The Portland daily press., 1888-05-22
DEMOCRATS WHO WERE FRIGHTENED.
Chairman Brown Finds Strong
Movement Against Him.
Conspiracy Among the Young De-
mocracv of the Kennebec.
Portland Men as Cubernatoriai Aspi-
rants-Rust's License Campaign.
Especial to the Press. ]

AUGUSTA, May 21.-The corridors Of the
Augusta House were swarming with Demo-
cratic politicians tonight, and the hotels are
overiowing with guests. William Murphy
arrived early this morning in company with
Mr. Tobin of Bangor, and has been intro
ducing the future delegate-at-large to his
party friends. Chairman Brown has been
on the ground all day. Mr.. McGillicuddy of
Lewiston arrived ON the afternoon train and
fell into the arms of the Murphy crowd.
This evening there were extensive arrivals
from Portland, among them being Mr.. Pay
son Tucker and Hon. w. L. Putnam. Will
liam Henry Clifford had made his appear
ance early in the day, and Arthur Sewall of
Bath in the afternoon.
Probably the most excited man in the Au-
gusta House tonight is Chairman Brown.
1t appeared that the movement to remove
him from the committee was strong one
and he became frightened. The young
Democrats of the Kennebec had conspired
against him in favor Of Mr.. F. E. Bean Of
Hallowell and asserted that they had the
delegation fixed" almost solid against him.
Ben Bunker heard of the impending discom-
future of his friend and for a time made live
ly work. Let them knife him." said he,
''they will lose ia good man." Brown is
laboring hard to stem the tide, but he is
likely to be defeated.
1t is reported here that John Cassidy, the
Pen0bscOt committeeman, is to be supplant-
cd by Ed Connors. W. w. Sanborn of An
droscoggin, is also to be left off according to
the programme mapped out by Mr.. McGilli-
cuddy.
The governor question wakes strong here
tonight the chief feature being multiplied
ty of,candidates, new ones developing rapid
VIM. H. Strickland of Bangor, who entered
the list to check Mr.. Redman's ambition,
dropped out Also Mr. Clifford of Portland.
The latter did not want the honor because it
would interfere with his congressional as
pirations. The only new candidate who was
land.
At 9.15 D. M, Mr. Bass, flushed with his
success in the Fourth District, arrived by
special train of four cars, packed with east
b. Redman of Ellsworth and Hon. A. P.
Gould of Thomaston. The election of Mr..
Bass as district delegate disposed of his can
didacy as delegate as large. He was pre-
pared to make a big fight in the Augusta
convention had he been defeated at Bangor.
Mr.. l.. Nj. Staples of Washington is enthu-
siastic for license plank and says he shall
present the name of Bill Rust, for Governor,
tomorrow.
The State Committee Meeting.
AT the meeting of the State Democratic
committee tonight an attempt was made to
increase the number of the committee from
l6 to 80, so as to save Chairman Brown from
being slaughtered in his county, but it
proved futile and the resolution was voted
down. The most important matter which
came before the committee, however, was
the personal liberty resolution introduced
by Mr. Rust, of Belfast. They were as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the prohibitory law should be
repealed that tis unsound in principle and sub:
yersye OF the personal liberties of the people and
after trial OF 30 years it has failed TO accO M
plish the purpose intended, while the attempt to
enforce i by system Of espionage has only tend
ed to irritate and beget disrespect of all law
Resolved, That restraint rather than prohbi-
tion Is the true policy for promoting temperance
reform and we therefore favor the substitution of
judicious license law which, while it shall re-
strict the sale of intoxicating liquors to temperate
and proper uses, shall at the same time divert a
portion of the profits of the sale into the town
treasureres for the use of the taxpayers, which
profits. under the present prohibitory law, go
wholly into the pockets OF the liquor seller, thus
Offering temptation TO engage in the liquor
traffic.
Mr.. Rust supported his resolutions by re-
marks. He said that the question of per-
sonal liberty in this State had become para
mount issue and the Democratic party must
meet it. These resolutions had been
unanimously adopted by the Democratic
party of Belfast in their caucus and three
hundred vo ters of that city, 0ne-half Repub-
licans and one-half Democrats, were on
record to vote for candidate who would
support them. The question of temperance
bad been taken up out of the do
main of morals and placed in
the domain Of politics in this State.
The Republican party had rendered the
question as an issue in the prohibitory, law
and three Republican candidates had ex-
pressed themselves for the law. Still they
had nothing to say on other issues. The
National Democracy had placed themselves
on record against the prohibitory law and
declared against all sumptuary- laws. The
mittee had been in accordance. The only
course for the Maine Democracy to take was
to fall into line with the National Democra-
cy.
The resolutions were referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions, OF which Mr.. Rust
will be member, and there is likely to be
breeze in the convention tomorrow when
they are presented. There will be strong
opposition to their adoption coming from
some of the wise men of the party. Gen. FL.
Another resolution to be presented is likely
to create commotion. That is to empower
the new State Committee to conduct the cam
paign, giving the old one the cold shoulder.
This is another slap at Brown"
There are nine candidates for governor in
the field. Capt. r. w. Black of Augusta is
a candidate for district delegate from the
third district. Mr.. Sewall G. Strout of Port
land is reckoned as one Of the most promi-
nent candidate for governor tonight. The
York county delegation has endorsed John
W. Deering of Portland for the gubernatori-
al position The forty men from Washing
ton county, who, it is claimed, came over to
Bangor for Bass, are all here tonight but
one The Bass men are exultant over the
defeat of Sam Leavitt and Charles r.
Whidden and the triumph of the Tucker in
terest. Leavitt, they say, is very sore over
his failure, and claims that he could only
muster nine men at Bangor.
Cubern toriai Candidates.
[By Associated Press.l
AUGUSTA, May 21.-Among those talked
of by the Democrats tonight as candidate for
Governor are S. S. Brown, of Wateryille,
John w. Deering, of Portland, John M.