Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-08-27
A NEW TICKET!
Rats Desert a Sinking
Ship!


come to grief. So soon, alas. suggesting
the words of the poet
"if I was to be go sson done ior,
Iwondsrwhy was begun for"
The FIRST break, we believe. was that oil
Mr. Walker. nominated for the Senate.
he writes Aug. 18th. the day alter the
Convention, from Rumford, his home,
saying that he has been informed THAT
he was nominated by the Liberal Re-
publican County and tho Democratic
Conventions as one OF the candidates Tor
Senator. Having refused my consent TO
be candidate for any office before the
Convention, l must respectfully decline
the nomination. &c. Mr.. Walker is an
old politician. regarded rs pretty shrewd
and sagacious. He was present at the
Liberal Republican Convention and took
part in it, and knew of his nomination,
and allowed il TO be made and ratified in
both Conventions. and did not decline. or
object. in either Convention. and he is
not afraid TO speak in meeting when he
has point to carry. He went home,
and slopt over the matter. and calculated
the chances and probabilities, with his
usual sagscily, and thought discretion
the better part OF vslor, and tCithdreir
from tie concern -URqVeSti0AG6lg because
he ,CaS satisfied the ticket ,eould be defeat-
al He gives no reason in his letter Tor
Withdrawing from the field, and every
body has tight TO his own conclusions
as 10 his motives. There isn't the least
doubt about it, among those who know
him best-but 10 smooth the matter
over, he says he shall not rolinquish his
support OF the principles embraced in the
Resolutions of the Liberal Republican
County Convention. lie don't say he
shall support all the nominees. even, and
il is well known that Mr.. Walker is one
who has taken the liberty, for several
years, OF voting as he plesses, and bolt
ing such oil his own party nominations as
do not suit him. A man OF strong preju-
dices, he never forgiyes one who has in
Cured his dislike, and SO it has been
known, since the republican ticket was
nominated. and some men put on it.
against whom he ha. grudges, it would
no; receive his full support. We have
nothing against Mr.. Walker personally,
and would say nothing to disparags him
- sn honorable man.
Then comes letter from c. +. Whit
man, Buckfeld. dated Aug. 10Th, saying,
las too candidates on our County ticket
have declin ed. thereby causing changes
in our nominees, an equitable distribution
of candidates, renders it advisable in my
Judgment, that decline the nomination
of Clerk OF Courts 1t don't appear
who the second man who declines 10, but
as Mr.. Grover. the nominee ior County
Commissioner is rotated up into a better
office. and taken as Clerk, it is presumed
he ID the one referred to, and that he de-
cliRed one place Tor better one on the
ticket. So. really. Mr.. Whitman de-
clineS. and thsre was no change demand
manded, except 10 get nd OF Mr.. Wat
man! The cause is well known. Mr..
Whitman closes his letter by saying, "let
us strike Tor reform with Horace Greeley
and Victory"
A lew days ago the following little
slip relative to our County appeared in
The Portland Press. viz: lone OF tho
nominees OF the zebra patty for u Coun-
ty Office in Oxford County, received the
other day for distribution, lot OF cam
paign document. ranked 10y u Democrat
ic member OF Congress. He use. the en-.
velopes 10 cover his private business cor.
reSpondenco. A little civil service re.
form wouldn't hurt him"
Is it possible that this referred to Mr..
Whitman, and accounts for his being
obliged 20 take his name off the ticket ?
We hear it intimated so pretty strongly
by certain democrats. but they may be
untriendly TO the gentleman. A. Mr.
W. was the original advocate for the re.
form party in the County, il could be
hardly believed of him, and as, in his
letter OF declination, he still strikes for
reform, there may be doubt about IT,.
Who will rise to explain?
The two destinations, however, require
action, End the two County Committees
are called together, at Paris Hill. They
publish an official report OF their pro-
ceedings in the last oxford Register, and
it seems that they have not only filled
the gaps in the ticket, by placing Mr..
Alden b. Severy of Dixiield, upon the
ticket. instead of Mr. Walker, but Mr.
Abernethy Grover. the County Com
missioner nominee. they make the Clerk
This makes another vacancy on the ticket,
and to appeaSe bleeding Bucktield, Mr..
Gilbert Barret, of that town. is put on.
Now, then, for another rally. Bat how
the new ticket will take, remains TO be
seen. The Register hardly dares TO de-
Glaze that it will sweep The County, as
the old ticket was to do. Ii is hard tell
ing. Mr.. Seyery may run, outside Of
his own neighborhood. but he can't raise
the Spondulir so necessary. as easily rs
Mr.. Walker. Then whether Buckficld
will be satisfied. is another question
Col. White was quite sure that Uncle
Tim was the only man standing between