The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-03-03

was unable to attend the recent annual
banquet of the Michigan Club ut Detroit
and sent letter of regret in which he
SAID: ''But L cannot refrain from sending
word OF good cheer on the prospects OF
the Republlcan party. On all lie lding
measures relating to industrial and tinan-
clal interests, our people are strong and
growing in strength. On the contrary
our opponents are weak and growing
weaker. They are divided and we are
united ii we do not win it is our own
fault. We will be justly censurable if,
with such great measures involved, every
Republican does not feel that he is appeal
ed to personally and that victory in the
election depends on him. '...... Henry
Watterson says editorially: ''Now that
the Democrats of New York have spoken
through the regular and lawful channels
appointed for party expression, and the
Hon. David Bennett Hill is formally pre-
sented to his fellow Democrats of the
United States AS the choice of the Demo-
Gratis of the Empire State for President,
the question before the country becomes
one OF yes and no; for whoever secures the
nomination must beat Mr.. Hill. What
ever else we do let us not mistake the is
sue. 1t is squarely before us. MI. Cleve-
land is no longer possibility. His selec-
tion as the Democratic standard bearer, if
such a thing We're under the circumstances
conceivable, would be on the part of the
national Democracy an act of deliberate
suicide. He could not be elected. and we
are so sure of his good sense as well as of
his dignity of character that we have no
idea thai he will allow his name to 90 be-
fore the National Democratic Conven-
tinp - Tho Ind ctria -
st. Louis had a row Wednesday over pro-
hbition. 1t was finally left out Of the
PLATFORM. Representative Springer, of
Illinois, says Cleveland is out of the race,
but thinks it possible that new man will
be chosen. He favors Senator Palmer.
Democratic caucuses i'll Providence, X. L.,
last week, chose 10 Cleveland and 7 Hill
delegates to the State convention 80. The
national convention of the Third Party
will be held at Omaha, Neb., July 4th. :.
The provisional State committee of the
anti-Hill Democrats in New York has
chosen Charles S. Fairchild chairman and
William +. Curtis treasurer
In BRIEF. The government OF Russia
has officially expressed regret for the ex-
pulsion of Captain Younghusband and
Lieutenant Davidson from Pamirs by
that at one time threatened to result in
serious consequences between England and
Russia. .....C Capt. rockingham, of the
Harvard Base Ball team, has received a
telegram from Yale accepting Harvard S
proposition for two games The game at
Harvard will be played on the Saturday
after class day, June %, and that at New
Haven on the day after the Yale com
| mencement.. ..... The old house in which
William T. Adams, 'Oliver Optic,'' was
born, at West Medway, Mass, was burned
last week. 1t was one of the oldest land
marks of that section. Loss 5000. =. AT
the town of Greenland, N. H., on Thurs
day, the Congregational society celebrated
the 10th anniversary of the settlement
of Rev. DR.. Edward Robie as pastor in
their community. Mr.. Robie is a native
OF Gorham, Me-, where he was born April
>. 1921. He was graduated at Bowdoin
College in 1910, and Andover Theological
Seminary in 1S43...... British steamer
Forest Queen has been sunk in collision
in the North Sea. All hands were lost