The Portland daily press., 1888-03-23
OXFORD COUNTY POLITICS.
A Grand Call for Mr.. Reed to Speak
In the Campaign.

Norway Dispatch to the Lewiston Journal
The political pot, has not as yet com
menced to boil, among the hills Of old Ok
ford county. though, it has already begun to
skinner" little around the edges.
The chief interest Is in the county con-
vention, which will be held at Paris about
the usual time. Several candidates have al
ready been announced, and doubtless ere
long there will be more. There are eight
places on the county ticket to be filed.
Our people are much interested to hear
during the campaign Tom Reed, the RepHb-
lican leader in the lower House Of Congress.
Every other public man in the party in this
State has been here, first or last, except him.
and when the music has fairly begun, there
will be grand call for him to come into this
section to speak.
No amount Of effort has as yet shaken the
Republicans Of old Oxford in their devotion
to the candidacy Of Governor Marble.
We have favorite son here in the person
Of Hon. Geo. A. Wilson Of South Paris, and
when the time comes, his candidacy will be
pressed "for all it is worth = but his friends
will not urge his nomination now. The
Governor has been faithful and efficient, and
Is entitled to succeed himself II he cares to.
But to return to the matter Of the county
convention.
For Senator from the Eastern district, Jas.
s. Wright ESQ, of Paris, member OF the
present legislature, is candidate. G. IL.
Gilbert, Esq, Of Canton, who Is now sena-
tor, is desir0us of succeeding himself, and
we also hear that b. Y. Tuell, Esq, Is a can
didate.
the county, Hon. K. L. Rand OF Greenwood,
of the Governors Council, Peter b. Young,
ESQ.,, of Hiram, now a senator, and ,. u.
Davis of Denmark are candidates.
For Judge Of Probate, Hon. Geo. A. Will
son Of South Paris. who has proved most
excellent official, will be renominated by ac-
There is no opposition to Sheriff G. NJ.
Wormell OF Bethel and County Attorney o.
H. Hersey of Buckfeld, and they VIII un-
doubtedly be renomlnated.
For Register OF Probate, III. G. Davis, Esq.
of Paris, a faithful official Of sixteen years
service, will be opposed by the popular prin-
cipal of the Dixiield Academy, Prof. Albert
Parks.
Of Peru, Jonathan Bartlett. Of ,Stoneham,
Joseph Stearns of Lowell, and j. l.. Frink OF
Brownfeld are candidates for the place now
held by Frank T. Bradley of Fryeburg, on
the board of county commissioners.
For County Treasurer, Geo. Nj. Atwood,
one Of the editors of the Democrat, and per-
sonall0 one Of the most popular of the young
men in this county, will contest with the
veteran in the service. Hon Hiram Hubbard,
of Paris, for the nomination.
All the candidates are excellent men, and
a ticket made up from these cannot fail
to give satisfaction to Oxford County Repub-
licans.
On the Democratic side there Is little or no
interest on candidates, as there Is not the
ghost Of sight, this year, of their electlng q
Qinula man Thara hut few who would
| care for the empty honor of being put up on.
| ly TO be showed under by an avalanche OF
| votes.
| of Norway, now chairman Of the board OF
| seectmen, would like the nomination for
| county attorney. If this Is so, no doubt he
| could get 1t, but the election is quite another
| matter.
Deputy Sheriff j. w. Chadbourne, of Ok
| ford, win not run, this year, against q. NJ
| Wormell for sheriff, but will labor earnestly
| for the success Of his chief, as also for the
whole Republican ticket.