Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-05-23
POLi1iCAL.

POLITICAL.
Mr.. Morrison suggests that both Houses Of
Congress adjourned June II.
Senator Booth declines the vce-rresidentia
nomination thrust upon him by the greenbackers
preferring to act with the republicans in the forth
coming campaign.
"The democratic managers at Washington are
at present engaged in the novel task of digging
their own graves and the grave Of their party"
Since the Ohio Democratic Convention put its
foot in it SO badly the republicans Of that State
are predicting that they will elect fifteen of the
Congressional delegation.
The republicans generally regard the resolution
introduced by the Chairman OF the House Com
mittee Of Ways and Means, proposing final adj.
jourrment of Congress the 10Th of June, as bun
combe.
| Bayard is coming along steadily on The St. Lou
is track. Mr. Lamar declares that he is stronger
in the South than the others in the race, and
Mary land is enthusiastic for him.
| The British advocates of "iemale cnfranchise-
ment" have lost the support of John Bright. lie
voted for women's suffrage in 1867, but has since
seen reason to change his views, and this year
| spoke strongly against the measure.
| The Hartford Times comedies Ohio TO the re-
publicans, and says that Allen could not get sim
gle electoral vote 1t condemns the democratic
Conventions wicked work." and says that the
democracy of the other States will treat it with
all the contempt it deserves"
The Baltimore Gazette thus heads its report of
the Ohio Rag baby Madmen: Bill Allen for the
InN n -
Idiotc platform of Lot of Lunatics; Senator
Thurman Slaughtered; A Gallant Fight for Hard
Money"
The Louisville journal predicts greenback
bolt at st. Louis 1t says: "a private circular
has been issued to select few We have seen
this circular and we quote the following from the
body Of it: Half the delegates to the National
democratic Convention, called to meet on the 9th
of June in the City of St. Louis, will go there to
sell and the other half to buy; the people are al
ready betrayed-the issue is inevitable, and let i
come at once.i This it adds, sis to be the key
note of the campaign. No matter what tho dem
ocrats do at St. Louis or whom they nominal
the emissaries Of the republican party, disguised
as democrats, are organized to defeat the ticket.
The unexpected success of the initiation wins
in Ohio seems to have alarmed The Cincinnati
Commerc ial, for it says; yesterdays platform il
the worst that has been presented to the countr,
outside the State of Indiana. Coupled with tn,
instruction Of the delegates at large for Allen
which is VIGOROUSLY strategic performance, ther
is abundant discourag ement for all who hay,
hoped that there might be health in the demo
cratic party. The healing of the nation EVIDENT,
is not to be sought in that quarter. Perhaps thu
worst result will be the encouragement Of the evi
elements of the republican party but We warn al
concerned that this Allen party is not to be hel
despicable on account Of its weakness. Ii is
formidable party, representing great schemes an,
extensive interests, aud it is differed by men VIII
have no scruples and few fears, and whose dar
7 ing designs are executed with no mean ability
They propose to rule for their purposes the demo
cratic party, and they will attack the Natioua
Convention with the same confidence and rud
energy with which they stormed the State Con
vention Of yesterday"