The Republican journal., 1876-08-17


i've speeches this was one of the most success
fu meetings of the campaign, and credit to
the Democracy of Hancock
Republican County Convention.
Our misguided Republican brethren oi
the County, who think that the country
should submit to another term of Grant
ism under the fiction OF President bv the
name Of Hayes, assembled at the Court
House in this city on Tuesday, to nomi-
nate county officers. The assemblage was
an unusually large one. as there was a
sharp contest for the nominations, espec-
tally that Of Sheriff, and more than the
average amount of figuring was indulg-
ed in. Castle, the State Committee man,
was busy in arranging for the smoot Ii
working OF things. Milliken slipped round
among the crowd, as if challenging an
opinion whether he looked like going
over to the support of Mcclellan or any
other man. Fred Atwood was on hand.
ittitN ~ tiih l9t CoHGCi iIiH1 llC IDalugC-
mcnt ot things political or things agricul-
tural. especially to those who needed u
Meadow King Mower The white hat of
Capt, Boardman, like the plume Of Murat,
was seen wherever the battle was thickcst
Barnabas wandered about the square with
one eye on the Custom House and tear
in the other
The Convention was organized by choice
of james Fowler of Unity as President.
and ". H. Sherwood, of Thorndike and
j. F. Frye, OF Stockton, Secretaries After
a committee on credentials had been chos-
en-, an adjournment was had to Hayiord
Hall, as the Court Room was excessively
crowded There were reported by the
Committee to be l5S delegates present.
Mr. Castle addressed the Convention
saying he was sorry to announce Il disap
pointment regarding speakers, and read
letter from Mr.. Blaine, saying shat the
death o. a nephew. resident in his family
would prevent him from being present.
Also Il telegram from the new convert
Mr.. Charles Ii. Treat, Of Bath, saying that
he had failed to connect with the train,
and could not reach Belfast seasonably.
SO the assemblage would be deprived of
both prophet and disciple
The first ballotings were for two candi-
dates ior Senators, and the choice fell up
on Isaac NJ. Boardmau of Belfast and Orrn
Learned Of Burnham. Then came the bio
fight for Sheriff, for which the preparation
had been long and labored, The leading
candidate was Capt, Charles Baker, Of
Belfast, favored by the temperance men
and organizations, but weighted by the
charge, made by the old party stagcrs,
that two years ago he ran as an independ-
ent candidate ior the same office, against
the regular nominee. The ballots result
5G, Walls 20, TwitcheIl Z, Nose Is, Luce
"a Balot-Baker 50, Snow G4, Walls
q. Twitchell Z, and the latter withdrew.
Sd Ballot-Baker 81. Snow 81, Walls %
4th Ballot-Baker 81, Snow Gl Walls
80.
9th Ballot-BaAer 43, Snow %, Walls
So
Baker and Snow then withdrew, and
Walls was nominated by accamation
For Clerk of Courts, W. G.. Frye was
by acclamation. 50 WIS Mr..
Field for Register Of Probate
The next matter for consideration was
that Of Judge of Probate, for which posi-
ton the candidates were as thick as black |
berries The first ballot resulted as fol- |
lows-Slrout 10, Rich 7, Howe IL, Rust
Is, Hubbard y, knowlton |, IIersey IS |
There being no choice, another ballot was
called for. Judge Rust withdrew his
name, and Col Philo lIcrsey was nomi- |
mated, having 1Ol ont of no votes.
Geo. d. McCrillis was nominated by
acclamation for County Treasurer.
For County Commissioner the first bal
lot resulted in no choice, and on the sec
Ond Darius X. Drake, of jackson, was |
nominated.
Col. Hubbard then reported two brief
resolutions, endorsing the national and
state platforms, and pledging support to
the candidates.
The Convention then adjourned, and
resolved that it was mass meeting to
listen to a speech from Congressman
1 tttt vi iVNb 4'Ii. JClIISS lIilIOuuCCU
by Mr. Castle. said that he was a native |
OF Maine. having left it some IA years ago,
and settled in the west. He lived in a
state that had a habit Of giving 10000 |
majority, which would this |
year be $4,000. Having INDUCED in this
bit OF brag, the speaker said he would
give some Of the many reasons why the
Democratic party should not be entrusted
with power in the nation. One was that |
they would Immediately bankrupt the
treasury, by the payment Of southern
claims for damages inflicted by the raw
ages Of war. They had already concoct-
ed Il scheme Of that kind, and Democrats
north and south were pledged to it,
Every pig butchered by the invading ar
mics, every chicken taken, every mule,
must be paid for Even the ground
marched over or used for battle fields
and all this would be four times the ma
tional debt, and would bring ruin to
everybody. The speaker evidently tried
hard to make himself believe this. with
out achieving an entire success. He said
that the House Of Representatives was
now concocting these schemes, if it had
MT adjourned, which God grant it had.
The speaker seemed to forget that he had
individually adjourned to make party
speeches, while his duty was to be in his
seat. lie then attacked the Democratic
platform and its figures, and did such tre-
mendous sums in arithmetic that he sail
ed away up into the billions and quadril-
lions. His hearers got lost in the none
tary iog, and looked at each other in
open-mouthed wonder 1t was fearful
example OF the result that may be accom-
plished by engraltng western exaggera.
tion on a Maine stOck--a growing of fl
nancial pumpkins on huckleberry bush
There could be no use in straining the
imaginatons of readers further, so our
reporter closed his note book and departed.
A skipper Of down east coaster, named the
''lIvena," was asked what his vessel was named
after His honest reply was, 81 don't know,
expect some man in Congress-" Boston Post.
He was probably. thinking of Morton or
Butler