The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-14
THE MAINE DEMOCRATS.
The Portland offices VIII Not Con-
tribute a Cent.

A Portland correspondent of the Boston
Herald writes to that journal as follows:
A prominent member of the party, not an
office-holder, informs the Herald representa-
tive that Collector Anderson, Surveyor
Bradbury and other custom house officials,
Postmaster Palmer, United States Marshal
Harmon, United States District Attorney
Bird and scores Of other Democrats. whom
he said he could name, will not contribute
any financial aid to the State committee to
carry on the campaign, or have anything to
do with them sin the way Of ADVICE. Said
he: The committee have outlived their
usefulness. Some of them were elected four
years ago, and the rest two years ago. They
were not chosen as a fighting committee. Be-
sides, Chairman Brown is under cloud by
his Office brokerage, and his 'vindicati0n"
by his associates don't change things. Before
their meeting at Augusta the other day, some
of the leading Democrats here Iheld confer
ence, and, among other things, it was decid-
ed to submit proposition to the State COM
mittee to place the management OF the cam
paign in the hands of an executive commit
tee with headquarters in this city, all fitted
up and work carried on just as 1t is done at
the Republican headquarters in Augusta. AS
it is now, the party has no habitat except In
Mr. Browns land office at Waterville. The
secretary lives in Skowhegan and the treas
urer in Wiscasset, and they have communi-
cation with Mr.. Brown only by mail. Mr..
Bradbury and Appraiser Pierce of the Gus
tom House wrote Mr.. Brown letters respect
ing the appointment of an executive commit
tee, asking him to submit the matter to his
colleagues. No disrespect was intended the
State committee by our proposition. Our
object was the best interests of the party.
Mr. Brown did not see fit to read the
letters to the committee made up. OF
the cleanest, stauncheSt and strongest
Democrats financially in the State.
For instance, we had conferred with
Payson Tucker. and he had consented to act
as chairman of the proposed committee. IL
we could get him, we intended to have 4. G.
Allen of Augusta serve as treasurer, and
handle the campaign funds. With such a
committee as we believed could be selected,
we cherished the conviction that we should
have a live, working committee, one that
could raise all the funds necessary for run
ming the campaign, and one that would en-
joy the confidence and command the respect
of the entire party"
The gentleman iAtimated that it would be
a difficult matter to restore harmony in the
party and have the leaders work shoulder
to shoulder, so long as such personalities
were INDUCED in as were heard at Augusta.
'tIf this personal warfare is kept up" he de-
clared, there is likely to be lively time at
the Bangor convention, for then there will
be blows to give as well as to receive. ! am
in hopes, however, before that takes place,
all personal resentments and disaffection
toward the administration will be laid aside
on the altar of loyalty to the party and its
principles as carried out by President CleYe-
land"
There were two cases of reconciliation at
the Augusta gathering that have come to
light which may not De devoid of Interest:
Col. Cromwell and Capt Chase, the deposed
internal revenue collector, who have not ex-
changed word with each other for nearly
year, renewed their old acquaintance.
Stranger yet to many, Col Morton Mort ma. ana @ tne
at swords points for long time also made
up and buried the hatchet, if all reprots be
true. Their variances grew out of the
scramble for office, and, each falling in his
no longer any reason, so long as they are
now in The same canoe, for them to cherish
op1, f,,rthar animoSitieS.