Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-02-21
POLITICAL.

Hon. +. +. Webb is brought forward
BY the Wateryile Nal as a candidate for
Governor. The Brid.ton Ne,rS says, how
ever, that Hon. W. ". Thomas, jr. OF
Portland is the coming man.
-One OF the powerful paragrap hers of
the Boston Post speaks Of - Mr. W iliiam
L. Frye, n Senator, or something OF that
sort, we believe, from The State OF Maine. "
The Post ought to lend that writer To OS-
car Wilde for lap-dog lIhig.
A delegation Of Texas Republican S
have assured the presiden, that. with the
assistance of the Administration, they
would be able 10 carry three OF the Con-
gressional districts in that State next fall,
aud were informed that he Z" would be glad
10 aid them in any proper manner in his
power"
The Lewiston Journal says that Pres
ideut Garheld's administration needs no
apology, and gives three good reasons
a In four months 1t had the Star Rolte
conspiracy by the throat. had reduced the
interest on $3.50, 600, 900 OF and per
cent. bonds TO Is per cent. and had
maintained the Constitutional right or the
Executive TO make nominations for the
lAhF0A NALN NAlANNs SSe4ASh 1Nd1sNA WIS
ton.
The Boston Journal says: Mr.. Putnam
whom Gov. Plaisted of Maine, nominated
for Justice Of the Supreme Court, Is re.
ported 10 have said after his nomin alton :
There is one thing would not 10 were
| member OF the Executive Council;
would not confirm any appointment TO the
TO the place held by Judge Li5bey. His
only offence is that he rendered an honest
opinion in the contingent matter"
Collector Wakefield, of Bath, should
be highly complimented for his tifort TO
inaugurate civil sercyie reform in the Gus
toms service. Tuesday he held compel
tive examination of candidates for the
customs service at the port of Bath. There
was no examining board; the Collector
conducted the examination himself, and
the interrogations were oral. Mr.. Wake
fields object was 10 ascertain the persons
best fitted for the positions, and such he
will recommend for appointment.
When Republican political trickster
gets beaten in his own party and pretty
we'll played ont, what will he not resort to!
Portland Argus.
As rule they go over and assume the
leadership OF the ArgUsS party, as in the
somewhat conspicuous cases of the last
three Democratic standard bearers in
Maine-A. Garcelon, j. l.. Smith, and
Harris NJ. Plaisted. If YOU are going in-
TO conumdrums give us harder one
Wing.
Representative Dingley of this district
was called TO the chair of Speaker Keifer,
Friday, and according to the correspond
ents. presided with entire acceptance dur
ing the entire session-the House being in
Committee OF the Whole on bill TO refund
a 800 600 tax assessed on the Philadel-
phia 4 Reading Railroad The discussion
on the bill continued over three hours and
is pronounced by the correspondents as
one OF the best debates of the session.
The bill was defeated by a large majority.
The action OF the House in this matter in
dicates that the majority are not disposed
To- allow great and rich corporations to get
rid OF equitable taxation.
During the sixty-one years of Names
existence as an Independent State, she has
been represented by twenty gentlemen in
the National Senate. This is the list:
John Chandler, John Holmes, Albion H..
Paris, Peleg Sprague, Ether Shepley,
John Ruggles, Judah Dana, Ruel Williams,
George Evans, John Fairfield, James w.
Bradbury, wyman b. s. Moor, Hannibal
Hamlin, William Pitt FessendeD, Amos
Nourse, Lot ii. Morrill,, Nathal A. Farwell,
James G. Blaine, Eugene Hale and William
p. Frye. or this number, eleven have been
natives OF the State, and seven others were
natives Of New England; Massachusetts,
furnishing four-Holmes, Sprague, Shep
ley and Ruggles; New Hampshire two
Chandler aud Fessenden; and Connecticut
ope-Dana.