The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-01-01
AND J. NJ. HAYNES PRESIDENT OF
THE SENATE.
GareeIon Likely to be Governor.
Especial to the Press.l

AOtUSIAs Decs
hungrier crowd never gathered about the last
dining table of small country hotel, in the early
afternoon of Fair Day, than is gathered at Augusta
now. One would think the youngsters, with sharp,
fresh appetite of youth, would be the ravenous
but on the contrary the starved old Democrats with
gaunt famine looking from their eyes, and hands
eager to clutch every morse the greediest They
resoutely push the new men aside and crowded for
ward to the tables. For illustration: M. W. Turner
Of the New Era, thought himself sure Of the clerk
ship of the House, but that remnant Of paleozoic
age David Dunn OF Poland, the last Democratic
clerk, a man who last fed at the public crib un-
der the Wells administration, twenty three years
AGO. has pushed him aside. Dunn is going about
telling how he studied law with Gov. Fairfield, way
back in the early fortes, and intimating that he is
in the direct line Of apostolic succession. He has
looked upon the faces of the fathers, and they have
patted him on the head. He proudly shows the bald
spot where the hair is worn of by approbative pats
from the hands Of the mighty dead.
A Democratic Revival,
For this is Democratic revival Walpurgs
night out Of season. Faces once familiar about the
State House, but long absent, seen peeriug along
the corridors. Gorham L. Boynton, who boasts that
he has not been at the Capital for twenty years. is
here with the avowed intention Of driving the unbe-
levers from the temple, and consecratng 1t anew to
uses Of the old faith. And with him fossils Of
every epoch. 1t is geologic upheava The re-
mains of antediluvian monsters, of pre-Adamites,
that is predecessors Of the new man AdamD have
been cast up from the depths. One might name and
classify them but the list would be longer than the
Homeric catalogue of ships, and more pretentious
than Miton's muster-roll o. the fallen angels The
delight of these old Democrats at being on top
again is amusing in its childishness. They are fast
losing their heads and getting dizzy Their greedi
appalls and disgusts their adversaries. 1t is
intensely dsageeabe for one greedy man to sit with
another at scanty banquet. He begins to hate his
companion and call him a hog. The unpleasant fig
ure is frequently used by the Greenbackers.
Trouble Brewing.
In truth, the more sincere and unsophisticated of
the Greenbackers puzzled and discouraged. They
came down here with the idea that "useless offices
were to be Abolished "Let us do away with the
Attorney. General" they say. 80, ne! So-and-So
wants that. 1t will never do to abolish that"
swell, there is no need Of an Adjutant-G General"
20, yes! The other man has use for it." "Wel
anyhow we can do away with pages or folders, or
something" is the angry exclamation. "But those
places were promised to ----- and - as
long ago as last tall.'' "How in thunder then are
we going to retrench? Are the salaries going to be
cut dewn?" the granger excitedly asks. "Why
take it out Of schools that's the way" the reply.
The people of this State pay too much for book
learning" So it goes. The schools can be closed,
soldiers orphans left to starve great State chari
ties impoverished, but no corn must be taken from
the crib, where the leaders going to be tied up
this winter.
OF course there are many Greenbackers, disap-
pointed oficeseekers who left the old party because
their claims were not recognized, ambitious young
readily accept this programme. But many hesitate,
and have fallen to serious thinking They begin
ming to find out the character of the combination.
An Unholy Marriage.
But the leaders of the Greenback faction are re-
solved upon complete union and Identification
with the Democracy. That is evident. They talk
about the National Democratic party of the future
But in their hearts they know that is all nonsense,
that the combination in Maine will have scanty in.
fuence on the politics Of the country. They know
that they are merely going over to the Democratic
camp. And they are glad to 60, for they believe
that the Democracy will soon control the govern
ment, and dispose Of the Offices The Democrats en-
courage this view. Their recruiting offices open
and they are offering big bounties Last evening, to
the surprise of many, Scion Chase, who had long
held out, surrendered, and ceased oppose the COM
bnation. But there is large and dissatisfied ele-
ment. Perry of the Camden Herald, is in any.
thing but contented mood, and he has many SYM
pathizers in his dissatisfaction. .
The Governor Question.
Scion Chase still believes that Smith is to be Gov
ernor, and many of the Democrats really hope so.
They think that Smiths election will make the DEM
ocratic eenback combination easier while Garce-
Ions would madden and ALLEVIATE many Greenbackers
and lead them to believe they had been used as CATS
tn mil Damncrqfic nhpafnnta mi IF ho Ara
1t is yet uncertain who will be Governor, and Con-
nor's friends are confident To-day it looks as though
Garceon leads Smith by "a large majority" While
good many Republicans are inclined to believe that
GarcelOn is not much sounder on the financial ques-
ton than Smith, they recognize that in the country
at large he looked upon representative OF hard
money, and the election of t-money Governor
would be regarded as an unworthy surrender. They
say that GarcelOn occupies much the same position
In this State that Abbott did in Massachusetts.
State Off ces.
The scramble for State Offices is the Iyeiest ever
known. This morning Frank developed unexpected
strength for Speaker and Wilson fell to the second
place. White still leads for Treasurer. A new can
didate for Secretary OF State has appeared on the
scene. G. W. Hall, a young Bangor lawyer, who
shows surprising strength. He claims Waldo svlid,
and majority of Pepobscot. To the candidates for
Attorney General must be added Varney Of Bangor,
and McNicholl of Calais. B. f. Lancaster of Wis
casset wants to be Librarian. For Adjutant-Gen-
esal, Major Folsom of Oldtown, Gen. Dan. White of
Bangor, and Capt. Charles Meservey of Portland,
are spoken OF. Folsom has the pole in the race.
Tbs Legislative Caucuses.
The Republicans in Senate caucus assembled to-
night, made the following nominations:
Presioent-J. Manchester Hayes Of Kennebec.
Secretary-Samuel W. Lane, Augusta
Assistant Secretary-Chas. W. Tilden, Castine.
Messenger-Chas. W. Lovejoy, Sidney.
Assistant Messenger-A B. T. Chadbourne, Dix
mont.
In the House caucus the following nominations
were made, all by accammation:
Speaker-Joseph A. Locke of Portland.
Clerk-Oramandel Smith OF Litchfield.
Assistant Clerk-Edwin G. Burlelgh of Bangor.
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