The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-10-18
COUNTY ATTORNEY .ELtCT.
Hon. VIM. P. Thompson of Belfast.
From the Boston Sunday GLOBE.


When the smoke had cleared, the dust
settled and the roll of politically killed or
missing was called, after the last Maine
election, Waldo county showed one break
in the usually solid Republican front.
One lone Democrat was elected, the sole
survivor of his tickets and Hon. NiiIiam L.
Thompson of Belfast. once referred 10 as
the "Old War Eagle Of Waldo,' will be the
next county attorney-an office popularly
considered "a good job.
Mr., Thompson is one OF the most PIC
turesoue characters known to the stage OF
Maine politics, upon which he has appear
ed nearly every season for the past 80 years
1t is a common saying down IN waldo
county that ''if 'Bil' Thompson had been
Republican, he would nave been in congress
long ago." to which chip adds. that he
smight have been in Jail
A man of great ability, absolutely honest,
generous to a fault, kindly, charitable.
conclusion that he should stand high in his
party. He has probably been nominated
more times and for more different Offices
than any other man in Maine:
Being of party much in the minority In
his particular territory, he has of course
suffered many defeats. but for all that he
has held number OF honorable offices, and
it may be added that his last election was
marked tribute to the man, rather than to
ms pai " , ~ a. s s. ;ai,a,o for .sRill
on ms oallq, sliu IAan wv horn 80 wears
!l4id az, 80 nf r., 10 vent tn the
little red schoolhouse, worked his way
through kent'S Hill seminary by teaching
school, and after he got little money
ahead went to Belfast and read law ID the
ONCE " III AZ: ~ to ,r,,, u+;th Rlack stone
80 La W rs iie xapnatons and was
tHat ne p"' wv, W,1Jn nnnntv har in 1870
4uliiltteN ~ w sti,,rio in tho town of Vas
dt hohS OoE 10 a,,(,,+I who're he was
saloulo ~ NJ me-, 49, sientad 10 his first
successful dhH va '.e .oino1S
olliGe' me Vnssalboro,s turn TO fur
w HeH IL I li4t to,. +Ea IegisIature the
nlsn G1nut'"o va inf m. elected.
young Village aq'til' Wa" 49, ~ p'on,her ~
ana 4f. IHolnpsou 50! 90 &c et IIa danlinad
the Name IN lG' fn, ndar fald
secuho tel ~, as "a - iT2(,ifaSt
o. acton ,su c,s,,nSIaG If ba felt like
As ne "4tei m@I 20 81 nHs don for AT that
tl,.ie, neti% - |s+ 'stufa ieSa} talent in
c3teIIe u T,o tre nS W II Fogler aftprward
-httilie' - ~, ,,,,,,,,,a >ooprt and the bril-
d Justice W Viie ~ - t 80 / K Royla.
NAM olatOi % @ut' nhhot+ 4 G. lew,
also >qulIt NtieiI'' "a a 1iy;o, al gona
et'. = - tu+ ba.idas Han William II
10 thelf leW@ili oesiu 800 iIo'' T. Inhnson
Mcclellan ana lloh' 0eoise L. 'oni''oA'
t W. rttbar an uncertain outlook for a
,,!f,, yoi,nu attorney to face these intellec
t,,.H 59i3,,,,l # The bar. but Mr.. Thompson
E,5 me ao,r9,,a. or AS ii was then consider
tiS ~ su,Igrj-2 lie fought out line-fence
co. ,.'s y 'r,id .,,,y cases "hoss cases.
yafors 10 7UoE many a fnrlorn hope and
IaI1,arat.. c1,.uce. IL met with steadily in
49, go s',i...S a1.j forged his way to the
place where he 70" stand as Utie VI INC
ti1nrad in local p6jtjcs ali along the
way. lie was the chairman of political
meetings aud meMDef oi many eoi'hii tteJ TO-