Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-27
Gov. BurIeigh's Friends
Believe He Will Win
In Maine Primaries Democrats
Evidently Alarmed.
Interest In the Doremus Amend
ment-.0iher Capital Gossip.

Washington, ID. c., May 26.-(Spe-
ciaD.-Maine's representation at the
capital rises and falls these days. just
now the two senator's are in town, for
Senator Johnson has returned from
one of those political scouting expedi-
tions back home, which the Democrats
have conducted with great frequency
at this session of Congress. They feel
that some one of them must go back
home every two or three weeks 60 see
that everything is going so and so and
to keep tab on the sentiment of the
voters.
Representative Kinds of the LIST Dis
trict, is not yet able to resume his
duties at the Capitol and probably
will not be at this session. He gets
out of doors but a little. On fair days
he sits in front of his residence a
while now and then to get the fresh
air. Once in a While he goes for a
ride but he is keeping very quiet,
avoiding all effort. and doing all he
can to restore his health. Ii is now
quite two months since he broke down.
His illness dates from the time when
he concluded his work on the special
committee for the investigation of the
Sugar Trust. The LIST District con-
gresham is paired, of course, and his
party is not suffering in the House
because of his absence when the roll
is called.
Whether he will be able to take
much part in the Maine campaign
this year remains to be demonstrated.
He hopes to but will wait till July or
August comes to see how his health
is. For the present he is giving no
thought to politics or to anght else
save the recovery of his strength.
Representative Guernsey has gone
down home to look after things and
incidentally will be at Patten, May 80.
to deliver a Memorial day address.
He is keeping an eye cut just as keen
~ as those Democratic senator's and
representatives who are running back
home for an inspection and confer
enee every few days.
These Democratic trips to Maine
have been so frequent as to attract
notice and indicate that the Demo-
Gratis are getting worried over what is
i'm store for them next September
when the long suffering voters get a
chance again. AS Representative
Gould and McGilicuddy are certain OF
a denomination without opposition and
as Senator Gardner will also not be
opposed for the senatorial designation
within the Democratic ranks, it is not
easy to understand why they should
all be jumping out of Washington
every little while to take a look at
their fences, unless 1t be that they
are badly alarmed and trying to stave
on the verdict that is in store for
them. All of them of course were at
the State Convention at Augusta in
March and since then all of the Maine
Democrats in the House have been
back to Maine once or twice at least.
III everything is as rosy politically
as these Maine Democrats would like
to have it they would naturally be
willing to remain at Washington and
attend to their Congressional duties
till well after June IL. when the State
primary is held.
There was quite a general lining np of
the Maine folks In the House the other
day for the Doremus amendment that
admits vessels In the coastwise traffic
into the Panama canal (when 1t has been
eompleted) without the payment of tolls.
III TINS provision becomes a law 1t Will
be of much benefit. 1t is claimed, to
Maine-built ships. including the schoon-
ers and sailing craft that have their
nome ports on the Maine coast The
'oremus amendment has yet to get
through the Senate Probably there will
be opposition to it there, on t..e plea
that 1t does not comport with the treaty
between this country and Great Britain,
but on that score 1t is argued that Amer
lean ships engaged in the foreign trade
would have to pay tolls for the use of
the canal, Just as British ships in the
foreign trade would have to do.
Another amendment to the Panama ca
nal bill. as it passed the House, forbids
railroads in interstate commerce from
owning and operating steamships. AS
that stands 1t is of some importance to
Maine shippers, because several steam
ship lines along the New England coast
are owned and operated by the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad.
which, of course, through the Boston &
Maine, owns the Maine Central and most
of the railroads in the Pine Tree State
That is regarded as very unjust pro-
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