Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-12-08
from iAC Portland Daily Press.
TuE SENATORIAL SUCCESSION.
REVIEW or SPEAKER BLAlNE'> LETTER
ny \ OO>>TIrUFNT-ThE ORIGINAL Oh
TdE REPUBLICAN PATTY AND HOW MIR
HNMIiN ZANE IN TIA LETTER ALTO
GEIHER WORTH READING.

10 ne Editor o,f "a, Prcss.
i Ia, been lieyet ~ m2uy Republicans who
oppose the election Of Mr.. Ii5miin agaia - the
~.us;, tuat Nj. Blaine secr'tlv favored AMI wa
aiding Nj Humlih'> success. lhis has been stout
Is denied, ni The friends Oi competing candidate
have been assured that Ar. : position Mas
X iclly ueutIl IN relation ~ the question. New
erihrt-s, events have tran. pirei which Indicate I
strongly that NJ Blaine wa no work quite -
nATi. q secretly, ~ AID The cause 81 haInIin a0e,
- ur worked openly 10 defeat that gentleman
= hen he -urceedei TO the place OfMr. MoTril! slN
wears 70. Mr. Blaine evidently thought when lac
wrote tne letter which appeared Ia tue Pres on
the lt,h inst, that the Opportuur moment had
come Tor - advance 10 the trout AMI, Butcher
like. turned tIv tite oil bait L. which was evident
Is pressing uncomfOrtably the eastern senator.
~ prcteNt for taxing "a. Held, ht adrulIE stzes
Gl.e e--SSrtsst, oaorva ~ ssray paragraph That
had appeared somewhere. -uEge sting that be wa
attempting tn be Mr.. Hamlin's successor. Gigins
4 biicl denial 10 the Tum0r, he proceeds 10 draw
picture u Mr.. Hanliu's public life 50 highly
eUlOgisiic and Hatier thai persons unacquantei
NiiL TIA .rly OF the author might well con
-i,i,r 60 a. ingruiOu-ls drawn carlcatu0. While
tie poIiticsl household vi the senator may urge
thi, picture upon the public Is lfctke- AMI point
20 10 q, the di>nCrcsied WOFs Of The distinguished
author. e morc iuqui-it,ve and quite a. disiuter-
e-ted portion OF The NepuOliean party, Will cltl-
ci~s the trutAluine-s ol the effort aud discuss the
probable forces thai brought the Speaker from hs
neutral" position u blow, with un~onted fer
vor Of eulugv, the horn Of the modest, but Hecer
TeftrlR senator. To suppose thai Mr.. Blaine has,
tol - moment, contemplated making An effort tor
the SenatorShp shccessCrt 10 Mr. ilsmlIn, there
by giving To- Senator, {" Augusta, l. too prepos-
ferrous Tor consideration Does Mr.. Blaine honor
himself los rising - deny such a charge D!d
Mr. Hamiin demand such denial. thereby admit.
ing his Onn sense Of weakness and treplditOn,
alarmed bs The Meresi shadow that might cross
hi- pathway But 10 leave no doubt as 10 hi-
intentions, Mr.. Blaine points 10 his engagement
With tite people of the hennebec district 10 serve
Them a. Representative la the NLlNth Congress,
AMI therefore could mt lie Mr. HAmlin's succe ss0r
ami would not take the place u rendered him
There l. another reason which may IN due time
occur 20 Mr. Blame, and which InOw suggest, that
he may he further strengthened In his deterInina
tiOn not 10 compete with Sena!or Hamln. Dlr
ing his present engagement with the hennebec
District. and near IL close, 4 successor 10 hi
neighb0r, senator Morrill,, will b. chosen. Nav
not that contingency Opea All easier way 10 the
senate, and would uol the r,fsrdR senator whose
praise The speaker now pr0olSims With such stir
ring pafhOS, remember his efforts and aid, and
paw back in Kind with u>uiT
But tum 10 notice o,her parts OF that eNtraortl
nary letter. which, in my Judgment, demand crit
icisnl. Mr. Il. does himself injustice when he nj
tempts to wink out Of light the fact thai great Ell
fOrt, have been made by Mr. Hamlin and his
friends the state over, through the caucus system,
D pack the Legislature NTH members favorable
b hi succs s>ion To deny that such an effort
has been made, omen snd broadcs -, Is self stult
ncAti0n la aay mau Of Mr.. Blaine position and
opportunity for observation. L MI Blaine igu0r-
ami Of the TACT that Mr.. Hamlin has more camp
followers aud 1ppoutce-- under the Federal Gov
eminent than any who ever held Office in this
statCs And will Mr.. q. deny tia; that drilled
corps has been most active IA packing c9ucuses
tor Hsmln all hands ss in the city OF Augusta
Did not the Speaker read tue result of those
Cuscs aud nominations a. auD0ynce1 by telegraph
Ia the II tmliu organs IL iL- state aud cvcg out OF
it: l. Mr.. Blaine l.nor3ut vi The Tact that NJ.
Hamliu aud all his hSDcLmen have arrogaDuy
proclaimed that lpc has secured, by these disgrace
~ ea9!!s, glos7y q tls IlSlsS.NS GcsA