The Portland daily press., 1888-07-30
Political Notes.

Collector Leayitt is said to be in hot water
still with his marty friends in Washington
county.
c. S. Crowell has been elected chairman Of
in place of Geo. w. Furbush, Esq, who has
been compelled by ill-health TO resign. A
flag is to be raised in Lewiston this week.
The Norway Democrats have engaged
room in the rear OF the new orange Duildlng
for reading room and their campaign head
The Democrats of Brunswick and Tops
ham have organized a club with the follow
ing officers: VIM. M. Pennell, president;
Ed Beaumont, vice president; ii. M. Merit
man, secretary; Capt. l.. H. Slower, treas
urer. Busters, tall hats and canes will be
their uniforms.
In York county the Republican candidates
for the nominations for county officers are as
follows: For senators, l.. III. Kendall, of
Biddeford, and 0. G. Clark, of Saco,- in the
southeastern section; Robert w. Lord, of
Kennebunk, and Sylvester Bartlett, OF Eliot
in the southwestern section; and Charles
Frost of Sanford, in the northerly section;
for judge of probate, Nathaniel Hobbs, Of
North Berwick, the present incumbent, and
Moses A. Stafford, of Kittery; for register Of
probate, Frank Wilson, the present incum-
bent, of Sanford for county attorney Hor.-
ace ii. Burbank, of Saco for sheriff. Samuel
c. Hamilton, the present incumbent, of Sac0;
for county commissioner, Isaac Hanscom, OF
Lebanon, Timothy Dame, Of Eliot, Samuel
w. Junkins, of York, and VIM. +. Moody, of
Kennebunkport; for county treasurer, Chas.
ii. Prescott, of Biddeford, the present incum-
bent, Curtis S. CARL, of WATERFORD, Ivory
Henderson and Charles o. Mute, of Parsons
field.
Bangor's Cleveland and Thurman club will
wear tall white hats with red bands, linen
busters and canes.
The Republican candidate for governor is
an expert fisherman, and brought into Au-
gusta last Friday one of the finest strings of
trout ever seen in the city.
Melville A. Small OF Saco, will raise
Harrison and Morton flag at his residence on
the Ferry road Wednesday evening Col. III.
H. Burbank, Benj f. Hamilton and j. X.
Libby will speak upon political issues, and
genuine Republican clam bake will be served.
The Biddeford journal says that a hun
bred members of the Duckworth Club and
| fifty Emery Gee-yards" will represent Bid
deford at the Bangor barbecue.
| The Republicans of York county will have
grand mass meeting at Alfred, Aug. 9th, at
the close of the Republican County Conven-
ton.
The Democrats of Buxton have chosen Ira
W. Milliken, A. L. Berry, S. S. Milliken,
Sumner 5. Hodgdon, Gorham s. Phinney,
Samuel Meserve, Isaac A. Clough, and Ell
mer H. Eastman as delegates to the county
convention at Alfred Thursday.
One of the features of the Democratic bar
becue in Bangor will be the baking of %
bushels of beans by two experienced lum-
bermen, in the ground-lumberman style.
The United Labor Party raised flag at
East Hampden last week. w. H. Simmons,
of Rockland, candidate for Governor was
| the speaker.
Camden Republicans are organizing Har-
| rison and Morton club.
| A large Harrison and Morton flag flies at
| Sea Point, Brunswick.
| 1t is said that friends of Governor Marble
| are anxious that he should represent Lin
coin county in the Maine Senate the coming
winter, and will present his name to tho
county convention which convenes August
14th.
The Loyal League, of Bangor, is re-organ-
lied with these officers: Captain, Victor
Brett ,slieutenants, l.. S. Chillicott, Edward
Wood, Charles FL. Rice and Leslie W. Cutter.
A new Republican daily is talked of in
Bangor.
Waterville Democrats propose to have a
mass meeting soon to be addressed by VIM.
l.. Putnam and S. S. Brown
The Republicans of Cape Elizabeth will
meet in caucus at town hal tomorrow even
ing. After adjournment Of the caucus there
will be speaking by Hon. Henry B. Cleaves,
of Portland