The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-07-15

ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE BOSTON HERALDl
The split In the Republican ranks in the First
Maine Congressional District widens, aid there Is
no prospect % closing the gap. Hon. n. U. Mar
which nominated Hon John Lynch for reeleetion
20 Congress, openly opposes the nominee. lie has
published q letter In the Portland Advertiser In
which he says;
York are what We were termed on the day OF the
convention, whipped spaniels,' or men thai Know
our rights and dare assert them, the io.tVmee,
Custom House, Assessors once and the Navy faru
b. the contrary notwithstanding.
Another prominent York county candidate de-
clares that Lynch cannot be reelected. and that
York county will 20 heavily against hun. The Re
publlcans d that county are In open antagonism
10 the regular nominee. They consider thai they
have been imposed upon, and swear FEARFUL oaths
that they win work against the nominee. some
warmly. Many will neither vote FOR nor against
him, while . large proportion are eager Tor ven
geance, and will work heartily for MS dsisat oy
voting and urging others 10 yOte against him; n
letter received In this city nom another leading
Republican in the central part OF YORK county
says ,,,,.,
NAV have borne some OF the semblancs OF q nomi.
nation but none OF the binding force or merit Oh
irregular one. Iwill not support him or ADVISE
n i eydent that there will DO hot work In both
Cumberland and York counties. The anti-Lynch
men are mad clear through. The BlddsiorI Union
OF YORK county, has q calmly considered editorial
taking strong ground against Mr.. Lynch, In which
u refuses 10 support him upon any consideration.
IL Is reported that Sir. Lynch Will not decline the
nom nation, for the reason that he contemplates
changing his residence TO New York city In couple
Of years having disposed OF most VI his property In
Portland already and that he has no interest IN
what he Il 10 leave nor In the harmony and pros
perity OF the Republicans OF his district"
The above article from the Boston Herald
seems to show that everything Is not so lovely
in this District rs the Portland Press would
have us believe, and we think that il will DO
found that ''there Is more truth than poetry"
in this assertion. that the split widens. and
there is no prospect Of closing the gap.
We would call the attention Of all interested,
and especially the Lynch men, to the closing
paragraph, for IL that be true, we have solu-
ton Of what before seemed very strange, and
an answer to the of repeated question, as to
why Mr.. Lynch was so pertinacious for re
nomination, and Insisted upon ii against the
advice Of some Of his best friends in Portland.
Now IL this Is the case, it shows purpose
on his part Of extreme sel6shness to procure
the nomination, no matter at what cost, and
without any regard as to what the result might
be upon the future prospects Of the republican
party in this District, and we think that the
Lynch delegates to the convention, win see
that they have been completely duped, under
the specious cry Of "no locality" in such mat
tiers as the nomination Of representatives to
Congress. and that the opponents Of that doc
trine were not 50 far wrong as some had sup
posed, and that all the opposition does not
come from a small clique led On by Butler.