The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-30
Toby CandOr,

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Toby CandOr, ,.
Who is making tour of inspection of the
political situation in the eastern part of the
State, writes to the Boston Journal from Cal
ais under date of July I'd. ~
GAsCoNADE OF. THE GREELEY INTRIGUERs.
This city is the stronghold of Greeleyism
in Washington county, and it is here where it
will prove the most signal fiasco in eastern
Maine. 1t is no mere surmise when we state
that after looking over the situation the hands
are few in number, to be clasped across the
''bloody chasm. Nevertheless, we find the
braggart's boast aud the gascon's pretensions
that, in the pretended revolution taking place,
Calais, which gave Grant in the last presi-
dental contest majority of 1856, and Per-
ham for Governor last year, majority Of
222, will 90 back on her record and pronounce
for tho Gharpaana sage. 1t lie true that a
most desperate effort is making to secure
such result, bnt the Republicans are alert
and active. A Greeley list of Republican
names which we have seen has been most
carefully canvassed and reduced considerably
in numbers. The rebel yell of the Baltimore
Convention doesn't seem to find response
in the hearts of quite as many as the Greeley
leaders claim. AS a proof that their claims
are unwarranted, we find that it is some
what doubtful if Benz. Young, who has been
made President of Liberal club, will go
for Greeley Certain it is that John B. Hor-
ton, one of the Vice-Presidents T. will
vote for Grant. When this club was organic
ed the other night only fifteen were present.
Among those claimed to have been ensnared
into membership are E. c. Gates, who will 60
for Grant and ex-Mayor Williams, who will
do the same, and who is indignant because
hn 10 RIoi T11nd for for &c yyQ
are told, more than half of those claimed as
belonging to the club have had their names
used without permission, and will 60 for Grant.
The venerable Joseph A. Granger is claimed
for Greeley, when he is outspoken for Grant.
And SO we might go on to speak of others
/ whose positions are falsely represented
In the surrounding towns we meet with
the same results. In Steuben, Addison, Co.
lumbia, Columbia Falls, Beddington,s Prince
ton, Robbinston, and other towns which
might be mentioned, there are few, if any,
Greeley Republicans. .- 49,
@ Hale's friends here are terribly anxious to-
have Pike nominated for Congress infinitely
preferring him to run against than a Demo-
crat of longer standing. They do. not have
the slightest fears of Calais going for Pike,
any more than it will 60 for Greeley. Nearly
all the business men, all the iumbermen, are
enlisted for Hale. In the upper towns there
will be more Democrats vote for him than
Republicans against him, if the reports are
correct. The Adoertiser, paper published
here, which has heretofore opposed him, will
come out for him tomorrow. The town of
Pembroke, which in 1870 returned a majority
of 124 against him, will this tine give him a
handsome majority. There are not Canadian
logs enough in the St. Croix, belonging to
Pike, to raft him, into the lower branch of
Congress, but plenty enough to take him up
Salt River, is the opinion of those who profess
to understand the, situation.
HOW THEY WILL VOTE.
The Democratic party, as a general thing,
viii go for Greeley, although with many it is
lukewarm support, feeling ashamed, as they
do, in voting for man who is candidate
under false pretenses, and one whose life long
record has been devoted in calling their party
the hardest names possible. But "anybody
to beat Grant, drives them into the position
they occupy. There is one Democrat here,
however, an influential citizen, and who
can easily command twenty votes, who
has independence and manliness to break
away ffUII party ss1foCklcS anu 20 Tor Grant.
Mr.. A. III. Sawyer, prominent Republican,
and good worker, was at first inclined to go
for Greeley, but, on reflection, turned his
back On the Greeley huckstels. 'It is quite
different thing to vote for Greeley as Re
publican than it is for Greeley as a Demo-
crat,'' said he. ''Pike can't sell me out"
There are few Democrats who won't vote
at all in November. All Of the Liberal Re
publicans will go for -Kimball, as vote for
the Democratic nominee for Governor is
vote for Greeley, but all of the Liberals will
not go for Pike, nor will all of the Democrats,
so that Hale will find his strength increased.
His untiring efforts in securing legislation for
the revival of our shipbuilding interests mer-
its the gratitude of every Republican and