Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-31

four years ago went 81 sUfsny "a noe "a,
any body oIse, q ~ afor. 0aid (nocratic
purveyor OF the latest news would ndic.se
The wanderers from the Republican fold vii
not add over fifty to the Greeley vote thrown
BY the Democrats, so y1u see that somebody
Is being cheated. There 10 no man Of any
prominence in Bangor or Penobscot county
who has left the republican party.
Nor are there any republican bscksliders
for Greeley in the majority Of towns In this
valley. There are but few IL anv in the
towns of Burlington, Lee, Lowell. Enfi.Ia
Passadumkeag, Greenfield. Howisnd, MAJ
neid, Argyle, Oldtown, Orringson. and We
might continue the list. The republican de-
,eeuon does not prevail In the country towns
In the town Of Lincoln, Ave Greeley republi.
cans are reported, but a. many democrats
will go for Grant. In fact there are more
democrats going f,r Grant than the old
Bourbons suspect will desert their ranks.
| "Greeley Is a pill too bitter to swallow" is
remarked, and as between two republicans,
Grant is preferred. Some of the democrat.
feel elated because A. G. Lebroks of Piscata.
quis county has pronounced for Greeley, in
consideration Ut whose sudden conversion il
is slyly whispered that he has been promised
The Congressional nomination next time. lie.
broke has just left the republicans, and there
is every reason to believe il . regular bar
gain and sale. The loss il not deplored, as
he has been dead weight to the Republi.
cans ever since he deserted the democratic
party, to whose embrace he 50 fondly re-
turns.
The Greeley republicans, who are leading
on IN the new movement hereabouts, only
serve to increase the number of disappointed
place hunters. A. ID. Manson, . violent
free-trader and one of the self.constituted
delegates to the Cincinnati convention, who
was at first disguised with the Greeley nomi.
nation because he wanted Adams to have it,
leaves the republican party, to which he owes
all the political honors he ever enjoyed, be.
cause he was not elected President Of the
State Senate few years ago, at which time
he was soured. Charles Peters who has been
and Is doing as much as any other man in
working up the Greeley vote, was appointed
Surveyor in the New York Custom House BY
Andy johnson; but the Senate refusing to
confirm him, he is now having sweet revenge.
Ex- Congressman Rice goes for Greeley be-
cause he failed to get the appointment of
Collector OF Bangor when Grant was first
elected. Col. John F. Godfrey who has
been placed on the Liberal State Committee
for this county, deserts the republicans and
his comrades Of the Grand Army, because he
feels as If his war record has not received
that recognition which is due him in the way
OF lucrative Office. He has now been prom
ised run for the Legislature. T. j. Stewart
wants an office. Timothy Fuller of Lincoln,
who has been State Senator q couple of terms,
turns his coat because he wants to 60 again,
and the Greeley trafickers have promised to
send him. Besides, he don't like il because
the control of Office in his town was taken
from his hands. l Aroostook county there
are three Greeley republicans, and all sore
leads. William Small is disappointed ap-
plicant for Deputy Collector at Fort Fair
field Robert Clubhouse of Hodgdon is de-
feated aspirant for Office Of several years
standing; while Asa Davis of HoultOn is in
dignant because he didn't gesthe post office
at that place. 40
Blu, while the Republican Greeleyites are
made up of such timber, there are scores of
staunch and true republicans Who are count
ed TOR the Tribune philosopher whose names
are used without authority. 8. d. Brown of
Milford, B. NJ. Mitchell Of Eewport and DR..
Blaisdell of this city were not only surprised
but annoyed to find their natnes Included in
the list of Vice Proidents a the Greeley
demonstration few days ago ID this city,
which was done without their knowledge and
consent. These gentlemen, Ike hundreds
of others who are counted for Greeley, intend
TO vote for Grant.