The Portland daily press., 1885-10-29
A DEMOCRATIC SENSATION.
Statement From Judge cIeaves's
Friends.
Why He Should Have Been Made
Collector.
The friends of Judge Cleaves yesterday
noon issued the following statement OF his
strenoth for the CollectOrShip:

The friends of Judge Cleaves yesterday
noon issued the following statement Oh his
strength for the Collectorship:
The papers on file in the First Congressional
District Which comprises the countleS OF CulnOer-
land and York show that Judge CleavSs rs "6o 49, ao
commended in Cumberland county ~ tne Denio @ 70
cratic town committees of a majority OF tnenl oi
twenty-four of the twentyslx towns III tno cVuiy
by eighteen of the twenty-one memDels " ny ny
Democratic city committee OF Portianu, ny ystio stA
teen of fine twenty members of the Delnocratlc
county committee, by the President, with otner
oiflcers and members of the Young Mems Demo
cratic Ciub of Portland, by over seventy-fye ship
owners and business men of Brunswick, tne Town Town
officers and prominent Democrats and business s
mouth. Cumberland and Harpswell and many
other towns in the county, ana py nearly wv 1wo
hundred Of the most promnehs elTnPnrf, ~ Pnrf
land without distinction of party. He also was
supported by many such well known democrats democrats
sbn as 0 TeWyqge peWg Of he Union Mutual
Life Insurance Co., Hon Ezra Carter, x-Collector
of Portland, Hon John W. Deering; Mayor OF
Frank ex-Speaker of Maine House of Representa-
tves, Hon. Sewall g. Strout, President Of Gumber,
land Bar: Col. G. w. Parker, eX-Sherltf; Edmund
Dana x.Chairman Democratic State Committee;
Col. John NJ Adams, editor and proprietor OF the
Eastern Argus. In addition to this many OF the
most distinguished Republicans IN Portland com
prising ex-Mayors and high officials, gave hlm
their hearty support In York county tnefe Was
the same unanlmty am6ng 'ne or Majority of
them Ok Of tbe 81 towns recommended Judge
CIeayes Hon. Edward w. Staples OF Blddeiord
Mayor City CLERK HGbbaTd Gt aGge g.ler Tak
Collector johnson, City Treasurer Page ana near
ly every other Democratic Official Oh the CITY QI
Biddeford numbering ffty-two urged the appoint
ment with many of the business men OF tnat clCy:
r. Jordan, Richard +. G. Hartley, Presidents OF
banks and other Democrats and business men 10, 0i
mittee of York. Among the leading Democrats
who gave him their support N tnaf county weEe
Clifford William A. Cromwell, Trafton Hatch,
G. H. Milliken, Lemont A. Stevens and John Han
scom Of the Biddeford Sentinel, nart In every very
among the prominent Democrats we mention a
few: Hon. j. ". Bradbury, ex-United States Sen
Ii. Gardiner, ex-Mayor of Gardiner Hon. Isaac
Reed of Waldoboro, ex-member OF Con-
gress, Hon. Richard 7. Rundlett; COLLECTOR e
Edmund Wilson, Hon Edward O'Brien,. Hon. At
wood Levensaler, Hon. Jos. E. Moore Of Thomas
ton Hon Elliott Walker Of Newp3r5' hon af Faeter A. M
Hon. A. J. Chase of Sebee, Hon. ). >. RaWson,
Hon Gorham L. Boynton, Hon. James f. snow,
VIM King and ex-Mayor f. w. Laughton OF Ban
gor; Hon. Charles w. Larrabee Of Bath, Hon L.
NJ. Haskell, Mayor of Auburn; TOsdus Atwooa,
County Attorney Of Androscoggln county; Jonn
NJ Robbins President Manufacturers Bank: ID.
j. McGillicuddy and DR.. Martel Democratic rep
resentatves to the Legislatmefrom Lewiston, Gen.
John 4 Berry R j. Rs1an of 6f RockaSd
Gen. John D. Rust of ROckport, Houghton Broth
ers and other shipbullders of Bath, Hon. John T;
Donworth, Collector at Houton, Hon. Edward
Ware OF Athens, Hon. Ansel Wadsworth, Hon.
James r. Taber and William Berry OF Benast,
Gen S. d. Leavitt, Benjamin F. Milliken Of East
port and Charles J. Whidden of the Calais Times
He was supported by Col. James nj. Stone, Col.
Charles Mflliken, Hon. NJ V. B. Chase and nearly
every prominent Independent in the State. Many
of the distinguished soldiers throughout the state
urged his appointment Nine of the twelve dele
gates to the Chicago National Convention urged
his appointment, as did also majority OF the
Democratic State Committee and every Democratic
newspaper in his District