The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-29
INGRAHAM AS Oil POURER.
A Masters Hand 0utStretChed Ger
Troubled Seas.
LATE CONSUL AT HALIFAX CON
sENTS TO BECOME MAYOR.

That Is, He Consents To Devoted For With
That In yiew-Joy Prevails in Demo-
cratic Camp and Lower Middle Stree t
Lifts Up Its Voice in Praise.
There is harmony in the Democratic
rarity in Portland and unuer the leader
ship of Darius FL. lngraham they are
mastering their forces in preparation for
the coming municipal campaign. The
harmony is due to the efforts of ex- Mayor
Ingraham, who, since his return from
Halifax, has devoted himself assiduously
to reconciling the several factions in the
Democratic ranks and pouring oil in the
troubled waters.
When Mr.. Ingraham was first men
toned as possible candidate for mayor
he told newspaper man in confidence that
he had decided to eschew politics in the
future and sail for Europe with the COM
ing of the flowers of spring This inter-
view with MIR. Ingraham was published
at the time and great was the dlsappoint-
ment of the Portland Democrats at the
news. They at once concluded that Mr.
Ingraham really meant what he said and
they came to the conclusion that another
candidate must be found to carry the
banner of municipal reform and q job
for every Democratic vote"
A canvass of the city resulted in anoth-
er disappointment. Mr.. E. B. Winslow,
who was the Democratic candidate last
spring, and who was at that time very
confident of his election, was urged to
accept another nomination and enter
the lists once more. But Mr.. Winslow
to state whenever ne has been approached
on tho matter that under no circum-
stances would he accept another nomina'
tion for municipal office.
Then the sorrowing leaders of the great
minority turned to Col. George +. Nc
QuiIlan, and asked him to accept the
nomination at the hands of the Demo-
to take the nomination, but he did not
care to enter any fight to obtain it and
greatly relieved, y the Democ rats
thought that they had at last
secured their man. But in
the meantime Mr.. Ingraham had learned
that he would not be able to leave the
country this year on account of certain
business matters which would keep him
in Portland until very late in the sum
mer and he yearned once more for the
honors of the chief executive of the city.
And his yearning became SO strong
eventually that he talked the matter over
with the aforementioned Democratic
leaders, and Oh the occasion of the ban
quet given the faithful by the late A. d.
Sweetsir on the occasion of the anniver
sary of Gen. Jackson's victory at New
Orleans, it was whispered about the gath
ering that funder certain conditions Mr..
Ingraham would be willing to become
his party's standard bearer once more"
Great was the rejoicing in the Demo.
cratic ranks when this fact became
known. For many days there was a con-
slant stream of callers on Mr.. Ingraham,
and he, in turn, began to pay his calls on
every Democrat of prominence in the
city. He did not stop here either He set
about bringing harmony into the Demo-
cratic ranks.
It was a rough and stony path which
Mr.. Ingraham had to foilow, but he never
faltered on his way. The followers of
"the Demosthenes of the west, - say that
Mr.. Ingraham privately stated to them
that his heart was with free silver.
The disaffected and despised brother
Democrats, the believers in an honest dol
lar and an honest governments, say that
Mr.. Ingraham privately stated to them
that he was firm believer in the gold
standard, and was delighted at the over
throw of the silver wing of the party.
whether these statements are true or not
il is certain that MIR. 1ngrahaIn brought
harmony into the Democratic party in
Portland. No one could say he was
s'free silverite, - nor could any man say
he was TRAITOR to the Democratic
during the last Presidential campaign
Mr. Ingraham wasSthe United States con-
sui at Halifax and no man knew which
wing of the Democratic party he belonged
to at that time.
Gradually the silverites and the ''gold
bugs were brought together. The past was
forgotten. Oil smoothed the rough sea of
discord. A club was formed for the
furtherance of Mr.. Ingraham's cam
paign. Here all true believers may gather
and in the meantime Mr.. Ingraham may
be seen daily on the lower part of Middle
street patting on the head some rosy
checked Hebrew child. talking over the
hard times with the fond parent aud pay
ing courtly compliments to the delighted
mother. Later in the day Mr.. Ingraham
journeys down on to Middle street, where
he shakes the hand of every lougshorman
he meets and calls him by NAME He has
something to say to all these men and
then he moves sedately onward to lose
himself for an hour or so in the count
ing room of a prominent Democrat to
talk over old times and i'll the evening
Mr.. Ingraham may he seen at the new
Democratic club.
In the meantime Col. Geo. f. McQuil-
lan's aspirations are momentarily lost
sight of, Mr.. E. B. Winslow's declina-
ton of @ denomination is not mourned,s
harmony reigns in the Democratic camp
and at the shrine Of Mr.. Darius Il. Ingra-
ham are 1.-THE Democrats worshipping.
ITEMS OF HARBOR NEWS.
The steamship Greoian, Captain Nunan,
arrived here yesterday afternoon from