Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-03-30
OXFORD COUNTY.

asserts with the most oraxen ehronsefy
and known falsehood. He writes. lover
half of Oxford County goes greenbAck.
The cheek necessary for the concoction
of that story is simply enormous. The
lie is so monumental that We are inclined
to take it for irony. Still as some OF our
people may not be prepared to deny the
claim with certainty, we present the fol-
lowing facts
One week after election, we published
returns from all but three towns IN this
County. Grafton, small town with So
polls, has made no return, but every other
town has reported in full. Most of these
returns were furnished BY the newly
elected town clerks, while the remainder
are from equally reliable parties By
these returns the Chroaiele could have
ascertained the truth, if j, purposed to
deal in facts. OF the thirty-four towns
reported. but si1 elected straight fusion
board; fifteen elected full Republican
board. and thirteen elected mixed board.
Give the fusionists Grafton, which Is a
greenback town, and then they did not
carry half so many towns straight as the
Republicans carried. A closer examina-
ton Of the vote in towns which selected
. mixed board, shows still greater Repub-
Ican majorities. More than half OF the
Offices in these towns were filed by Re-
publicans, thus giving them control OF
nearly two-thirds Of the town offices in
Oxford County. Not a grea, victory for
fusionists 10 crow over.
As notable feature in the result, we
call attention 10 the fact that every town
carried BY the fusiOnists was a greenback
stronghold. They did not gam single
town in the County. The CAroHicte'
indeed. does say, Hebron wen, green
back for the frs, time" but tina, is I'M
pardonable ignorance or grosser false
hood. In 1877 the opposition carried
Hebron BY three majority. This spring
the town officers elected were, Geo. Cobb.
L.. L. Packard, s. p. Cushman. c. II.
George. Rev. S. ID. Richardson, and j.
ID. S,urtevan,. They are all stalwari
Republicans. and their friends will smile
blandly at the thought of fusion victory
there.
Let US see how the Chronicle figures
UP its fusion victory in Oxford County.
Firs, on the lis, j, gives Hebron. We
have disposed Of that case. Next Is
"Peru. strong greenback." The fusion
majority for Governor, last fall, was SO.
The town officers were elected BY only
"a majority. Brownheld is pu, into the
list twice, in order to swell the number.
In this town Republicans wers selected
for first Selectman, Agent and member OF
School committee. In September the
fusion majority on Governor was To-
Then comes Denmark, carried BY 81 fu-
sion majority in September. All the
town officers elected are Republicans but
Selectmen who are hard money Demo-
Gratis. elected in opposition to greenback
candidates Canton comes next on the
Chronicle list, because as il vain-glori-
oasly remarks, ''ex-Counsellor Fogg ad-
dressed the people" Republicans were
elected as third Selec,mau, Clerk. Treas
ursr, and Supervisor. II is to be hoped
that Mr.. Fogg viii speak once more in
Canton. Buck6eld and Dix6eld are cor
sctly placed in the fusion column in
order to give favor of truth. They
gave heavy fusion majorities in Septem-
Der, and the clear light Of truth had not
struck them on the FIRST of March. Por-
ter u the next claim The town gave a
fusion majority Of 80, in September. Our
correspondent "a prominent Democrat)
gave a record of the election, last week.
They met on March lst, and succeeded
that day in electing Jesse Colcord Rep. }
Moderator, and adjourned to the 9Th. y
At the second meeting, James W. Chap
man Rep was elected Collector and
Constable, while the other offices were
divided between the two wings Of the
fusion party. Hanover is claimed, but
the fusionis,s elected only the third Sc
leetman and Treasurer. Next comes
Hartford, part of the ticket" 1t was
. small part of the ticket. The Repub-
Leans elected all but second Selectman,
and Mendall, the present fusion Repre-
sentative, was squarely defeated, being a
candidate for first Selectman. Lowell is
claimed. although the officers were all
hard money men. Even Milton Planta-
ton elected Republican for Supervisor.
Nearly every town claimed by the ChrOa-
.ele elected more or less Republican off,
Gers. There could be no more complete
Republican victory than that indicated by