The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-30
DANIEL F. DAVIS.
What Prominent Men Think of the Can
didate.

A representative of the PRESS in converse
ton with several well known men on Satur-
day last, gathered the following opinions in
regard to the Republican candidate for
governor:
MIR. James Bailey SAID he had been i'm
pressed for long time with the feeling that if
Penobscot wished to put forward a candidate
the people of that county could not do better
than nominate Mr.. Davis Mr.. Bailey said he
sat close by Mr.. Davis when they were mem
bers OF the Senate. He found that gentleman
man OF force and strength in his opinions
and utterances, a man of great ability and
good presence. The suggestion has been
flung out by the opposition journals that Mr.
DAVIS is unknown. When he visits the
various parts of the State he will not only be
known but he will make hosts of friends. He
is full of personal magnetism and takes with
his hearers at once. There is no doubt that
this part of the State would have liked to see
Mr.. Thomas nominated but the fact remained
patent to all that without the aid of Penobscot
the Republicans would fail of an election 1t
is many years since either Penobscot, or Cum
berland, has received the nomination. This
year it was deemed best by all to grant the
nomination to Penobscot as it was advisable to
put in the field man who could fight
Major Smith in his own STRONGHOLD for if his
county went against the Republican party
there would probably be no election by the
people. Next time Penobscot will work with
Cumberland for the latter's candidate.
Judge Waterman eff Gorham spoke of Mr..
Davis in high terms. He considered the
nomination an excellent one. He remembered
distinctly that when Mr.. Davis was in the
Senate, member of the Judiciary Committee,
he was struck by the able manner in which he
handled matter that came before the COM
mittee; matter requiring not only legal
knowledge and Judgment, but a great of
Ex-Mayor Mcclellan considered the nominal
ton one eminently fit to be made.
Capt. Jacob S. Winslow said the nomina-
ton was an admirable one. He was in the
Legislature with Mr. Davis and he considered
him remarkably good selection for
standard bearer. He is one of those men
whom you always know where to find
He never Stops over, at least never saw any
instances of it, and he knew him very well.
prominent lawyer, who declined to allow
his name to be used, but who was at Augusta
a long time with Mr.. Davis, spoke of that
gentleman with the greatest satisfaction. He
considered him a remarkably good LAWYER.
During the last campaign he made some fifty
stump speeches and wherever he spoke he
made a telling hit. Whether or no Mr. Davis
is elected, said the gentleman, bear in mind
my prophecy that he will sooner or later make
a mark in this State not to be forgotten He
is an excellent debater, and he handled the
case OF Madigan vs. Burleigh-known as the
contested election case-in a mastery manner
He is thoroughly honest, and man who is
not an office seeker, and, he continued, ST
doubt to-day if he is any better known outside
of Penobscot and Piscataquis than he is in
Cumberland, but he will be one of the best
known men by September"
Col. q. A. Smith, assistant editor of the
Boston Journal, in letter Saturday to his
journal says:
From what indications one is able to gather
on trip from Bangor to York county, and
from the comments of those seen at stations
along the line, one comes to the conclusion
that the Republicans of Maine, even where
Mr.. Davis is least known, approve of the action
OF the Bangor Convention. Naturally enough,
the friends of Mr.. Thomas feel disappointed,
and think that he would have proved as
available as Mr.. Davis, but they WILL like Mr..
Thomas himself, give the ticket hearty sup
port. Mr.. Davis will win friends wherever he
goes before the people, land as he is going to put
days work in the campaign IN lieu of money,
he will be likely to see the most of the Republi-
cans in the state before the second Monday in
Snntnmhar Mr. Davis will ba partiou1ar1v |
strong in the agricultural sections In early |
life, through sheer necessity, he was compelled |
to practice that economy and to observe those |
habits of industry which characterize the |
agricultural classes of Maine. These old |
fashioned virtues have become part of his |
character He can scarcely divest himself of |
them if he wonld, and he will be sure to stamp
his administration with them should he be
elected, which is most probable.
Mr.. Davis will kindle fresh enthusiasm |
among the old soldiers, particularly the rank
md so. ne on Of dhvl,. az fvoo une
boys will take unusual interest in the election
of a man who drew rationS and SIG per month.
Corporal Davis was thought to be a con-
temptuous remark by person who made it in
our hearing. Let those who believe that that
sort of expressions OF contempt is going to kill
d. F. Davis keep up that line of warfare.
-Four or five thousand of rather disinterested
men who were private soldiers may be made
very indignant, if it is intimated that man
who was corporal in the First Maine Cavalry |
when twenty years of age is thereby disquali-
fed to hold the highest office which the people |
of Maine can give him. A hackman at the |
Penobscot Exchange who carried musket |
three years in the late unpleasantness quietly |
remarked that he had come to take 'our new |
Governor to the station Hes one of our
Sort" said he, addressing bystander who was
one of his officers
If any one imagines that the soldier of the
late war are taking no interest in what is
TRANSPORTING in Washington they are greatly
mistaken judging from the expressions of
Maine veterans. Ofcourse, these observations
relate to soldiers who have, from conviction,
acted with the Republicans They are not
politicians in the sense in which that term is
used. One, in noting the situation in Wash
ington, remarked, with seriousness, "Some-
thing has got to be done" Another remarked
on attention being called to the day when he
lost his arm in battle: "Yes, and sometimes
think it was limb wasted when 1 read of jeff
Davis doctrine uttered ON the floor of Con-
gress." But with all these expressions of dis
approval of the State rights demonstrations
there was none which indicated any ill-will
nd la IF no South