Year: 1870

Comments ofMe Press of Maine upon


the Republican Nomination for Con-
ernor.


From the kennebec Journal.l
The nomination of Mr.. Perham
will unite and cement the republican
party from Kittery to Quoddy, from
the New Hampshire line to the Allan
tic, and render abortive the attempts
which have been made to divide it.
His generous rival in the convention
will give him hearty support. Gov
ernor Chamberlain and his friends will
be happy to return the compliment Of
last year, and the third party will be
content and make no nomination. In
every way it is nomination Of most
auspicious character. If any suppose
Mr.. Perham fanatic and unreasona-
BILE. impracticable man. governed by
one idea, they make grand mistake.
Moderation and good sense will pre-
vail in his councils and the will of the
people be carefully regarded.


From the Bangor Whigl


At large and earnest Convention
at Augusta yesterday, the Republicans
Of Maine selected Hon. Sidney Per-
ham as their standard bearer in the ap
preaching Gubrenatoriai election.
Mr.. Perham was six years in Con-
gress, has filed many other positions
of trust and we have only time this
morning to say thar the principles of
the Republican party will be safe in
his hands.


From the Portland PressJ


In entering upon the campaign in
the advocacy OF the election of Hon.
Sidney Perham, the Press does so
without any especial feelings of self
congratulation over the nomination OF
the gentleman for whom it few
days ago expressed a preference and
it Is almost unnecessary to say that had
the choice OF the convention fallen up
on his competitor, this paper would
have labored as faithfully and as sin
cerely to advance his interest, as it
will to secure the choice of Mr.. Per-
ham by the people. The question Of
temperance, Perse was not adlscord-
ant element in the convention. The
convention was rather good-natured
contest between men equally capable
in which, perhaps, the question OF
locality might have had as much to
do as anything else. Mr.. Perham
was supported by men who are known
to differ with him somewhat upon the
expediency and efficacy of extreme
prohibitory measures /; and their sup
port was earnest and effective.


From the Bath Times.I


The Republican party has made
choice of its standard bearer for Gov
ernor, and although the leadership
has fallen into the hands of the ultra
wing Of the party, yet. we presume
Mr.. Perham's nomination will be as
cheertully supported as if the choice
had been the other way, and trust
that the party will not have its
strength impaired thereby by division
or lack of harmony. His selection
as a candidate we suppose will be re
garded a. "A triumph of the advance
guard of the temperance portion OF
the party, with whose cause he has
always been most prominently identi-
fed, yet we hope that we are not
mistaken in expressing the opinion
that in his zeal to suppress the evils
OF intemperance he will be governed
by the sentiments Of the people, and
will not lend his approval and aid to
any reformatory measure that does
not meet with their full and unquali-
fed endorsement, and will frown up
on and discountenance any PROPOSE
ton to make the prohibitory issue the
cardinal policy OF his administration.
From the Riverside Eeho.l


Whatever may be the result Of the
northumberland we entertain no
question of the trlumpant election Of
| Mr.. Perham-it is an occasion Of
sincere congratulation that any politi-
cal party is ready to place in nomi-
nation for the highest Office within its
gift gentleman SO highly distin-
guised for rare integrity and purity
of morals as Mr.. Perham is acknowl-
edged to be by political friendand foe
alike. MIR. Perham is pre-eminently
the peoples candidate. We leave
him therefore in the hands of the peo.
pie who will not fail to finish wha'
they have so well begun.


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