Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-09-30

DONG THE MosT OF THE WORK FOR
CLEvELAsD.-WML MAKE Poor SHOW
The REPUBLICANS ENTHUSIASTIC, UNITED,
CONFIDENT, AGGRESSIVE, WELL LED.
BLAIME's MAJORITY ESTIMATED AT 10000.
From Special Correspondent
BosroN, Sept. 9th.
The Peoples State Convention at Worces-
ter. on "Wednesday, has given US some ink
| ling of Buffers strength in Massachusetts,.
There were 1923 delegates in attendance and
everybody who was present admits that it was
one of the most enthusiastic, orderly and re-
spectacle conventions ever held 10 Massachu-
setts. The nomination of Judge McCaferty
at the head of the Butler State ticket will
strengthen the peoples presidential ticket in
all sections of the State. Judge McCatferty
| is of Irish descent, has ever been consist
ent Butler man and in the manufacturing GEN.
tiers he will poll large vote. Well organ
lied and having plenty of funds at their dis
posal the managers have entered upon Wig
orous, aggressive campaign. They are conf
dent that Buffers vote will lead Cleveland's
| in the State. and place the total as high as
| 1000 II must be admitted, however, that
their claims are rather wild. The Butler
party poled but 150, 900 votes last fall, when
the democratic machine was solid for the sold
man" and some republicans voted for him.
But supposing Butler polls but 10000
votes-and this is a very conservative
estimate and it will be seen how preposter-
Gus is the idea that Cleveland can carry the
State, or reduce Blaines majority to low
figure. The regular democratic machine
has no funds, and now. as from the begin
ming of the campaign. most all of the work in
Clevelands behalf is being done by the indie
pendents. The Independents have money
enough. but they are spending it all on the
circulation of documents. having distributed
a round half million to date. They are max
ing canvass of the State, but for some
unexplained reason they are holding no raj
lies to speak of and are doing little to arouse
the voters. 1t is limited that the reason
is that the scandals against Cleve-
lands private character have thrown
a wet blanket on his cause and judicious
sponglng has failed to remove the dirty spots.
The republicans, on the contrary, have no
less than 1872 orators on their list, and some
of the finest speakers in the country are on
the stump nightly. The republican State
committee has now plenty of funds. and
has entered upon a vigorous campaign.
The orga ization is perfected in every
branch. Henry Cabot Lodge, who was NOM
mated for Congress in the Sixth District,
rendered his resignation as chairman of the
committee. not from lukewarmness in sup
port of Blaine, but because he considered
it not quite the proper thing to make a per-
sonal canvass and guide the destines of the
State campaign at the same time. The
committee, however, refused to accept his
resignation. and the republican party will
have the advantage of his skill, experience
and energy until the close of the campaign.
Working in conjunction with the republican
State committee is the State Blaine and
Logan club, which has Judge Z. r. Hoar, a
brother of Senator Hoar, as president, and
the backbone of the republican party be-
hind it. This club works much upon the
same principle as did the Grant Central
Campaign club in 1872, of which Hon. Alex
ander II. Rice was president. The club is
in communication with all the Blaine and
Logan clubs in the State, has plenty of
money back of it, and will engineer
some monster meetings and torchlight
parades later on. The campaign is
rather slow in reaching white heat.
Mr.. Blaine's presence last week. did much TO
stir up enthusiasm and boom the republican
cause. 1t is not to be denied that there is a
strong sentiment among the Irish Americans
in favor of Mr.. Blaine. On Tuesday evening
the Irish citizens are to give the republican
ticket send of in Fanueil Hal, and the
indications are that it will be a successful
affair. Independents and democrats have
made the most of the last batch of Blaine
Fisher letters. but the republicans are not at
all concerned, and declare that their publica-
ton has done more good than harm. since the
world has been shown that there was
nothing damaging in the epistles, about
whicn there has been so much talk
and speculation. Republicans here were
never more confident than they are at
present Col. Wbipple, secretary of the
republican State committee, tells me that
Blaine will carry the State by 10000 major
ity over all other candidates. The indepen-
dents threaten to slaughter Gov. Robinson
because of his support of Blaine, but he will
be reelected by a handsome majority, a
larger majority than he had last year. In
this city the republican managers expect to
accomplish as surprising results as were
brought about last fall, when Buffers plu-
rality was reduced from $4,000 to $500
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