Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-07-14
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oeiiesed that his party would have . x,,L
over in this congressional dist,;c, ,,.;. s.r !.
'u' 'ime has proved that while manv demo.
cfa's and greenbackers have Joined the 70.
Pupiican party, the residuum are determined
70 make desperate fight. Any approach -
a victory will be regarded as a ..vind;c.,;on,,
VI 'ne iabuiators. The fusionists began the
campaign early, and are busily at work all
over the State. However there are m.nx
men In both parties who look with di,f.xor
upon coalition. Soon Chase hits the "dem-
ocratic Jackass," as he elegantly denominate.
'ha' party many sturdy blow, and it is the
general opinion of the fusion sachems .s
voiced by leading Augusta democrat
that
THE CussED OLD Fool OUGur TO BE
MUzzLED."
Last Friday there was a conclave of green
back leaders at the Cony House, and i, was
there settled that S. s. Brown of Fair6eld
village lawyer smirched by his con-
nection with Garcelon's Council, should he
nominated at the Gardiner and Augusta con.
ventions as candidate for representative
According to the Bangor Commercial il was
there decided that the nomination belongs to
Somerset. In 1873 William Pbilbrick of
Skowhegan was the greenback congressional
candidate, and pOlled about 2. 500 more votes
than General Franklin Smith of Waterv;lle
the democratic nominee. But Mr.. Philbrick
Is an out and out greenbacker, and his finan-
cial views would have made him rather oh.
noxious to the hard money democrats of the
district. He, too. is identified with the mis-
count in measure, for he is the selectman
who caused the overthrow of the expressed
will of the majority in Skowhegan by taking
exception to the taste of the printer who
printed the ballots. The bank corporation
OF which Mr.. Philbrick was member, soon
after expressed their disapprobation of his
course by dropping him out, and his fellow
townsmen followed the example at the March
meeting. When the Ccny House meeting
adjourned, it was supposed that the slate
was all made up for the campaign; but on
Monday some of the leaders in this CITY re-
ceived letter in which
Mr.. Brown POSITIVELY DECLINED The
NOMINATION,
alleging as reason that his business would
not permit him to neglect it and enter upon
an aggressive campaign. This leaves the
are as
"Thck autumn leaves which strew the brooks
In NalOmbrOsa."
pressure has been brought to bear upon
E. c. Allen, Esq, of this city, to allow his
name to be used; but Mr.. Allen is too long
headed, and has no ambition to be ranked as
a defeated candidate. Isaac T. Hobson of
Wiscasset, who was counted in as senator
last winter by the deft manipulations of the
Somerville return. has the pole and will
probably win. Mr.. Hobson is a greenbacker
with republican antecedents. Charles A. White
of Gardiner, State Treasurer last year, has a
good-sized barrel. and has friends work
ing for him. Halsey S. Munroe of Thomas
ton has some strength in the fringe of Knox
county towns in this district, but is not so
popular as his competitors. The nomination
now probably lies between Mr.. Hobson and
Mr.. White, with chances in favor of the for
mer. Mr.. Hobson has been in the city this
week, buttonholing politicians. The leaders
of the two parties will probably get together
in few days and make up another slate.
The greenback convention at Gardiner and
the democratic convention at Augusta have
both been called for the same day, Thursday
July 29th at IL o'clock. A promi-
nent greenbacker said to Journal re-
porter yesterday, "There will be no fusion.
We shall run our convention and the demo-
Gratis will run theirs, and if we happen to hit
on the same man, why, all right"
Forecast OF THE CAMPAIGN.
1t must be extremely fattering to the vani-
tv of an old-school democrat to see how COM
pletely his party has been eliminated as a
factor in the distribution Of the State Offices.
In four of the districts avowed greenback-
ers will carry the standard Of the party which
jefferson and Benton formerly made the ex-
ponent OF hard money. The Bangor Com
mercial is lashing the hard money democrats
of the Fifth District into line as far as pos
sible, but the split on the "stOne-cutter' looks
ominous tor the success of fusion in that To-
cality In the first district, Cove will take
himself out of the way in favor of some
/ ..greenbacker," and as a gentleman said yes
terday to a Journal representative, "Sam
Anderson is as good a green6aeker as re hare
in the State,
UNCLE SOLoN STANDS FIRM.
Desperate efforts have been made to have
| Solon Chase give even quasi endorsement
, TO fusion, but the sage of Chase's Mills stead
| ilv refuses to dabble in the muddy pool. The
old man has been promised any office he
might desire if he would only keep silent In
a letter received by Augusta parties. Monday
he saws. IT an, not seeking or looking for any
official position. My sole interest is the
| principles which the party which represent
| advocates"
We learn that Gen. Butler has partially
promised to make few speeches IN Maine
one in Biddeford, one in Portland. one III
/ Lewiston, one in Augusta, and one IN Bangor
| Comics of Bunkers paper THE Pine Tree
STATE" published in Fairfield. and of the
Camden Herald and Rockland Opinion arr
TO be circulated extensively as campaign doc
uments. The Standard press clanked for sew
eral weeks turning out Answers to the Hait
Report BY bushels. The fusion forces IN tni'