Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-06-23
THE PRESS ON THE REPUBLICAN
NOMINATION FOE GOVERNOR.
From tho Portland Press


Mr.. Dingley has been identified with every
but always in . conservative way. Among
other things he has been q consistent and
constant temperance advocate and possesses
the full confidence of all temperance men in
the State. This fact has been the chief cause
of opposition to him in his candidacy, but that
opposition rises largely from a mis-appre-
hensiou ~ to his views, purposes and habits
Of thought on this question. In point of fact,
Mr.. Dingley has never been radical on this
subject. A Arm believer in the merits of the
propibitory principle, he favors legislation
such ~ public opinion will sustain and would
never approve nor encourage extravagant laws
which afront the popular sentiment. He has
fer years been of the utmost service both to
the republican party and to the Temperance
cause, by depressing the vagaries of the ex-
tremists, which threatened to seriously injure
the party and to utterly destroy the cause, by
provoking such an uprising of the people as
would sweep. in the rebound. all temperance
legislation from the statute books. So much
respect have these radical persons had for his
sincerity and wisdom, that they have followed
sensible advice and suggestions from him
winch, from any other source. they would
have contemptuously rejected.
MI. Dingley ~ Governor, may be relied up.
on to discountenance all rash, i'll con red
ana nasty attempts to force the legislative
stream above the popular fountain. His rec.
concentrations will be made with care and
thought, ripened by his long and critical OBJ.
servation of men and things from Journals
tic standpoint. He is firm enough to veto
any unwise and illdigested legislation and
may be relied upon as a check upon the DOS.
sible eccentricities of our Solons of the Senate
and House.
Above all he is an honest man and his face
will be firmly set against all frauds, corrup-
tons and malfeasances of high or low degree.
Mr.. Dingley was not our first choice. We
frankly and positively stated our preference
for that noble old Roman, Judge Kent The
Convention has decided the matter adversely
to our views and we acQuiesce cheerfully in
the result. Our preference for Judge Ken,
implied no hostility to Mr.. Dingley, to whom
We have always attempted to be just and fol
whom We have had occasion, even in the heat
Of the contest, to say many good words.
Finally, we may congratulate the people
that we are to have q Governor so satistac-
tory, on the whole, and one at whose hands
the State will suffer no detriment. He is dis
Greet, sensible, conservatively progressive,
honest and able. He will make safe aad a
good Governor.
From the Eastern Argus (democratic.)l
The Convention at Bangor, yesterday,
nominated, as was expected, Hon. Nelson
Dingley, Jr., as Radical candidate for Gov
ernor of Maine.
And probably no filter man could be found
for the position. He is emphatically a rep
resentative man Of that Maine lavish of
which We have had 90 much in this State, and
- We hold to the rule of the majority, we are
gratised that the issue has been thus squarely
presented. Mr. Dingley 10 undoubtedly hon
est In his opinions, and il elected, will endeav.
or to give us as thorough a Maine law sd.
ministration as possible, and in other respects
shout On the came narrow gauge.
Mr.. Dingley 10 socially q very pleasant
gentleman, careful business man, industri.
Gus, successful, and we believe honest. If
the majority Of our people Of Maine hold to
the views and policy which he represents,
they cannot do better than to vote for him.
From the Boston Advertiser.l
The spirit manifested at the Maine republi-