The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-21

POLITICAL POINTS. The Knox County
Union Labor Convention met in Rockland
July ID and nominated the following
county ticket: Senator, Marshal A. Rip
ley, Matinicus; county attorney, Erastus
r. Staples, Rockland; sheriff, Roland
Allen, Thomaston; Judge of Probate, Will
mot A. Ripley, Rockland; register of Pro-
bate, Fred Edgecomb, Appleton; county
treasurer, Fred O. johnson, Thomaston;
county committee, A. f. Wooster, n. f.
Albee, John Hamilton; Camden, G. r.
Sanford, NJ. Z. Herrck, A. J. Hardy :;
Matinicus, Oliver Condor; Thomaston,
Fred o. Johnson; Appleton, Fred Edge
comb. The convention endorsed the
Omaha platform and ticket, also the State
convention platform and candidate for
Governor. The Fairfield journal says:
1T has appeared a little strange this year
to see Mr. Heath one of the most active
supporters of that faction of the party in
kennebec county popularity known as the
ring. One thing is very certain that Gov
ernor Burleigh doesn't by any means
consider himself out of politics and if
anyone is laboring under the impression
that he does. they are fearfully deluded. "
...... Hon. NJ ?. Frank, who was the Dem
ocratic candidate for Representative to
years ago, has declined a nomination.
...... The Washington county Republicans
have made the following nominations;
John X. Ames, William II. Allen, Sena-
tors; Z. II. Longfellow, Clerk of Courts;
George Il. Gardner, Judge of Probate;
William W. Bradbury, Register of Pro
bate: Fred [. Campbell, County Attorney;
Isaac P. Longfellow, Sheriff; Austin F.
Kingsley, Treasurer; 5. G. Spooner Com
missioner. Here is a record for soldiers
to consider: The entire number of pension
bills vetoed from Washington time to
Clevelands was 1888; the number of pen
sion bills vetoed by Cleveland was 524; the
number of pension bills vetoed by President
Harrison is nH.. The wages paid to Home
stead workmen by Carnegie was double
that paid iron workers in England OF in
Belgium. So much for protection. :. Dem
ocrats as well as Republicans, seem to
have some trouble in securing a campaign
manager. Mr. w. C. Whitney fatty de
clines the craftsmanship of the Democratic
national committee .....A brilliant news
paper writer, speaking of the similarity
between the Chicago tariff plank and the
Confederate constitution, remarks that
both are good Democratic doctrine, and
adds, "'The work left unfinished by JEFF
ferson Davis is to be taken up and com
pleted by Grover Cleveland and Adlai
Stevenson. .. The Mckinley bill has
nothing To do with the difficulty at Home
stead, unless it provoked trouble by the
lowering of tariff rates. By that bill the
duty ON steel rails was reduced from S17
ton to Sl3. A. on iron and steel forgings
from :. O25 to ). O23: and on two inch steel
wire nails from S.04 to :. o.. OF fifty per
cent. 1t was a reduction of duty that was
followed 10y a reduction OF wages. The
Republican National Executive Commit
tee has elected Thomas III. Carter, OF Mon
tana, chairman, Adlai +. Stevenson,
Democratic candidate for Vice President,
arrived in New York Saturday to receive
the official notification of his nomination.
which was made at the Madison Square
Garden yesterday. 1t is practically as
Sured that Secretary OF State VIM. F.
Harrity, of Pennsylvania, will, on We'd
nestlay, be unanimously elected chairman
OF the Democratic national committee.