The Portland daily press., 1888-12-18
Politics In Western Maine.

A Rockland correspondent Of the Boston
Journal, says:
For collector of this (the WaldoboroO dis
trict, Captain William Luce, of South Thom-
aston and Captain A. j. Crockett, Edwin
Sprague and r. +. Crie, of this city, are can
didates. Captains Luce and Crockett are
retired master mariners, and Captain Crock
EFT is at present Rockland's city marshal.
Mr. Sprague was collector under President
Arthur, to serve out an unexpired term.
For the Rockland post office there are three
candidates, L. Il. Simonton, X. X. Rankin
and John Lovejoy. Mr.. Simonton is Rock
land merchant, Mr.. Rankin an assistant in
the post Office at the present time, while Mr..
Lovejoy is an ex-Mayor. They are gentle
men Of whose Republicanlsm there can be
no doubt. 1t seems to be the decision Of the
people in this section Of the State, however,
to wait awhile before indorsing any one fol
the position; so that although considerable
work is being done in quiet .way, no petit
tions are being circulated.
In the neighboriDg collection district, Bel
fast, matters are considerably tangled. In
the city of Belfast the local fight on railroad
matters has created two parties, the tax pay
ers and tax reducers. Hon. /. NJ. Boardman,
of Belfast, is the candidate OF the tax pay
ers for the position Of collector. Mr.. Board
man was appointed collector Of the Belfast
district under President Arthur, and after
serving three years was removed by President
Cleveland to make way for Collector Cush-
Ing, the present lDcumDeuJ. deOTBe ID. r6f-
guson is the candidate of the tax reducers
Another candidate for the position Is I'll. l..
Shepherd of Rockport. Mr.. Shepherd was
appointed deputy under Collector Boardman
and was removed by Collector Gushing to
make way for L. A. Hunt. When the office
was afterward changed to Rockport from
Camden the present deputy, j. FL. Sherman.
was appointed There is quite little his
tory connected with Shepherds removal.
Collector Gushing notified Shepherd that his
services were no longer wanted and appoint
ed Hunt. The department was notified and
word came back that there was no vacancy
in the Camden office and no cause for any,
that the incumbent, Shepherd. was filling the
duties of the Office to the satisfaction of all
Cushing then asked Shepherd to resign and
| he did Shepherds hopes for the Belfast
| collectership are that he may be the compro
mise candidate in case the factions of Belfast
| are unable to agree upon candidate. He
would make very efficient officer.
One of the most interesting contests in the
| the attorney generalship by Hon. G. e. Lit.
| tlefeld, of this city, Speaker of the last
| House. and +. A. Powers, Esq, Of Houlton
| Mr.. Littlefeld claims that he has enough
| support already pledged TO insure his elec
| tion by a safe margin. Some of his friends
| however, are inclined to entertain some ap
| prehensions from the fact that be has moi
| made thorough personal canvass. He say
| that he has had neither inclination nor tim'
| to do so; that, having neglected hi
professional business for six weeks on tbs
| stump and as committee man for this coun
| ty, he cannot afford to devote more Of hi
time to matters Of political nature,a and II
ought not to count against him.