The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-04-07

POLITICAL POINTS. At the annual
town meeting in Eastport the Republicans
elected town officers by over 200 majority.
...... In reply to question as to how his
Presidential campaign was progressing,
ex-senator Blair said he would prefer not
to discuss that matter. MY name is be-
fore the country he said, land don
like to talk about the matter. 1t would
not be in good taste for me to express any
opinion of my chances. Neither can | say
what the delegation from my State will
do. ..... The Minnesota Democratic State
convention has endorsed Cleveland. .....
Gov. Mckinley, of Ohio in an interview
Friday. said he thought Harrison would
be nominated for President by the Repub-
licans, and Cleveland by the Democrats.
He thinks the silver question will enter
into the coming campaign. ... ''President
Harrison will be renominated by accla-
nation Secretary Elkins is quoted as
saying Thursday. No one is more apt to
know, for he is not only the chief mama
ger of the canvass for denomination, but
on such terms with the leaders of the OPP
position that he knows their plans. go. The
campaign in Rhode Island is growing warm
Mr.. Reed addressed large audience
Thursday night and senator Frye spoke
Friday night. The Republican propos-
ition for Joint debate between MI Reed
and Governor Mckinley and Mr. Cleveland
and Ex-Governor Campbell has been re-
iectcd by the Democrats. call has
just been sent out to the colleges of coun-
try for the formation of a Republican ma
tional league OF college and university
clubs in the interest of the Republican
partN.... The Democratic party of Utah
have split ON the Mormon question and
two conventions have been called to select
delegates to Chicago. The falais city
election last Monday was quiet, an aver
age vote being cast. There was little dis
satisfaction over the distribution of the
patronage of Milltown wards which eau sed
a largely increased Prohibition vote. The
Republicans elect their entire ticket in
every ward George A. Murchie, Repub-
lican. 703; A. Ii. Woodcock, Democrat.
2223; John II. Higgins, Prohibitionist, 81.
The latter is the largest vote east by the
Prohibitory party. The Republican ma
jority last year was 400.
FISH AND GAME. About thirty Boston
men, some of whom belong to the Megan-
tic Fish and Game Club and come to
Maine each year. have organized another
club, the Magagaudavic Fish and Game
Club. They will apply for incorporation
under the laws of New Brunswick and
hope to become as tiourishing as other
j sporting corporations have been that
started i'll quite as modest a manner The
club house is already built situated on
the shores of the beautiful Lake Utopia
in New Brunswick. About ii, 900 acres
will be included in the lease executed to
the club, while its control will virtually
| extend over about -, 600 acres. The at
fractions are landlocked salmon and trout
fishing and a cool summer climate, with
some shooting available in fall. ... The
Bangor Wing says: ''Quite large numbers
of pickerel have been caught up-river in
the ponds and lakes. Some of them are of
large size and among the best seen in the
Bangor markets. One man makes quite
good business catching pickerei and
sending them to the Boston markets,
where he gets five and six cents pound
for them. ..... Kennebec fishermen are
not looking for shad much inside of four
weeks One yeaI they were taken as early
as April y but it was a remarkably warm
spring. g......... Many pickerel and white
perch, the latter averaging as large as one
and ono half pounds each, have been tax
en- through the ice near the outlet of Cob
bosseecontec pond in Manchester. They
were caught with live bait, the fishermen
selling the fish to residents in the vicinity.
....Capt j. c. Bishop, of Monson, has
been fox hunting with his gun and dogs
occasionally during the past winter, and
now has twenty-five fox skins to show for
it,. The first salmon of the season was
taken up river Saturday and sold by the
fisherman, who caught him in a smelt net,
to Alfred Jones' Sons, Bangor. The fish
weighed Is pounds, and was served Sun
day at the Bangor House. -. Roach pond
| furnishes about as satisfactory fishing as
| any sheet of water around Moosehead lake.
according to the opinion of every one who
goes there. Edward Southland, of Fox
croft, while there a few days ago tempted
a spotted beauty, weighing 1S IL pounds
from it's retreat. The pond is full Of trout
and is particularly famous for the large
ones taken there.