The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-05-18
The Gubernatorial Nomination.


be taken from this part of the State and two
gentlemen are prominently named for the place,
both of whom we can heartily commend as en-
incnty suitable for the position. These are
mentioning them in order of seniority-lion.
Frederick Robic Of Gorham and Hon. William
W. Thomas Jr., of this city.
Frederick Robe is graduate of BoWdon
College in the class of lS41. He aftcrward
graduated at the Jefferson Medical College in
Philadelphia and was engaged in the active
practice of his profession until the outbreak of
the war in 1861. In that year he was appoint
Cd paymaster by President Lincoln, served until
the close of the war and was breveted Lieut..
Colonel for mcritoriOus services. lie has been
elected to the state House of Representatives,
from GOrham. seven times, he was speaker in
1872 and again in 1876, was a member of the
council under GOV. Washburn, and has been
Chairman of the Council during Gov Davis
and GOV. Plaisted's administrations. Through
his influence the Normal school at Gorham was
established and he contributed literally toward
the fund necessary for the erection of the fine
building. He has always shown much interest
in and berality toward religious, charitable
and educational institutions. I'm 1878 he was
one of the commissioners to the Paris EXposi-
ton and during his absence was made one of
the constitutional candidates for Governor by
an agreement among the leaders Of the Repub-
lcan party and was voted for one Of the cam
didates for Governor by the Republican mem
bcr> of the Legislature of 1879. He has filled
many years been mentioned a> IN available cam
ddatr for the GoyernorShip.
Col. Robie lives III GOrham on the homestead
farm of many acres which has long been in the
possession of the family. He has been prcsi-
dent of Cumberland County Agricultural So
ciety and j. now master of the State Grange, an
agricultural organization containing over ten
thousand members. The discharge papers of
thousands of our Maine soldiers bear his sigma
turr which Was necessary before final discharge
Il II,
popular with the soldiers and is still kindly re-
membercd by them. He is a member of the
Grand Army Post of this city and of the military
order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
When he was mustered out of service the Argus
said. lie has been a gcnlemanly and courteous
of his office" The Press said. ''Col. Robes
service has been honorable to himself and emf
ncntly satisfactory both to the government and
its claimants with whom he has had to deal
The Portland Star said Maj. Frederick Robie,
the popular and efficient Payma-ter of the
United States who has been so long stationed
in this State. has been promoted to Lieut.. Col.
by brcyet. This is the first instance Of Maine
Puymastcr securing such an honor and it could
have been bestowed on no more faithful, modest
ana unassIming officer. He is held by the
Payma>ter General as one of the best officers in
the Pay Department Of our country.
William W. Thomas. Jr. is 4 direct descend
ant Of the first settler of Portland-George
Clcryes. He graduated at Bowcoin College. in
lilg class 0l looV MlIl lhe n1Shts' honor> wa, was
Consul General at that port, and later in the
same Wear was appointed Acting Consul at
Galatz, III the principality of Moldavia, receiy
InS tme sPttlu LilalhS ol 'ht DePaIti1thI 9l
IiaLe IpI iil mal'9Iiahl stIN ltts IthderTo "liiiG
tIirIt, ~ TYP t,t VIZ plpiH1teu - iull Non>u,
y W.'Itli' lil'i' AoNlt"n y ll'ito
uhliI thr 'io>e ol isoo oh accepting MS feSlS-
nation the State Department took occasion to
rNPI'H> hS illSh appreciation ol M t0huuct :,N
Il pupliE oHhcGr. ne was adlhl'ttu 70 lhe Dal III
iN,h' y Ior!lahd, "hu thlcred az ohcr upon lhe
the pubic Lands Of our State. Mr.. Thomas pre-
M W1nc ,, IN 80 M tna thn rt n IN rarrp r,Ui
in@ TIL. nIan iutn nr,cticaI nnrration hy Saline
fn syyndrn renruitinG = rnInnv Of indnstrnn.
Swedish fnrmn,,. rnti1rnino ,vith thn, t ,Inire
ana foundinu Nrv. sweden in nI1. nnrthern fnr
est. Thr 0ri~in,i colony, numbered tftv nor
Sous In 1sS0it Ind crown tn seven h,Indrnd
and rirLty-scyrn IN nonnlotinn and / stiII
r9nidIy inrreasinr II il nnn NJ III moSt sI1r-
rrlsfIIl colonies rI,.r fnmndr,l IN NV En~Iand
and is - most crr,IitnhIr monnm,nt tG Mr.
Thomas industry. nnr>eyeranrn and nuLIir
shirt III III. a n,nn,Iar Of thn Stntn IInuSn
II Rrnrnsrntativns in 1S-3 mi ,nl 1S-5 ma
Was Sneaker Of thr Unuse in thr Inst tyln vrors
hpino nominated each tin,e Inv ,crjamatinn liz
was a member of the state Senate in 1879, and
drrliurI a rn.nomination IL wos q drlro,tn
ia thr National R.nnhliran Convention of lSso
at ,hirIgo Which nominatnd Garfield nnI
Arthur. In lS19, af thc Rrpublican STATE
Convention at Bangor. he received the support
of A plurality of thr convention. ON thr tirst
buIIof Mr.. Thomas friends claim that tbn
nomination naturally fnlls I'd him. and 70 the
city II Portland which. aIthouph thr ]arocst
citv in the state. has never been hon0rcJ With
the Goycrnorshin since th, formatinn of thr
Republican partv.-a pcriod of n quarter of a