Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-31
bath Daily Times.
in the Second DiStr


A correspondent writes US that he recently
fell in with an active democrat, who Is we'll
posted as to what is going on in inner dem
ocatic circles. In reply to inquiries as to
what was the meaning Of the so-called labor
convention which met at Auburn recently to
nominate a candidate for Congress tor the
Second District, and the paragraph in the
Rockisnd Opinion, the democratic organ of
Knox county, stating sit is intimated' that
the democratic candidate (Dr. Gareelon)
may withdraw with view of having the
democrats support the candidate to be NOM
mated by the so called labor convention, the
democrat referred to said:
cit is open secret that some of the
democratic managers are trying to bring about
such an arrangement against the advice of
democrats of experience, They are working
through democrats and fusion greenbackers
in the Knights of Labor. These democratic
and greenback politicians in the Knights of
Labor have arranged to hold so-caled labor
convention to nominate a candidate designa-
ted beforehand by the democratic managers
| and to label him as Labor candidate" in
the hope that they can secure the votes of
most OF the Knights of Labor BY this dodge.
The next step in the game will be to induce
DR.. Garcelon to withdraw. and then to en-
deavor to concentrate the democratic vote on
the so-callrd labor candidate under the claim
| that ne will be good democrat in Congress-. "
The first part of the promgramme. said
| the prominent democrat, twill be carried out
| BY the nomination of a s0-called labor caDdi-
| date August 9TH But after that the difficult
ties commence. In the first place. repubi
can laborers and members of the Knights of
Labor are already rebellng at this attempt TO
trade Oft their votes. They say that Con
gresham Dingley is a strong protectionist a
| friend of the Congressional measures which
labor men have asked for, and by virtue of
his experience and position IN Congress worth
a score of new and inexperienced men; and
they don't propose to be led by any dodge OF
a "so-called labor candidate" to vote for a
democrat or greenbacker who would sustain
the Morrison tariff bill, free ships and KIN
| dred measures. And it looks as though all
| the republican knights of Labor, and some
not republicans, will rebel at the proposed
trade"
| Then" added the democratic interviewer
CDR. Garcelon and his friends don't take
kindly to the arrangement to set him aside
| They saw that he was nominated without any
suggestion on his part; that some
of the advocates of the proposed ar
rangemen: have resorted to dscred
table means to shove him aside. going so far
AS to allege that his nomination was secured
by trick; that the nominee should not be
man unknown to the party at large, as hi,
position as the democratic candidate for Con
gress gives him great influence in appoint
ments to be made BY the Presidents and that
if he should withdraw it would be very nstur
ally attributed to fear that he would lose
votes on account of the course of the gov
ernor and council in csnvassing the return:
in 1880"
1.-The democrats who are trying to make
| this arrangement" added the gentleman re
| tered to, believe they can induce DR. Gar
celon to withdraw before election At any
rate this troubles them less than the fear tina
the democratic voters won't carry out thu
trade. Already, many democrats, who have
got wind of the proposed trade, are express
ing their disgust at the Willingness of some Of
their leaders to make arrangements which
compromise the democratic party. One o
these disguised democrats this morning sale
that he should thiuk the experiment of with
drawing thu democratic candidate from Con
| gress in 1881, and endeavoring to transfer tn,
democratic vote to the greenback candidate
which resulted in electing Mr.. Dinglev b,
5 900 maj oritv. ought to satisfy the men en-
gagged In this arrangement that there are thou
sands of democratic voters who can't be SOLD
out in any such way"