Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-07

A'U'e P'o'teie' Siohidy might Ne called y
Junto Of his followers together at Waterville
and cut and dried the program for yester-
days meeting. Those who attended Chair
man Browns conference at Waterville were
Ben Bunker of Fairfield, Gen. Leavitt of
Eastport, ex-Mayor Walker of Eastport.
Milllken of Washington and Tabulator Chase
Of Portland. At the meeting it was emphati-
cAlly decided that the custom house crowd
Were Intermeddling
and should be given hint to attend to their
own business, Chairman Brown and his
strikers being able to arrange the campaign
without any outsid, aid. Brown favored the
holding Of the convention a week before that
of the republicans and his wishes were OBJ
served yesterday.
Democratic Chfeuains.
There was a wealth of democratic notables
at the meeting yesterday, and several who
were not here, among the latter being, Gen.
5 j. Anderson, W. L. Putnam, Henry In
gals, VIM. G.. Davis, Arthur Sewall, VIM.
II. Strickland. Gen. G. W. Roberts, Pavson
Tucker Nathan Cleayes, Gen. Hastings. f.
Torrey. Il was in fact the greenback and
couut-out wing of the party that were fully
represented, for with the exception OF Messrs
Wilson, Bradbury. Leayitt and Andrews
those present were of that complexion.
Every county with the exception of three
was represented on the committee as follows ::
Androscoggin, w. w. Sanborn; Cumber-
land, c. II. Chase; Hancock, J. B. Redman !;
kennebec, S. s. Brown; Knox, l.. NJ.
Staples Lincoln, Charles Weeks; Oxford,
Thomas S. Brigham; Penobscot, F. A..
Owen; Sagadahoc, Charles Foster; Somerset,
S w. Gould, Washington, B. F. Milliken
York, w. A. Cromwell. Aroostook, Frank
lin and Piscataquis had no representatives.
Among others of Browns followers present
were Thos. L. Calvert of the Lewiston Gazette
william Henry Clifford, A. w. Bradbury,
ex-City Marshal B. f Andrews, Portland :;
Edmund Wilson. Thomaston; Gen. Sam.
Leavit. f .<5prr,; !. b. Redman, Ellis
worth; Cha- K Wt!l'-n, Calais cx Mayor
Lyford, Lewiston; Benjamin Bunker, Fair
field; w. II. Moody, Liberty Albert Moore,
No. Anson.
Gen Plaisted was on deck and greeted hi,
fellow democrats with cordially, notwith-
standing his recent defeat in his race for the
pension agency. Gen. John ID. Anderson
who was successful in obtaining the pension
agency, was one of the active "fuglers.
Plasted was engaged, it is said, in working up
A Gubernatortal Boom
for his partner, douty Charlie, who has as
could be elected, it was argued, it would be
vindlcaton of his course with the admin
istration. But the Colonel did not seem to
take very we'll, it being feared that he was
too light. The scheme advocated as report
ed, was to spring his name upon the conven-
ton, the magnetism of which would over
whelm all opposing influences. ExGov.
Garcelon arrived on the 3 =. NJ. train and
mingled with the crowd
The Convention Met
at O'Clock p. NJ, and none others but
of the committee room, all other democrats
being excluded. This was tantalizlng to sew
eral of the chieftains who thought they were
entitled to be present. They loafed about,
Col. Bill Cromwell
made ten minutes speech of an emphatic
character lie arraigned the President for
his course in his Maine appointments and
thought he would learn lesson after while.
Hon. l.. ID. NJ. SWEET and Collector Ander-
son came in for share of his attention and
spoke of them in exceedingly denuncistory
terms The Coonel's speech seemed to be
well received. 1t was very evident that a
feeling of disgust was prevalent at the way
many of the offices had been distributed
Grover was not a favorite and had it not been
for the righteousness of such course he
would have been given severe rubbing by
the committee Indeed, one committee man
had roll OF resolutions in his pocket con-
\
vented from presenting by a more even tenn
pered democrat. Resolutions had also been
written
UphOiding Capt. Chase
in his course. They denounced the Senate
for not confirming him ard made him out a
hero who had passed through the fry fur
mace with his garments untouched by the
flame.
Unexpectedly it Was decided to hold
The Convention
in Bangor. There was very little discussion
over the matter. Bangor, Augusta and Port
land all asked for it and on vote being
taken. Augusta received one vote; Portland,
four; and Bangor, eight. June End was fixed
as the time. This is SIX days previous to the
republican convention.
After a session of about an hour the doors
of the committee room were thrown open and
all good democrats admitted and what was
designated as "love feast" held. Post
master Fowler was conspicuous by his ab-
sence, but Assistant Postmaster Lynch was
present, which probably made up for the de-
feiency. Col. Morton hung around, but in
tho xrnrds of nrom;napt damorrat CHS day