Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-08-31
MAINE POLITICS.
Rousing Republican Rallies in
All Parts of the State.
Noted Speakers Drawing Large
Crowds in Every Town.
Enthusiasm Never at a Higher Pitch Than
al Present.

Ellsworth, Me. Aug. 29.-(SpeciaD.-
first Democratic rally of the campaign
will be held in Hancock hall, this city.
Hon. John Scott of Bath. and u. j.
McGillcuddy Of Lewiston. will address
the meeting. In the afternoon, the
Democratic county committee VIII meet
at the hall for business.
Up to this time the work of the cam
on the Democratic side has been Of a
lhustling character, but generally on
the quiet The Republicans. however.
are fighting in the open and have plans
well laid. The headquarters are On the
ground floor Of the Giles block, one If
the most conspicuous on Main street;
and at almost no hour of the day or
Icvening, is the place free from Wis
| itors. who are made welcome and com
| Portable by r. y. Holmes.
Senator Frye will speak in Hancock
| hall. on next Monday evening. The in
dications are that the audience will ~
one Of the largest ever seen here at a
rally.
! Congressman Charles y. Fowler will
speak in the county, though probably
not in Ellsworth He win address "A
meeting. tonight. in Gouidsboro. on
| Thursday evening. he Will speak at
North Harbor; on Friday evening. at
Prospect Harbor and on Saturday
| Ievening. Al Bar Harbor.
| Hon. r. Fl. Roberts Of New York. will
also visit Hancock county. next week.
on Monday, h. will speak at East
| Bluchill: on Tuesday. at Hancock; on
Wednesday. at Bucksport. and on
Thursday. at penobsc0t. Hon. II. W.
| Palmer IF PENNSYLVANIA, will speak at
| BuGksport With Mr.. Roberts: ana will
address rallies, On Tuesday ut Ia
moinc: on Thursday. at Oriand; ana.
on Friday. at Southwest Harbor
| Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath OF Augusta.
will address the citizens of Blr Har-
bor, on Thursday evening, Sept 6. l..
T.. Dcasy Of l3lr Hlrtur with another
speaker at this meeting.
| On Friday evening, Sept. 7. il. u.
| Dcasy Of Rar IarbDr. ana a. W. King
| Of Ellsworth. win go on the stump in
i}luehill. 1t seems not unlikely that
no small delegation from this city will
drive over to I5luehill to hear these
| speakers. who will probably serve up
some Very delicious morsels for the
| Bryanites to mlsticlte. Massrs. Drasy
ana King are deseryedly rated US two
Of the foremost members If the Han
cock county bar. which bar is admitted
| ly strong. Their words are worth
| listening to whenever they have any
thing to say; and what they say in this
campaign will carry double weight be
| cause of the fact that. up to four years
| ago, both Mr.. Deasy ana Mr.. King
We're rated in their respective com
munities as easily among the leaders
of Democracy. Mr. Deasy was a dele
| gate to the Democratic convention
which nominated Bryan. He bolted the
party because of the silver plank in
serted in the platform Mr.. King joined
the Republican forces at the same time
and the way Mr.. King stepped on Bry-
anism at the meeting held here. recent
| w. to nominate a Republican State
| Representative was a caution for the
| Democrats to look out for that which
might come later. Mr.. King is a care
| ful. fOrcible speaker and is. every inch
of him, solid man. Mr.. Deasy is
| livelier. He is the wittiest lawyer in
the county. The presence Of these two
mon on a Republican stage ought to
be a mghtier argument in itself. ana
doubtless Will be.