Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-28
POLITICAL ACTIVITY
Congressman Busy Over Election
Campaigns at Home.



painfully uncertain and the issues Of tho
campaign not completely made up, the
political activity increases rapidly, and at
least half the members Of the house arc
dcvoting as much thought to their districts
~ to their duties here. At the hcadquar-
tiers OF the respective congressional com
inittces the work Is active, the books are
Kept posted to date, and each secretary can
tell every night just how many OF his party
have BEEN nominated. So FAR but 10
Democrats and IA Republicans have been
entered I'm the race for the Fifty fourth
congress, but the conventions will be nu-
merous In June, and, according to the man.
agcrs Of both parties, 1t Is expected that
the percentage Of new men and old mem
bcrs no far maintained will continue.
90 Out For BusIness. ~
'In Missouri" says Champ Clark I've
arc In 1t early, and VIC arc In it for stuff.
Mr.. Cobb Of st. Louis, Mr.. Burnes Of st.
Joe and Mr.. Fyan OF away down south
west have declined denomination, and that
throws the decision In their districts lit
tic late. ] am rcnominatcd, as you know
John Heard Of the Seventh has delegates
enough to nominate him, and so has Marsh
Arnold OF the Fourteenth. We have known
for some time that Morgan Of the Fifteenth
had enough TO renominatc him II they did
not bolt, but they have been acting queer
ly. OF course Dockery, Hatch, Bland and
Tarsncy are down for denomination and
reelection, but there Is no news In that.
John j. O'Ncill says he will be renomi
Entci also but some have doubted it," 1t
appears, according to the statement Of 9th
ors, that Mr.. Hall Of the Second distric.
had made Il brilliant canvass and secured
O. large majority Of tho delegates when no
went tn the state convention and made a
fight for plank indorsing Mr.. Cleveland,
whereupon nearly one-half Of his delegates
Indignantly Topped. After learning TINT
he flew about like suddenly behoaded
hen, and what with getting appointments
hero which he had neglected and other
well known processes slowly built up his
fences again
A Glance at Indiana.
In the state Of Indiana, SO say all the
Democratic members, there will DO some
desperately contested districts. In tho
First Mr.. Taylor was renominated on tho
cath inst, and at first view It would seem
that tho chances were against him n thou
sand or SO to one, but no Is popular with
tho labor element, and the Republicans
no op .tn VIC sns Ia, ns -, .,.d nm WIN :"
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-, ~ S,,,,nr,rg ,,dditinnal nominn-
s s,.o" -. "a, =, Tnd,on,. C,b,rlcs /
Irnnry In tho seventh. .Jcssc Overstrcct i'm
~ E;f.h aud 4 NJ Hardy in the Second
-, ri,inois tbnrr has been but ono nomina.
,ian tho nrrsnut member. G. W. Smith, in
tho twentieth district. In Kansas, ac-
cnr,,,nu 10 rcports. tho local fighting is al
,o,,r, AZ 1iveiy ns IL Is elsewhere I'm the last
,nonth of tho campaign. In the Thir,
district Chester /. Long, a now man, has
bcen nominated IA against the Populkst
,ne,ntcr II. j. Hudson and in the Fifth
w. A. Calaerhcad against Populist John
payis. In the Fourth Mr.. Curtis has been
rcnominatci, and his success IL taken as a
,nat,er NJ conrsc In Pennsylvania Nessrs.