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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26
/ Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
City Hall, Portland.
Thursday, Apr. 18th, 1896,
At Eleven O'clock A. m.

for the purpose Of selecting six candidates for
electors Of President and ice-President OF
the United States. and tour delegates at large
and four alternates to attend the National Re
publican Convention, to be held at st. Louis
Missouri, on Tuesday, June 18th, 1896, and
transacting any other business that may prop
erly come before it.
The basis of representation will be as fol-
lows: each City, Town and Plantation will be
entitled to one delegate, and for each seventy
five votes cast for the Republican candidate
for Governor in 1894, an additional delegate,
and for a fraction of forty votes in excess OF
seventy five votes, an additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation of any City,
Town or Plantation can only be filed by res
ident @. the County in which the vacancy
exists.
The State committee will be in session in
the reception room of the hall at nine O'Clock,
on the morning Of the convention for the pur-
pose OF receiving the credentials Of delegates.
Delegates in order to be eligible to participate
in the convention, must be elected subsequent
to the date of the call for this convention;
and delegates, under this call, should not be
elected to the State convention to be here
after called for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for governor.
All electors of Maine, without regard to past
with the sentiments expressed in the call of
the Republican Nationxl Committee for the
Republican National Convention are cordial
ly invited to unite with the Republicans of
the State in electing delegates to this Oonven-
ton.
Per order Republican State Committee.
JOSEPH H. MANLEY, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Augusta, Maine, Jan. Is, 1896.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26
An Exquisite Bit OF Fulfilment.

We knew it must follow, as daylight
does the darkness; we refer 10 i'm
provement with big l, in the postal
service when once it might get in
touch with the cerebrations of tho
genial Prof Wilson. An indescribable
something told us that President Cleve-
land was doing an act of charity to
the world rather than to Prof Wilson
when he rescued that gentleman from
the wreckage of the German Wilson
alliance and snugly tucked him away
in the postofficc department
We have waited patiently for tho
fulfilmert of our expectations but we
regret not the waiting, there is su h
keen delight in having ones predic-
tons verified. And 50 it WAS rot sur
0"ise but sensation more delicious
that was produced by the announce
ment that the postofficc department
would require all letters to be stamped
with the weather forecast OF course
~ w 81 icCtSSitdltS TIE use OF a llttn
larger stamp. likely to render the s,t-
prescription illegible: also it is alto
sether improbable that recipients of
letters will ever take the trouble to
look there for their weather informa-
ticn. Indeed we are not sure but what
ii would be painful to one in Calais
Maine to receive a letter from a friend
in San Francisco and discover
printed as it were in letters of fire on
the outside of the envelope. and pos
sibly blotting out the essential ESQ. :"
at the end of the name. a statement
that the week before it was showery
in the vicinity of the Golden Gate. We
are not sure of this. we add. Tor the
reason that these stamps are now in
use only at the Washington office, ana
the effects are not yet widespread.
1t will require money to euuip the
post offices of the country with nev,
stamping outfits. and money is a COM
modify that the present administration
does not have, after the salaries are
PAID. We trust Prof. Wilson will
possess his soul with patience. how
ever. He may recall some of his ut
terances in the past respecting econ
omy.' dangerous surplus" etc.
little of that surplus would come in
mandy just now in disseminating an
Gent weather forecasts to the multi,
tude, now thirsting in vain for them
We are not certain but that Mr.. Will
son is now wondering that he didn't
know all about this condition of affairs
in advance. There can have been no
prescient flaw in his past, and even he
must admit that he has a past. Did he
not know that the Wilson bill woult;
bring prosperity? Did he not know
more than the business men and The
wage workers of the country? OF
course he did, and it cannot he TN,
fault of his knowledge that he knew so
much that wasn't So
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

Secretary Lamont's hostility to Cen
eral Miles is coming in for very gen.
eral condemnation. 1t is understood
that the secretary's opposition is based
upon the claim. that General Miles has
not SO distinguished a military record.
as his predecessors since the close of the
Rebellion in the position he now holds.
and that he ought not, therefore, to be
accorded the same degree of rank.
Here we have it again, army Jealous
les combined in intrigue against the
army commander. and this time
backed by the secretary of war who
is supposed to represent the people of
the United States, rather than select
coterie of West Point alumni. We
submit that the rank of Lieutenant
General should be divorced from all
personal considerations, that it should
be made permanent, and belong by
right to every commander of the
United States Army II is about
time for Congress to step upon a few
of the military grasshoppers who are
their valuable time in en-
dcavoring to kick a brave soldier who
won his spurs by the display of
marked ability, and distinguished
gallantry in the active military ser
vice of his country
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26
Very True.

"Help one another is a very good rule,
and follow 1t all l can said an earnest
woman the other day, but in money mat
ters it's a little one sided for me-
How so?' quoth /.
We'll, never borrow money. l never
have, and l don't believe ever shall. 1t
isn't that possess so much but | can't
bring myself to ask for "a loan from any
one. Sooner than that will do without
what l desire. But often people are not
rs particular, so loan money quite often,
even when | can't afford it. Borrowing
is "a habit that grows on one and it GER
tainly does more toward undermining
friendship than anything l know of.
suppose that there are times when it is
necessary, but there are also many when
it ism t. New York Recorder.
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PRESS COMMENTS.
The Fun Begins.


Mr. Reed has performed great ser
vices for his party, and be has NOS
shrunk from making enemies He auf-
fers somewhat from tine results Of his
own superior intellectual force a.G
courage. just as Major Mckinley may
he found TO suffer from his carly an
pearancc i'm the field and the DISPOSE
ton of his friends to force the fighting
Morton Reed ANA Allison will form q
line which the most desperate PUSHES
may find hard To break. SaEacity Of
leadership seems to be OF al least 10 he
exhibited among the friends of thes"
three candidates more than in the Nc
Kinley ranks. Nor viii the friends IF
Morton. Reed, and Allison conccde t.
the Ohio candidate any superiority uf
popularity or prospects. He was iir@t
to arrive; for a time he was most Of
the show but soon the stage will tr
occupied by actors as important anj
with as eager friends in the House
The fun begins,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26
Washington,
IllNESROIS

JDNESBOKO.
The death OF Charles Whitney re-
moves the third brother Of isfamily
within two years. Albert and Reuben
having preceded Charles Loring, an
other brother is in quite poor health.H7
"a. + Drisko has contract to fur
nish New York parties with 1000 pil-
ings He has lately had u to Is horses
and q large force of men at work Ii
IS reported that he lately sold 1000
sticks OF pilings to e. l. White. the
big lumber operator in Nova Scotia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

ject being. Heaven and its Joys,
Hell and It's Woes But a small
audience was in attendance-The
grip IS quite prevalent in this vicinity
at the present time.-Bert Fuller has
been confined to tine house for several
days-A r. and e. II. Wakefield
have just recovered from an attack Of
the grip and are able to be about
aeain.-Frank Collins is quite i'll with
the grip.-Miss Emma Morgan visited
friends in Lewiston the past week =
Mr. 1ongiey who has been here for sew
eral weeks left for Chelsea last week
where he will canvass the town in the
interest of the Maine Bible Society
Examination Of teachers for the town
schools will take place March Is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26
dilemma.

There has been nothing heard from
the Nansen expedition for some weeks
past, and there appears to be little rea-
son to doubt that the report sent out
from Siberia some time ago, to the eff
feet that he had succeeded in locating
the North Pole appears to have been a
Russian fake Most of the people ac-
quainted with the conditions appear to
theory was extremely visionary, and
that neither he nor his associates will
ever be heard from again
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26
REPRESENTATION.

Each city, town and plantation will be en-
titled to one delegate, and for each % votes
cast for the Republican Candidate for Cover
nor in 1894 an additional delegate; and for a
fraction of forty votes in excess of seventy
five votes, an additional delegate. Only vo-
tiers in the County where the vacancy exists
are eligible to fill vacancies in the delegation
OF any city. town or plantation.
The District Committee will be in session
at City fall at 10 O'Clock on the morning of
the Convention for the purpose Of receiving
credentials of the delegates.
Pittsfeld, Me-, March rs. 1896.
J. w. BLACK, Chairman.
FRANK w. IIOvEY, Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

There appears to have been scarcely
any opportunity for Illegal and surrcp-
titious income that was not utilized in
New York city under the administra-
ton of Tammany Hall. 1t has now
been ascertained that one of these
sources of income was the unauthor.
lied and secret sale of bodies from Bel
levue hospital, Commenting upon this
charge the New York Mail and Ex-
press we'll says:
IF certain men have grown prosper
Gus, and others comparatively rich. on
meaSer salaries and by reason of an
unholy traffic in the bodies of the un-
fortunate dead. it is certainlv time
that they be dragged from the shadow
of the charnel house and pilloried in
public opinion and the law courts
Juggling with dead mems bones is m
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

From the mighty printing presses OF
the metropolitan dailies and from the
columns of the Peewee Blizzard OF
Rocky Gulch, it has gone forth that
the aid of the X-ray to penetrate
everything save a cooking school
dumping and the veil of the future
1t has been said that all necessary in
ferreting out criminals was to stand
one before a screen, turn Edison's inn
proved apparatus upon him and trace
his elmer consciousness" to the scene
of the crime. The Dovetown Whanger
is running series of plate cuts
illustrating the things Edison has
looked through, ranging from Tai
mage sermon to plumbers bill. But
Edison says this is all nonsense: THAI
he has made no such discoveries and
accomplished no such results as are
attributed to him: that he has looked
through hands. legs and arms but no
more; that he has not deserted the but
tons on the back of Marleys coat by
fixing the ray on the ghosts shirt
front, nor has he photographed the
figures on Marley's handanna as il
nestled in Marley's coat tail pocket.
There would seem 10 be a difference
between science and some newspaper
accounts of it, which of course is the
fault of the scientist.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

The threats of the free silver sena-
tors. TO the effect that the Republicans
of Colorado. Montana. Idaho, Nevada
and Utah will bolt the nomination of
probably on par with their other cX-
travagant statements. But if they
do, the Republican candidate is rea-
sonably certain of an election next No
vember New England, the North and
West, without these five mountain
states and New York. would COM
mand majority in the electoral col
lege
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26
Piscataquis.
MEDFORD CENTER.

The lumbermen are ferrying their
birch spool aMood over the river ina
scow. They have 200 cords or more. Fl
}. 6. Sawyer is running his mill. man
ufacurins spool bars. He will have
500 cords Of birch when it is aliins-
A. J. {, w F. Weymouth have finished
their numbering and have cut and
hauled into Schoodic stream 5000 fest
W pine-Gerry Burr. who is numbering
HI this town. win finish hauling this
week. He has hauled about five huns
dred Thousand feet of pine,aS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

The trial of DR.. Jameson in the Bow
aristocracy considerable diversion, ana
that probably will be all it will afford
cution has outlined vigorous case too
vigorous, shrewd lawyers think Bat
then, the failure of punishment by rca.
son of an attempt to prove too much
may be the easiest way out of the
dilemma
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26
Presidential Electors Must all be
Chosen in State Convention.
HEADQUARTERS
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE,
AUGUSTA. MAINE. JAN, %, 1896.

To the Republicans of Maine:-Prior to 1892
two Presidential electors at large, correspond
ing to the two United States SENATOR'S were
nominated in State convention, and the re-
manning electors, corresponding to the MEM
bers of the United States House OF Represen-
tatives were nominated by the several con-
gressional district conventions.
The passage of the Australian Ballot law en-
tirely changed the procedure. Under the law,
all Conventions are portion of our election
system, and this ballot act requires that can
didates to be voted for by the Voters through
out the whole state must be placed in nomina-
ton by Convention representing no less a
constituency than the whole state Hence, all
the candidates of party for Presidential cleo
tors must be nominated in State Convention
and have therefore included in the call six
electors.
J. H. MANI.EY, Chairman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

pleasant enough when legally sane
toned; when it is done in violation of
the law. surreptitiously and for private
profit, it is deserving of the lash
The bodies of the unidentified dead
are legitimately the property OF the
medical colleges, but under the law
paupers who die in Bellevue under
recorded names have the right of buri-
al in Potter's Field. 1t is the alleged
sale of the latter, and the burial of
collins filed with dirt or scrap iron.
that form the basis of the present
scandalous charges. 1t is conspiracy
to defeat the dead of their rights.
Any man who would conspire. for
financial gain, to cheat the unfortunate
dead of a decent burial is human
ghoul. We agree with the New York
Mail and Express that such man de-
serves to "be dragged from the shadow
of the charnel house, and pilloried IN
public opinion
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

That brilliant Washington cores
pendent, Walter Wellman, who it will
be remembered set out two years ago
to visit the North pole in his shirt
sleeves, but found the suuEaer too
short, risks his reputation on this state
withstandinS, when the time comes The
Venezuela boundary commission will
give 4 verdict against Great Britain. "
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

ofie can nut admire that quality of
English craftsmanship that not only
secs the great need of a superior
navy: but has the courage to provide
ior IT, we are not much inclined to
Angio-mania in any form: but there
are lew valuable lessons that our So
Ions at Washington might learn from,
their British cousins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

Spain's credit appears to be about as
nearly exhausted as her military re-
sources. The financiers have refused q
loan upon Cuban bonds issued in 1890
With the rapid growth of the Repub-
lican party in that country. it really
looks, as if the land of the Dons We're
only seeing the beginning of the
troublesome times it is destined to pass
through
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

If the ratio between Mckinley boasts
and Mckinley votes is the same all
over the country that it was in New
YORK, few delegates other than those
LOT the ONO man may deem it worth
Wnlie 10 go to st. Louis after all
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

ne committee on foreign affairs
should ascertain Immediately. so that
the Senate may act inteliigentlv unop
the cuban matter. whether those
spanish soldiers. 120, 900 strong. are in
CUBA for their health or simply to do
police duty in Havana
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

at the perfervid speech of Senator
Mills in behalf of. Cuba and our right
of guardianship over the destinics OF
that island. Yet should England to-
morrow offer to buy that island of
Spain. Senator MINIS views in the main
would be those of the great majority
of Americans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

House resolutions of censure. Hes
tough is +. B.. and. like the famous
j. 3. in Dombey and Son, there is rea-
be "devilsh sly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

If we are to believe the Spanish re-
soldiers killed in Cuba save those who
We're accidently fired upon by their
own comrades
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

There are Indications that Mime
sofa is not the favorite state of Sen
ator Cushman Kellogg Davis of st.
occasion to remark THAT he is native
of New York
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26
DISTRICT CONVENTION.

The Third District Republican Convention
will be held in City hall, Watervile, Friday,
April II, 1896, at II O'Clock A. M, for the pur-
pose of nominating candidate for represen-
tative to the 55th Congress Of the United
States, also to select two delegates and two
aternates to attend the National Republican
Convention to be held at st. Louis, Missouri.
on Tuesday, June is, 1896, also to select Dis
trict Committee and to transact any other
business that may properly come before it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

Secretary CarlisleS linancicring is
young enough; but he himself has
rounded the three score of life, and has
a years start on the ten.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

The venerable William S Boothby
writing from Cornish calls attention "a
the fact that 1896 is the fourth year in
this century in which February has
had five Saturdays. The other years
are 1872: 1910; 1896
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

Perhaps senatorial doubts of belli-
gercncy in Cuba rest upon the reports
of killed and wounded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

The Democratic presidential nOmi-
nation is still being hawked about The
country, with no bidders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26
dlaill gennebef 5cnrnal.
TERMS: 500 Per Year.

No notice whatever will be taken Of un-
gned communications.
The JOURNAL CANNOT BIZ HELD RESPONSIBLE
for the preservation or return Of rejected COM
munications.
Address al communications relating to su b.
criptions and advertisements to BURLEIrH d
FLYNr, Publishers. Augusta. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26
Solid as the Berkshire Hills.
Boston .Iournal. J

SO even the tenth district is solid for
Reed. When before has Massachusetts,
ever known such unanimitv?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

AS liar the average Spaniard APP
pears to be glittering success.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26
9SsSh52:AI
A March Sleigh Ride.

A March Sleigh Ride.
The race is on. With kindling eve
The trembling lines the sleigher draws.
And people halt to watch him try
To get back home before it thaws.
Washington Star.
quite remarkable winter-fo,.
spring.
Crust coasting has an ab,upt hare
spot at the end of it.
several years ago, there was in Mon
son splendid place, since broken nv
the opening of aua1ries. where coastip~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26
STATE NEWS.
ArOOsiook.
MAPI.E.TON.

MAPLETON.
MIR. and Mrs. John Brown OF South
Presque Isle. visited friends here last
Week.-The carrying of the mail has
been changed 50 that instead of arriv-
ing from Pressure Isle in the forenoon.
and returning in the afternoon, il
arrives here from Castle Hill about 9
a. NJ. and then arrives about ) p. NJ.
from PreSque Isle. so that mail thai
comes on the train to Presque Isle III
40 L. NJ, comes to our post office the.
same evening.-ThaXter Clark of ~
land Falls. is here on a short visit. His
son George, has hired with f. 4. Smith
Tor the season,-Hermon and Arthur
COOK are at home from Massachusetts
Mrs. Eneas Nickerson died. last SIM,
day morning, after a sickness of sey
erai months. She was Is years of are
kennebec.
WEST GARDINER.
Eben Horn met with a severe loss
saturday of last week, While hauling
nay his horse fell and broke its leg
w. o. Sawyer, who has been i'll for the
past three weeks. is slowly recovering
DR. X. d. Small gave a lecture AZ
Grange hall Sunday evening. the snb-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

The election Of Old Towns mayor
hinges upon defective ballots OF
course somebody will rise to remark
that this is the fault of the system.
This seems like blaming one, who
tells stupid fellow to make a chalk
mark on a barn door. because he made
it on the barnyard fence instead
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

It's Foraker whispering the name 81
Mckinley
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

a Wesley correspondent expresses
suffered no more serious disaster than
German measles and is to have several
weddings this Snrino
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

A South Portland family made ready
to move from Z house because III"
Spooks runS their door bell. " hen they
discovered that the trouble was vita
the bell wire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

Superintendent Gachenbach at Bath,
of the Knickerbocier Steam Towase
Co, can add a column Of figures with
one hand and write With the other i;
is said. We presume he can spell his
name backwards at the same time
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-05
NJ. Nat Gray Knows a Good
Thing when He Sees II
and When He Uses
ls--and. He Writes:

~ have us,d MRS. JOE PERSONS
REMEDY for the blood. and found it
nss 10 equal for asthma and chronic
bronchial troubles Of lopg standing As
a oorpi e tonic J do not think it has an
qnal. If one " Il take it before freak
fast they will certainly have an appetite
to eat and ability to digest their food.
When commenced taking the Remedy
| weighed lls pounds now my weight is
14O pounds, end / attribute ny general
good health alto sether to the use Of Mrs.
Joe Per on's Remedy.
"NAT. GRAY"
Charlotte, N. c., Dec 20, '95