The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-11-01
News and Gossip at the State Capital.

News and Gossip at the State Capital.
Augusta, the State capital the home of Blaine,
of Chairman Manley of the Republican State
Committee, of the veteran editor and author Hon.
John l.. Stevens, of the Governor elect, and of
many other political and literary notables, is al
ways an interesting place to visit 1t is the politi
cal centre OF the State, and here the mails, the
telegraph. the telephone and visiting politicians
bring the news and gossip, that the situation in
the remotest town or hamlet is known and clearly
understood. Just now interest centers in the
makeup of the new State government, which is to
go into Office next January As to the Speakership
or the House that is conceded to Col. Fred y.
Dow, OF Portland. Indeed, the canvass indicates
that he Will have walk-oyer. Hon. Herbert NJ.
Heath, of Augusta, and Hon. Henry Lord, of Ban
gor, are candidates for President of the Senate.
The latter is believed TO be the coming man. Mr..
Lord is not only eminently qualified for the posi-
ton, but as the Speakership is TO go to Portland it
Is no more than fair that Bangor should name the
President of the Senate. The candidates for At
torney General are Hon. Fred \. Powers, of
loulton. and Hon. Charles Z. Littieeld, of Rock
land, young men of marked ability and alike de
serving of recognition. But, of course in this Vi
cinity, the home of Mr.. Litlefeld, he must be the
favorte candidate, and his support is by 10 means
limited to this section. As Speaker of the House
he has become widely known and highly apple
ciated, and we regard his election to;the Office of
Attorney General as assured. Gen. Gallagher,
the present Adjutant General, is candidate for
reelection, but has in the field against him Col
Henry NJ. Splague, Of Auburn, who has big
military and political backing, and is regarded by
the wise ones as certain of success. Col Sprague
Is well known as an active party worker, q genial
| gentleman, and is abundantly qualified for the
position to which he aspires. 1t is expected that
oramandel Smith, the present excellent secretary
of state, will he his own successor, and that Gen
Beal, who is filing the office of State Treasurer al
interim will be continued in that position.
The Augusta correspondent OF the Portland
Press takes time by the forelock to discuss the
Congressional contests of 1890. OF Mr.. Milken
it is said that while il is certain he will be
diiatc' for denomination che will meet with for
midabie competitors in various portions of the
district. and especially in kennebec county where
there IS a feeling among the people that the next
Congressman should be taken from that section
The Press correspondent then gives 4 formidable
list of formidable candidates for the position Con
gresham Milliken has filed well. First VIC
have Hon. Herbert NJ Heath although it is said 4
Judgeship would be more 10 his taste than Cen
srcssional honors, and if he succeeds to the bench
OF the kennebec County superior Court by the
promotion of Judge Whitehouse to the Supreme
Bench. Augusta will have one less candidate for
Congress. Then we have Hon. J. Manche ster
Haynes as positively and Hon. Orville ID. Baker
as possibly candidate. OF Hon. joseph III. Man
ley the Press correspondent says he sis able to
state definitely that he is not TO lie candidate UNI
der any circumstances, his large and growing
business interests forbidding." Hon. +. +. Webb
of Watervile, is spoken of As Il possible c:nd-
date, and it is said to he probable that Hancock
| county will present the name of Hon. A. T. Wis
Wen, OF Ellsworth. "somersct county will not
present any man for the olllcc' saws the Press
correspondent. and the value of this sort of gossip
is illustrated by the remark of the Somerset Re
porter, the Republican county organ: This may
all be correct but respectfully dcnur to that
| part relating 10 Somerset. Two wears Is Il long
| time and Somerset may have the best man III the
| district for the place when it comes around. Wait
awhile We may add that we doubt the author
| ity OF the Press correspondent to speak for Nh
Mlliken and his intentions in S9o. This gossip is
much the same that in circulation the present
year. when Mr.. Millikcn had a walk over for the
| In Augusta as elsewhere Republicans are conf
dent Of success in the national election now close
at hand Chairman Manley spoke in particular of
| the admirable canvass made by Hon Warner Mill
er in New York, and from which he anticipated, the
most favorable results. OF the so-callcd doubtful
states Indiana is thought to present the most
favorable field for Democratic frauds. owing to
| the al Spncc rvs ~.
| for colonizins voters in the southern counties
| This with the large corruption fund the Demo
Gratis have in hand for use in Indiana makes heavy
odds for the Republicans to contend against. Still
the soldier element of Indiana is large State pride
| must count for something, and Republicans who
have recently visited Indiana claim the state for
| Harrison by a good majority. At Burnlam Hon
|. {. Libby met and he is firm in the belief
that Republican victory is assured. At the cattle
market each week he meets men from all over the
country and the Information lie obtains is uniform
ly favorable to Harrison and Morton. 1t would
not be surprising if the Republican ticket should
sweep the North and make an inroad upon the
solid South.
The papers have told of the sun burned counte-
hunting and fishing trip in Aroostook and they
spoke truly Not only that but he added nearly
ten pounds TO his avoirdupois while rustcating,
The tan and increased weight will both be likely
to soon disappear, however, when he settles down
to the work before him, not the least of which is
the answering of some four thousand letters re-
ceived Just before his vacation or during his
absence. From the beginning of his campaign
until now Mr.. Burlegh has received about 10000
letters, and most of them have had prompt re
wonder he needed. tic
But now he is back with renewed yigor, preparing
for the responsibilities and duties awaiting him
Since the hennebec Journal passed under its
present management the circulation of the daily
and weekly editions have been doubled The
paper has also been enlarged and greatly improved
and further enlargement in the near future is
probable. The present local editor of the kenne.
bee Journal is Joseph Williamson Jr OF Belfast,
to whom the position was offered on his gl,rl,l:,-
ton from Bowdon College. lie has shown a de
c!dcd aptitude for journalism, and we know Of
no better guarantee for his future success than
the fact that when asked how he liked the work he
replied that he chad found there was a good deal
to learn" The young man who knows it all as
soon as he steps inside the door of printing Office
never makes 4 good newspaper man.
HE only down town hotel open is The Cony
House, but Hotel North under the new manage
meit will open its doors the middle of the present
MONTH Tie Augusta House, which is the political
centre during the session of the legislature has
been renovated in part refurnishc,l, and other
wise improved. Mr.. c. +. Sturtovant, formerly Of
Belfast. is the popular clerk, and is now busy
booking names for the coming session.
Obituary.
At Arlington Heights, Mass, on the 23I uit
Charles Henry PIERCE, Esq, aged seventy eight
years and six months. He was native of Frank
tort, IN this county. and son of the late Waldo
felrce, long prominent citizen of that town.
Graduating at Bowdoin College in 1884, lie studied
law IN Cambridge Law School, was admitted to
the Boston bar, and opened an Office in that part
OF Frankfort which is now Wintcrport where he
continued 10 practice until few years since In
1897, he married Miss Ellen Kelly, daughter of
Judge Kelly of Concord, n H., who was brother
ln-law of Daniel Webster. During the admins
tration of Presidents Taylor and Fillmore, Mr..
Perce was deputy collector of customs in the
Bangor district. Under President Lincoln. he
held position in the Internal Revenue Upon
the death of his wife, in 1883 he removed to Massa