The Portland daily press., 1888-09-07

sided and Hon. w. G. Plummer, Of Dakota,
gave most eloquent address, holding the
closest attention of the crowd Of listeners
for nearly an hour and half. The Naples
brass band furnished music and the South
Bridgton Harrison and Morton club in uni
form and with torches, were present. Alto
gether it was most enthusiastic and sue
cessful demonstration.
The Republicans of Madison formed
Harrison and Morton club Friday evening.
X. G. Gray was chosen president; Hiram
Harris secretary. The club now numbers
sixty. 1t will probably number one hundred
and twenty-five before election. Quite a
number Of young men of Democratic ante
cedents are among those who have formed
| the club
s. ID. Wakefield, j. A. Donovan, l.. j.
Martel, and ID. f. Noyes are the nominees of
the Lewiston Democrats for representatives
in the legislature.
Voters returning to Maine to vote at the
State election, Sept. 10th, will be conveyed
from Boston on Saturday. Sept, Sth, to any
of the Boston * Bangor Steamship Compa-
ny landings in Maine and return, at the re-
duced rate of one fare for the round trip.
The Republicans of Camden had very
successful rally on Friday evening, at Rock
port village, which was addressed by Con-
gresham Dingley, and Col. Wood Of New
York. 1t was the largest political meeting
ever held at that place, and gives some idea
OF the successful progress of the political
campaign in Maine.
At the Democratic rally in Lewiston Sat
urday evening, Ex-Governor Garcelon at
tempted to make free trade speech and was
so loudly hissed by his auditors that he was
compelled TO stop.
The Republicans Of Webster he'd caucus
| at the town house, Saturday, and nominated
James 6. Jordan, as their candidate for re-
preventative to the Legislature from the
| Webster class.
Carlos J. Barnes, of Mexico, says he voted
| for Abraham Lincoln for President in the
| field in 1854 and that no hoc Tod ba
Republican ticket since. He now wears the
Harrison badge and is as thorough Repub-
lican as can be found in Maine. He has
Just returned from Canada. where he has
the price of farm products while there,
| cheese. butter, etc. He says with cheese on
| the free list a Maine farmer must keep
| twelve cows to obtain the same amount of
cash from the sale OF cheese. he now gets
from eight cows, he must keep twenty cows
with butter on the free list to obtain the
same amount Of cash from sales of 1t he now
| gets from fifteen cows.
Hon. T. B: Reed and Hon. II. G. Lodge
will speak at Limerick this evening.
Col. McQuillan and Mr.. Thomas L. Talbot
of Portland addressed Democratic meeting
at Freeport, Wednesday evening.
The Democrats of the Palermo class have
nominated Hollis +. Foye of Palermo for
the legislature.
Joel Wilbur is the Republican candidate
| for the legislature in the Avon class.
The Prohibitionists Of Houlton and Hodg-
don have nominated James Perrigo of Hodg-
don for representative to the legislature.
The Republicans of Pittsfeld have nomi-
mated +. ". Hoyey, Esq. as candidate for
| representative to the legislature.
The Republicans of Clinton have nomi-
mated David Cain for representative. The
| Republicans of the class composed of Pitts
field, Detroit and Palmyra. have nominated
w. +. Hovey of Pittsfeld for the legislature.
William II. McCabe of Machias Is the Re-
publican candidate for representative in the
Machias class: Edward b. Owen of Penn
broke, is the Democratic candidate in the
! Pembroke class, Frederick w. Thurlow of
| Cutler is Democratic candidate in the Cutler
class. John G. Talbot of East Machas is
Democratic candidate in the East Machias
the Addison class. The Democrats Of Ban
gor have nominated James Tobln, A. l..
Simpson. and Z. G. Nichols for representa-
tives.
A prominent gentleman, who has just re
turned from his vacation, in which he visit
ed many places along the coast, says he is
much pleased with the state of the fisher.
mems feelings. He added, "look out for
large Republicans gains among them next
Monday [Kennebec Journal.
In the Ellsworth district, Andrew P. Wis
well, who SO ably served us in the last legis-
latnre, has been re-nominated by acclama-
tion. He will of course be reelected, and we
nope to see him Speaker of the next House.
/
In Penobscot Br0oklin, Sedgwick and
| Long Island Plantation, Edwin p. Cole has
been put In nomination for the legislature by
the Republicans. In the district Of Aurora,
Amherst, Hancock, Trenton, Lamoine, Otis,
MaIlaville, Waltham and Plantation No. 80,
Wlliord b. Jordan, citizen of Waltham,
has been put in nomination by the Republi-
cans. Eben King, OF Lamoine, is the Demo-
cratic candidate in this class.
The Saccarappa Republican caucus
| wednesday night was very largely attend ed.
Leander Valentine was chairman and C. Al.
Moses. secretary. An informal ballot was
Iaken for candidate for representative to the
Legislature and VIM. w. Lamb received IA
votes out OF 80 without any names being pre-
sented, and on motion of George FL. Wins
low, Mr. Lamb was nominated by acclama-
tlon. MI. Lamb is anative of this town and
is Identified with its growth and progress in
very marked manner and his unanimous
nomination is a just compliment to his public
spirit and enterprise
Hon. S. J. Walton and Hon. Stanley Plum
Iner,i mer nave az been doing some very effective
ngs have been attended by large crowds
and the strong manner in which
tney nave presented the issues of the cam
palgn has done lots of good. Somerset will
roll up rousing Republican majority
next Monday.
The Republicans had a grand rally at Ca
naan Saturday evening, and flung a beauti-
harrison and Morton flag to the breeze
dnlu entnu5iaSLlc cneerS OF the crowd and in
spring notes of the band, after which Hon.
M. j. Murray Of Boston and Hon LII. Wal
ton of Skowhegan, addressed crowded au-
dience in the town hail.
There are 20 men living who voted for
william Henry Harrison in Winthrop. All
put TWO are now residents of that town and
all but two will vote for Harrison and Nor
ton next November. Those two have been
Democrats for years.
Ihe venerable Ivory Henderson writes the
blddeford journal: II voted for Tippeca-
noe and Tyler too, in 1910. / lived in NAL
den, Mass, and belonged to the Tippecanoe
club OF that town and marched in the great
procession OF Sept. 10, 1S40 | remember how
we cheered the Maine delegation who
marched with banner that had inscribed on
1t, Wen try And they did try, for they
went home and elected Edward Kent for
governor of the State of Maine"
Belfast Republicans have nominated Israel
w. Parker for representative.
Republican legislative nominees in Bidde-
ford are Joseph III. Dearborn and John B.
Metrlm; Democratic, b. f. Chadbourne and
Daniel Cote.
Bangor Republicans last night renominat-
ed by reclamation j. G.. Clark, L. A. Barker
and VIM. Engle, candidates for representa-
tives.
G. II. Newton, president of the Red Beach
Plaster Company and Maine Red Granite
Company ha been nominated for repre-
sentative by Calais Republicans,