOT nrominant
are somewhat more numerous than those
VINO are 1t is not impossible that they NAV in
aulge IN Legislative freak" and elect fine
otner man. 1t is not always safe to put ones
trust in Princes.
D duS correspondent further saith that "For
IresuenI VI the Senate, Lindsey of Somerset
au ou oouat,r, VINO comes here for the third
year, and who was President last sessnn
CushinS OF waldo and Bolster of Oxfo,d are
mentloneu' ~ Is altogether too early to pre-
al, good men, will be elected" " 'neSe
cit is understood that the Hon. William p
Frye, the present attorney does not
longer desire the place, and Mr.. Reed of Port.
land, for two years ia tie House, and now
just elected TO the Senate, is prominently talk
ed OF as bis successor Mr.. Reed is young
man OF promise and a good lawyer of his
years, and with the exception OF 1.-The afro
;n ZINE OF being young man." is en-
ny Ut TO be urged for the place. General
murray OF Pembroke, Senator from Wash
Iu9ooil county last year, and who declined a
a nJ;'p,nn because OF his appointment as
aGlutantrgeneral in place of Genera CaIdweu
VINO lelt the Office to accept a ConsnlSh;n ,os}
summer, will undt ubtedly be autbor;zpd i' h''
the legislature to continue in the Inc 90 ~, ~
present duties" VI lib
we heartily endorse the statement CON-
.ining Mr. Reeds legal ability and that too
without the qualification "of his years" He
"ou'u, II elected, discharge the duties of the
o.'' ~ q manner highly creditable to him
self and be Of quite as much service 70 ', 4ho
D''''o 90 q" oloer man. We understand tbot
the friends of Edwin b. Smith r. NC '""'
another "young man think him ra'.,;a. 49,
well qualified FOR the position and arc a 'l-''''S
that he should become candidate wbenora
vacancy occurs. He has already won dstino
ton at the York County Bar, and is not a
stranger to the Courts in other parts of the
State. He is sound thinker, a ripe scholar.
and ready and forcible speaker and writer.
His arguments before the full Court are often |
spoken of as models.
Ire dockets of York County AMI the Maine
imports will show that he has devoted himself
WIFI commendabe industry to the practice of