Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-30
Campaign Notes.

Campaign NOtcS.
| \ large Davis Club has been formed at
South Hope. with +. \. Knowlton, Presi-
dent.
School house discussions are on the in
crease. As they increase ereenbackers de-
crease.
GOV. Garcelon addressed democratic
meeting at Portland the other evening, which
numbered some hundreds when he commenced
and seventy-fve when he closed.
Solon Chase complains that he gets only
! 10 cents a pound for his butter. lie should
read the papers. Portland grocers are pay
( ing Is cents for good family butter.-I0u-
land -idre,t.ser.
The biggest rally ever had in North Cum
/ berland was the demonstration at Bridgton
by the republicans, Wednesday. Thousands
Of people were present from Cumberland,
Oxford and York counties. Speeches were
made by Hons. W. W. Rice, W. =. Frye,
and J. e. Burrows. In the evening there
was fine torchlight procession. The town
hall wasn't big enough for the occasion, and
| both afternoon and evening meetings were
held in the grove.
| Cheering reports come to us from all parts
of the county. Several prominent men in
the surrounding towns who voted the green
back tickeyhave come out boldly, declaring
they shall work and vote for Davis this year
: They say they were deceived last year: that
they cannot expect, nor do they want any bet
ter currency than we now havc.-MSwo,1h
! -fmeiIcon.
! The greenback party in the West is fast
falling to pieces. In Indiana nearly 10000
greenback votes were cast last year, but it is
estimated that not half that number could be
commanded at the present time, and the chief
organ of the party, the Terre Hante Express,
has changed editors and become republican
| in politics. I'm Minnesota and in Iowa the
greenbackers are rapidly falling to pieces.
The pay roll of the republican Senate for
1879 was 1913 less than for the years 1873 and
the pay roll of the fusion house was $3.50
more than 1873. Had the House pay roll
shown the same relative reduction as the
Senate it would have been $1,000 less than in
1873 instead of being $3.50 more. This shows
a difference of 81 $50 in favor of the repub-
lican Senate as compared with the demo-
greenback House. How is that for sweet
! economy = Somerset Reporter
/ Mr.. Burr, says that after the democratic
meeting here Wednesday night Gov. Garce-
lon ''told the Times correspondent that the
greenbackers were simply taking an easy
road into the democratic party, and that next
of State or country. Much, he said, could
be sacrificed this year to accomplish that re-
suit. He only intended to make speeches
enough to keep up appearances and satisfy
the demands of his managers" That is how,
greenbackers, your leaders are selling you
out. "-Portlaad Press.
The Portland Argus having had a statement
that ''in Durham there are no vessels on the
stocks, the rolling stock mills are idle and
business is dull, Durham correspondent
/ of the Press informs the Argus that Durham
is an inland town. and that there have been
no ssvessels on the stocks" since 1928, when
small vessel was built and hauled overland
to Maquot Bay, Brunswick, and there
launched.
4 correspondent of the Bangor Wing at
Parkman writes that paper 81 am happy to
be able to report that of the fifteen or more
republican greenbackers of last year, fully
two-thirds of them propose to vote with us
this year. There are also several old dem
Al. 81, 4
ond will vote for Corporal Davis. have no
knowledge of any one who voted the republic
can ticket last year that will not this. We
expect to poll as large republican vote in
this town in September as we ever did"