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Simmer Snaa- Shots.

What does Cox care about instructed
delegations if he eau only secure the
credential committee that will pass up
on contesting delegations?
It will be a disastrous day for the
Tennessee democracy when it will be
called npon to line up behind John l.
Cox as the partys standard bearer.
One cog in the wheel Of the state ma
chine has been counted out, it being
no less and none other than the Hon.
Ernest Rice, who succeeded Cox as
speaker of the senate. John Isaac has
been hammered until he shows up
groggy and distressed and dallying for
time. John Isaac is to be Cog No. 2,
aud Frazier well, the "tall sycamore
seems to have lost himself, his quill
and his ink pot about the time Bot
Taylor's open letter in response reached
the public through the newspapers.
No more caustic arraignment of Johr
|. Cox and his machine henchmen coult
be penned than the article taken from
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PATTERSON WILL TRIUMPH.
His Friends Hold Back all the Aces in the
Deck.

Nashville, Tenn, March 3l.-The
enthusiasm which characterized the
meeting of Patterson men in this city
yesterday is an augury of the ultimate
triumph of the Shelby county champion
over the forces of selfshness and off :
cial greed which have been arrayed
against him from the opening OF the
campaign. Every man present brought
glad tidings of the fight in his respec-
tive section or county. The list of
counties yet to act was gone over with
great care by men familiar with the
conditions aud after eliminating all
doubtful points it was calculated that
Gen. Patterson conld not be beaten.
Gov. Cox and his machine, it was un-
derstood, were going to make desperate
efforts to carry majority of the larger
counties yet to act, but it was said with
confidence that most of them would be
found in the Patterson column when
action was taken. The marked conf
dence of the gathering indicated that
all the cards held by Patterson men
had not yet been played, and that long
before the convention met the gang
would be routed horse, foot and dra-
goons.
Cox is counting on carrying the bal
ance of the republican counties in East
Tennessee, mainly through the efforts
of his republican friends aud the infu-
ence of Congressman Brownlow, but
only today 10 Brownlow's own county,
Washington, the Patterson men domi.
mated the meeting of the democratic
county committee and called delegat-
ed primary for the selection of dele
gates to a county convention to be held
on April30, to select delegates to Nash
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BrOwnlow and Evans Factions

Bristol, Tenn, March 3l.-Realizing
as the result of the recent conventions
held that the Evans sentiment is run
ming strong in East Tennessee, some of
the more prominent of Congressman
Brownlow's followers are changing tao.
tics. They are now speaking out in
favor of Geo. n. Tillman as the proper
man to unite the functions and bring
about harmony in the party. r. E.
Donnelly, who presided over the
Brownlow wing in the divided conven-
tion at johnson City on Thursday, is
now outspoken for Tillman. Col @. P.
Toncray, joint representative from
johnson and Garter counties, is for
Tillman Judge II. T. Campbell has
already been quoted as favoring Till
man. 1t is believed here that Brown
| low is about ready to give mp the
Wright ship, and that he will make
overtures for compromise On Tillman.
The Evans men feel, however, that
they are standing for the choice of the
masses of the party, and will not listen
to any proposition from the BrownIoV
side.
II is said on the other hand that they
are determined not only that Mr., Evan'
shall be the nominee for governor, bu
that man shall be nominated to op
pose Mr.. Brownlow for congressman
as they claim Brownlow was not nomi
mated by the party, but by the commit
tee which he dominates.
ALI Taylor is now one of the mos
pronounced anti-Brownlow men, an,
in the event man is nominated to or
] pose Brownlow it will not be surprisin
'ifitis "Little ALI" himself.
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the Nashville Americans editorial col.
umns, and which appears on this page
under the heading of "Time for Plain
Speaking" No names are called, and
the article is the more severe and con-
vincing by reason of its certain arraign-
ment of Cox and his methods without
the necessity of calling names to point
out the guilty. Thoughtful democrats
can not dodge the sound reasoning of
the Americans editorial writer. And
yet, and yet, who will the democracy
of Tennessee chastise? Will it be the
culprit, the chief offender, against the
party and the people, or will it be the
man who has had the courage and man
hood to lift the mask and show the
treachery, corruption and unftness OF
John I. Cox for any Office of honor or
trust?- Galatin News.
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on close vote, instructed for Manson.
Then the Manson people had a mass
convention called in Fayette, and Pat
terson had only about a week IN which
to canvass that county, while Manson
had been all over it. When the mass
convention in Fayette assembled at the
courthouse in Somervile it was soon
apparent that the Patterson men were
nearly twice as many as the Manson
men. The former organized the con-
ventiOn, passed resolutions instructing
for Patterson aud selected delegates in
his interest. When the convention ad-
journed, the Manson men met and
held another convention, instructing
for Manson. OF course Shelby county,
being Patterson's home, instructed for
him.
When the congressional convention
assembled in Memphis the Fayette
county contest was laughed out of
court. Even the Upton county dele
gates could not be brought to give it
any countenance. And SO Patterson
was nominated in the face OF the organ
ization and in spite of the snap meth
ods used against him. Twice siuce then
he has been nominated without opposi-
ton by the democracy of the Tenth
congressional district
OF course as a member of the demo
cratic minority in the house, Gen. Pat
terson has not had fair chance to
show what is in him. but he has GER
tainly demonstrated his ability in q
marked manner. His speech on the
trusts was one of the most powerful de-
livered in congress on this evil, and il
was used by the national democratic
committee as the best literature of its
kind to be found.
This Is q brief outline of the official
and political career OF Malcolm r. Pat
terson, and in the campaign he is now
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tinue and go unrebuked; if frivolous
and baseless contests should be approx
ed or ratified in the state convention,
then the democratic nomination would
not be worth having, and the republi-
can nomination would be vigorously
sought after.
The republican convention was called
for an unusually late date for we'll
planned purpose. 1t was for the pur-
pose of waiting to see what the demo-
Gratis would do, how the conventions
action would be received and what the
democratic sentiment would be on the
eve of the opening of the campaign. 1t
depends on the action of democrats
whether there is to be struggle for
the republican nomination.
The duty of democrats was never
palmer or clearer. 1t is to see that the
state convention is not farce; that iu-
dicial fairness prevails; that the party,
as we'll as candidates, gets square deal;
that the candidate who has the largest
votes fairly won is not cheated out of
the nomination; that no minority can
didate is forced upon the party; that
uncompromising factionists are not al
lowed to rule, or, in their failure to
rule, to ruin few county contests
should not be permitted to disrupt the
party. The party can be saved the hu-
initiation of disruption or defeat by a
firm determination on the part of well
ordered democrats to see that reason
and justice prevail in the convention.
Aroused public sentiment can save the
party from folly. Nashville American.
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making he stands for several important
reforms, among them being the aboli
tion of the back assessment law and of
the appointment of election commits
siopers by the governor. He likewise
stands for honest democratic govern
ment and official integrity. In any
thing that the Sentinel may hereafter
have to say to the people of Knox coun-
ty about Gen, Patterson, we feel sure
that it will keep these facts and th sy
are facts-in view.-Commercial-Ap-
neal
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Home Made

Have your cake, mullins, and tea bis
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cleaner, more tasty and wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder helps the house
wife to produce at home, quickly and eco
nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raised
hot-biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer
cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and
mullins, with which the ready-made food
found at the bake-shop or grocery does
not compare.
Royals the greatest Of bake-day helps.
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Two giddy, flippant lovers were unit
ed in marriage at Lorain, o., Monday.
The coquettish bride had seen one hun.
dred summers and the gay and devilish
groom had celebrated the 4th of July
one hundred and one times. he pa
rents of the adventurous couple raised
no objection and were not even present
at the wedding.
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The Immortal J. \.

Upper Sandusky, o., March 31.-Tbe
" Immortal J. NJ" Free was adjudged
insane and sent to the state hospital at
Toledo. Free is known all over the
country as the man who has been try
trying to Gift the veil" and put on
the pressure" for years. He has trav.
eled throughout the United States and
never paid cent for railroad fare. He
is 78 years old and broken in health.
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Luke Z. Wright. Ambassador.

Washington, d. c., March 3l,-Luke
E. Wright, former governor of the
Philippines, became ambassador of the
United States to Japan today. The
oath of office was taken by Gen, Wright
at the state department and he left last
night for Memphis, Tenn, to make
preparations for sailing for Japan from
Seattle on April Goth.
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A Question of Availability.

Harper's Weekly, discussing the pro-
posed nomination Of southern man by
the democrats for the presidency, says:
"It is now more than forty years since
the civil war came to an end, and al
though decades have passed since all of
the former Confederate states have os-
tensibly regained their political rights,
the rehabilitation is nominal rather
than actual, so long as the right to pre-
sent q nominee for the presidency is
withheld or undemanded. 1t is true
that southern democrats themselves
since 1874 have refrained from putting
forward a native OF their section as a
candidate for the presidency in ma
tional onvention--John @. Brecken
ridge was the nominee not of nation
al, but OF a sectional conventlon-but
this course has been supposed to be
commended for expediency, the dis
trust or dislike Of southern men by the
north being taken for granted. OF such
dislike, if it ever existed, there is no
longer trace. On the whole, we in
cline to think that, both on sentimental
and political grounds, a southern man
would prove an ideal nominee for the
presidency"
The political obscuration Of the south
dates only from the civil war period.
Though the democrats nominated no
southern candidate after 1874, the wings
elected Taylor of Louisiana in 1S48 and
Bell of Tennessee was nominated by
the constitutional union party in 1860.
The democrats also nominated and
elected King of Alabama vice-president
in 1859, and Breckenridge of Kentucky
in 1866.
Since the civil war both the demo
cratic and republican parties have tax
en- their nominees Tor both the presi
dency and presidency from tbs
north, Mr.. Henry G. Davis of Wes
Virginia, who was Judge Parker's run
ming mate in the last election, beins
the only exception. Mr.. Davis wa
} nominated because West Virginia hat
: become doubtful state and the demo
J Gratis were bidding for its vote. II /
were necessary for the democrats to biz
} for the vote of the entire south, or O
the vote of this section was uncertain
4 and would determine the result, ther
8 is little doubt that both parties woul
| come this way for at least one of thei
candidates.
: There has been New York man o
t nearly every presinential ticket nom
9 mated since 1864, and the reason wa
not because presidential timber was 81
8 pecially abundant in that state, but b.
g cause New York was pivotal
8 The reason that the south has fu
t nished no presidential candidates hs
n come mainly of the fact that the vote
i under any conditions certain for tt
d democratic nominee, and not essenti
for republican success, and that cond
tion is not likely to change before 100
4 Nashville Banner.
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Not For n Nickel.

H. H. Rogers and Jas. FL. Archbold
called on the president. The object ol
their visit is not known, but it is {
cinch it was not to borrow car fare. =
Chicago Journal.
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"Speaking of church fairs, first
met my wife at church fair. swell,
a man can get into all kinds Of trouble
at church fair.
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The Phillips Hotel Burned.


The Phillips hotel at Phillips, Me-, was de-
stroyed by fire last Thursday night and 80
guests had some difficulty in escaping from
the burning building. Fire which started
near the stable at noon, and which was APP
parently extinguished, rekindled at night,
and at 10 O'Clock burst through the three
story wooden hotel. Most of the guests had
through the building so quickly that it was
necessary for many to plunge through the
smoke filled Railways in their night clothes.
A man named Bailey was severely burned,
but others escaped with practically no in
juries. The building was owned by E. H.
Shepard and F. M. Parker. and their loss is
conducted by c. A. Mahoney, who retired
about one-half hour before the blaze was
discovered in an adjoining stable. Mr.. Ma
honey was formerly of this city and his
parents reside here.
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A Square Deal

Is assured you when you buy Dr. flerces
family medicines-for all the lngredl-
ents entering into them are printed on
the bottle wrappers and their formulas
are attested under oath as being complete
and correct. You know just what you are
paving for and that the ingredients are
gathered from Natures laboratory, being
selected from the most valuable native
medicinal roots found growing III our
American forests aad while potent to cure
are perfecrX harmless even to the most
delicate womeS a}4childFen:S Not drop
of alcohol enters into ;beir. c2m1SSiliQ
< mncr befief agent IS used 6oth Ia; eX.
GacIng aQ0- -preseIYllg -Ile- Wedlclnal
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NORTH SEARSPORT,

Nearly every one at this place is attend
ing the fair at Monroe
Mrs. John Moore and son Clifton OF Mon
roe were in town Sunday.
The dance at the Grange hall last Thurs
day night was well attended
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Larrabee of Belfast
were at I. f. DORIS last week
Otis Hustus of Boston is visiting his
mother, Mrs Horace Maddocks.
Miss Theodate A. Merithew has begun
her school at Searsport Han Dor.
Mrs. Anna Nickerson of Stowe, Mass, Wis
tied the family Of J. S. Nickerson last week.
Daniel Robertson returned home recent
" and is now at work for George W. Fart
ridge,
Joseph Green arrived last week and is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Rose Green, and
his sister, Mrs. Albert Cunningham
Miss Sarah Whittier, who has been visit
ing her aunt, Mrs John Littleield, has re-
TUNED to her home in Merose, Mass
Hiss Marion A. Lamb. who has been Wis
fling her grandmother, Mrs. Marion Ma
theW,, has returned to her home in Chelsea,
Mass.
DoDcrs CORNER. Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo
NJ. Chapu returned TO their home III New
York last ~aturday.... Mrs. Date Beals
VISITED her sister, Mrs. W. j. Matthews. last
sunday. 80, Mrs. , an Howard spent a few
days with her relatives this week. Il he
Ladies' Haneti. society Will hold a meeting at
The trrauze fall sept, 26th.... Henry Dodge
is 1T home from Wtnifred Matthews
began school in tits district Sept. 10th.
The annual meeting Of tie Maple Grove
the
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MEN PAST SIXTY DANGER,

More than half of mankind over sixty
years of age suffer from kidney and bladder
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gland. This is both painful and dangerous,
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PROSPECT FERRY.

Erving E}iia Vi Mortified, Vt, visited
relatives heIe Iecently....M Lena Has
kel and two sons, Evan and Harold, and
her mother, and Mrs Couse and son of
Stockton called on Mrs. Orrilla McMann
last Friday... MIS-. Clara Littletield and
Miss Emily CHM were in Belfast one day
rived from Boston last Saturday and will
spend two weeks with his wife at Sunny
side. Miss Hannah Heagan went to New
London, Ct, last Tuesday to visit relatives.
-. Miss Emily CHM returned to Auburn
dale, Mass, last tuesday. Capt. w. d..
Hartman came up from Sargentville to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Willard Ginn....
Mrs. George Sherburne of Hallowell, for
merly of this place, is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
G. B. Brown.... Mrs. Annie Avery return
ed home from Massachusetts last Saturday.
80. Frank Bassick and Alvah Berry at
tended the fairs in Bangor and Belfast.
Arthur Swan of Boston is visiting his
grandmother, Mrs. Netlie Brown. Mrs.
Willard CHM died at her home here Sep
TENDER 18th. She had been in poor health
for several years, but her death was sud
den and unexpected. Everything that low
ing hands could do was done for her, but
her time had come and God called her
mother, kind neighbor and was beloved
by all who knew her. She was the daugh-
ter of the late Capt. and Mrs. E. d. Harri-
man and the last one of that family. She
leaves to mourn their loss husband, three
daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Hartman, who has
recently come here from the west Mrs. w ii.
Hartman of this place and Mrs. Jacob
Smell of Missouri, and eighteen grandchll-
dren. Hazel WaldrOn, One Of her grandchll-
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-09-27
A Clear Complexion and Bright Eyes

In most cases a sallow, blotched COM
plexion and dull heavy eyes are due to poor
digestion and an inactive liver. Orino
Laxative Fruit Syrup aids digestion and
stimulates the liver and bowels and makes
the complexion smooth and clear. Orino
laxative Fruit Syrup does not nauseate or
gripe and is mild and pleasant to take. Re-
fuse substitutes. K. Fl. Moody.