Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-08-29
Gardiner Postoffice Fight Will Not
Injure Him.
ATTEMPT TO STIR UP DIS=AFFECTION
THROUGHOUT DISTRICT WILL FAIL.
stead il has Caused Ills Friends Rally His Support all the
Enthusiastically Burleigh Stand
His Record of Services fer Soldiers.

An attempt has been made to cau.e
disRffection among the republicans in the
third Congressional district OF Maine, by
injecting the Gardiner postotIire fight
into the campaign, and trying to make
district fight OF this purely local contest.
W lille 1t is not likely tbat voters OF Han
cock county Will he mtsiod by false rep
resentations concerning Gov. Burleigh,
it is we'll ihst they be made acquainted
with the real facts of The cass, inch can
he briefly stated.
MIR. Gay, young man, started in early
for the Gardiner postotli"t, aud secured
a large number OF petitioners. as any
man can who is tirs, In the field. Later,
Mr.. Stone, veteran solder, brother in.
law OF the democratic postmaster then in
office, circulated petitions through his
friends, and succeeded IN getting many
names and in cutting mso Mr.. Gays
lists greatly. Objections were warmly
urged against each OF the candidates by
friends OF the other, lot an unusual
occurrence in such cases, and there were
developments OF which Mr. Burleigh
concluded he Was obiig ii to take cogn'z-
ance. AT this iuncture n third candidate
Was brought forward, having strong poiit-
icai and business support-a man whose
ability and fitness for the place was I'M
questioned. In due time he was APP
pointed, and makes very acceptable and
efficient officer.
The unique phase OF the Gardiner con-
test appears to nave been that the battle
OF one candidate MAS organized and oi-
rected by democrat, and 1t is fair TO
presume the attack upon Governor Bur-
leigh is directed by democrats for demo-
cratic advantage. This is generally
understood by republicans III kennebec
county.
As II result OF the contest for postmaster,
number Of Gardiner vsteraus Issued
circular coudemhing Gov. Burletgh as an
enemy OF the old odler. This circular
has been sent broadcast through the dis
trict. Instead OF having the desired
effect, 1t has oToug ut forth ii Hood OF tes-
timony from Grand Army mea and posts
i'll Gov. Bureigb's behalf. small part
OF this testimony is given below.
II may be well to print first The follow
ing letter from the Union Veterans union
censuring the action OF the Gardlner
veterans:
UNION VETERANS UNION.
Circular No. 2.
Your department commander deems 1t his
duty to caution the comrades against inJudi-
cious haste In condemning the action of public
officers in matters pertaining to appointment of
"a Tie Il.
privilege to stand by our comrades in such
matters, We must also bear In mind that the re-
quirements of every thing being equal" must
not be lost sight of.
One regiment in this division has recently
adopted resolutions condcmning the action of a
member of Congress In the matter of appoint
ment for postma ster in certain city, for not
appointing comrade of their choice. On
careful Investigation of the ease, the gentleman
was convinced that the comrade they recon-
mended was mentally iucapacitated for peform
Ing the duties of the Office, and he Is now in
private asylum In another state.
In the same set of resolutions the assertion Is
inade that a certain member of Congress has
'in his recommendations for federal appoint
ments, utterly disregarded the claims of
soldiers" and the Skow hogan postoflce Is cited
as an example of such alleged disregard
such language Is scarcely warranted, In view
oi the fact that he has almost uniformly endorsed
the candidates. of soldiers when they have been
presented to him, that scores of them all over
'he district are to-day, holding federal appoint
lhehts upon his recommendation, and that the
postmaster appointed at Skowhegan as re-
suit Of his endorsement, Is one of our worth
TEST and most enthusiastic comrades of the 18Th
regiment of this division.
by heedlessly disregarding such facts and
publishing hasty and ill-con sidered criticism, we