Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-27
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Democratic df a Democrat is elected
presidenD We're going.
All that, however, has been thrown
to the winds and the Maine Democra-
tic leaders are now trailing after the
New Jersey scholar in politics. If iIe
should not be nominated they would
be in a more or less awkward attitude,
and all the more SO because they are
new men in the field of national poll
ties and would naturally be expected
to look on rather than attempt to en-
courage any particular presidential
boom.
Thus far the Maine men are the only
Democrats in Congress from New
England who have come out for Will
son. The New Hampshire Democrats
are for the New Jersey governor but
they have no senator or representative
at Washington. Representative Cur
ley of Boston, has given an endorse
ment to the boom of Speaker Clark
but Curley is a much more forward
Democrat than any of the Maine
Democrats here claim to be. The 9TH
er Massachusetts congressman are
Loyalty sticking by the boom Of Gov.
Eugene Foss of their state. There is one
lone Democrat in Congress from Rhode
Island. Representative George f. o.
Shaunessy of Providenee-but he has
come out for Representative Under
wood, of Alabama. 1t is quite surprising
how New England Democrats should
come out for Southern Democrats for
the Presidency, as though the South
erners have not enough now with the
control of the National House and all
the fat chairmanships that that legis-
lative assembly has to bestow. There
would be a lot Of encouragement for
Northern Democrats to run a South
ern man for the Presidency and stand
a chance, of the best Of the federal
plums going to that section of the
country for the next four years.
OF course Gov Woodrow Wilson is
essentially a Southern man. He was
born in Virginia and lived for a num-
Der of years, after he had grown to
manhood. in Georgia. If he is nomi-
mated for the Presidency probably
some of the Northern Democrats will
stop to think about Candidate Will
sons sympathy with the Southland
and the prospects that his election
would carry Of giving the South Il
still further domination in national
affairs.
Perhaps there is no particular oeca-
sion to worry about this, for Gov.
woodrow Wilson is not yet nominated
for the Presidency, much less elected.
But the. interesting thing is To note the
tendency of the Democratic brethren,
as though they had no good men
available who could be depended upon
to take care of the hungry ones north
of Mason and Dixon's line.
J. H Montgomery of Camden, has
been here some days fraterniZins
with the Democratic folks and Incl
dentally looking after his interests in
an amendment to the pure food bin
that would affect drugs, plasters and
medicines. Mr.. Montgomery has a
patent plaster, in which he has built
up a big trade. and he fears that the
proposed amendment would not be al
together acceptable to him. He is
taking his case before the House conf
mittee on Interstate Commerce, which
has jurisdiction over such legislation.
The Bowdoin Alumni of Washing
ton. held their annual banquet at the
Raleigh hotel, Wednesday evening.
There was a good attendance and, in
all respects the banquet was enjoya-