Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-27
c. F. JOHNSON
Will Again Lead the Maine
Democracy to Defeat.
Plum Trust Captures State Commit
teeman for Kennebec.
Lively Time and Lots Of Fun al Demc cratic
State Convention.

LEWISTON, June 26.-Johnson, the hero
of 1892, is nominated "to lead the Demo-
cratic party on to victory this fall"
ID. j. McGillicuddy has accepted the bur-
den of congressional nomination from the
| Democrats of the Second district.
The above would really tell the whole
story, if it was not for the pretty little
fuss" INDUCED in by the two factions tf
the Democratic party in Maine.
There was real fun in today's State con-
vention of the Democracy of Maize. The
Plum trust was in evidence, and the anti
Plum trust was alive and kicking vigor-
ously.
The convention was called to order at IL
O'Clock by Geo. f. Hughes. The secreta-
ries announced were as follows: Fremont
Verrill, York; Henry A. Wing, Lewiston !:
f. S. Osgood, Portland; Oliver Otis, Knox !;
Fred Plaisted, Kennebec; Ben Moore,
rhomaston.
The chairman, Joseph f. Moore of
Thomaston, was then presented and ad-
dressed the convention. The committee on
credentials reported the whole number of
delegates log; present, sos.
| After the faithful had all gathered be-
meath the dome of the magnificent city
building everything went along nicely until
the choice of members of the State COM
mittee from Kennebec county was neces-
sary.
Fred Emery Beane, he of the machine
fame, requested the Kennebec delegation to
repair to the common council room on the
floor below and this was the only delega-
ton that left the floor.
Well, there are times when we like to be
alone, you know. Down in the council
chamber Simon Brown was chosen chair
man and then the method of choosing the
member of the committee was quite gener-
ally discussed.
| Quite crowd had followed the delega-
ton and it was suggested by the Beane fac
ton that there was a possibility of the
crowd being there for the purpose of stutiing
the ballots.
Then committee of three was raised to
receive sort and count votes and Chairman
Brown requested those voting ''to come up
here one at time so we can see you vote. -
The result of the ballot was Beane, AZ ;
Plaisted, 81. At once Mr.. Plaisted moved
to make the election of Mr.. Beanc unani-
nous which motion was duly supported and
carried.
| Mr.. Beane thanked the delegation and
said if Mr.. Plaisted had been chosen he
| should have made the same motion that his
friend had and he hoped that there would be
! no more dissension, and that all would take
hold and fight the Republicans like --.
As the delegation quilted the room
the sly winks and mods at one
| another among winners clearly
indicated that there was strata of
human feeling underlying the outward
| bluff of good will that had not been thor
oughly brought to light.
In the meantime the State convention
had adjourned to 2 o'clock p. M, and the
Second District convention took the floor.
In this convention, Hon. ID. j. McGilli-
cuddy was nominated as candidate for rep
resentative to Congress, and resolutions
adopted endorsing the resolutions of the
State convention, which, by the way, had
not been reported. Mr.. McGillcuddy ac-
cepted the nomination in a few words,
promising to be found in the fight later on.
| At 2 o'clock the State delegates again
assembled and wondered why the commit
tee on resolutions had not shown up. From
this point out, it was interesting. The CON-
mittee on resolutions were struggling with
resolves that befuddled their mental equi-
librium.
1t was o'clock before the committee
came upon the stage and the chairman an
nounced that he would read the majority
report. This was not looked for. Then
there was minority to report, eh? After
eulogizing President Cleveland and scoring
the Republican party in the customary
manner on financial, tariff and Temperance
issues the resolutions declared in favor of
the adoption of the SO hour law for the
employment of women and minors, this
being move to catch the labor vote.
Then Mr.. Staples of Washington offered
a resolution favoring bi-metalism, the
coinage of silver and gold. This was
stepped on by Mr.. Dorrity of Bangor, and
was not accepted, although good vote
sustained.
Then Mr.. MCGOWAN of Portland
offered a resolution denouncing the A. p. A.
This the Chair said, should have been
referred to the committee, but Mr.. Dor
rity of Bangor got excited, pulled up his
coat sleeves, waltzed down the aisle, and
said, 81 want You TO understand that we
have as much right to offer resolution as
anybody on the floor of this convention"
There was quite a lively spat between the
Chair and Mr.. Dorrity, but finally the reso-
luton was submitted to the house and car
ried.
Then followed the storm of the session.
Oliver Otis of Rockland presented Q reso-
luton declaring that no member of tho