Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-07
NOT PROMISING FOR DEMOCRATS.
Maine Expected to Go Republican by
10000.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
LEWISTON, Me-, September Jeremiah
OSulltvan of Lawrence, Mass, who Is
known as 1.-The original silver man of Mas
sachusetts," who has been making a few
speeches In Maine, was called home today
to look after his canvass for nomination as
Congressman. He had a cordial reception
in Auburn Saturday night. He has been in
vited to return and speak in Lewiston some
evening OF this week, and will do SO, if his
engagements will permit. Before leaving
today Mr.. O'Sullivdn was seen by The
Star correspondent. who inquired of him,
What Is your opinion of the democratic
outlook in Maine?''
so FAR as my observation goes 1t is not
very promising. The democrats are sadly
handicapped by lack. of funds and although
the state committee is hustling hard it
has not been able to make much headway
J.. Geo. Fred Williams and couple of men
like him could have put in a month here it
would be different thing"
Do you anticipate a gain over the re-
ublcan majority of 'H?'
Il really would not be surprised to see the
republicans carry the state by 10000. They
have splendid organization.and are spend
ing more money than was ever put into a
campaign before They have held rallies
in towns where none have been held for a
generation. Every hamlet in Maine has
been visited by some republican Congress-
standard covers the state like drifting
snow in January, and they are making
preparations to bring out the lame, the
blind and the halt, and it is not unlikely
that they will get over 10000 majority, al
though many democratic politicians feel
| q...e sure tina. it will not be over $4,000"
How does the silver sentiment COM
pare with that in Massachusetts"
1T doesn't begin to compare. The sill
yer sentiment in Massachusetts espe-
| c:ally in the manufacturing cities, is
spreading a thousand times more rapidly
than here. although it is said that there Is
quite good feeling up in the northeastern
part of the state. l think, however, that
| If the democratic national committee had
| made fight here there would Rave been
a remarkable change, for l never saw peo-
pie greedy to obtain nforma ton. The
great trouble is that the state committee
| Is too much handicapped to supply the de-
mai d..
However" said Mr.. O'Sullivan, growing
optimistic there is another week, and
this big republican cloud may get a silver
| lining before election day.
William II. Hunnewell of Pittsfeld, a
member of the democratic state committee,
was In the city today, and was interviewed
by The Star correspondent in regard to the
outlook in Maine fer the state election.
In Somerset, Franklin and Waldo the
democrats are going to gain" said NJ.
Hunnewell. There is a great deal of sill
yer sentiment among the counties | have
named. The democratic vote will keep up
to what it in 1892 There will be very
few votes thrown for Mr. Clifford, the
gold candidate and these will be more
than offset by republicans, who will vote
the straight democratic ticket.
The republicans are talking about a plu-
rality of 10000, but it is we'll known that
they expect much more than that, and will
he disappointed if they do not get it. The
eAertons the republicans are making are
proof that they are determined that moth
ing shall be left undone to bring out the
full republican vote. The democrats have
only few speakers, and have scarcely
campaign funds enough to pay for teams
TO carry voters to the polls. If the repub-
lcans do not give Powers large plu-
rality as they did Cleaves two years ago.
it is virtually defeat for them