The Portland daily press., 1888-08-14
Political Notes.

At the largest caucus ever held in Paris A.
j. Curtis. Esq, was elected as Republican
candidate to represent the district composed
of Paris. Buckfeld and Milton Plantation.
Mr.. Curtis is a young man of successful bus
iness capacity, and of stainless character.
The Workingmen's Republican Club Of
Paris, have elected the following: A. c. L.
King, president; Captain G.. G. Pratt, vice
president; Henry Muzzey, treasurer; Leon
ard Briggs, marshal; f. c. Merrill. captain;
HI. n Bolster. o. A. Maxim, T. F. Hatha-
way and II. A. Fuller, executive and tinan-
cial committee. Hon. Herbert NJ Heath
will address the club at an early date.
There was large attendance at the meet
ing of the Republican Club, Bangor, Satur-
day evening, the greater part of the au-
dience being laboring men, who listened
with close attention to the remarks of Will
liam Engel, Esq. l.. A. Barker, Esq, and
Representative Boutelle, all of whom de-
voted themselves to a discussion of the tariff
question. Mr.. Engel is engaged In manufac-
turing lumber at Orono and Milford, and is
also interested in a mill in Nova Scotia,
which he leases to parties there who carry it
on. On recent visit there he took occasion
to inquire of the head man what wages were
paid in the different positions to men in the
paid by him at Orono and Milford, with the
following result: Gangmen, Nova Sco-
tia, $150 per day; Maine, $2.25 per day and
board; the men who roll on the logs, Nova
OcOtid, Sl'zo per uay MAINE, @l.lo per uay
man who works on the bed. Nova Scotia,
$1.0o; Maine, $1.50 day; head edger, Nova
Scotia, $1.50 day; Maine, $225 day. Mr..
Engel also took pains to see what the Nova
Scotia men brought in their dinner pals, and
he found that the same difference existed
there that there did in the wages.
VIM. DsWitt Hyde, ID. D., President of
Bowdoin College, will address the Democrat
ic Club in Brunswick this evening in Town
Hall on the tariff question.
The Republicans of Camden opened the
campaign Saturday evening, raising Har-
rison and Morton flag. The speaking was
by Thomas Savage Of Boston, G. e. Little
field, d.. r. Mortland and l. p. Pierce, of
Rockland.
The Republicans of Waldoboro held their
ing. The following is the list of delegates:
George Bliss, E. o. Clark, George Winslow,
George w. Singer, j. L. Sanborn, G. p. Reds
man and o. l.. Head. A full list of alternates
was chosen, of whom David I'll. Benner is
chairman.
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, has prom
ised Mr. Manley that he will speak in Maine
the last week of the canvass. Chas. Emory
Smith, of Philadelphia, has agreed to make
three speeches in Maine.
Mr.. w. w. Bradstreet, a well known citi-
zen of Gordiner, and understood to be one of
the wealthiest men in town, who has always
been Democrat, has announced thorough
change in his political affiliations. Conyers-
ing with several gentlemen, Saturday alter
noon, Mr.. Bradstreet said: 81 have always
been Democrat, but cannot longer support
the views of free trade which they uphold,
nor can vote for Cleveland. If vote at all
this fall shall vote for the Republican nom-
inee."
A fine campaign flag. bearing the names of
Harrison and Morton and Burleigh, was
raised by the Republicans of Locke's Mills,
Saturday evening, to the music of the Star
Spangled Banner by the Cornet band. At
ter marching to the church, II. c. Berry
called the meetidg to order, and Hon. VIII
liam III. Looney of Portland gave an able
address to full house, on the issues of the
campaign. The Republicans may well feel
proud of their campaign flag, as it is the first
one ever raised in the village, showing, as it
does, that they are alive this year, and will
be heard from at the fall elections.