Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-30

! toral vote next fail over 10 the hepuD-
Iic.ns, Colonel Bradley would probably b
elected. II he wins it will be a great
victory for the Republican party and Its
principles. Even the Louisville Courier
| Journal declares that such Legislature
will &c elected as will send no free silver
| man to the U. S. Senate In 1891, the
last guhcrnatorial election, the Democrats
bad 2S,0si. Cleveland plurality was
10000 The present Legislature Is madf
up Of 100 Democrats, j3s Republicans and
Popnllsts
/ In Maryland John z. Hurst is the
Democratic candidate for governorand
\ LLOYD Lowndes the Republican can
didate. But the names of the candidates
do not play so conspicuous part as
those In Kentucky. Indeed Mr.. Hurst
while believed to be decently inclined
sort OF man. after the Governor Flower
patterp. is Recognized by Democi ats as
well as Republicans as the puppot OF
Arthur Pue German and l. Freeman
Rasln. On the other hand Mr.. Lowndes
possesses such qualities of leadership as to
be recognized by the disgruntled Demo
Gratis and approved by them as just the
qualities needed in the man, who shall be
the leader of the forces rising in rebellion
against ring rule of the very worst Kind
| The Democratic detection Is considerable
and Is led by the Baltimore Sun, Till THIS
time the leading Democratic organ OF the
state. German, however, Is the master OF
ring politics. Rasin is his pupil and has
mastered tie ways that are dark and the
tricks. which hitherto have not been vain,
in carrying the city of Baltimore by
means of It's worst elements and the most
plarino frauds at the ballot box. Thes,
two political Fagins will steal the state
if they can, and it is to be feared that
they can In 1898 the Democratic candi-
date for comptroller carried the state with
IS, s52 plurality. At the last guberna-
torial election the state went Democratic
by 80, ISL plurality.
While the election in New York state
will have some bearing upon the outlook
for 1896 it Is the struggle for clean NUM-
cipal government in the greatest city of
the country, which excites the most
attention outside Of the state. AS Mayor
Strong says, "Tammany has not changed
and every sensible man knows it," After
various contentious Republicans and
Democratic factions have decided upon q
clean fusion ticket. Because Police Com
missioner Roosevelt has been instru-
mental in enforcing a Tammany made
of Matchmaking the liquor dealers. and
because the Republican party Of the state
has declared in favor of Sabbath observ-
ance, the Tammany cause has taken up
the cry of personal liberty local
option in other words open saloons on
the Sabbath. There has been fear that
differences in the Republican ranks the
rumsellers and the goo COOS or those
who will vote for Tammany because
they favor local option and are disap-
pointed at their inability to control all
the arrangements of fusion mis- ht serve to
defeat the fusion ticket. But tho outlook
is much brighter for the friends of good
government. They do not all agree on
methods but do agree that 1t would be
suicidal to indirectly restore the Tam
many thieves to power. Many of the
foreign clement who object to Sunday
closing of tho saloons, and liquor dealers
themselves, realize that II return to
Crokcrism means the surrender of per
sonal liberty to the dictation of thugs
and blackmailers. Those of them who at
first inclined toward the Tammany ticket
are hesitating to sell their birthright for
glass of beer on Sundays. 1t was at
first thought that the registration would
be against tho fusionists but it is now
found to be against Tammany. Tho
falling off in registration from last year
Is ABOUT ~, UUh ana OF luis ucCrehse III Is
said that about %, 900 is in the Tammany
| strong holds of the metropolis. The reg
istration on the ether hand is about
10, 900 larger than in 1898 the last of
year. 1t is now confidently believed that
the cause of good government will win In
New York City and the Republican
victory throughout the state will be most
gratifying. Senator Hill is making the
| fight of his life to be returned to the
Senate 1t is suspected that Croker
would like to see Hill removed as of late
they have been unable TO agree upon the
methods by which each would reach the
same results and Hill stands in Croker 5
way to complete control of the Tammany
element in state politics.
New Jersey, which went Democratic in
1899 by Is, 900 in round numbers, now
has Republican Legislature with ma
| iority of 50 on joint ballot, because il
was recognized that the Democratic party
and the race track ring were bound to