Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-09-20


twenty-eight friends Of Senator Morrill,
and twenty-one supporters OF Governor
Chamberlain Thus it will be observed
that the delegates friendly to Morrill, had
complete control OF the meeting to nomi-
nate, won after an open and vigorous cam
vas between the friends of the two Sena-
torial candidates, in the different wards of
the city. The rights of GOV. Chamber
lain's friends to any Of the representative
nominees were thus exhausted, and they
could only rely on the magnanimity of the
majority. The friends of Senator Morrill,,
regardful Of the usages of the party. anx-
Gus to promote harmony and guarantee
success, generously renominated Messrs.
Bonney and Burgess by reclamation, on the
ground of usage and the interest OF the
party, well knowing these two gentlemen
were understood to prefer Gov. Chamber
lain. The other two nominees were
considered and understood to favor the
reelection of Senator Morrill,. The
nominations were made openly, fairly,
according to party usage, and there were
no personal or political objections to the
candidates friendly to Mr. Morrill,. These
nominations were declared to be unani-
nous. Did this action command ''ready
acouiescence" from the friends of Govern
or Chamberlain? Far from it. For after
this almost unparalleled magnanimity of
the friends eff Senator Morrill, in thus d.
viding the ticket, the leading supporters OF
Gov. Chamberlain in Portland, under the
inspiration of the Advertiser, refused to
support the republican nominees supposed
to be friendly to Senator Morrill,. With Il
base betrayal OF their party, which is al
most incredible, they sought an alliance
uuh the democrats. They betrayed and
deserted the republican standard and elect
ed two democrats who would support Gov
Chamberlain, instead of the two republi-
cans who, they feared would favor Mr..
Morrill,. Further, they were careful it is
said, to have a distinct understanding with
the democratic nominees on the point of
specially pledging them to the Chamber
lain coalition. 1t is said that Mr.. Charles
p. Kimball, by far the ablest man on the
democratic ticket. would not pledge him.
self to Chamberlain and was therefore not
taken The Advertiser can perhaps say
whether this is true or not, and if it has
not the requisite information, probably the
Argus can supply it. Both papers are
equally Jealous in supporting Chamberlain
for the Senatorship.
We might adduce numerous instancesin
different parts of the State. as in Bethel,
Bridgton, Buckfield, Damariscotta, where
the promoters of the chamberlain move
ment'' exhibited the most fragrant disregard
of all honorable party obligations, or
.'ready acquiescence." Indeed, for the
year past, it has been the habit of the pc
culiar supporters of Chamberlain, includ
ing the Portland Advertiser, to give ten
heavy blows to the Republican party, to
one small slap at the Democracy. AT the
Bangor State convention last year, the
friends of Gov. Chamberlain openly pro-
claimed that if he was not nominated there,
he would be placed before the people at
once by an independent movement, in
which the democratic party were to coop
crate under the manipulation and leader
ship of Gen. Chamberlain's intimate friend,
Hon. Bion Bradbury. How far the Gov.
was personally involved in such design is
best known to himself and Mr.. Bradbury,
but it is very certai n that his friends and
spokesman very generally announced and
boosted of such purpose
And so the present year. The Govern
ors friends, including the Portland Adver-
tiser, made the distinct menace that the
nomination of Gen. Hersey would not be
acquesced in, and the understanding was
generally proclaimed by the Cows pecul-
lar body guard" that in the event of Her
sey's nomination, the Governor would ac-
cept the nomination from an "independent
movement in which the democracy would
concur. Nor indeed was the ''independ-
ent movement" with Gov. Chamberlain at
its head, given up until it become evident
that it would prove abortive. The Demo-
cratic Convention which met in Portland,
June goth, was adjourned TO Bangor Aug.
10Th, under the management of Hon. Bion
Bradbury, Geo. F. Emery and other skilled
leaders of the democracy, who gave partial
and public assurances OH the platform of
the Convention, and made wonderful pri-
vate promises in its corridors, of what
would be done by the Independent boiling
republicans under the lead of Gov. Cham
berlain. The ''movementn died out, but
not until several notable conferences had
been held at the Falmouth Hotel, between
leading democrats and certain republicans
who will not be very conspicuous in lead
ing hereafter. 1t is noteworthy fact that
the Falmouth Hotel conferees of both po-
litical parties are now cordially united in
supnOrt of Gov Chamberlain for the Init