The Portland daily press., 1873-01-01
by TELEGRAPH.
AUGUSTA MATTERS.
Especial Despatch to the Press.]
The Legislative Caucuses.

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/ The Legislative Caucuses.
AUGUSTA Dec. 31.-The Legislative caucuses
took place this evening and were well attended
by the members.
The interest in the Senate caucus centered
upon the candidacy for the President OF that
BODY. Hon. John May, of Winthrop, was
called to preside and Capt. Lane was appointed
/ Secretary. The name of Senator Chaplin, OF
Cumberland, wVs withdrawn by one OF his col
leagues as candidate Senator Kennedy, of
of Lincoln, also Withdrew his name, leaving
Messrs Foster of Penobscot, and Harrington,
of Oxford the two candidates for the position.
| A ballot was taken, which resulted in q for
| Hon. John B. Foster and seven for Hon. Il. u
Harrington.
Capt Lane, of Augusta, was renomlhated
for Secretary by reclamation, and MT. Heath,
of Gardiner for Assistant J. H. Banks, of
Feeenort. was nominated for Messenger and
Mr.. Stevens, of Dixmont, for Assistant.
The House Republican Caucus was called
to order by Daniel Randall, Esq, of Island
Falls, who nominated Gen. j. d. Fessenden,
of Portland, for chairman. S. J. Chadbourne
was chosen secretary.
Hun. w. H. Vinton of Gray, who has been
most favorably noticed in connection with the
position of Speaker, in few well chosen re-
marks moved that Hon. Edmund F. Webb of
Waterville, be nominated for Speaker by accla-
nation. The announcement was received with
applause. Hon. Nelson Dingley, Jr., seconded
the nomination in few pertinent remarks
complmenting both gentlemen. The vote
was taken by rising and declared to be un ami
nous. Mr.. King of Lyndon, moved that S. j.
Chadbourne, Esq, of East Dixmont, be NOM
mated for Clerk by reclamation, and Mr.,
Bailey of Auburn, moved the denomination of
Joseph O.Smith Esq, of Hodgdon, for Assistant
Clerk, both of which nominations were carried
unanimously,
James B. Walker, Esq, of Turner, was
nominated for Messenger by reclamation. Re-
speeding the positions of asst tants, there was
not such remarkable degree of unanimity.
The announcements of candidates were many.
Mr.. Dngley presented the claims of G. e.
Leavens of Brooklin,a veteran who left an arm
on the brittle field. The remark seemed to
leaven the whole lump of patriotism and the
gentleman secured 50 of ITO votes. The second
place fell to j. R. Prescott OF Rome who had
Sc votes to 46 for Lewis Gerrish of Lebanon.
A Trivial Matter.
The few discouraged members of the late
Democratic party held caucus in the judiciary
room where Hon. J. r. Talbot, of East Ma
chias, was nominated for candidate for Speak
er, and L. B. Brown, Esq, of the Augusta |
Standard, was honored with the nomination for |
Clerk.
An ardent Democratic reporter of the rural
press became early discouraged in frutless |
uttempt to find the Democratic Senatorial eau
GUS
Counsellor Nominations.
The Republican members of the Piscataquis
delegation voted unanimously to present the
name of DR.. E. A. Thompson, of Foxcroft, for |
member of the Executive Council for the Pen
obscot and Piscataquis District. Hon. M. V.
b. Chase was nominated by the Kennebec del
egation for the Kennebec and Somerset dis |
trict
State Officers.
The caucus for the nomination of all the |
State officers, excepting State Treasurer, will |
be held tomorrow wednesday, evening. The |
interest all centers on the Attorney General and
the contest is warm one. The contest be- |
tween the eastern candidates is pretty bitter
Mr. Reeds personal friends are persistently |
pressing his claims with good prospects of sue
self-constituted managers, he has the inside.
1t is not generally believed that President |
Grant has written a letter asking the Maine |
Legislature to elect Mr.. Reed, though it has |
been stated that score of Congressman have |
been in extreme agony the past six weeks for |
fear that some of the competitors for the posi- |
ton would be defeated Mr.. Burleigh will not |
meet with mnch opposition, judge, for Land |
Agent while Messrs Stacy and Murray have |
the courses for Secretary of State and Adjutant |
General all to themselves.
r sstnl Appointments.
Fred o. Parker of Augusta and John 0. |
Haines of Skowhegan have been appointed I
Route Agents from Augusta to Skowhegan in |
the place of Bigelow and Percival promoted to
Postal cerks-the former on recommendation
of Speaker Blaine and the latter of Senator |
Morrill,
The Democratic caucus tonight voted to ask |
the Legislature for the Daily Argus instead of
the Maine Standard.
The crowd at the Augusta House was SO
large that cot beds had to be provided in large
numbers.
Among the ''lookers on in Venice are Gen.
j. G. Caldwell, Hon. j. NJ. Stone OF Kenne-
bunk, Hon. S. S. Marble T. HI. Hubbard, Esq,
Llewellyn Powers, ESQ.,, Gen. Charles Hamlin
and G. j. Talbot, Esq.
There is no truth in the report that mem
Der demanded of Gen. Harris room and
board in the State House.
Mr.. N. D. Smith, gentleman that this jour
nal announced asa candidate for Second Assis
tant Messenger of the House, was defeated in
spite of a high toned half score of recommen
dations from leading gentlemen in the State.
A dozen gentlemen whose services were not
required by the Legislature, take the first
train out to -morrow.