Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-03
Bon
Ami
AN IMPROVED CLEANER
THAT IS TOO FINE TO SCRATCH.
All GrOcers.

| institutions and as Sucn should be oWne
and operated by the people and made
part of the postal system Of the country
Sixth-As long as the barbaric system
OF metal money is retained, we deman,
that silver should receive the same recog
milton as gold and be admitted to on
| mints for free coinage at the ratio o
16 to l.
Scventh-We believe that the system o
direct legislation, referendum and i'm
perative mandate, would do away witt
party bosses and political corruption, an,
therefore we heartily adopt it as a por
ton of our creed.
Eighth-The present war with Spain Il
conducted for the liberation of the Cuban
people, is just and humane, but it shoul,
not be prolonged for the benefit of con
tractors and money lenders.
! Ninth-Wc demand the re-enactment o
the graduated income tax law, whereof,
the rich may be made to bear their full
share of the public burdens.
Tenth-We favor the election of tn.
President, Vice President and Unite,
States senators by the direct vote of tn,
people.
Eleventh-The protection of propert,
against loss by fire is essential to tn,
State. and the enormous profits derived
| from the insurance business by rich cor
| porations should be kept in the pocket.
Of the property owners. We therefore be
| lievc that the fire insurance business Of
| the State of Maine should be conducted by
the State at cost. saving about 60 pei
! q o an.
| tirely with the hundreds of insurance
agents now living on the people, the pre-.
mlums being collected with the municipa
taxes and the amount of insurance car
riod on property to be regulated by the
amount of tax paid on same.
| Mr.. Batcman moved that the report
be accepted.
| Mr.. Campion moved that the adjec-
! tive holy be stricken from the reso-
| luton and wise" be substituted as q
means of describing the Spanish war
1t was here that a sharp war Of
words passed between Prof. Batcman
and j. L. Campion. Prof. Bateman
| charges that at the ST. Louis ConVen-
| ton, Mr.. Campion undertook to throw
| down the "Middlc-of- the Road men
! by going around after dark and en-
| listing support as chairman Of the con
vention: that he became a candidate
on his own free will and not with the
| consent of his delegation. There were
Senators Allen and Ignatius Donnelly,
| able men who We're candidates. But
| said Prof. Bate Il voted for Mr. Cam
| pion because he was on our delegation
and | now apologize both to him and
| this convention for having done So
Mr. Campion arose and While tbs
warm applause was filing the han h
attempted to speak. Only enough Of
his words could be heard to make ii
! certain that he was attempting 10 ar
raign Prof. Bateman for something az
| other. The chairman tried TO tell tn
speaker that he was out Of order, but
| Mr.. Campion would not believe it and
he talked and The chairman talked.
Mr.. Campion begged to be heard but
the convention would not have it. His
ses were sent up and cheers for Bat
man were heartily given. drowning MI.
| Campiuns words. Finally MI. Campion
sat down and Mr.. Bateman took the
| floor again. Everybody present who
| had heard Bateman talk before and
knew his scathin@ manner of speech,
said that they never heard him talk in
such terrible tones before. The dough-
| ty professor took Mr. Campion away
| up on the wings of magnificent clo-
| qucnce and then dropped him into the
depths Of disgrace as a politician with
| burning words of reDukc. The profess
sors friends made the han tremblc.
| Then up rose the old war horse Of tho
| penobscot. John White Of Lcvant. His
hoary head shook. his great hand shook
| as ne held it alnft his whole franc
shook With the emotions that he could
not control ANA ne shouted: "Tha>
this should come at such time. That
YOU" pointing to Campion, should
thus abuse our noble standard bearer,
| who God and everybody else knows is
as pure as the angels themselves.
Here was a great demonstration.
! Eateman's friends were Wild and poor
Campion had none behind him that had
any fight in them.
Prof. Batcman. rising and shaking
| his index finger under the nose of Mr..
Campion said with considerable excite
ment, Young man, when you have
| finished this battle you Will find that
You have not been fighting poor old
Scion Chase" At this a yell went and
| there was considerable trouble in get
| ting the convention quiet again.
! Finally the convention settled down
! to n quiet session and tho matter of
nominating a candidate for Governor
was taken up. At once the delegates
| from all parts of the hail began to
| name Prof. Batcman, but that gentle
man declined to be knocked down four
times in succession. The convention
| voted and nominated Bateman. In a
! ringing short speech he declined and
| the convention voted again, and again
! was Bateman nominated. Prof. Bate
man spoke again and declined Final
| ly b. G. Donovan of Ellsworth, nom
| mated ex- Mayor Robert A. Gerry o.
| Ellsworth Falls. The nomination was
supported by Prof Bateman and Mr.
| Gerry was made the candidate Of the
| convention.
The State committee was chosen as fol
| lows:
| AUTOBIOGRAPHY. A. Noyes, Auburn
Cumbcriand-W. II. Jewett, Portland.
Franklin-C D. Greenlcaf, New Sharon
Hancock-B. f. Donovan Ellsworth
kcnnebec-D II. Ladd. Waterville
Knox-D. G. Richards. Camden.
! Professionalism White Lcvant.
| Piscataquis-M S. Berry. Brownville.
| Sagadahoc-J. NJ. Jordan. Richmond.