The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-24
Political Paragraphs.

The Republicans of Augusta held splendid
meeting at Meonian Hall, Monday evening.
Long before the hour appointed for tbs meet
ing the hall was packed full of people, and
hundreds went away during the course of the
evening who could not obtain admittance.
Hon. Nelson Dingey, Jr., made very able
and clear argument in support OF the Republic
can party upon State and National issues in
volved in the campaign; while Captain Charles
A. Boutelle, of Bangor, made an earnest
and telling speech upon State igsues.-Our
citizens were highly pleased with the meeting.
Augusta Journal.
Gov. Plaisted's Democratic letter of ac-
ceptance is a ragged speci men OF public docu-
ment now that public opinion has had chance
to test it. Instead of being firm and indes-
Timetable. it is himsy affair that will not
stand scrutiny 1t does not hold together
worth a cent The frequent Fusion process
has taken the life out of its material, as it has
out of its party.-Machias Republican.
The following from an exchange is worthy
| the serious consideration of Ladd and Murch:
| The congressman who didn't know that the
River and Harbor bill was loaded to kill at the
| breech should be given vacation OF two years
| for repairs and repentance
Mr.. Stubs, the Republican nominee for SEN
| ator of Franklin county, was born and raised
1 IN the IOWH Cl OtiOuSj tA-O oOA VI OAuSO
| p. M. Stubbs. and is now about A years of age.
| He is graduate of Bowdoin College, in the
| class with Hon. w. W. Thomas, Jr, of Port
| land.
| General Weaver, the gifted Greenback can
| didate for the Presidency in $780, sends letter
| of regret in response to an invitation to stump
| in Maine for Governor Plaisted The extreme
| urgency Of work in his own State prevents his
l IF no Gan6rQI WaaVQr
| fervently declares that he cannot see the shad-
| ow of an excuse for any member OF the Green
hacker organization who refuses to support the
l entire Fusion ticket in Maine. Recalling his
association with Scion Chase in stumping for
| the Fusionists two years ago, it is not plain to
| to General Weaver why Mr. Chase declines to
help Governor Plaisted, for both tue ticket and
| the principles of the Greenbackers have been
l accepted by the Democrats. General Weav-
| er's inability to grasp the situation in Maine
| is complete and lamentable, probably owing
| to the stress of the situation in Iowa. IL Is
| doubtful if this letter turns single supporter
| from Mr. Chase. Rather the epistle, which is
| presented by the Democratic papers in large
| type, will confirm the theory that jobbery OF
/ the most fragrant kind is to be used TO carry
| Maine, If possible, for the Fusionists Boston
| Advertiser.
| Governor Plasted has surpassed Garcelon in
l us parbiSduSllip anu hac hOpp ehO Sd"AS "a eAO
State in constant turmoil. The Democrats by
renominating him ask the people to sanction
this style of administration. The Republicans
/ ask them to put an end to it and restore the
| State to the peace and order always enjoyed
| there is any doubt about the answer which will
be given next month.-Tribune
| Somerset county is the largest wool-growing
county in the State, having about 100. 600 sheep
largely Merino, and yielding well up to 100000
| pounds of fine wool annually. Farmers have
besides four flourishing wooden mills and they
are year by year brought more and more to
| realize that thsIRepublcan policy of protection
| is their stronghold in these industries. There
| are not large number of CRACKS between
| the two parties now apparent upon the surface,
| bat there are some well defined ones in almost
every town, and where there are any their
toes are invariably pointed towards the EepuD-
lican lfnes.-Ssmerset Correspondence Boston
/ Journal.
The Democrat and Greenback county COM
| mittees, with their candidates, held meeting
\ at the Biddeford House in this city Wednesday
| afternoon. The meeting was secret one, but
| enough has leaked out to show that it was a
stormy one. No one who would accept the va
| cancy on their ticket for county treasurer could
be agreed upon, and the vacancy still exists.
| How much blood money was extorted from the
| candidates is not known, but the sum was
| probably an insignificant one, for those who
| understand the situation will not throw away
| their money on the Coordination" in this
| county this year-Biddeford Journal.
| Fancy General Samuel Gary standing up be-
| fore Fusion audience in Bangor and denoun-
| cling the veto of the refunding bill of 1881 by
President Hayes! That was bill which was
| particularly Objectionable to the Greenbackers,
| who voted against it with all all their might.
| General Gary is Greenbacker of the most
pronounced type. On the passage of the bill it
| was opposed by Messrs. Weaver and Gillette of
| Iowa, by Mr.. de la Matyr of Indiana, by Mr..
| Ford of Missouri, Mr.. Forsaithe of Illinois,
| Mr.. Yocum of Pennsylvania, and by Mr.:
| Murch of Maine, in whose interest General
| Cary is stumping the State. Did the faithful
| Greenbackers commit mistake, or has Gener-
| al Cary changed his mind?-Boston Advertiser.
A reporter of the Lewiston Journal recently
| had conversation with a leading Democrat,
| who remarked: ~ am a Democrat, bat can
| not stand such strange alliance as we have
| this year. shall not vote for Plaisted, aud
you may mark my words hundreds OF Maine
! Democrats will quietly stay at home on cleo
| ton day." This antagonism TO the Strange al
| lance" is not confined to Lewiston; it extends
| all over the State There are Democrats here
! who are disguised with the "hashed mess"
! but do not say much but to person familiar
with their peculiarties it is not difficult to tell
| that they are in political trouble.-Machias
| Republican.