Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-05-20

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~ .uays Advertiser special says:
Ana. resident has not yet taken mn -.
ted sSsss rost-oface fight nor asked the P,s;.'
~. .uelegation Tor any more LIGHT. u. al,
81 = tomorrow Or next day. -
Inc Herald correspondent vri,e..
The excitement over the M.;na n@.
20 oe increasing. There are moe ds.. .eems
politicians here than ever. ana . h.is I
.ne more important Offices are helm. $500 :.
esei with energy. The opponent. of Mo.tsa ns
LOT the Augusta Post-ofice are play;nr ~.
game, and think they are going to win S.-ony
=, aemocratic influences are At vork s,..:.'.
"Nn, ana some of the most influential - h;s
e tp are men who pretend to he MI.
. Inc president seems to have haar
ta.e impressed by the private information
:"a. mas oeen conveyed to him, and il reaIIv
- uanger OF allowing Blaine to have nj. ~.
III regard to Morton. Norton's friend ~, ~
on 'ne rostmaster-g5ne neral to-day. and called
nus attention tn the fact that the Har.,S
approved of Morton's appointment ga
.has 1t was disapproved only bv R,s;ra
men. he
Inc Boston Journal has the following:
Inc MAINE delegation daily gains in nnm.
oers, ne latest arrivals are Messrs. Strout
ana Cilnord of Portland, who have been On
iegai business in New York, come TO ;ook a.
ter the Portland offices. Goyernor pl.;..ad
and E. G. Allen made another cali mon .l,a
POSTMASTER General this afternoon. in rho ~ :
terest of Col. Morton for the Augusta po.,
once. Gen. Villas was non-committaI IN ii.
replies to questions, and Allen left for Boston
soon after the interview. Plaisted and Alien
are Doth convinced that Morton will be
appointed. While the President hiss never
sara TINS IN SO many words, he has
said ttat Morton's paper could not be
stronger: that there Is no doubt as to the
advisability Of change, and that he sees no
force IN the opposition to Morton. Gov.
srnor fiaisted thinks such utterances as these
leave no doubt on the subject. National
Committee man Wilson, however takes |,
different view. and while disinclined to dis
cuss the matter, says the Augusta and Port.
land contests are far from being settled, The
New England Democrats are uniting in effort.
70 force more speedy removal of post-masters
in their localities
The National Emcampment.
General Orders No. 6, relative to the Ma.
tional Encampment, have been issued from
the Headquarters, G. A. R., Toledo, Ohio. by
Commander-in-Ch Chief John s. Kountz. Par.
ties expecting to be in attendance at the En-.
campment, should at once secure quarters
by application to Comrade l. s. Bangs, Chair
man Hotel Committee, Waterville, Maine,
or Comrade A. M. Sawyer, Secretary of the
Republican Committee at Portland, Maine.
The Committee announces that they have
| facilities for ha iun ~f oil
desire to visit the coming encampment,
and are now ready to make arrangements In
making application, express in the most in
telligible manner all necessary facts. If in
parties, state if assignment together is deslr-
able, and that space may be saved and com
fort secured, who will occupy rooms together.
Give names of each applicant. Express pre-
florence for location and price.
The accommodations offered are all good.
and an endeAvor will be made to satisfy all.
circular will be issued in few days giving
in detail all information as to rates of trans
portaton, etc, in the hands of the commit
tee. Meantime, ID pa-tment Commanders
should make diiizen EFF prts to secure local
cheap rates to common railroad centres. For
the accommodation of the Commander in
Chief and Staff, and such friends as de-
sire to accompany them, the Michigan Cen
trail r. R., will run special train.
consisting of elegant sleeping cars of latest
design, day coaches and baggage cars, appro-
priately decorated. The train will leave Chi
cago. Saturday, June Goth, at 4.l5, P. NJ,
and arrives in Portland at 2 o'clock p. M,
June 22nd There will be a stop at Niagara
Falls on Sunday to be devoted to sightseeing.
Dalgreen Post No. 2 of Boston, having ten
dered their services as special escort to the
commander-in-chief. will join the train on
arrival at Boston. The ride from Boston to
Portland will be via Old Orchard and the ia
nous shore resorts of Maine. Mr.. M. c.
Roach, general tourist agent, Michigan Gen.
trail Railroad, will have charge Of. and per-
sonally conduct the party through to Port
land.
CITY Personals.