The Portland daily press., 1870-05-18
Political Mates

JOHN NEAL in finely written letter to the
Advertiser, speaks in high terms of Gov.
Chamberlain and says "we want him for
Governor, and still more perhaps for the Unit
Gu states Senate chamber, for which position
he is pre-eminently qualified by the training
of life time"
JOHN MoRRIssY is eoing to resign-or
certain. Saws he is sick. 1t has been noticed
bv his New York friends all winter, that some
thing was making him lean-against the Hoif-
man Hou-e railing. The reproofat the hands
of Tammany, which be was compelled to
swallow, lies on his stomach like dumping
of green apples. He says that if he could only
plant his bunch of fves just once on Sweenys
probosis, it would ''kinder revive him."
MADISON, Wisconsin, elected Democratic
Mayor and Council this spring, and row thu
citizens are praying for rain. Just the state
the state Of things they might have expected
When will people learn lesson?
THE Maine Democrat protests against run
ming democratic subernatorial candidate on
such narrow basis as license"
LIZ ~A"Nhi8o liCPUOttCUH Says VIC HdNc
the best assurance that Hon. Lot NJ. Morrill,
will support Mr.. Perham for Governor" .
The argus says Senator Morrill, has just
done good thing in exposing a monster land
swindle and is receiving hearty commenda-
ton from the honest press and public men of
all parties. Mr.. Lynch has secured the at
tention of the country and Congress by his
bill for the restoration of American commerce
and his able speech in support thereof.
The Machias Republican, which strongly
supported Gov. Chamberlain last year, says:
+" There is rumor in the air, and very well
defined, that the nine gentlemen, or some 9th
er lime or number, have put Gov. Chamber
lain on the gubernatolal track, for the cam
course, reluctantly, consented TO have his name
used in this connection for the fifth time"
The Republican adds: "Those who would
urge Gov. C. to adopt such course are not
his friends, nor the friends of the republican
party"
THE Portland Adcertiser, called upon by
Senator Morrill's statement that be never had
the slightest cause to doubt Mr. Blaine's fide-
ity during the Senatorial contest of 1869, TO
explain tue ground tor the charge OF inidel-
ity made against Mr.. b. coniesSes that the
sole basis was suspicion based upon the
fact that Mr.. Morrill, didn't get so many votes
in some parts of the third district as he ex-
pected. When mere suspicion becomes a basis
for assaultng public men, no one is safe fIom
calumny.-Legis on Journal.
The last freak of the Portland Adcertiser in
a labored effort to show that Senator Morrils
statement about the friendly relations exist
ing between himself and Mr.. Blaine, is not
true. This is rather worse than its attempt
to demolish the Globe. L. seems TO US the as
sumption OF the AdrertiSer that it knows SEN
ator Morrills relations with Mr.. Blaine better
| than MI. Morrill, does himself is something
| that cannot be proved by mathematics or met
| aphysics, to be anything but an absurdity
| To crown all the Advertiser conjures up in its
imagination another pot about the Senator
| ship, and putting on its war paint threatens to
| fight the phantom and smash things generally.
What next?-Ker Journal.
The Portland 1dUertiser has smoked out
another possible "gambit' of huge dimensions.
Abiding to Senator Morrilfs indignant deni-
al of some of the charges made against Mr..
Blaine, the Advertiser says that Mr.. NJ. was
not called upon to make this denial sunless
the rumor is true, that he, Mr.. Morri) has
formed an alliance with Hamlin and Blaine,
securing the Senatorship for himself, conced-
ing the Governorship to Gen. Hersey, and
providing for a general distribution of the
spois. We are unwilling to believe that such
combination has been formed, but if it has,
we are of the same opinion now as when it
was first announced. 1t will provoke revo-
luton" Seriously, friend Adrertiser, isn't
this "gambit" business about played out for
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