The Republican journal., 1884-06-12
Maine Politics and Politicians.

THE DEMOCRATS AND THE STATE CAMPAIGN
A Portland dispatch to the Boston journal
says: The Democratic party in this State
appears to be still afoat regarding the State
campaign. No person has been settled upon to
head the ticket Several have been mentioned,
among them Hon. John G. Talbot Of East
Machias, John NJ. Goodwin of Biddeford,
Samuel Watts of Thomaston and d. r. Hast
ings of r'ryeburg. There is the same ull-
certainty about who shall be rendered the
Congressional nominations. In the First Dis
trlct 1t is quite generally conceded that the
| Congressional nomination would 60 to William
Emery, Esq, of Alfred, if he desired it. but it
! Is understood that on account of his health he
| does not wish his name used. Judge Cleayes
and ID. H. Ingraham, Esq, of Portland, are the
only other parties prominently mentioned for
| the place. There is, however, no certainty
that the former would accept the nomination,
but the latter would, and would also do what
| he could for the success of the party. In the
Second District Mr.. Dingley's success IS so
assured that there is general lack of interest
| among the candidates. A. S. kmbal, Esq.,, of
Norway has been mentioned, and would prob
| ably be as good person as could be nominated
| A large part of the Second District lies along
| the seaboard. and the prominent Democrats
| there are too much interested in the shipping
| bllls Mr.. Dlngley has been endeavoring to get
through Congress to allow them to work active
| ly for his defeat In the coming campaign. Mr.
| Dngley lives in one of the two other Counties
and thus there is left but one county for rival
candidate to gather special strength in, and the
Republican majority on the general vote two
years ago In that county was about five
hundred. In the Fourth District John f.
Lynch, Esq, of Machas, has been mentioned
| as an opponent to Mr. Boutelle.
ATTEMPTS AT FUSION.
There appears to be an attempt making
| among the Democratic engineers to unite all
opponents of the Republican party. notwith-
standing the Straight and National Greenback-
ers have met and adopted resolutions opposed
to fusion If it is expected that any progress
| can be made in that direction it will be because
there Is Willingness among the Democrats to
| nominate Il Greenbacker for the head of the
ticket. as has heretofore been the case when
fusion has occurred. 1t Is more than probable
however, that nothing of this kind will be
accomplished, but that an attempt will be made
to win back to the party those who went into
the Greenback movement.
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE DEMOCRATIC sIrrA-
IloN.
Boston Herald correspondent teegraphs
from Augusta under date of MAY 10Th as fol
lows: The lynX-eyed leaders of the Democrat
lc party i'll Maine are looking forward to the do
ihgs OF the Republican national convention
with more than ordinary interest. 1t makes
heap of difference TO the' prospects in this
state who the Republicans select their presi-
dental standard bearer. Any one else but
Blaine. say they. and we are all right. Let them
nominate Arthur, Edmun1s, Lincoln. John
Sherman. or any other man, and we can Whip
them out of their boots here in Maine We
should not only have big stock Of courage, but
should not lack for the sinews of war. and il is
money that tells But, with Blaine as
candidate. it will be the wettest kind of IL
blanket ON our prospects. say they, and we
don't stand Il ghost of a chance to carry
the state in September. ''Let the Republicans
nominate any other man but Blairn.' said one
OF their chleftalns to me. land Maine is bound
TO go Democratic. sure's you live. Did YOU
know there are hundreds of Blaine Republicans
Ill Maine who will bolt their ticket if the plum
ed knight is not nominated: Well, there are.
They honestly believe that he's the peoples
choice. ana, II he Is defeated again in trying to
get the nomination, they will desert their party,
and we shall probably scoop them in.
The Democrats have not settled upon a candi-
date 10 run for Governor, because they want to
see first who the Republican nominee for Presi-
dent will be. Should Blaine be the man. then
the Democratic managers Will cause to be put
up FOR Governor some nobody whose over
Whelmlng defeat VIII be amply satisfied bv the
barren honor OF being a run down candidate.
1t Blaine is not nominated then they will put
~ some popular man who will not only carry
the Democratic vote but who will swing the en-
tire Greenback vote and all other side shows
that can be caught in their drag net. This is the
programme of the political calculatorS. some
of the papers have paraded a score of mems
names ;ts probable Democratic candidates for
Governor. most of whom stand better chance
of being struck by lightning than they do of get
ting the nomination. There is a hidden object,
however, Ill this. for such newspaper nomina-
tions tickle the vanity of those whose names
are huetned for such high Office as Govern
or. ana go great way to keep the party well
IN hand. Billy" said big boy the other day
to little shaver, did yer know that the mill
hands We're taikin bout my father bein' Guy
nor: What dye think of that:"
- mats nO1fln', contempt uOUS IN rpnar hpl
Billy; "my Old man keeps the graveyard
The truth is the Democratic managers are
bound to keep the party well in hand. More
over, they are not going TO give their nomina-
tons ont in advance of the nominating conven-
tonS. haven't any doubt that they have de-
cldrd whom to run for Governor, and who
their several congressional candidates will be.
They are playing shreWder game this year
than ever before. Some of the prohibition Re
pubIicans want them to put a license plank in
their platform. but, while the leaders would be
glad to accommodate them, don't think they
Will do II, because there are considerable many
Democratic prohibitionists in the rural districts
who might kick if they did. 1t looks. however.
as II plank IN opposition to the proposed con-
stltutlonal amendment would be good enough
timber to put into platform, and this would
be sort of an offset to the temperance plank
of the Republican platform. furnished, as it is
now understood. by Congressman Dingcy.
The party will be likely to gain votes if they do
this; at all events they will not lose any. There
was an inclination among some of the delegates
to the recent Republican State convention to
have their party come out squarely in fav or of
the constitutional amendment, but the PROPOSE
tion was knitted by the more sagacious leaders
who had the construction of the platform i'm
charge, and thrown out of the committee room.
lit was bad enough" said one of them, .'to
adopt the old temperance plank again, but
then it is so phrascd that it means really moth
ing"