Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-02
The Massachusetts Democrats.

Importance III the New England polit-
i@ol field. this year. the performances
OF the Massachusetts Democrats are
attracting some attention and Great
mont. of course they have no idea
that they can prevent the election of
Governor Crane by an Overwhelming
majority, but they are going TO nomi-
nate Il candidate for Sovcrnorship
and the dclibcration ANA solemnity
with which they so about this task
would make deep Impression upon
one not familiar with the situation.
For various reasons which the politi-
cal world can easily understand when
il locks over the Massachusetts cleo
ton returns Of recent years, the Bay
state Democrats do not care To follow
George Fred Williams to defeat again,
and Robert Treat Paine. the Back fay
ancestor wo, shipper, is not sufficiently
one Of de gang" to inspire Il large and
enthusiastic following.
Hut the Democrats OF Massachusetts
are - pa bic of even more foolish things
than the nomination of one Of these
Crstvhilr idols. There i Gamalicl
Bradford. for instance, who is talk
Ing loud and long and everywhere in
his efforts to secure the empty honor
Of the nomination. Moreover. he pos
scsacs Il plcthoric barrel which talks
in no uncertain tones 10 the hungry
faithful. But Gamalicl Bradford, The
suurakiest squcakcr of the little grass
hopper chorus, The prime pcssimist of
the little American con;ractionists.
The high mocul of the TaGal junta
which fired upon the American soldiers
in the Philippines from the rear, The
associate of Atkinson. Winslow and
Garrison in inundatinS the last cam
paiSn with "anti-imperialistic" bile,
1t would be rare sport to see the voters
of the old Bay State bury Gamaliel I'M
der an avalanch Of votes. Whatever
nomination the Democrats of Massa-
chusetts make ii is certain to be salts
factory to the Republicans. but no
nomination could be more gratifying
than that of the petty and Impossible
Bradford. The Republicans would
hail it as gladly as did the Repuhli-
cans tie nomination Of Bryan at
Kansas City in 1900.
The Mass achuSctts Democrats have
othcr names in consideration. There
are Mcssrs. Hamlin ana CASTOR. both
of whom have friends actively writing
press notices in their behalf. Eut
Mr.. CASTOR is too prominently connect
ed with the Boston subway bill which
Governor crane. at the behest Of puhllc
opinion. was forced to veto. last win
ter: and Mr. Hamlin is handicapped
by the fact that he has to his credit
refusal to 90 On the stump for Bryan. IT
was Mr.. Hamlin who told the - Maine
Democrats recently assembled 1T
Merrymecting about the terrible dis
cord now rcrding the Republican
party and the beautiful harmony which
prevails in the Democratic ranks. Mr.
Hamlin may H. induced to gather
few samples Of aforesaid Republican
disycrd and Democratic harmony ana
go about the country exhibiting them
for 4 fee. 1t would soon make him
muIti-millionairc and superior T. all
political ambitions.
Still others are among those men,
toned for the high honor to b. be
slowed when the Democrats of Mass;t-
chus, It's meet in state convention. EX-
congrcssman Fitzgerald thinks that
cx-Ma"or Quincy Of Boston is the
man. But Quincy is married and out
Of politics. BESIDES. he never threw his
hat very high in honor of the boy
orator Of the Platte. It is not unlikely
that FitzGprald comes forward with
his suggestion in order that public
attention may be turned to himself.
He has had the honor of being tho
youngest man in Congress and Of be
ing the only Democratic member from
New England. At Old Orchard he has
won fame as a ball player and in
other lines Of sport. He could carry
parts of South Boston and Charles
town as no other man could. Truly
he has much to recommend him and
should not be left out Of reckoning.
The Democrats of Massachusetts have
great responsibility upon their
shoulders. They will have to strain
every nerve to equal III" follies they
have perpetratcd in recent years.
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