The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-08-01

The following were appointed a committee
on resolutions: j. Ell. Drummond, Portland,
l.. I. Chase, Bridgton, D. r. B. Pride, Wind
ham, Daniel Elliott, Brunswick, E. r. Win
gate, Standish.
The next business was the nomination of
Judge OF Probate.
Mr.. j. H. Drummond said he wished to
nominate Henry c.. Peabody of Portland, q
gentleman who had the nomination at the last
time and who would have been elected if
sort of blindness had not come over the people
A suggestion had been made that no nominal
ton should be offered, as the present incum-
bent was an excellent officer. He thought
that suggestion must have been influenced by
the Democrats He always noticed when
Republican was to go out of Office and DEM
! ocrat go in, the Democrats We're always favor
| able to the nomination, but when a Republi-
can was to be reelected, without reference to
| party, then the Democrats always objected.
Judge Walker Of Oxford County was a case in
point The Democrats didn't see his re-elec-
ton Mr.. Drummond said the Judge of Pro-
bate was more of political office than Clerk of
| Courts or County Commissioner. He believed
we had men in our party as capable of making
good Judges of Probate as in the Democratic
| party, and as the Democrats never have shown
the precedent for electing man from the op-
| posite party because he was good officer he
didn't see why the Republicans should. He
could make these remarks the more freely be-
cause Judge Cleaves was personal friend of
his and he'd as soon take him as any other
Democrat, but in politics he knew no friend
| faro Vha aixra1 1rritI,
hearty applause.
Mr.. Peabody was nominated by reclamation.
For Register of Deeds Mr.. Motley of Portland
| offered the name of Seth l.. Larrabee of Scar
boro. He said locality must be regarded if we
would gather strength. The locality of Scarboro
is infested with two great evils: the potato bug
and the Greenbacker. The first was an inflic-
ton of God and the second of the devil cloud
| applause.) Scarboro has been infested with
Copperheadism and Greenbackism. If Mr..
| Larrabee shall be nominated he will draw a
| large number of voters from that portion of the
community who will wish to honor q towns
| man.
Mr.. j. j. Perry of Portland offered the
name of w. X. Neal of Portland, who had so
admirably filled the position in the past who
had, as first clerk of the Superior Court, sys-
tematized its business and had excellent Gre
dentials from Judges Goddard and Waterman.
Mr.. B. T. Chase of Bridgton said he had the
highest regard for Mr.. Neal, but he thought it
was fitting, as they had honored Mr.. Neal so
many times, to honor somebody else, and he
was in favor of Mr.. Larrabee.
The following was the result:
Whole number of votes, ..............., -. 154
Necessary for choice. $500. ....... -. IS
| Seth l.. Larrabee had. ..................9S
| W. H. Neal had. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ...5G
| And Mr.. Larrabee was elected.
| On motion of Mr.. Perry the nomination of
Mr.. Larrabee was made unanimous.
| The next Office was that of County Attorney.
| Mr. Elliott offered the name of Weston
Thompson of Brunswick as an excellent law
yer He said scandal had been circulated
that Mr.. Thompson was not a temperance man.
He was one of the strongest tee-totalers in the
county.
| Mr. Reed of Deering offered the name of
Liberty B. bennett of Deering.
Mr. B. 7. Chase of Bridgton stated he was
not a candidate Himself.
Mr. Drummond offered the name of A. w
| Coombs of Portland.
| Mr. Pride of Standish offered the name of
Judge Kingsbury of Portland. After speaking
| of the Judges claimes to the office he referred
to the other candidates negative temper
ance men, and said the Office in times past had
! not been efficiently filled.
| Gen. Mattocks said he was astonshed to hear
his young friend refer to the candidates as
negative temperance men. Mr.. Coombs was
| man who did not drink himself and who was
pledged to vigorous enforcement of the
liquor law. He did not think man must
necessarily be member of a secret organiza-
ton in order to be good temperance man. He
had the highest respect for Judge Kingsbury,
but he thought with former speaker that he
had already been sufficiently honored in the
| past.
The following was the vote:
Whole number of votes .......... 155
| Necessary to a cnoice. -. :. man. go 7S
a; w: Coombs had ...........,. 126
| All others ............................ 20
On motion of Mr.. Pride the nomination of
| Mr.. Coombs was made unanimous.
| County Treasurer came next in order
Mr.. Perry of Portland said the name of
Charles Humph reys of Yarmouth had been
| mentioned for the nomination. He was re-
quested to state that as soldiers name was to
be presented for the office, and as we are to
elect corporals this year and not shoulder
straps, Mr.. Humphreys would withdraw his
name in favor of the soldier. Great applause
General Mattocks stated that man enlisted
as private soldier in the 18th Maine at the
beginning of the war, who served in every en-
gagement until Lees sure nder, rising to be
| lst Lieutenant. In the last engagement, by a
blunder of the general commanding the brig
| ade-Gen. Prince-the regiment to which this
| soldier belonged was ordered to charge q rifle
| pit, in which charge they were successful, but
the soldier received a wound in the thigh that
incapacitated him from the use of his leg. In
| 1875 this soldier was the candidate of the
| three parties in Westbrook for town treasurer
| and was elected. A scandal had been started
| against him to the effect the affairs of the
| office had not been properly administered He
held in his hand the official report of the in :
vestigation in which the expert appointed
showed that the treasurers accounts balanced
to a cent He would offer the name of Mr. J.
M. Webb of Westbrook. cloud applause.)
Mr.. Drummond spoke highly in favor of Mr..
Lewis Mcclellan of Gorham, the present in
cumbent. He said Mr.. Mcclellan declined to
stand against Mr.. Webb not because he was
not as capable to fill the office, but because
Webb was soldier and equally qualified with
| himself.
Messrs. Reed of Deering, Chapman of Gray,
and Lord of Windham were elected a commit
tee to receive and count votes.
| Whole number of votes. ........... ......142
| =. M, Webb had ....140
| OcaIuerlng. ...,.............,..........Z
Mr.. Webb was nominated.
The next office was that of County Commits
sioner.
David A. Cole of Naples offered Nathan A.
Church of Naples, las Mr.. Church was a
staunch Republican and Naples had never had
a county officer
Mr.. Merrill of Portland nominated w L.
| Prince of Cumberland.
Mr.. Pride offered w. H. Dickey of GRAY.
Mr.. Sergeant of Deering offered G. M. Stev-
ems of Deering.
| FIRST BALLOT.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
whole number OF votes. ............. ......129
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