Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-12
THEIR LITTLE LABEL
Alfred by Democratic County Plum
Trust to Several PIums.
estss,e castissey Of I. ]. lynch and AIss d
~. leighton.

,..,orkings majority Of the Democrats
,.,o., cotnnsittee met at the city council
,soa,. ia tiIi. city Tuesday.
Yhi, !. probably little news TO the Derao.
critic aspiYant. for Office. although it i,
.aia that one Of them, prominent esnsii-
d.,e. did not receive any invitation TO sp-
,s., before the committee and present hia
rd,ira. His opponent, however, received
The majority vote Of the committee.
There were present Committeeman Black
~ Augusta, Rice of Hallowell, Hanson OF
China Han of vassa,boro, Fuller Of Wins
,o~ AMI Crowell Of Waterviilc.
The grace and JUNCTION with which the
committee stepped into the breach, where a
difference Of opinion existed and settled tine
matter for the dear people Of that bailiwiek
!. said to have possessed a charm for the
beholder.
SAID one of the committeeman to a friend,
II don't quite see what business the county
committee has in interfering in a local
matter ike postoffice. Why not let the
,sonls Of that town settle the matter them
.elyes." lie believed. evidently. in local
.elt government Business or no business
the committee proceeded To business with
li.uateh The Augusta postoffice question
vas one of the first TO come up. REPORT
kas il that Plasted was not represented be-
fore the committee. A majority Of the COM
ni,tee endorsed the petition of Thos. J.
Lynch for postmaster.
Then there was fun, rumor saith, when
the Hallowell postofice question was
taken NJ. An unbiased, non-partisan fly
with Keen sense Of humor, could have
hugely enjoyed himself in a corner of the
council room for two hours Tuesday. For
A. nearly a. can be learned all was not har-
mony. The committee decided in favor Of
P.H. Leighton OF fallowell for the post
office there Messrs. Currier and Richards
bal long petitions, but Mr. Leighton had
nausht Of the kind--but ,0ntethi9,g else.
Inc contest III nsdtliitHi DtlWtth MISS
HAYNES and VIM Lord for the postofice
vas considered. Judge Became of Readfeld
want. Miss Haynes to have the postotiice
and the county committee said aye to
that.
The Vassalboro matter, where a Demo
eratir petition comes in for someone to
succeed Mrs Gilbert. was laid on the table,
Is vls the lttston contest. Out in Weeks
Mills two aspirants. A. X. Burrill and A.
C. Doe. are said to be extremely DESTROYS
Of serving their country and town by hand
ing nce Sans mail bags. The matter
did not come 10 the attention of the county
committee Tuesday. 1t is thought the APP
peants haven't vet located the ''pium
trust
When the members came out from the
meeting some wore exceedingly red faces
and an air Of suppressed excitement Tol
those of the other political faith they said,
mot mnch done, all harmonious But
here and there Il committeeman might be
seen with one or more of the Democratic
factions talking rapidly and with frequent
gesticulauuns.
And in connection with this meeting the
interest in the Augusta contest appeared to
grow more and more intense. Serious
charges are being made between the fac
tons One of these is that ii member of
the city government was offered 900 to
vote for certain candidate.