The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-13
TIE ELECTION IN MAINE.
THE KNOW- NOTHING Tendencies
or THE REPUBLICINS.
The rish, in the Only Di-,ric, ,ho, win Fleet


The Fight In the Only District that viii Elect
COrerc4sman -Blninc'- FinnnciaI Crook-
cdncss mud Ills Know-NothingS Svmpnthics.
PORTLAND, Sept. 10.--A Democratic vic
tory In Maine on Monday next would he a
greater astonishment than was a Democratic
triumph ih Massachusetts last fall Such re-
silt Is Improbable yet It Is certain that the
Democrats will poll a large vote. Here, as IN
OHIO, the Rep lbican parry has revived the old
Know. Nothing issue. Mf. Madigan. the Demo-
cratic can uidnte IN the Fourth Congressional
District Is assailed bitterly on account Il his
religious faith, yet there is not NOR liberal or
generous man in the country. The Rev. MIR.
Boody. Methodist minister, tells the following
story Of his fairness:
In Monticello were anout 10 erect there house ~
our lot and omc notds ihit We had gwen ou' II was
an intricate case. and W. were Obliged to seck legal aid
AMI auNiCC. was drprtlzcd To consult Mr.. Madigan
as the foremost LAWYER In our county. Long and
N rls. so that We o,tined Gear titc To- oar iot
Mnen a.kei MIN the amount his hi 3, hc rDpicd,
aud ior that make no charge"
though | cannot prophecy that Madigan will
be elected. the chances are very much In his
favor The Fourth s the only district that will
choose a Congressman.
Ex-Speakcr Blaine has got himself into trouble
cratic candidates Attention has been called to
his speculation In Little Rock and Fort smith
bonds. nnd he ha again made Lame attempts at
explanatlon. lie cannot deny. however. that he
sold to A. W. Johnson of Beif 81 some II the
worthless bonds ~ that railroad; that the ex-
ecutors OF Mr.. JOhnson's estate instituted a
SUIT to recover tho money paid. and that Mr..
lilaine settled 10y refundng tn money. Blaine
also sold large amounts ~ the stock to other
individuals, and was compelled TO buy 1t back.
Mr. Blaine l. also engaged In the Know
Nothing crusade, and IS believed to be the author
Of the know-Nothing circular that T. being dis
trpuicd IN the Fourth Congressional III trict.
Yet Nr. Blame was reared himself a Catholic and
he adhered to the faith until for some reason he
abandoned II, after settling In a Protestant COM
n.unity. THE mother who bore him" says the
MutNt Strnfrrt, lived and died a believer In
the faitn held by Mr. Madigan and her remains
sleep In Catholic onsecrated ground"
Not only are the Reuuhcnn leaders trying to
excite religious strife, but they intmidate the
eN-soldicrs, as the following afldavt proves
!, William A. Smith Of Augu,,a. county Of Ken
on ne and gave me some COPIES of thc Zlaro smith
Letter adaTe'seG re- ED to Gep 96erts ana durng ne con
should lose my pension | told MIN had lost an arm
me- snd ,hSt should vote I tSe Democrss ticSe, lie
teen ia = Wcli yop see n yo9 don lose I! In three
ed 5 smari G4aic IN tnS ne Tsy tie sd he had told
abau 10 se sa aa as OF SGsa Ss es done TN k
sworn to before M his 8 Il day OF s,pteinner 1870
r. f. PILLsBrHY, Justice of the Peace.
Bribery Is also rampant, and the Republican
Judges refuse TO punish the bribe eivers. In
| AUGUSTA o. ShtufuaN, Aug. -, inaS. \. h. W IL
liams and one Austin gave afidavits alleging
that WIN. L. Perciyal had offered them money
for their votes at the coming election. Com
plant was at once made before the Recorder Of
the Municipal Court. T.. w. Whitehouse, Judge
True being absent. The Recorder said he
would grant the papers on Monday. When that
time arrived Judge True, having returned. was
| applied to for the warrant, but he declined on
tue eround IN he WIS too busy. He was then
| requested 10 fix n time, but he refused ON
| Tuesday last, Judge True being again absent,
| the Recorder was again applied to, and he re-
| fused Un the ground that Juuge True had told
him That " was a case that should 10 before the
Grand Jury without previous expense to the
| county.
subsequently,, after learning that the facts
were to be published In tue Maine Standard, he
changed his mind and granted the warrant On
| " Mclncsiay Percival was arraigned before Judge
| True who mad returned. Williams and Austin
| testified that Percival had offered them money.
| Williams said thai Porcivai gave him ~ to bind
the bargain AT Slj for his vote and influence IN
getting others that he got Austin and told
PerclVal. and then took him to Percival, who Of
fered him so, or the going price. Austin cor
roburdted this. Nevertheless Perciyll was cis-
charged 1t Is needless to saw that the Jud se
and Recorder are uOth Republicans.