Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-05-19
MEAN MISREPRESENTATION.
What the Bangor Whis Says About
that City's Politics rs

When we saw representative Of the Port.
land Press in this city Tuesday night we felt
quite sure that he had been sent here for the
express purpose of misrepresenting the situa-
ton in Bangor and when the Press Of We'd
nesday morning reached this office we found
that he had entirely confirmed our impress.
sion as to the object of his mission. A des-
perate cause sometimes demands despcrsSe
methods and this may account for the re.
markable course adopted by the Prcss in the
gubernatorial canvass. We have seen that
paper persist in its declaration that the town
of Eastport was solid for Cleaves after its
attention had twice been called to the fact
that the Eastport Sentinel. the editor OF
which is one of the delegates to the Stats
Convention, had announced that.sthe gentle.
men chosen TO represent the town of East
Port were uninstructed and might properly
be designated "Cleaves-Burleigh-M Marble
delegation" hence We are not altogether sur
prised at the following ridiculous statement
concerning the contest in Ward Three In
this city:
The most interesting contest was in ward
3. In tins ward is Mr.. Burleighs house,
and here he lives when not in his official home
at Augusta. In this ward also is the home
of the Hon. Hamln. In the retirement he
has earned SO WELL Mr.. Hamlin did not wish
to be brought into politics again, but that he
might help his Old friend Gov. Marble he
consented TO be mentioned as delegate 10
Portland. The Burleigh men said he could
go on their ticket. but that he would 'havS
To keep his mouth shut in the convention II
he did" This ii is said, came to the ears
of the old Carthaginian and, breaking out
with NJ would like TO see the man who
would say that 10 me-, he decided to run Qua
straight Marble ticket SO in ward 5 4
straight Marble ticket was put up.
Now il may be customary among the re-
pubicans of the Press school to indulge In
such language as that attributed to the
q 'Burleieh men" in Ward Three, when speak
ing of or to gentlemen of Mr.. ilamlin's
prominence, but is unnecessary Tor ns to
say that the republicans of this city have too
great regard for propriety, to say nothing
of their high esteem for our distinguished
fellow citizen, TO admit of language better
suited TO the slums than conversation between
gentlemen. The statement is not true and
If the Press representative was sent here
to report facts AS they existed the appearance
of such ridiculous assertion reflects upon his
When the republicans of
Ward Three learned that MIR. Hamlin de-
sired TO attend the convention the Bur-
leigh men, as evidence of their esteem and
respect for one who has been so promi-
ncntly identified with the party, knowing that
he would go to the convention rs a Marble
man, the two gentlemen having been warm
friends for years, voluntarily agreed to his
election by acclama,ion, and notw outstanding
the fact that the Burleigh sentiment predom-
mated in the ward, further declared that he
could go the convention free TO act just as
his judgment dictated Nor did they stop
there. They even went SO far as to offer to
divide the delegation, electing two BurleiRh
men and two Marble men. The friends Of
Gov. Marble, however, believing that they
could carry the ward would agree to no COM
promise whatever, leaving the friends of Mr..
Burleigh the alternative of surrendering the
field entirely or of accepting the challenge
for contest of strength at the polls. They
very naturally took the latter course, the
result being the election of Burleigh del
cgation by IA good ma ority. The contest was
an earnest one, but was conducted In spirit
of harmony. the utmost good feeling prevail
ing throughout the caucus. In view of these
facts the attempt of the Press TO make II ap
pear tha, 1.-The Burleigh men" were guilty 81
some disrespect To Mr. Hamlin is most con-
temptible piece of business, although con-
during the past few weeks.
The editorial in the Press is equally un
fair, as witness the following: "In another
(Ward One) the caucus had to he adjourned
so bitter was the fight" of course the In
tention of the editor was to make 1t appear
that the alleged "bitter fight was between
the Republicans and as the truth would be
fatal to his purpose he carefully suppresses
the fact that the caucus was adjourned be-
cause it was packed with Democrats who had
no right to vote. The chairman of the eau
Gus was a Marble man, but he declared the
meeting adjourned despite the storm Of noes,
because he saw it was mere farce to At
tempt to obtain anything like a fair express
sion of the Republican sentiment with the
ward room filed with Democrats who were
throwing votes by the handful. We said In
the Wing Wednesday morning with an hon
est expression of the preferences Of the Re-
pubicans of Ward One the Burleigh dele
gates would have been handsomely elected
and this statement was amply sustained In
the caucus last night, when, by the use Of
the check list, the Burleigh ticket was elect
ed Icy more than two to one.
The elect on in ward gives Mr.. Burleigh
twenty-six of the thirty delegates from Ban
por and the remark of the Press that the re-
suit mere ''cOuil hdruIN Dt RiHiis hk W WI.
Burleigh' is simply the wall of a disappointed
paper. 1t had counted upon the anti Bur-
leigh forces t. carry the city, or at least To
caiise big break in the solid Burleigh col
umn ii this svstion, but the practical unani-
nifty with which Bangor indorsed his candi-
dacg was. SO much of a set back to the hopes
it,isnd Taissd that it could not disguise its
feeling Sf wild disappointment. The fact 10
Mr.. Burleigh has good lead in the race, =
lead that is increasing every day and his OPP
pouents being well aware of it are In PAN
icky frame of mind. What purports TO be q
dispatch from POI tland was published In the
Commercial last evening, although no such
dispatch was received in the regular report.
summing up the gubernatorial situa-
ton as it stands topay A more cOntradic-
tory paragrash, however, it would be difficult
to imagine. Starting out with the assertion
that Mr. Cleayes has the lead aud will main
tain his position it then goes on to say that
the Cleaves men are holding that their man
will 20 into the convention with nearly II not
| quite az many votes as Burleigh Singular
admission that for those who claim that Mr..
| CIeaves leads the field. The fact is, 1t il the
| field against Burleigh. the friends of the two
opposing candidates combining their forces
TO stay the increasing tide of popular senti'
men. but careful analysis of the delegates
thus far chosen shows that Mr.. Burleigh ID
the favorite with the back towns still to b
heard from. Let the good work go on.
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