Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-09-16
STATE LEGISLATURES STRONGLY
REPUBLICAN
All the County Ofiecrs I'm every County
Elected. but two!
A Clean Sweep in Old Oxford |!

The democracy made a secret but de-
termined effort to carry the Election last
Monday, AMI by dint ct bargaining aud
hard work in getting out their votes. they
made heavy gains la some sections, tho
in others the gains were on our side.
There was tue temperance element in
the larger places, and with the miSrePre
sensations of Mr.. PcrhamS's views, dc
signedly made to procure votes. Then
manv changes were made, especially IN
Bangor, whcre the authorities have been
enforcing thu liquor law all summer.
The Chamberlain movement, which was
no more than IN open trade to sell out
Perham Tor vote tor Roberts, with the
consideration that vote should bc given
for a Chamberlain representative 10 thc
legislature. whether dcmocrNt or rcpJSJli
can. il mattCred not. accomplished much,
As in the case Of All such trades. there
was considerable cheating and bad iaith,
aS in Portland. where The opponents to
Chamberlain catjcd the city, but divided
the nominees equally, the Chamberlain
men e,c,tod thcjr two, and enough Of
them boltcd 10 defeat the other two.
Bangor nominated three Republicans, but
the democrats elected their own men, aud
So il WAS in Lewiston. Where they had
power TO elect they went on their own
hook, bat when they needed aid. they
traded In Bangor or Lewiston, where
the greatest changes occurred, there we're
local causes which also operated TO make
trouble. When there was any work done I.
by the republicans, - IN the York Dis
trict and keBueboc, our vote Is the best, /
showing tina, our great strength, rs I
party, is mere surely brought out in IN
ac,iv, campaign,
In the towns in our County where the .
Soldier vote was traded away Mr.. Per-
ham met the cate OF our candidates for (
the Legislature, running behind the tick 7
c, about l5o in the County. bat in the
other towns he gains about 800.
We make a clean ,reep az cid oxford. I
giving "a majority for Governor. Member .
of Congress, and clcctiug the Senators, /
every Representative, and all the County I
officers What more could We do. In
one district, We admit that we are indcbt-
ed 10 our democratic fellow citizens for
aid Had they voted FOR OUT Hontgce,
we should have been better satisfied
since however. they have elected Que OF I
our meu, We ought not to complain much.
The democrats vote is within three !
hundred of ,he highest vote ever thrown
by the party in the County while The re-
publican vote Is over a thousand less
than the party vote OF 1868 showing
that while the democrats got out nearly
their strength. there i 4 large reserve
vote of the republicans, which was not
brought ont. for lack Of work
There are some smart mathemalicians
among tho democracy in town. Every
gear jhey .auemp, to figure democratic
majority in the County, the morning after
election. Ii was 50 this year-how they
do it no one can tell, nor where the liz
ures finally goro.
The Republicans have elected their SEN
ators in all the districts bat Knox and !
Lincoln, ana probably AroOstook In |
this county Mr.. Dudley. the Republican |
candidate. was repudiated by one Of the |
class conventions on account Of his posi-, !
ton on the railroad question Granting
all these to the Democrats. the Senate
will stand Republicans p; Democrats + |
So aras heard from. - Republicans and /
l6 Democrats have been elected TO the .
House. There viii be IN unusually large /
number Of new members in this branch. |
Among the members OF the last House .
now returned 10 the Senate are Mcssrs.
Poster, Vose, Kinks, Smith of Knox and I
Spaulding. Among the old members.
who will take a leading position. are F. |
a. Pike and w. t. johnson. both former (
~ Speaker, Messrs. Bonncy and Burgess
of Portland PNttcn Of Bath. Robie of Cor. /
ham. Reed OF Waldoboro. Sanborn off
Bangor, Smith of Saco and Hammond of |