The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-11-27
BosToN Nov. 25, 1879.

Ino MayOrdlty CUutoSu slOooOo PuoiAO ~
tenton to some extent just now III this ana
other cities Of the commonwealth. The Dem
ocrats OF Boston have renominated Mayor
Prince and will probably elect him. The Re
publican nominee, Alderman Stebbins, is a good
man for the place and well versed in city busl-
ness, having served many years in one branch
or the other of the city council. But see lit
tie chance for his election. Mr.. Prince Is an
anti-Butler Democrat and will therefore COM
mand the support of that wing of the party,
and as the caucus which nominated him was
largely composed of Butterflies it is probable
that they too will fall in, though there is dis
position to slaughter Prince for his opposition
to Butler and Buterism. The fact is, the Or
der has gone forth to slaughter every anti-But-
Ter Democrat who is up for any offlce ms
order extends to all city and town elections
outside of Boston. The fact is however. the
Democrats have got control of the Modern
Athens and the Irish have got control OF the
Democrats, so that the city is fast losing cast
and character.
In Cambridge, the candidates are A. nan:
a lumber dealer, and Henry Fox, brother OF
the famous Humpty Dumpty Fox. The ques-
ton is not party one at all, and there seem TO
be no weldefned issues. In Lynn, the WORK,
ingmen will inquest ionaby renomluate ana
elect Mayor Sanderson. He has made fair
y
good one. His police appointments " re very
bad and in some instances disgrareiui. But
Lynn, is in bad state and will probably elect
Ssnderson again. This shows what ''the peo
pie" will do when they get the power 1t is
proving to some peoples minds hereabouts
that this gush about 1.-The peoples" ability to
govern themselves is all moonshlne In Sa-
lem q desperate effort is being made to remove
the hand of the ring which has deadly clutch
on the city government. 1t is likely to prove
powerful this season, because the people are
getting thoroughly aroused. The citizens and
better class of Republicans talk of uniting on
Edward Kembe, president OF the Boston Com
Exchange. The ring of which have spoken
is headed by some quasi Republicans who
largely supported Butler. Their control or
CITY affairs has reduced the Republican major
ity of 723 last year to ia this. In gloucester,
the Republicans and citizens will probably
unite on good man and elect him. Mayor
Williams, the present Butler mayor is not pop
ular There are some indications OF spit III
the Butler party ranks
notice that the Washington correspondent
of the Herald has learned that Mr.. Blame IS q
formidable candidate for the Republican Pres
idential nomination. He admits that the
Northwest is nearly solid for him and that,
Gen Grant out of the field Mr. Blaines nolni-
nation is almost sure This view agrees with
nv own observations during an extended tour
through the Northwest In almost every in-
stance found Blaine to be the choice; the ex-
| ceptio.s were where Grant was flfst choice ana
Blaine second My own impression is that he
will command the confidence OF the South TO
| an unexpected degree In New York his pop
| ularty has increased until he stands far ahead
| of Conkling Sherman is out of the question,
| now, I think, even though he should carry
| Ohio His speeches during the fall were not
| entirely satisfactory to the real hard money
| men In Massachusetts Mr.. Blaine won many
| friends during the short time he was here be-
| fore election see the Herald, after quoting
my statement that Massachusetts, people didn't
| know Mr.. Blaine very well, remarks that some
of them know him too we'll. suppose 1t re-
| fers to our two Senators whom he frightened
| so in his famous "attack on Massachusetts,"
1 see one of our suburban papers, the editor
| of which has been in Maine, says that your
| prohbitory law is Of no account lie says the
| cities, particularly Portland, are over-run with
| club-rooms and that drink can easily be OBJ
! tanned in them. L have heard this from others.
Now, / should like for Neal Dow to tell US
whether this is true. and, if it IS, why some ei-
| forts are not m de to suppress lnt3mperahce III
| this direction. If it is all true and nothing is
| done to suppress the use OF liquors, then mat
GOOD are your prohibitory laws? Will Mr.. Dow
| Give us little light on the question?
So far as is known, not word has been
| heard from Rev. Mr. Murray slnce he "took
| to the woods" so to speak. 1t is now some SIX
| months since he announced his intention OF
withdrawing from the world. l have always
| felt kindly towards Murray, but 1 must say
that even his best friends could not endorse his
| last act. Had he been square with the world,
| had his business affairs been all right We could
| not have blamed him particularly but u was
not right nor honorable to leave everything
unsettled and no explanation of ms affairs.
| can't conceive what he intends to do i'll his re-
| tirement unless he hopes to produce some
| great and startling work or to make some won
| derful discovery which shall startle the world.
| fear he will not accomplish any such purpose
| even If he intends 1t.
| believe wrote YOU some weeks ago that
| the Anchor line Of steamers had established an
| office in this city and intended to start ser
| vice between here and Europe. The arrange
| ment is proving highly gratifying. A service mas
| been instituted between Boston and the Medl-
terranean ports and now another is about TO be
| started between Boston and Glasgow; IN TACT,
mas been started | presume by today A hne
| steamer of the line was loading at East Boston
last week. The growth OF the Anchor line III
| popular favor has been something unusual.
| In 1875 it ranked with the State and National
| lines as a second class line; now 1t ranks with
the best 1t has an immense fleet OF steamers
| including some of the largest that sail the
ocean and they sail to all the leading ports OF
,he world. With elegantly fitted boats and
| reasonably fast going ones under careful Scotch
| commanders, there seems no reason why the
| new line from this port should not grow aud
| prosper. We all hope 1t may; not alone foI
| he sake OF Boston but for all this section OF
| New England
hear d well authenticated story about an
| effort which the Butler people made TO gel
John d. Long over to their side. Billy
simmons was the commissioner who was TO dc
the converting. Probably the task was as
signed to him because he is known as the
young christian soldier" He first secured
don. Charles j. Noyes. Mr.. Noyes, by the
way, was one of the prime movers i'll the In,
dependent movement and but for Long would
iave been in that party now. The sore OIL
lis head was a failure to get the speakership
TO return to Mr. Long. Simmons having
got Noyes ''sold'' then sought to CON
vert Long. He promised him that if But
Ter was elected this year they would
all turn to and help elect him (Long) Govern
or next year. Long declined the invitation
quite promptly Theu OF course Noyes fol
owed suit for he was strong Long mau. You
see the Butler people thought to get up great
boom" by bringing Long, Noyes' Thompsln.
Palmer aud many more such men over to thsil
| sida They only got poor Palmer. This stony