Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-06-16
TIE AUGUSTA CAUCUS.

The caucus held in this city on Saturday
evening bears upon its face an appearance
Of something worse than Modoc treachery
Two divisions of the same political family
members of the same party-met in
caucus under an arrangement generally
known days before the time appointed, by
which the delegation to be selected to
represent the city at the State convention
was to be divided equally between Ding
ley and Stone. 4 ticket WAS prepared on
which one-half the names were the friends
of Dingley and onc-half the friends of
Stone, the Dingley men selecting their
names and the Stone men theirs. At the
caucus all the Dnglcy men who voted
supported this ticket faithfully and accord
ing to agreement, presenting no other
ticket. A few of Mr.. Stones friends vot-
ed this ticket, but nearly the entire strength
OF Stone was cast for another ticket, com
posed entirely of Stone men, prepared
without regard to and in defiance of the
arrangement into which his leading friends
had entered. The Dingley men trusting
in the good faith of Mr.. Stones friends,
made no effort to rally any strength at
the caucus, while the Stone men were out
in full strength. Under such circum-
stances of course there could be but one re-
subtitle election of the Stone ticket No
flag of truce ever protected Modoc in
his treachery more effectually than the
union ticket aided the Stone men to
slaughter Dingley in the caucus.
These are the simple facts. There is this
apology made by some of the Stone men
who disregarded the arrangement for the
union ticket, that they were not consulted
about it and could not rightfully he bound
to accept it, We recognize the force of
this argument. No one will insist more
strongly than ourselves upon the right of
a voter to free choice and action in caucus.
The Dingley men have no fault to find with
those who honestly base their action on
such grounds, but those who knew ard
consented to the plan of dividing the del
egation, and then gave their influence d.
rectly or indirectly to the support of the
Stone ticket. are justly chargeable with
deception and want of faith Some of the
Stone men kept their faith nobly, but some
we regret to say We're a. trcachcrous as
Captain Jack.
The caucus then gives no indication in
its results of the relative strength of Ding
ley and Stone in this city. That is as
much unknown to-day as Saturday morn
ing. Mr.. Stone will have the delegation,
but not the strength which attaches to
fair and honorable expression of the voters
III caucus assembled. Mr.. Dingley will
not need the delegation at Bangor. Mr..
Stone will. Mr.. Dingley's friends are
happy in having acted the honorable part. |
ana will be ready to extend consolation to
their Stone friends when the news of Mr..
Dingley's nomination comes over the wires
next Thursday.
The New York Tribune is in trouble
toott wv NNb Aidhllail VI inc IOllrIS, be-
cause the government decided to send them
to Wiscasset, 'as though they We're polar
bears, where possibly they might be
packed in ice during the Summer" "This
is Il very neat little piece OF humbug,"
says the Tribune. ",Joe and Hannah are
not such delicate Arctic plants nor any
such strangers to sunshine" that they
should he sent to Wiscasset. Ii is pity
for Joe and Hannah, but having survived
to travel twice within a few degrees of
the North Pole perhaps they may with
stand the rigors of the summcrat Wiscas-
set.
curious proposition has been introduced
into the Ohio constitutional convention. 1t |
is to establish what is called the principle of
"recall' in case Of members of the Legisla-
ture; that is, permitting the majority of any |
constituency to recall and dismiss their Rep |
resentative from the service whenever they |
get tired Of him, whether his term has expir-
ell or not.