The Republican journal., 1888-09-06
The Local Political Field.

Inc Harrison anu hlorton Club, IN this CITY, now |
numbers 40 members.
The uniforms for the Harrison and Morton club,
this city, arrived Tuesday noon. The capes and
caps are blue
portion of the Harrison and Morton club, of
this city, have sent for fifty Springfield rifle
| torches, new campaign torch.
Senator Frye addressed meeting In the Belfast
| Opera House last evening, and the Harrison and
| Morton club made their first parade. We go to
press too early to give particulars.
LABOR CAUCUS. At the close Of the Democratic
Caucus in the Court House, on Tuesday evening.
the Union Labor party of Belfast held caucus.
There were dozen present. The caucus was
called to order by l.. r. Foster. D. c. Toothaker
was made chairman and Charles A. Hopkins sec.
rotary. Mr.. f. IL. Howard presented the name of
b. F. Haskell rs candidate for the Legislature
and moved it be made by accamation which was
| done.
| BUCKsroRr REPUBLICANS. There was a rous.
ing Republican caucus Saturday afternoon for the
purpose of nominating candidate for Representa-
tive to the Legislature. Prof. Chase Of the Semi
nary, presided, and a. b. Ames was secretary
Hon. Parker Spoflord nominated by acclama
tion after ringing speeches by S. +. Hall, ESD,
and Hon. G. w. McAster. Mr. Spofford was
present and accepted in speech which was APP
| planed.
KEru BLIcAN RALLl IN UNITY Last Monday
afternoon the Republicans Of Unity and vicinity,
who are fully alive to the important issues of the
campaign, held rorsing rally on the common
near the residence CT DIR. Craig. The Unity Band
furnished excellent music The speaking was in
canopy tent, and Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath, Of
Au1uStn. held the close attention N hp lar an
diencc for nearly two hours. Jos. Farwell, Esd,
presided.
rnooKs CLASS. At well attended caucus Of
| the Republicans of the Brooks class, held In
! waldo, Geo. Hardy chairman, +. l.. Bryant clerk
l. C.. Reynolds of Brooks was nominated by accla-
nation as a candidate for Representative to the
Legislature. Tic following class committee was
| appointed Wabio, W. II. Beckwith Brooks,
Lorenzo Jones, Morrill,, Israel Woodbury. Knox,
Albert Stephenson; Freedom, Peter W. Aver;
| Swanville, Albert Nickerson.
SOMETHING OF A FIzZLE. The Democratic raj
" in stockton Tuesday evening was not brilliant
success, and was mainly engineered by outsiders.
When their campaign nag was run out three
cheers were called for and only six or eight per
sons responded family. The flag is a large one,
and the portraits of Cleveland and Thurman are
NJ Sitit tS W ne Utmost HlNlStlngulSabIc. j. l..
| Batter, of Pennsylvania, and another speaker adj
dressed the meeting and the Linconvillc Band
furnished music. The cheers for the band at the
cloao were IA: ahead of those for the candidates
an evidence of good taste the part of the audi.
dicncc.
| REPRESENTATIVE MOTIVATION. The Demo
Gratis have made all of their legislative nomina-
lions in the county, as follows Belfast, +. f. Han
son. Joseph X. Littcfield, Brooks, for that class
Or }, j. Sewali, of Monroe, FOR that class Mark
l.. Peneton, OF Iscshoro, for that class. Charles
Taylor of Unity, for that class. Hollis f. Foye,
of Palermo, for that class, and John l.. Pamno,
stockton, for that class. The Republicans have
nominated isaac e. Reynolds of Brooks; Robert
7. Tyler, of Frankfort; Jesse Smart of Troy; ia
son Il. Ryder of Islesboro, Joseph f. IIichborn
of stockton, and l.. c. Morse, of Liberty The
Prolii'tionists have nominated I. W. Robinson,
| OF Morrill,, and Charles +. Plummer of Montville
The Labor party Of Belfast, X. f. Haskell.
! TIE CAMPAIGN IN WATERvILLE. The Demo
crtts OF Wateryillc are continually breaking ranks
To join the ranks of the Republicans Four Re,
publican clubs have been forme, in this city. The
, in;cnse interest of the Republicans In regard to
the campaign is Wcll shown by the number who
attended the rally held at Skowhegan last Monday
seven hundred tickets being sold at this station
| mass meeting was held in this place saturday at
/ which Hon. j. r. Dolliver of Iowa spoke. The
crowd was large and enthusiastic. Hon. Il. q.
1ioif Of Mich. will also speak here Sept 9Th.
Many Of our French citizens have turned In favor
at the tariff and everywhere the prospect is favor
| able There will be large demo nstraton here
| saturday.
Thursday evening the Republicans at South Pc
nobsr0t raised their campaign flag without cere-
in"ny except a few brief remarks by Horace Per
kins, Esq Then all went to the head of the bay to
witness Il dag raising there. We noticed that the
houses Of Mrs. Phebe Narnum, Cyrus X. Bridges
Albert L. Varnum and Henry c. Perkins were
brilliantly Illuminated in honor of the event The
streets were lighted with Chinese lanterns. When
the flag raised it was received with cheers by
the people who had assembled to take part In the
! ceremony. The number present was variousy es
| timttcd at from three hundred to eight hundred
| Probably five hundred is as good a guess rs any
one could make. The choir sang the Star Spangled
| Banner. Then the multitude gathered in the
Grange Hall to listen TO an address by Mr. Pitkin,
Of Louisiana. Mr.. Benjamin II. Cushman was
called to preside over the meeting, which he did in
MS usual easy and pleasant manner. The hail was
! 50 crowded we could not obtain admission, there
fore we did not hear Mr.. pitkin's remarks. Messrs.
| William n. Perkins, Benjamin l.. Condor, Merrill
L. linckley and Prince Staples have raise1 Harri
son and Morton flags on their dwelling houses
MAKING DEMOCRATIC VOTERS. Two men from
| Palermo, William Downer and Fred Hall came to
| town Monday, and got set up. Downer took
| valisc and was arrested by Policeman Frisbee and
| lodged i'm mil JIr J,n
| ed. The man owning the yasc was satisfied
| to recover his property entered no complaint
| for larceny. The man was to have been held
| for drunkenness. Friends took care Of the
| team Tuesday morning friend of Downer
| went to the jail and offered to assist him. The
| friend had not been away from the Jail more than
! half an hour when Downer made his appearance
in his friends Shop. He was asked how he got out
of jail and replied that the turnkey, Mr.. Packard,
| took him up stairs and asked him where he belong
| Ell. "Palermo, said the man. Packard then ask
| ed him what county Palermo in On learning,
| Packard asked him how he voted. Sometimes
i vote one way and sometimes another way" said
| DaWncr. Packard then told him if he would vote
the straight Democratic ticket he would let him
out. The man promised, when Packard let him out
This is the story the man himself told, and II true
ought to be investigated The turnkey has no right
| to llhciatc prisoners from Jail even II they do
| promise to vote the Democratic ticket.
| DEMOCRATIC Caucus. As long ago as last
| spring it understood that Glider Hanson
| would be nominated by the Belfast Democracy
| for Representative 70 the Legislature, and in ac
corttanrc with the trade doubt effected ut that
| time Mr. Hanson has been stamping Waldo coun-
| & for the unterried. The caucus was called for
| last Tuesday evening at the Court House and at the
/ hour appointed fair crowd had assembled. BY
| accident or design the Union Labor caucus was
called for the same time and place 1t was evident
That the gathering was not altogether harmonious,
and little groups comforting in different
! parts of the room An attempt made to fuse
| with the Labor men, who asked to name
| candidate that all could unite on. but the matter
/ fell through At last the caucus called to or
| ,ler by Mr.. A. l.. Mudgctt, who read the call. r.
+. Dunton Esq, made chairman and l.. ii
| Murch secretary. c. B. Hall then moved that f.
| I. Hanson be nominated candidate for the cgis
| !aturc by reclamation, and it was carried. Mr.. W
| Z. Colburn thought il any had objections to
the procedure it would be better to ballot. The
| chairman then asked if any one had objections to
| the nomination of Mr.. Hanson by reclamation OF
| hold up their hands. several hands went up. The
chairman said if those Directing had a candidate
| to present he would be glad to hear from them.