The Portland daily press., 1886-09-03
STATE POLITICS.

| Inc AIOOSUOOk 16Idlu SlNtS tuAo dCCOuHt
of Democratic plans in that county: 1--WE
understand our Democratic friends are max
| ing "still hunt in a Madawaska district
They have one candidate for senator who is
said to be personally popular up there, and
they are making vigorous canvass for .im
in that section. Hoping to roll up big vote
for him and the rest of their ticket there,
they will spend most of their energies on the
St. John river, leaving the rest Of the county
to take care of itself. Their plan evidently
is to capture the county in that way, trusting
to the Third Party vote drawn from the Re-
publican party, to give them the victory"
AFTER THE MANNER OF THE MoREY LETTER
An Augusta despatch to the Boston Jour
nal sreports a prominent member of the
Knights of Labor as saying that the Demo-
Gratis are preparing for the distribution next
week in all parts of the State where manu-
featuring operations are conducted, of circu-
lars with bogus affidavits, announcing Mr..
Bodwell as a member of manufacturers
association that proposes to prevent strikes
and labor agitations by blaeklisting all meg
who have ever dared to raise their voice
against the oppression alleged to be exercis-
ed by manufacturing corporations. 1t has
been the intention to distribute these circu-
lars in the closing days Of the campaign, that
the Republicans may not have time to cOun-
teract the effect they will produce among the
laboring people of the State. On being in
quired of, Mr.. Bodwen said that he was not
a member of any such association, and there
fore such action by the Democrats will be
pure slander upon his character.
WALDO PRoHIBIrIoNIsTs.
This ticket was put in the field by the Pro-
hibitionists of Waldo county:
Senators-T. G. Smart, Swanville; Daniel Man
Sheriff-Tolford Durham Monroe
Register of Deeds-Andrew K. Clark, Belfast.
County CommissiOners-Byron Cross of Knox
and L. II. Banton of Freedom.
No nominations were made for County At
torney and Clerk of Courts, the county COM
mittee being authorized to take action in re-
gard to candidates for those offices.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR THE LEGIs-
LATURE.
These Republicans have been nominated
for seats in the legislature:
Bridgewater-H Sharp.
Westfield-L. W. Reed.
Island Falls-Benjamin L. Sanborn.
Strong-William II. Hunter.
Rangeley-J. A. Burke.
Jay-Roscoe Vaughan.
PROHIBITION CANDIDATES.
The following towns have Prohibition can
didates for the legislature:
Mapleton-Capt S. G. +. Smith.
Caribou-S. D. Reynolds.
In the caucus at Caribou, which nominated
Mr.. Reynolds, there were six actors and two
spectators
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
The Democrats have nominated these can
didates for the legislature:
Rangeley-Abram Ross,
Woodland-W. Z. Dorman.
Vinalhaven-O. p. Lyons.
The Democrats of the Presque Isle class
have decided to put no candidate in the field
for the legislature. 1t is said that they will
plump" for the Prohibition candidate al
though they did not dare to endorse him.
OTHER NOMINATIONS.
FV. Crocker has been nominated for the
legislature by citizens caucus at VinalhG-
ven.
A COMPLIMENT FROM ABROAD.
Manchester Mirror and American.
The Republicans of Maine have opened
their campaign with all the vigOr, spirit and
courage which carried them to victory in the
days of Fessenden, Hamlin and the Morrills.
| They appear to know and feel that they are
| fighting the opening battle OF the great con-
| test of 1888, and that the result will 60
long way towards determining the issue Of
| that struggle. Mr.. Blaine, Senators Frye
| and Hale, the members of the lower house
| of Congress, and several from other States,
| have been upon the stump, addressing great
| audiences for week past, and these will be
| assisted by others of national reputation as
| the campaign progresses. To the utterances
| of these men all parties will look for the
| Republican doctrine of 1886, and that which
| will form the platform upon which the party
| will appeal to the country two years hence.
| 1t does not take much study to find out ex-
| actly what the doctrine is, for the speeches
| of Blaine, Frye, Hale and Gibson are of the
| most direct and emphatic sort. They neither
| dodge ncr equivOcate and whoever hears
| them knows what vote for the Republican
| ticket in Maine means this year. Tariff pro-
| lection for every Maine industry, prohibition
| of the liquor traffic in every Maine town and
| city, protection for Maine fishermen not only
| from the outrages of Canadian officials but
from the ruinouS competition of Canadian
rivals, support of the laboring classes in
their every reasonable effort to better their
condition, liberal pensions to needy and de-
serving soldiers, their widows and orphans,
whether they can supply the proofs required
by the pension office or not, Condemnation Of
the hypocrisy and falsehood which have
characterized Cleveland's treatment of the
civil service, and opposition to the financial
| policy which his party has tried TO force up
on MN, are the main planks of the platform
Wnleh mas oeen built in the pine woods by
the Down East Republicans this fall Upon
They are forcing the lighting All along the
lines, proclalming their doctrines boldly,
challenging discussion, and inviting oppo-
nents OF every class to stand ND and show
how and wherein they are wrong