Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-08-17
From the Lewiston Gazette.
TURNER ON FOGG,

Mr.. foggs Candidacy uoes not secH"
to draw to his support the enthusiasts
young Greenbackers to such an exten,
as his sanguine expectations at one time
led him to believe. Mr.. Fogg is young
man himself, and if there is any class IN
his party to whom he should look for aid
in this canvass, il is they who should
lend helping hand. But az we pre-
dicted in our article on his nomination,
there are very many of his own party
associates who are not willing to overlook
his conduct during the campaign last
fall, when his party had right to expect
the influence Of Mr.. Foggs paper to
help overthrow the Blaine dynasty in his
own county. But everybody SHOWS his
efforts were al, directed to keep in power
the same old ring that has for years con.
trolled the political destinies of Andres
coggin County. 1t occurs to us tina. Mr..
Fogg manifests good De-. OF ''cheek
in asking fer tie votes of his own party,
10 say nothing of the demands he makes
upon Democrats to support him, whea
it is recollected that his opposition to
fusion then did I.ore than all else to
de.eG. the nominees of the fusionlsts.
Among Others who suffered from Mr.,
Fogg's pig-headedness, Mr., L. \. Turner
was the special object of his luminosity.
Mr.. Turner is a man OF excellent mem
DRY, and now proposes to retaliate in
kind on his former political companion.
The Journal of Saturday throws little
light upon Mr.. Turner'S kindly iEtch-
tons toward Nj. FUSg. It says:
Mr. L. Y. Turner OF Auburn, fusion
candidate for Sheriff last fall, called at the
City Clerks Office, in the Court House,
Saturday morning, and asked pernlssiGI
10 see the ballots cast ~ Wa.d AT the
last Septsmbsr election. A Journal re-
porter happened 10 be present at the time.
Mr.. Turner examined the ballots and soon
selected two, which he declared were the
very two thrown by ex-Courc,,,cT to2s
and Col. Blood last ;.,,, tie said he was
ready to saAo oath they were the ones.
Col. Dlood's ballot was written on ,
piece OF note-paper and his candidates
were independent OF any nomination. Tho
ex-Councillor's vote was republican
ticket, except tha, "taruovernor, stephen
y. G,e,g,esI OF Stafks," was written Ia a
bold hand ut the top. Mr.. Turner said he
proposed TO make II hot for Mr.. Fosg
Said he, "What right hss u man who
voted the Republican ticket last fall, To
cla,I anything nom the Greenback party:
III show him up. That's about all came
down home for. Fogg would never havo
got the nomination II there asd been any
workers in the convention. Col. Emer-
son." sa,d Mr.. Turner, didn't dare To
open his mouth, because he wanted TO be
a delegate to the national convention. lie
got whitewashed and | am GLAD of IT,.
Mr.. Turner went of wiz. Inc ballots In his
vest poke; sld mischief for FoSS in his
eye;
In . conversation with Mr.. Turner, We
discovered that Fogg is the nam ne Is
after this time, and he is hard worker,
and first-class organizer, and will do
the self-elected candidate good dea! OF
mischief before the day of election. he
saws that the matter OF looking after
Fooo is the chief business he has in
hand on the present visit to Auburn, and
we predict he will make i red-hot for
Foee, in his own party. The statement
that the Journal makes is in itself dam
aging enough to the prospects of Mr..
Fogg, but when the statement Is backed
up and substantiated by such irrefutable
testimony as he carries in his pocket, we
cannot see why the campaign will not
prove a very disastrous one to our elo-
quent young friend of the CAroaicle.