The Portland daily press., 1888-08-11
Political Notes.

w. ii. Looney, Esq, will speak at Locke's
Mills, In Oxford County, tonight at Re
The Argus claims that J. A. Bolster, ESQ.
Of Norway, who has come out for Harrison
and Morton, has never been a Democrat.
The Argus is In error. Mr.. Bolster was
nominated by the Democrats for member Of
the legislature, a few years ago; and how did
Colonel G. 5. Edwards. Let's seel Wasn't
Colonel Edwards the Democratic candidate
for governor r?-lLewiston Journal.
AT a Republican caucus held in Avon the
other night two life long Democrats ex-
pressed themselves as not being able TO "di-
gest free trade" and said they are deter
mined to vote the Republican ticket In Sep
tember and to support Harrison.
The young Republicans Of Calais have or
ganized political club with the following
SsSs Ssri CSSDs SSTsy aVd W. 0a5S%sD shTSSs pss
presidents; Z. +. Lee, secretary; Z. p.
Woods, treasurer. The club starts with 65
members, and promises to number a hun
dred within q short time.
The Lewiston Democrats will present to
the county convention as candidate for
county attorney. the name Of William II.
Newell, Esq, of Lewiston. The talk in
Democratic circles Is that the old senatorial
ticket will be renominated, but McGilllcud-
burn has two candidates for sheriff, Z. Y.
Turner and ex-Mayor Haskell. For their
candidate for Judge Of probate, the Demo
Gratis talk OF John Merrill, Esq, Of Auburn,
and A. p. Moore, Esq. of Lisbon. 1t is said
that the McGillicaddy programme in Lewis
ton is to pledge their nominees for represent
atiye to vote for repeal Of the imprison-
ment clause Of the prohibitory law. The
McGillicuddies were In complete control Of
the caucus in lLewiston Thursday evening.
None OF the opposing faction were recog-
nized.
A Harrison and Morton flag was raised in
Skowhegan Wednesday evening. 5. III.
Webb and S. j. Walton were the speakers.
One Of our active young business men who
has hitherto acted and uoted with the DEM
associates his determination to vote for the
protection policy Of the Republicans. He
says he cannot and will not vote to endorse
the Mills free trade bill and the Democratic
free trade policy.-[Presque Isle Herald.
Ex-Deputy Sheriff Milton c. Chapman,
has been nominoted by the Republicans to
represent the Newburg class in the next
Legislature.
The Republican convention in Washington
Wednesday, the 18th. The Republicans Of
the county are wide awake this year and full
ly alive to the issues at stake In the National
election. At mass meeting TO be held in
the afternoon an address will b. made by
the Hon. VIM. A. Gle, Of Worcester, Mass.
The Republicans Of North Norway will
have mass meeting next Thursday evening
Z. +. Smith, Esq, Judge Whitman and j. A.
Roberts Of Norway will speak.
The Prohibltionists Of South Paris have
formed Prohibition club.
Our pleasant neighbOr, II. l.. Coberts, Esq.
is the Democratic candidate for county attor-
ney Of Aroostook. He Is reported as saying
that Protection is a lstupendous lie." It
follows naturally that he is a free trader out
and out, since II protection Is a big lie, a lit
tie protection, must be little lie, and Of
course he will have none OF it.-lPresque
Isle Herald.
Mr.. G. L. Allen, the Democratic nominee
for Congress in the Second District, thinks
wages In Maine are lower today than they
were twenty-five years ago; and yet an Ok
ford county farmer remembers that 25 years
ago IS cents per day was about the average
price Of day lab0rers. Can friend Allen get
his potatoes hoed this year at that price?-
Bridgton News,
A Cleveland and Thurman :elub was or
ganlzed in Rockland Tuesday levenlng. J.
Fred Merrill presided, and permanent ON
GERS were elected as follows: President, ID.
M. Murphy; vice presidents, j. l.. Sherman,
Il. Il. Hitchcock, @. G. LoveIoy; secretary,
ii. l.. Churchill.
ing meeting at Hecla engine hall on Tues
day evening last. The meeting was presid-
ed over by Henry II. ClOssman, Esq. and
speeches were made by Can't. Il. ID. Halev
Of Gardiner, and Col. Edgar Allen, Of Rich,
mond, Va.
Etna, on Tuesday, to be addressed bv Ho%n m
Henry Lord and Lewis A. Barker, ESQ. Of
Bangor. - -
Two gentlemen in this city, one a Repub-
llcan and the other Democrat. have made
the following election bet In case Of the
~ e,ecsion ol harrison, the Democrat is to
Wing.