Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-03

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| arising from wounds received in battle. Mr..
Brown is charged with having been copper
head. There are two other candidates for
the ofice-Mr Edgar Whidden, who had the
office under President Buchanan, and Mr..
Frank Washburne. Gen. Leavitt of East
port is the favorite of the democrats of Cal
ais for Collector of the Passamaau0ddy Dis
| trict though it is said that he does not intend
to ask for the place till after March 4.
Robert Burns of Eastport is also candidate
| for the same office and has already had his
petition sent, and has secured good deal of
local influence in his favor. He held the
Office in 1860 and has been after it ever since.
w. R. Ker. the present British Vice Consul
at Calais, is mentioned for Deputy Collec-
tor.
At Auburn there appears to be a desire
| that Mr.. Little should be left undisturbed,
though his term as postmaster expires the
| 22d of next month. He was first appointed
in 1868 by President johnson, without having
swung around the circle to meet the changing
views of the administration. Twice was he
reapponted without opposition, and third
| time with but slight contest, when he was
backed bv about IS per cent. of the business
of the Office, and in all his petition contained
over a thousand names. Since his incumbency
the business of the Office has more than
| trebled. There are, however, three competi-
tors for the place, John H. Twombly, Capt.
Defiance Young and Dana Golf. Capt
Young was private in the Eighth Maine
Regiment of Infantry, and served through
the war, excepting the last year, when he
| was a prisoner at AndersOnville.
At Oakland things are in statu quo, owing
to Cleveland's letter that he should not make
removals except for cause. Hence the can
didates for the post office are watching the
movements of Mr.. Benson, the present in
cumbent, with one eye, and have got the
other fixed upon the incoming administration.
Mr.. Benson was good soldier, and his pres
ent term does not expire till February, 1888.
DR.. S. A. Allen would like very much to get
the place, but is at present not a resident of
the town, although having lived there for 20
years previous to his removal, about year
ago. Orestes E Crowell is said to be very
anxious to succeed Mr.. Benson. and the firm
of A. J. Libby & Son would like to have the
Office to supplement their present business.
They spent money freely in the late campaign
and would like to see some of it return A
fourth candidate is G. W. Aver, the only
trial justice in town, and an ex-sodier w.
H. Mccartney, son of the postmaster VINO
went out of Office in 1862, is said to have an
eye upon the place.
At Boothbav it seems to be conceded that
VIM, E. Reed and Joseph Nickerson will be
democratic deputy collectors of customs, to
succeed Messrs. Fisher and Remission. The
post office will probably be secured by Frank
A. Baker. There has been some talk of the
appointment there of William NJ. Smith of
New York city, young man who was
brought up in Boothbay. He lived in Buffa
10 some years, and was one of Cleveland's
club-room associates. lie ia at present in
the office of the American Express Company.
Messrs. Ferguson Haines, Mayor Staples,
Jere Shaw and r. NJ. johnson of Biddeford,
are said to be getting ready to beset sthe in
coming administration for Postmaster Banks
position, though his term does not expire till
December. 1887. 1t is claimed that it would
be uni ust to the members of the party in that
city, to allow republican to retain so lu
crative an office for three-fourths of Presi-
dent Cleveland's term of office. In Saco the
case seems to be somewhat different, and it is
said that democratic sentiment will oppose
the removal of Postmaster Chase till his
term expires, year hence, and so far as can
be learned there are no very active candidates
in the field. There however seems to be an I'M
Outstanding that Mr.. S. L.. Lord will ult-
mately succeed to the Office.
Other aspirants are as follows:
Castine-For collector of customs, John
NJ bennett or Castlne.
Brunswick-For postmaster, A. G. Ten
ney editor of the Telegraph, and G. C. Bur-
CESS.
| Dexter-For postmaster, J. w. Hodgkins,
J. X Springall, DR. S. Mudgett, f. A. Russ
and George w. Golf.
Fairfield-For postmaster, George o.
Brown, F. E. McFadden, Jewett Pratt and
F. p. Claiming. For something better,
Benjamin Bunker and Col J. w. Claiming
Farmington-For postmaster, DR.. l.. B.
Pillsbury, Daniel Pratt and Geo. B. Cragn.
Foxcroft-For postmaster, J. w. Robinson,
John F. Arnold, Cyrus Hill, w. T. Pollard,
J. d. Brown, Clarence Chase.
Hallowell-For postmaster, Orlando Cur
rier and VIM. C. Fuller
Lowell-For postmaster, C. H. Lewis and
A. J. Eastman.
Machias-For collector of customs, John
F. Lynch. who was defeated for Congress last
fall by Mr.. Boutelle and George w. Drisko
of the Machias Union.
Mechanic Falls-For postmaster, Derowa
Bates, F. A. Millett, H. C. Bray.
Norway Lake-For postmaster, Stephen
Seavey.
Richmond-FOr postmaster, G.. M. Foster,
w. s. Hagar, Daniel Clark, S. B. Dinsmore,
DR.. A. Libby
South Paris--For postmaster. William A.
rockingham, William r. Howe. Frank P.
Burbank, Frank P. Libby.
Saccarappa-For postmaster, w. V. Har-
! rison and N. A. SWEET
Thomaston-For postmaster, T. A. Carr
and James F. Beveridge.
Wnthrop-For postmaster, Henry Penni-
man, P. C. Bradford, Franklin Wood, C. P.
Hannaford J. g. Yeaton, L. o Cobb. O H.
Stanley. H. V. Dudley, Z. T. Haines, NJ.
Hall.
Moose river custom house-Andrew Pooler.
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