Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29

any state In the Union" he said. III
Will carry II this year by a majority O
not less than 5000. l will stake m,
political reputation on this prophecy
maryland Is now a Republican stat,
and VIII remain so. The old Demo
cratic ring cannot count us out. w.
have everything in our hands now-th,
~governorship. the legislature. the cleo.
ton machinery and the city govern.
ment of Baltimore. The three days o.
registration in this city show an aston.
ishing increase. The Baltimore vote
amounts to about 12O. 900. There are
seven days for registration and 1882
have been registered in the first three
days. against 4,17O in the first three
days of 1894. The vote this year will be
enormous.
Our reports from all parts of the
state show hat there is very little free
silver sentiment among Republicans.
The boilers are hardly worth counting
individual cases here and there. But
honest. patriotic Democrats are coming
| over to us by thousands.
ID l think German is a dead duck?
We'll. to be frank, / dc His heart is
not in this fight.
"Ihe Republlcans are in magnificent
fighting condition. With the election
machinery in our hands we know thai
we can have Il votes counted. re-
peat Tha Mckinley will carry Mary
land by not less than $4,000 majority.
The result is absolutely certain, though
we propose to keep up the work until
the last vote is cast on election"
II usnI11I ha ;D,...~lt. ,
Senator Wellington's manner as he
talked. He was energy and enthusi-
asm ~incarnate. There is not a shrewder
or a cooler politician in the United
States.
Some Of the strongest Democrats in
the state have announced their inten-
ton to support Mckinley. There is a
touch of humor in the situation. Ed
ward w. Mealey, who is still a emil
of the Bryan Democratic State COM
mittee, has consented to the use OF his
name as elector for Palmer and Buck
ner. In addition To this. he says he
will vote at the polls for Mckinley.
The real leader of the Honest Money
league is John x. Cowen, president and
OF the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
way company. He declares that the
only course for a Democrat who de-
sires TO Vindicate the nam of his party !
and save the credit of the nation is to
vote squarely for Mckinley. | had a
long talk with MI. Cowen.
Il have never seen the people Of |
Maryland so profoundly stirred up as
they are his year" he said. Thou |
sands of men who usually do not vote |
no va yApfctArc1 T. ~ " l
outside of Baltimore. the silver and
gold forces stand about even. But in
this city there is an enormous registra-
ton of Republicans and of Democrats
who have declared for Mckinley, or for
Palmer n Buckner. The threat of
the Chicago platform has awakened
every conservative instinct. The who'll |
business element of Baltimore is
against Bryan. When he spoke here
the other night there was no business
to preside over the meeting, and
business men to act as vice presi-
dents-a thing unprecedented in a city
whose business men are the backbone
the Democratic party. The presi-
lent OF the Business association. which |
made the great fight for the Demo
party last year. was Harry Parr.
who is now president of the organized
who support Mckinley.
The Democratic organization in the
state is bankrupt. Its leadership is
spiritless. The city Democratic ma
chine, which has always been active. |
aggressive and vigilant. is also without
money and is doing practically moth
ing. Go to the registration offices in
and Won will NOT find a Dam |
ocratic watcher or worker. That is
the effect of free silver on the Demo-
organization here. Congressman
Rusk. the chairman of the Democratic
city organization. is a gold man. He de-
rlined to be a candidate for renomina-
All the reports that come to me
point to Bryan's certain defeat in this
state.