Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-08

Editor ofthe Keaaebec Journal:
The Boston Sunday Globes sensational
correspondent from this city states in his
letter to that paper of March Bird that | am
making bid for the nomination of mayor
and make no bones of signfying my desire
for the place.
In duty to myself and the few friends
have, wish TO state and have it distinctly
understood that | am not a candidate for that
position, for several reasons. Never having
been in the city government and having no
knowledge of the methods therein | do not
consider myself competent for the place,
have all the business that | can
will attend to without assuming or aspiring
to any such thankless and proftless place OF
course | realize it is some honor if it comes
in the right way. But two men in this city
have ever spoken to me on the subject and
was not long in convincing them of the alb
surdity of any such movement. 1t is alto
gether too previous, and under no circum-
stances would accept the nomination even
if it were rendered to me; the city's interests
are so various and exacting that man of
greater ability and leisure than should be
chosen and in my humble opinion
which | think is also the honest
sentiment of nine tenths of the
taxpayers in this city there is no man
so well qualified for the place in all respects
as George +. Macomber. The city can not
afford to make any change long as he will
consent to serve, and as will be proved next
Monday have no desire that there should be
any change.
| presume that the Globes correspondent
assumed, that because | sent you recently a
communication reviewing the prospective
prosperity of this city, and mentioning
therein a few improvements that nearly
every one wishes might be, ! was making
a kind of Free Trade message bid for
votes. 1t is to be regretted that soon
a man is chosen for any local office al
though unsought by him, be it for nothing
greater even than that of Hog reef" all his
movements and utterances are watched and
commented upon and distorted, and he is
charged with doing something for political
effect and advancement | may have done
wrong in sending you any such letter for
publication, {. if others read between the
lines as the imaginative Globe correspondent
evidently did Assuming that to be the case
| ought no doubt to keep quiet aud take no
interest in local matters other than paying my
taxes and reading the correspondence from
Augusta in the Sunday Globe.
IRA Fl. RANDALL.
Mr. J. Granger while driving Fnllers
store team yesterday met with a little ex-
citement from which he fortunately escaped
with no injuries The horse started to run
on Western avenue Despite the efforts of
Mr. Granger he still continued to run. Down
the street he came hitting several teams on
the way. When the top of Rines' hill was
reached things began to look a trife monoto-
nous. The drivers arms began to tire of
the vigorous pulling on the rens One rein
broke but he got fresh grip above the
fracture The ride down Water street was
exhilerating. Several teams were struck in
passing. When the horse got opposite the
Bazaar his fore feet came in contact with a
team, and he was checked sufficiently for the
driver to get him under control. The sleigh
was injured somewhat on the sides but moth
lug serious resulted.