The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-07-15
THE MAINE CAMPAIGN.
Disappointment in Store for the Demo-
Gratis and Observation-Disclosures but
Quiet Work by the RepubIicans-State
Candidates Compared = Congressional
Nominations

CanoldateS compared = Congressional
Nominations.
| augusta Correspondence of the New York Times. J
| Ihose Democrats who have been counting
upon the indifference of Mr.. Blaine's friends.
the outgrowth of disappointment at the Chica-
go result, as an ally in this campaign, will
presently awake to sad disappointment.
doubtless, among Mr.. Blaine's, as among Gen
Grants, friends, there was dsappointment
but both classes are possessed of one oual;tv
which is troublesome to the old Bourbons the
new communicating are steadfast Republi
cans, who believe that the divine right of
| poltlng or OF sulking is applicable only when
the opposition may not be inspired by nullif-
cation and desire to dishonor the nation
have made brief survey of the political field
| IN Maine, reaching the conclusion that had
| Gen. Garfield been the darkest of dark horses,
| unknown to fame, and, therefore, the more
disappointing, the threat of Bourbon rule, re-
pudiation and anarchy would still be sufficient
to consolidate the Republican party for victory.
In Maine they have habit of voting and of
| getting out voters which the Republicans of
other States might do we'll to initiate I sup
| pose that in no other State, except New Hamp-
shire, is there so perfect an organization as
| here, and even now, while the Fusionists are
| busy congratulating themselves that the Re-
| publicans are inactive, the local committees
have about completed new census of voters
which will give them the opportunity of max
| ing special effort whose work will tell among
| the doubtful and floating voters. This can
| vass am permitted to state, is very hattering.
One source Of anxiety with the Fusonists, L
| observe, has been the absence of Mr.. Blaine.
| For their relief, and for the benefit of other
Hancock Weaver boomsters at a distance, it
| should be stated that Mr.. Blame though alb
sent, has not neglected the wretches who tried
so hard to steal the State last winter. He has
| had hand in directing preliminary move
ments which the other fellows will full soon
enough experience for their own peace of
mind. The Senator will be in active command
this week. and then the vultures will begin
| to futter as the Republican campaign wakes
| warm and strong.
The principal forces are in full array and
| may be spoken of with some degree of conf
dence touching their deserts and prospects,
Daniel +. Davis has made good Governor; he
has the confidence of more than his party. He
Is honest and courageous, however he may err
In minor matters of administration. His COM
petitor Harris M. Plaisted, is man who must
have been nominated because he lacks convic-
tlons, and therefore may succeed in holding
| together the larger number of Smith Garcelon
| men of last year. He was made Attorney Gen.
| eral of the state by the Republicans, and was
| sent to Congress in 1874. One term satisfied
| them that they could do better, and they drop
ped him. Ever since then he has held him
| self IN readiness to be tempted over to the
| other side; and as there was no pronounced
| Democrat or Greenbacker of any notoriety
| who hadn't befouled his hands by last years
crime land who was at the same time sufficiently
| Insignificant to invite few antagonsms from
| men OF short convictions, he was dropped upon
| by the Democratic reenback coalition as
useful instrument 1t is possible for such a
| man to secure the Greenback vote, which
seems to be prepared to go anywhere in its
spite against the existing order OF things; but
| shall be greatly disappointed in my calcula-
tions if the Bourbons don't scratch him to
| death with very good will.
The Republicans have made their nominal
| tons for Congress in all except the First Dis
| trict, where presume there is not much doubt
| of Thomas B. Reeds denomination. Mr.. Reed
| is now serving his second term acceptably.
| The FusionistS have not yet nominated they
are negotiating for union, which is difficult.
Samuel j. Anderson, old Copperhead, and E.
| 81. Cove, young fiatist, both of whom ran
| against Mr.. Reed in 1878, want the united
nomination. and either or both would be satis-
factory to the Republicans. Anderson would
drive away many of the younger men of the
combination, and Cove, who was Garcelons
| Secretary OF State, would disgust many who
| still have lingering belief that fraud and
burglary, as Fusion methods, ought not to be
| quite so boldly practiced as he urged. In the
Second District Mr.. Frye is opposed by the
| blatant free-love Greenbacker, the partner of
| Woodhulls Blood f. NJ Fogg. He has been
one of the worst disturbers in the State, and
Mr.. Frye may felicitate himself that the
| FuSlonlsts have set up for him so feeble an OBJ
| iect to dispose of. In the Third District, Mr..
Lindsey has been nominated for the third
term. The Greenbackers and Democrats in
| this district are not happy family, and will
| hold two conventions on the 24th the former
| at Gardiner and the latter in this city six
miles apart, apparently to accommodate the
candidates most conspicuous in the two factions.
! Mr.. Charles A. White, who wants to go to
| Congress- is an Anti-Fusion GreenbackerNun-
| less the Fusion can be for the sole benefit of
| the fatist He was the State Treasurer under
| Garcelon, whom he accuses openly of having
| sold out to the Republicans, the sum for which
Garcelon consented to submit questions to the
| Supreme Court being set at $4,000. The
| Democrats, it may be inferred. have no love
| for Mr.. White, and they incline toward Mr.. E.
=. Allen, book and newspaper publisher of
| this city. But there is another man talked of
| as possible to unite the factions, Mr.. Isaac I.
| Hobson, Greenbacker, who was sort of on
| the-fenceish in the fight of last winter. The
| ill-feeling in this district will help the
| Republicans on the ticket in general, wherever
| the nomination may 60.
| The Republicans have nominated a new man
| in the Fourth District, which the Democrats
| and GreenbrackerS carried in 1S7S-Mr
| Charles A. Boutelle, editor of the Bangor
Wing. Mr. Boutelle is stalwart Republican
| who has openly antagonized the Hayes admin
| istration and savagely criticised some of its
| acts. He is man of strong convictions, ex-
| cellent charactar, and good ability, and it is
| believed will unite the party successfully
| against George W. Laid, the present Fusion
| member. who has denomination. ANY dis
| trict that could re-elect Ladd must have
| stomach for siop-food in quantities. The Fifth
District, where Mr. Hale was defeated by that
famed demagogue. Murch also presents new
| Republican candidate in the person of Mr..
Seth L. Milliken of Belfast Mr.. Millken is
| pretty well known as campaigner, especially
| in New York, where he has spent several cam
palgns on the stump with good effect. The
Democrats, who are very much dissatisfied
| in this district, and will probably nominate a
new man. Ii not, the scratcher will be abroad
| on election day. The people of the Fifth Dis
| trlct are not insane, as an Endorsement of
| Murch would indicate.
The conundrum that puzzles the FuSiOnists
| this year is; Will fusion fuse? The Demo
Gratis don't like cast-off Republican clothing,
and Plalsted is a mistit besides The two
wings had meeting at Lewiston the other
| day. 1t was secret, but the solemnity which
| has characterized the cheftains since suggests
! trouble. Plaisted himself came away more
| blank and less gushing than his aspect and
| habit are. In conversation with me rural
delegate confessed that NOW and then there
"oo hIChcT dSlu IldlSteQ. gu See,| he
| continued, ''the bosses have taken the Job to
feed us this year all on one kind O. feed but
arter all their pains the chickens don't come
up to the dough-dish'' Still, after all the dis.
couragements that seem to beset them-the
stain left by last winters theft the disgraceful
personal record of their leaders, the impossi-
billty OF another count-out, and the dissensions
in their ranks-the Fusionists are making a
vigorous campaign, and talk hopefully. even
boastfully, of the result. The developments of
the next two weeks will be interesting.