Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-01
fXH DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION

FX1 DEMOCRATIC NORMA TON
b would seem to disinterested and i'm !
partial observers outside the democratic
party. that the nomination of candidate
for governor and the adoption OF policy
would be subjects involving no difficulty
whatever. But. judging by articles in
their leading organs and common report
they are decidedly at varisnce among
themselves in regard to the course to be
pursued. Some want a candidate, some
advise to make no nomination. Some
want new name, others will have none
but the old one. Some desire an active
campaign, but the majority are not in
clined to make fight. The Bourbon
wing. which sees its opportunity in the
present condition of the organization to
seize the control of the party, IS making
vigorous push TO secure a candidate Of
ITS own stripe and the management of the
convention. This Is not relished BIZ the
young democracy, who manifest their dis
appreciation openly.
We find that the Bangor Commercial.
= representative OF the Bourbon democra-
cy Of Penobscot. whose editorial columns
are controlled by Marcellns Emery, has
platform and candidate all prepared iol
the convention, and calls upon the democ
racy as vigorously to take the field in lS7
as it appealed to them to raise the stand
ard Of JEFF Davis in 1861. So, too. tn
Oxford Register, the organ of the Nirgi
ID. PARIS democracy, clamors for actiy,
hostilitics, and endeavors to arouse th
democracy from the lethargy which ha
overtaken them. These two papers have
raised the name of Hon. Joseph Titcomt
Of kennebunk rs their candidate for the
nomination, the chief recommendation
which they present in his favor being that
he has ARRAYS been a democrat. Whether
the Greeley republicans will think this
recommendation has any particular virtue
remains TO be seen. The Standard of this
city Is also aiming in the same direction
as its Penobscot and Oxford confreres,
but chooses a"winding way" to reach it's
point. 1t publishes letter purporting to
have been written by a Greeley republi-
can, in which the writer laments that the
democrats will not adopt new name in
stead of clinging to tho old one. This
letter the Standard takes as text to read
the liberals lecture, telling them that the
name OF party is Of no conseggence. that
il new party were formed II uag.Id be
made up of and controlled By 5sasss.ra.a.
zna would be in essence and syasgsganses
Toe same old party still. We give The
Standard credit for speaking the truth
cnee' but we doubt the efficacy of it's lee.
TIRE to compel liberal republicans to en-
5ss a. members Of the rebellion stained
democracy.
On the contrary there are other demo-
cratic papers who object in plain language
TO the course pursued by the Bourbons.
They represent the young democracy, and
the Creeiey republicans who are Joined to
the party and are Obliged to remain there
The Machias Union is fair representa-
tire ofthis class. In its last issue it de
preeates the holding Of democratic Stat,
convention and advises disbanding tn,
party. In an editorial it says: 1T i.
NOW eighteen years since we succeeded
-'in this State, and on no one ofthe eigh
teen was there brighter prospect Of de
feat Of a regular nomination than thi
''year. but these gentlemen maintain tina
I'VE should go through the inevitable
process the nineteenth time. What pur
pose would be achieved by doing SO is
mot apparent. Whether it is horror OF
success or the Incidence of despair that
"actuates them we cannot say. We state
1.-THE fact and leave others to guess the
motive.
but such men do not represent the
body OF the Democratic party. Every
where we 60 we hear the question asked
"c'ts DONOR If the opposition of the dem
ocratic party in this State is merely NOM
maj why continue itp Why go to the
trouble and expense of a contest which
us sure to be against you in the result ?
inese questions are asked in conyersa-
"tion among democrats in all parts of the
estate and we know Of no adeouate am.
sswer.r
This and much more says the Union in
opposition TO the programme marked out