The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-31
The "L0st Cause in Lewiston.

PORTLAND, Aug. 80, 1872.
To the Editor of ttetPTess:
have Just returned from a trip to Lewiston
and Auburn, from whence we have heard such
startling accounts of a popular uprising in favor
of Greeley, and from whence came two-thirds
of the Maine delegation to the self-made con-
vention at Cincinnati that nominated that self
made man and philosopher, Doctor Greeley.
The said two-thirds was composed of J. g. Ly-
ford and David T. Wright
have talked with great many of the lead
ing merchants and others in both towns, and 1
find that all the Liberal Republicans manage to
have their names inserted in the papers very
often, so yeur readers are familiar with the
whole of them and I need not review the list.
They are every one holding some office in the
Demo-Greeley Club, and there are not enough
of them to fill the Offices did not have time
to interview these disinterested patriots, but
had a few little chats with their neighbor., and
their account of the .reformers and the causes
of their participation In the now departure for
Salt River may be of soma interest to your
readers.
Jesse S. Lyford was once Collector of Inter-
nal Revenue. He rotated for the benefit of Mr..
Talbot, and "then, and not till then," did the
mission of the Republican party end as far as
he is interested in said mission. He bets on
Greeley with great freedom until some one &C
cepts his bet, when he at once becoues opposed
to betting. He is the Liberal Republican Moses
of this State, and although we have his word
for it that he is not a sore-head, he cannot talk
three minutes without referring to that collect
orshp. He is in favor of the 'lost cause" as
represented by that lucrative Office of which he
has been deprived.
J. B. Ham was Assistant Assessor of Inter-
nal Revenue and now another holds the place
that knows Mr. FL. "no more Jorever," and that
is what constitutes his private grief. His broth
err j. S. P. Ham, never recovered from fatal
mistake he once made in his vote for a o. S.
Senator, when he was in the Legislature. His
candidate was not elected. He did not get
federal appointment, and now no son of Ham
is servant of serv ants unto his brethren in
any public sense, and this is the cause Of the
"wondrous works in the land of Ham," of
which we have heard 80 much.
'David T. Wright, Attorney at Law" is the
intelligence set forth on a modest shingle that
has hung on the walls of one building or anoth-
er for many year, and has failed to to attract
much attention from people in quest Of legal
advice. He has an ambition to be known in
some way and this is the last bid for notoriety
Old "Jack Hale" steals horses for the same
purpose.
No one has attracted more attention than n.
w. Farwell, by his adhesion to the cause of
Greeley. He once shook hands with General
Grant, and as the President failed to discover
in him anything to commend him to his partic-
ular favor, the eminent bleacher is as bitter as
Charles Sumner in his charges of Presidential
ignorance. Mr.. Farwelps bank account is pros
porous and he is surprised that Grant was not
aware of it. He cannot support any man who
does not know N. w. Farwell 1t is said that
his sensitive spirit has been greatly soothed by
his association with the more apprecative peo
pie with whom he now trains. ''Better be
king among fools, than fool among kings"
In Auburn the Liberals claim twelve that
they can name, but the last eight are consider
ed weak i'll the faith and growing weaker. None
of them are of especial Importance. They
claimed hundred month ago. Auburn will
give little more than her majority of last year
for Perham, an increased vote for Grant, and
Lewiston will literally bury the heads by
an overwhelming majority The Tanners are
out in full force nearly every evening, and the
enthusiasm is equal to the old war times. The
Liberals are sad. Look out for an immense
majority in the Second District. The CONVEX
sion of Hon. s. P. Morrill,, ex-Congressman
from that District, excites much merrment,
and none laugh more heartily than the Gree
leyites themselves. Oh, dear what a partyj
Here bring your wounded hearts," E.