Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-11-24
Political.

Ninety-fve per cent of the weather pre-
dictions for the Signal Service during the
past year proved correct
In letter to the Portland Press, Hon. 1.
h. Reed, declines to be . candidate for U.
S. Senator
1t now appears that Gen. Garfield was not
at Washington at the time the alleged Chinese
letter was dated He was absent several
DAYS prior and after the date of the forged
document.
Fiftv-one candidates for $1,000 clerkships
in the New York Custom House underwent
a civil service examination Wednesday. They
we're generally fine class Of men, and
PASSED the ordeal very creditably.
Conversation heard on the front plstform
Of a street car: s.Does yees tell me there
niver was such . man as Morey that writ the
Chinese letter." Sure the mans own muth-
or mark We, swears as how he never was in
existence"
Mr.. Dorsheimer has recovered from his
fraud spasm. and il illing to admit that
Gen. Garfield's election cannot be success
fully disputed He is of the opinion that the
democratic party can neither die nor be killed
and that it can march to glory on a platform
of free trade. civil service reform and cur
rency reform. Mr. Dorsheimer seems to be
man of infinite hopefulness.
Southern Congressman who have arrived
at Washington are quite ''solid'' IN denounc-
ing the Northern democrats, and some of the
Southerners are DESTROYS hereafter of cutting
clear from their Northern brethren and sup
porting for President the man who will give
the South the most consideration in the ad-
ministration of the government"
The New York papers are beginning to
discuss the United States Senatorship. The
question is: Shall the new Senator be a
Conkling man, or member of the other fac
ton? The latter claim majority of the re-
publicans in the next Assembly. 1t is said
that Mr.. Plat is Mr.. Conkling's choice.
Among the other candidates spoken of. are
ce-President Wheeler, Representative Nor
ton. Theodore NJ. Pomeroy, Judge Robert
son and ex- District Attorney Crowley.
The "onion-skin'' ballot of New Jersey
serves the same purpose as the tissue ballot
of South Carolina, and is of higher grade
scientifically. 1t is printed on pasteboard
paper, and after being deposited in the ballo,
box unfods itself and lets loose from five te
ten similar ballots. 1t is claimed that the
"onion-skin" ballot and the Counting law
gave the democratic electors and the demo
cratic candidate for Governor, all the major
ity they are credited with at the late elec
ton,
Gen. Grant confirmed, at the Lotus cluf
dinner, his recent reputation as an unexpec
teddy fluent and graceful extempore speaker
| The occasion was also made notable by thu
action of Colonel Richard Lathers, we'll
known and vehement democrat, in proposing
the health of President Hayes; and by tina
| of Mayor Cooper, who said he believed il
manfully and promptly recognizing results
and therefore asked the company to unite
with him in drinking the health of the Pres
ident-elect, General Garfield.
Mr.. A. G. Porter, of Indiana, elected Gov
ernor, whose good fortune it was to lead thu
great fight in the critical State that settled
the Presidential election, is in Bangor. HI
| is reddish blonde, with hair and full beart
silvered, with dgnified bearing, and hand
| some, open, manly face. He declines to ex
| press any opinions as to the Senatorial con
test in his State, but frankly declares that h
cannot himself, under any circumstances
become candidate. The people of Indiana
he says, have elected him Governor; and h
intends to serve them to the best of his abili
ty, in that capacity.