The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-07-15
Letter from York Comfy.

ALFRED, July 10.
MR.. EDrroR:-I readily comply with your
request 10 furnish some of the political gossip
Of York County. Your increasing circulation
here renders it desirable that your readers
hereabout should find as much of local interest
as you can find room for. But I must preface
by the statement that cannot give all the
gossip which is current, because 1 am not
ubiquitous in presence, and can only hear wnat
is flying about in my immediate vicinity, and
/ trust that when say any particular person
is spoken Of for any particular place, your
readers will not be uncharitable enough to sup
pose that have any desire to forestall public
opinion or to intimate that he or they Gas the
ease may be) are the only men who are thus
favored by their fellow-citizens And if, as is
not unlikely, some are sighted, l have no doubt
that all cause for complaint can and will be re-
mJved, if others in different sections of the
County will write you what they hear, and
what is talked about in their vicinity and state
any opinion which may prevail as to men and
things, different from my impressions.
Once for all, let me say that have no axe to
grind, no friends to reward or enemies to pun
ish, that shall set down naught in malice and
confine myself to what see and hear. Ii 9th
ers seeing and hearing differently will do the
same, your readers viii have the whole story,
and having paid their subscription can stake
their choice"
The York County Republican Convention is
called at Alfred ON the 18th Of August.
Of course people soiH talk about who is like
~ to be nominated, and as the Senators are
first on the list, I will begin with Thorn. The
present incumbents Of the Senatorial Office
from this County are Hon. George Goodwin Of
Wells, Gen. William M. Macarthur OF Lining
ton, and Hon. Samuel Hanson of Buxton.
The two former have been twice nominated
and will not be nominated Their Senatorial
courss has been highly satisfactory to the party
and creditable to themselves. Mr.. Hanson
was nominated for the first time last fall and
being unexceptionable in every respect will UNI
doubtedly receive unanimous denomination.
For County Commissioner we have heard of
no new candidate. Hon. Alfred Hail. the
present incumbent, has occupied the position
for several years, and discharged the duties
thereof with snch rare good Judgment and
economy, and has withal acquired so valuable
an experience, that his denomination could not
ithii W NC Satisfactorily u tue ISepuDcduS OF tle
County. John Hall, of North Berwick, the
County Treasurer, is ser ring his first term.
He is an influential politician, and what is
more rare, an honest man. The uniform cour-
tesy and correctness with which his official du-
ties have been discharged entitle him to receive
the endorsement implied by denomination.
For the vacancy in Mr.. Goodwin's Senatorial
district we have heard mentioned the name of
John B. Nealley, Esq, of South Berwick. Mr.,
Nealley is q lawyer by profession, and thor
ough young Republican. Quite likely there
are others mentioned, and when heard OF will
report W
We have heard O no candidate from the Os
sipees for Gen. McArthur's place. but undoubt-
edly the next few weeks will develop list from
which the Convention will find no trouble in
making selection. 3ssA s.
1t is understood that Mr. Butler, of the I'm.
ion and Journal, has, in connection with few
others, taken the job Of engineering Speaker
Blaine's Senatorial matter, SO far as York
County is concerned. This may be idle talk,
but 1t is nevertheless the talk, and many peo-
pie like to know what is said quite as well as
what is actually done. t9 ~ .sN
The friends of Charles III. Frost Esq, of
Springvale, are glad to learn of his appoint
ment to position in the Portland Custom
House. "a STD IL n n