The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-03
CAMPAIGN Notes.

The county committee of the Democratic and
Greenback parties in Waldo county were in Belfast
the 28th inst and it is reported agreed to fuse.
Tho Straight Greenbackers held mass convention
in the court house, on the same day and appointed
committees, provided for the calling of a county
convention and manifested very strong intention
not to be sold, snapped or battered Some of the
doings said to have been spicy reports the Ban
gor Wing.
The speedy appointment of Gen. John L. Cutler
of Bangor to fill the vacancy caused by the with
drawal of Hon. c. A. Boutelle from the Republi-
State Committee, has expedited business at the
headquarters in Auburn. The two thousand rosters
from the printers hands would have been other
wise delayed. Yesterday the first of the rosters
were mailed. There is an immense buudle of them.
Auburn's post office is becoming aware of the i'm
mense increase in bulk of mail matter passing
through it, chiefly ON account of the Republican
State Committee headquarters.
Harmony is what we want" exclaims all the
Democratic papers in unison Then Mr.. Henry
Watterson hits his big free trade gong a most ter
rife whack, and all the brethren put their fingers
in their ears and declare that harmony is so thick
that it can be cut with knlfe.-New York Tribune.
'Those Tilden Democrats" said Judge Kelley
of Pennsylvania the other day, ''remind me of the
Scots who carried their general at the head of their
forces after he had been killed. from fear that if
the fact of his death should become generally
known the army would become demoralized."
A prominent New York independent who has been
largely quoted in the papers vehemently opposed
to Mr.. Blaine the ground of his personal charac-
ter has stated privately within week that the talk
against Blaine's personal character was all bosh;
that he personally liked and admired him and be-
lieved that his administration would be the most
brilliant the country had ever seen; but that he
would not support any proteetonist.-New York
Tribune,
We say distinctly, that instead of being held
toward carrying this all important State. his Gov
ernor Cleveland's) nomination will be a hindrance;
and we say it the more frankly because we are
pledged to the support of the candidate of the
coming Chicago Convention, whether he be man
like Flower or ghost like Tilden but up to July
1854, we shall hope, and pray, and work to be de-
hvered from the heavy burden which the nomiEa-
ton of Gov. Cleveland would place upon the
shoulders of every loyal Democrat in the Empire
State.-Albany Evening Times.
They who pirate about the enthusiasm for Blaine
dying out in this state, do so to no purpose. Such
talk implies that unless everybody goes wild over
the nomination, suspends business and devotes his
time to hurrahing, and in short loses his head there
is no enthusiasm. Enthusiasm, it should be remem-
bered, soon gives way TO quiet but settled deter
minatiop. The sober thinking voter does not waste
mnch time in vaporing and gush, but after a due
and reasonable amount of rejoicing he goes to the
polls and casts his ballot in accordance with his best
Judgment and that is what counts under our polit-
cal system after all.-Biddeford Journal.s