Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-06
EVE 0E BATTLE.
Democrats at WaterviI|e for
State Convention.
Expected that Session Will be Lively
in Many Respects.
Rumored that Gold Men Will Bolt atest from
Seat OF War.


Rome howls in this city, tomorrow, Il:
| viii he but the following Of the pre-
diction indulged by many local poll
| ticians Of all parties OF course talk
| is cheap" but sometimes one can ten
| which way the political wind blows by
the quantity ana quality of talk in
| duged in.
Hon. Charles L. johnson will in all
| probability be unable to preside at the
convention. tomorrow. should the said
convention desire his services, as he
is. today, confined to the house by a
severe attack of Sciatic rhcumatism
Today, as soon rs tho Barnum &
| lailey street parade was over people
| generally fell to talking Of the event
to come. They one and all agree.
when talking together. that there will
be lot Of hot talk. that the gold men
Will not let the convention go on with
out delivering all their available am
munition at the heads Of the silver
men. Separately. about everyone is
willing to admit the possibility of a
peac" meeting, tonight at the Elm
wood hotel at which things will be
liked up 50 that the delegates who
come here for war viii find that cap
itulation has been effected and all that
will remain will be for the convention
to meet nominate some one that will
die easy in September. resolve for q
few paragraphs. pledge unfailing fidel-
ity to the Chicago platform. and then
adjourn to Weep in silence and alone
over the bier Of blasted hopes and am
billions.
1t is said that the delegates who at
tended the Portland convention viii
for large part send proxies who are.
or VIII he, tomorrow for amy old
thing FOR candidate. Portland par
tlcularly will send along a delegation
Of spite who will vote for Hanson. If
that gentleman should be nominated
tomorrow, he will be- made to under
stand why the danger was far less
when Catiline Knocked with his army
at the gates of Rome. than when he
sat smiling in the Council house" for
he will realize that his friends are his
enemies. who nominate him in order
To kill him in September
But as stated early iii this article that
Is all talk and Just such talk Us one can
hear almost anywhere on the streets
here, today.
Al the station upon the arrival of tn,
trains there Was a general query as to
whether Hanson had arrived. Trains
came ana Went and although Hanson va
expected TO be on the field early. up "a fhc
arrival of thc-1,i5 l. NJ. train he had MOI
come To town. As for that matter none
q the big chiefs had arrived +. II
Hayes and :. n. Wheeler of Dexter. good
una true Democrats We're the only ones
that had reached headquarters up to tn,
hour named. Represent afivcS of the nrpSS
bn
inc tlinW ood. They viewed the drenche,I
landscap" ana asked each other is il 90
ing TO be work or play. tomorrow. but
neither answered even in confidence.
inc - :. NJ. train from the West was
expected to bo deeply freighted with
bemocracy and the Pullman at 10 p. H.. |
charge of tn" department of the East |
throughout all the dry, there has been |
no doubt rs 10 what the result of the con |
N"ntlon VIII he. All agree that some de
clpie of free silver will be- licked but who"
1t was also moved that the venerable |
ifee SILVER advocate and Greonhack- Popu-
sent TO address the convention on the rela-
ttNe merits of the hog and the dollar. to |
tel the delegates how former Congresses
nave got too much of the farmers into
The following members Of the state
G9mmIliee alTivsd on IL "a p. NJ. train:
oi1ar '" oly n l. TiSGr~agT r. ra" e
Patch and Thomas f. Bridgham. The
committee went into secret session ut The
tlmwood and continued there until TO- ~
T. NJ. when Chairman Hughes and See |
fetdfN Beane went to the residence of |
Hon. {. +. johnson. to confer with that |
gentleman The purpose OF the conference |
was 10 determine whether or not Mr. |
Johnson would be able to preside at the
In the corridors of the hotel were W. F. |
Frank. Capt. Chas II. Chase Spencer
Rogers of Portland. r. =. Torrey. James
1orrey of Bath Editor PlaStcd of the
New Age, l.. NJ. Staples of Washington.
Hon. 5. S. Brown. nr. f.. l.. Jones Fred
Pooler, J. j. Foley and f. w. Clair. ESQ
Of this city.
Gov" Winslow will not be present at
he convention.
The members of the State committee
IRE fresh from a conference with {. Ney
Holman of Rockland. at Brunswick, to-
lay.
Hon. NJ. T. Frank was in quiet CONVEX
alton with several of the leaders present
70 the Journal Mr.. Frank sad: II do not
know who Will present my name to the |
| have made no canvass.
whatever. and only know that my name |
; in the hands of my friends to be pre-
ented by whom | do not know.
l.. NJ. Staples of Washington, will pre-
cent !ianson's name 10 the. convention.
'ut Mr.. Staples had no knowledge of who .
would second the nomination.
1t IS reported here at the hotel that
larry Clifford of Portland. will be pre-
ent, tomorrow. and Will deliver fare
veil address ana will withdraw from the
convention taking with him the gold men
f the party. kimball Eastman of West .
'rook. IS here and taking Il deep interest
n the conversation in the hotel corridors.