Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-07-15

| Two had presented their credentials To that
| convention and were admitted members
and The twelve from Lincoln with the ex-
| cepiion of one delegate from Pa,ric ktown
Plantation. who was rejected by the conven-
non, had also acted with the district conven.
uon Oh the 25ih. Ii has been seen that Mr..
Nickerson y Searsport, had no right, what-
ever, TO acl us delegate III The meeting.
Mr.. N. p. Bean of AlonIv,le. did not ac,
10 the jordan hall meetng on the 26lh. The
Two delegates from Thormiike were not pres
ent AT that meeting on the 26th. Only furty
two persons from Waldo. therefore, had an v
right TO vote in "A delegated convention. We
are informed that tie persons claiming to be
delegates from Matincus plantation, were
never chosen at any caucus OF the democra-
cy OF that plantation, aud were not, there.
lore entitled 10 seals ~ any convention
One oil The persons at that meeting claiming
10 act as delegate from Patrlcktown pIanta-
ton, had the day previous been rejecIed by
the committee on credentials of the conveu-
| ton, and by a vote OF The convention itself.
| alter full hearing, as not entitled to a seat.-
MIR. Hewer OF Rocklald, Mr.. Young OF Un-
ION, and Messrs. Pukham and Reed of
Bootbbay did not vot for delegate at The
Jordan hail meeting. Thus the number
from Waldo was buI brty-two, and the num-
Der from Lincoln was but five oi those who
were euulled 10 vote N any meeting that as
Pired TO the dignity bi convention. The
whole number of volts that could have been
rIghliully cast AT the .ordan hail meeting was
but iorly-seven, and all votes beyond that
number were spurious aud false.
OF this number six from Waldo and five
from LnicoIn had prsenied their credentials
at the district convection and bad been rec
ognIZed as members OF that conv eution-so
that there were only Hirty-sir out Of hun
dred and seUeateen detgates-who had not, by
their voluntary acts acknowledged the regu-
larHy, and binding brce OF the district con
ve,itlon assembled on The 25th. Moreover,
these tnIrty-six delegates had done ,lIe same
Thing by desiring adnltlance to that conven-
tion and pressing Their claims through their
comn'iIee, Messrs. Treat and Morrow
Neither did Mr.. Trea or Mr.. Morrow make
any jection to the esularuy OF the district
convention, when hey We're permitted to
address it.
The inquiry naturally arises, how then did
II happen that The offIial report in the Bel
fast journal represents that MIR. Moore re-
ceived JDty-sir votes? The answer is OBJ
ing at the meeilng which elected alm, had
presented their crenelials at the other con-
venliOn, and others never had any regular
credentials. The meeting had, therefore, no
legitimate means of determining who were
not members of the convention.
Such II Is believed true account of the
material facts relating the Waldo caucus
held at jordan hall Thomaston OIL the 25th
nj InN lDs nd fla..K
place on the 26ih.
From This statement il appears: t.t ,-.f
L. That the meeting at Jor,.an's Hall on
The 25th was simply caucus Of a portion of
The Waldo Delegation, and thaIno committee
on credentials was chosen; the appointment
of such a committee being one OF the firs
acts of all convenient conventions.
2. That majority Of This raucus, at the
suggestion of ii member of the Waldo County
Committee ,cho fired the basis Of representation
refused u unIGe IN The district convention,
unless Ibe convention would first add five
delegates not elected pursuant 10 the call to
the Waldo delegation, in addition 10 the
number TO which that county was entitled
under the call thus made by lis own commit
tee.
5. That the meeting at Jordan's Hall on
v.
il consisted OF portion of the Waldo dele
CATION who refused TO attend the district con-
vention OF The 25,h--of seceders from the
district convention,,and OF persons who we're
not e!erted Delegates by The people, and had
10 authority to act as such under the calf.
4. That only forty-seven voles were cast
by the persons enlItled under the call, TO act
IN the district whereas fifiy-six
yoles are reported TO have been cast tor del
egateS al that meeting.
5. That The members of the Waldo dele
CATION who refused to 60 into convention,
did SO, as they SAID, on the ground that the
Plantations in Lincoln were entitled under
the call to equal representation with the
smaller towns in Waldo, and yet these same
delegates received into The meeting of Jor.
| dams Hail on the 9th, two persons claimin g
to be delegates from Malinlcus, (not elected
! by the people, however) The smaller of the
Two plantations in the district convention
which cast only t,centy.fow democratic votes
in 1850, upon equal Terms with the TWO del
egates from Unity and other towns in Wal
do which cast nearly NINE TIMES that number
The same year.
| g. That by defeating the resolves of Mr.
Lowney which secured TO each county il:
| Just rights, Messrs. Treat and Morrow indi
Gated that they were conlending for a mere
shadow, or that they had some secret purpose
| in view, OR THAT THEY WERE ACTING IN AC
| CORDANCE WITH PLAN WHICH HAD BEEF
PREVIOUSLY AGREED UPON.
1t is worthy of remark, that the principle
of representation according TO the democratic
vote conlended for by the Waldo caucus, ha:
never been adopted by the democratic party o
! Waldo, and was repudiated by convention o.
the party called TO act upon that matter few
years since, and also that the county committe,
of Waldo which fixed the basis of the call fo
| the late district convention-dLs0 repudiatet
that principle as applicable to the several to,on
in Waido-athough requested to adopt it.
We have thus land before the democrats o
the district statement of the facts in regard Il
the difficulties in this district. AS conduct
or of political Journal, we could do no less
More we do not intend to do. The statemen
is SO plain, that he who runs may read. OuI
purpose has been to do away with any misap-
prehension which may exist, aud present tn
matters in their true light, in order that tn,
democrats of the district may see and judge fo
themselves. There is but one right side Il
the questions that may arise. There was an,
could be but one convention. When was
held! What did it do! Democrats of tn
third congressional district! Judge you whic
was the convention, and uphold and sustain il
action as you value the welfare, harmony an
success of our party. Let MS discouptenanc
an factions and designating movements
Let not one Of the finest commercial districts +
} the Union, with large and reliable democra,
lc majority, be misrepresented in conpres bv
whig. Democrats, forbidit. The conveniio
at the Baptist-meeting house was the CONVEX
tion of the third congressional district. he a.