Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-17
THE DEMOCRATS
Are Ready for Today's Con-
vention at Bangor.
Gould for Governor and Resubmission
Will Be the War Cry.
The Usual Lovefeast on Night Before
the Convention.

Bangor, Me, June 16.-(SpeciaD-
The shirmish line of the Democratic
State convention, which will meet here
tomorrow afternoon, has been thrown
out. The advance guard is here. And
Ill the talk is for Samuel w. Gould
platform. To be sure, the unwashed
jackson Club Democrats of Knox
county are not here yet, with their
boom for DR.. q. Langtry Crockett of
| ThomaStOn. They are to come up the
Penobscot river by special boat. late
tonight, with banners waving ana flags
dying. The Jackson Club wiz then
be in evidence. AT the present time
Gould and his friends are on top.
From Aroostook and Washington,
Honcock, Somerset, Franklin. Kenne-
bee, AndroscoSgin, Cumberland, York,
Sagadahoc. Waldo, Piscataquis, Lin
coin, oxford and Pcnobscot Gould men
predominant, and when DIR. C-ockett
arrives with his 81 delegate, from
Knox he will find 4 united and invinci-
bic barrier arraycd against him. DR..
Crockett won't he in it,
There are few delegates from Ken
ne5ec county as yet. Fred Emery
i}ednc Of HalloWell, secretary Of the
State convention. is here SO is Thorn
as }. Lynch of Augusta, the Kennebec
county member of the State commit
tee, and Frederick w. Piaisted of the
same city. Cyrus w. Davis Of Water
vile, is hCre; also Hon. T.. l.. Jones,
| eX-mayor of the Virgin city: DIR. c.
w. Taggart of Winthrop, and other
members of the party in Kernebec.
Hon. Charles i. Johnson Of Water
I'ville, who is to place Gould in nominal
ton, will be here, tomorrow. His
speech will probably be the gem of
the convention oratory.
Among the other gentlemen in at
tendance are George +. Hughes, Bath,
chairman Of the State convention:
Henry J. Hathaway, Houlton; VIM
T. Spear, Fort Fairfield; George. NJ.
EIansan,ss Calais. Iahn p. Madiganr
Hoult0n, who will preside over the
convention; d. r. Hastings, A. G..
Dunning, =. H. Kellcher, Geo. c. Web
Der, Auburn; State Assessor George
Pottlc Mayor d. J. McGillicuddv, city
Marshal Henry A. Wing, Lewiston;
| ~ W y v! ib3tilil pi Icy, 'Di Il. 7 {.
PIummcr John Scott, Bath; NJ W.
Levcnsalc-, Waldoboro; DR.. ]. e. Lib
hey, South Berwick; 4. S Farnsworth
were members Of the last House Of
Representatives. of Maine
From Portland came Hon. NJ. p. Frank,
who was the candidate for governor in
Bryan's first wear. 1896: George l.. SWEET
and IItyyn1INrn nth Nc n nj
ana both candidates for the Democratic
nomination for sheriff in Cumberland.
And there are lot of others here
equally as prominent and equally as well
known as those that have been named.
Henry II. Hollis NJ New Hampshire
chairman Of the Democratic state com
mittcc Of the Granite State, ~ here, amt
wi him is Champ Clark. the diStin-
guished Missouri congressman, who has
a speech two yards long to deliver to the
delegates tomorrow.
Z he State committee is tinkering the
| platform, tonight. What il will be Is now
a question; but it is safe to assert thar
| trusts the tariff and imperialism will be
denounced; the national platform of 1893
will he affirmed; rcSuhmi SSjOn, but not en-
| f"rcemcnt, will be demanded; an S-hour
day will be advocated and election ri
United States senators by the people viii
| be demanded.
side; f. w. Plaisted of Augusta, Fred
| Emery Beane of H1llowcll, oscar Il.
| Wish Of Portland, olVcr Otis Of Rock
land. Henry J.. Smith Of Machas, ana
Henry A. Wing Of Lewiston, viii be sec
rctaries.
Hon Charles +. Johnson of Watcrville.
will nominate Gould. and Hon. d. j. Nc
Ginicuddy of Lewiston. Hon. George NJ.
I Hanson Of Calais, and Hon. George f.
| Clifford Of Cornish, will second the nom
| nation.
Or. Crockett will be nominated by Hon.
| l.. NJ. Staples, senator from Knox coun-
| tv. and it is said that Scion Chase Of
| Turner. will second the nomination; but
| the gentleman from Chase's Mills has no.
| vet appeared.