The Portland daily press., 1880-12-04
(Aroostook Repub ican.)
The Senator Question.

AS our readers will see in another place, the
list of asprants for the United States Senator
ship has been reduced by the withdrawal OF
Hen. I. p. Reed, whose name has been promi-
nently mentioned in this connection.
The reasons which Mr. Reed gives for leav-
ing the field, are obvious and satisfactory and
his sacrifice of personal ambition at the de.
mands of party interest, is honorable to him,
ind will not fail to increase the esteem i,
which he.is held by the people. The confess
appears now TO be. practically, between Hon.
Eugene Hale and Hon. VIM. P. Frye Other
II ntmes have been suggested, among which, as
our readers are aware, have been those of Gov
nauis- n-Ghanah0.i>i----->-- vvvrS,
out at the present time no one of these geii-
tlemen seems to be actively engaged in the
canvass. Assuming that Mr.. Hale and Mr..
Frye may be the only prominent candidates
before the Legislature, the question is upon
which of these able gentlemen should the
mantle of the distinguished retiring Senator
Hamlin fall. Mr.. Frye has been elected to
Congress from the second district He is uni
versally regarded as a leader in Congress, and
is not only we'll gu .ified to perform his du-
lies. but is III position to become a prominent
candidate for the Speakership. His election as
senator would deprive not only the Distri bur
The State and Nation of the service in the Ma.
tional House, of one of its best members, at A
time when the Maine delegation is not SD
strong as formerly. In few words, Mr.. FRYE
already i'll position where he is greatly
needed. aud where his abilities will confer
nigh honor upon the State, AS we'll as his im
mediate district, and his transfer to the Senate
would leave void in the House whc could
not DO filled. Mr.. Hale is a man Of large OK
Aar md vAA at,i iitiA
.ress, where he represented the fifth district
for twelve years. he attained national repu
iatiou, being justly regarded as one of the
ablest, most industrious and useful members
III that body. AS parliamentarian he had no
superior, and as close, keeu and logical de-
oater, attained high distinction Defeated by
ne craze OF 1878, he has since devoted himself
With ceaseless energy aud determination
to the work of promoting the sue
less OF the nepuulican party His Ser
sices upon the stump have been in denaud
all over the country, at a Gust of mental aud
Ihysical labor to which but few men in the
Stale have been subjected. His services in the
Legislature last winter are too We'll known to
10 recitei here. Il was felt, at the time, that
the misfortune of his defeat for Congress, was
almost compensated for by the great service,
which the unfortunate circumstances of the
nour, and his natural and acquired abilities
enabled him to perform, in the Legislature of
the State. The question of locality we do not
regard as one which, under ordinary circum-
stances, should receive much consideration in
determining The choice Of Senator, but the
suggestion of the Belfast Journal may not be-
unworthy of consideration. The eastern por-
tion of the State is without Republican, and
the fifth district, practically, without any rep
resentation i'll Congress. For the reasons
above Indicated, as well as others, to which We
will refer hereafter, We shall favor the bandl-
lacy of Hon. Eugene Hale, believing that the
next Legislature, upon which will devove the
important duty of eecting United States
Senator, cannot better discharge tat dutv,
than by placing him in the seat 80 long and
we'll filed by that true aud honored statesman,
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin