Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-09-13
Political Notes.

The next time Chairman Barnum's men
climb republican pine trees to find democrat
ic fig- they will wear sheet iron trousers and
carry accident policies
There is no comfort for the democracy in
the news from Maine-not a bit. They
should not try so hard to whistle-the quicker
is pathetic - Tribune.
Pastehead the Maine statesman who has
been editing the democratic campaign, will
now return to his congenial occupation of
catching frogs and telling his friends that the
country is going to the devil.-Phita. Press.
This county (Knox) claims the banner for
republican gains, rs the result of good man
agement, able representation of our princi-
plies and harmonious, energetic work among
the party throughout the county
Free Press.
One feature of the election in this county
is both surprising and gratifying. Among
those who voted the straight republican
ticket last Monday were a greater or less
number in almost every town who had been
life long democrats.-BeifastJ Journal
Congressman Thomas Is. Reed of Maine
passed through Portsmouth, n, H., Wednes-
day. on his way to Salem, Mass, where he
spoke Wednesday night. Notwithstanding
the recent great strain upon his physical and
mental forces he is vigorous both in body
and mind.
The defeat of John C. Talbot of East Wa.
chias, the democratic candidate for represen -
tative to the legislature from that town, is a
feature of the election. Mr.. Talbot has prob
ably been member of the legislature more
! times than any other man in the State. In
! 1853 he was Speaker of the House. and in
| 1850 he welded the Speakers gavel during
! the short life of the fusion legislature.
/ OF the 927 Greenbackers in this county who
resisted all efforts to lead them into the
! fusion camp, nearly all are determined
never to be sold out to the democratic party.
/ When their own separate organization
disappears, as it will, most of them will join
| the Republicans, and thus Knox, so long the
stronghold of democracy in this republican
! State, has the prospect of becoming, at an
early day permanently Republican county.
- Rockidnd Free Press.
The cry that money did it." is of no
avail. In this city one who was among the
most active for the republican ticket, aud
whose influence weighed as much, or more,
than that of any one man, is lumbermsn. a
former democrat. and beyond the possibility
of being purchased in any manner. 1t was
| the tariff question that influenced him and in
| November it will be found that his opinions
| are shared by many here who were hardly
able to agree with him now as to the influence
of the September VOTE Ellsworth Amert
can.
Pastehead, the citizen of Maine, who is
conducting the Augusta New Age with the
same broad and comprehensive stupidity that
characterized his career as a statesman, dis
cussing the Cleveland scandal in his paper,
asks what could be more incredible than
that such an attack should be made upon a
presidential candidate without consultation
/ Al s L..
or his responsible managers?" Pastehead
opens his mouth only to put his foot in it.
| On the principle he lays down the Indian
/ apois Sentinel SANDER against Mr.. Blaine
could only have been uttered after consulta-
! ton with and the consent of Grover Cleve-
land and his responsible managers. -Phiid.
! Press
| 1t is alleged, says the Lewiston Journal.
/ that a woman in mans attire voted the dem
| ocratic ticket at New Gloucester's town meet
/ ing. For the past twenty one years, nearly,
/ Rebecca Berry has been grow ing up in New
/ Gloucester, recognized by all as a female
wearing female apparel and bearing the above
womanly name, A short time ago, it is said,
her masculine counterfeit appeared in town, or
that Rebeccs changed her apparel for the as.
/ sumed mans attire, changed her name to
| Dexter Berry and has been posing as a man.
/ She (or he) is masculine in appearance, with
a heavy voice and large frame. Monday.
she Cor he) dressed in mans apparel, voted
at the town meetug-the selectmen check
irg the name as Dexter Berry. Much de-
bate arose in the assembled town meeting,
during which facts were stated to be as above
| The vote was cast in accordance with the as
sumption of name and attire. New Glouces-
ter didn't solve the conundrum, and the vote
was counted. 1--WE danced with that voter"
said one New Gloucester young man.