The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-07-06
THE COCHRAN STORY.


aourishes in the convention of the straight.
outs al Portland, was a Mr.. Cochran OF
WaldobOro. He made a rambling, incohs.
rent speech, in the course Of which he
made abusive attack upon upon Mr.. Car
Ter Of the Advertiser, and ourselves, accus.
inc US Of divers and sundy short comings,
and sins Of commission agains, the Wing
party in general and Mr.. Reed in particu-
ian His speech, reported in the State OF
Maine and Portland Advertiser, contains
several filings a, ourselves, accusing us Of
having, in connection with Others, sold the
the Wing party. In the course Of his II.
rade, after stating that he had not exactly
slept with Mr.. Reed, but had leh him a,
4P. M. tho day before, be said, as reported
in the Portland Argus &
AT the last wing convention, where Isaac
Reed was nominated, Cowan Of Saco pull
led him (Choclan) from the platform as he
was about 10 speak, placed his arm around
his neck, and said" Chochran, know Reed
better than you do, let me endorse him. -
Did he vote for him, gentlemen no Jo-
alb like, he stabbed him under the 9Th rib.
This embracing business I" around The
neck" will all pass very we'll as figure Of
speech, and we let il 60. We did, howev.
Ter, endorse Mr.. Reed OF that convention,
and supported him in our paper and a. the
polls. We voted :or him, mol, however, at.
Ter learning the company he was keeping,
without some missivings. We fulfilled
every jot and title Of our obligations 10 sup.
Hport him, and neither he, or his man Coch.
ran, who assumes 10 speak for him, has
any rsa.nn y find "a, ,.-;,l- .a.-.nn'.s.
'reah.Swnnf Tho nan. y. was pending or
afterwards. we were pressed hard by
strait.out Wings 10 lend the influence Of
our paper, and our personal influence, 10 a
course Of action which would mos, assured.
ly have defeated the wishes Of the Wings
in this County, but we resisted all such ei.
forts, and for this, such men as Cochran
found fault with US. Had we accseded 10
their wishes, and passed the Summer in
quarrelling with men who were willing to
act with us, and who did SO, and by whose
efforts an anii.Nebraska man was elected
10 Congress, and tho Hunker Senatorial
ticket was defeated, we should never had
Mr.. Cochran's abuse poured upon us.
Now, having disposed Of this charge Of
Mr.. c., wo will simply remark that Mr.. c.,
Of all men living, is best qualified by his
own conduct, to speak Of the ,reachsry Of
others. He was member Of the Legisla.
ture Of 1853, one Of iha, exceedingly hon.
est clique whose love for the Wing party
was so great as 10 call from them efforts to
elect to the office Of the United States Sem
aior, Hon. John w. Dana, instead OF the
hiVhig nominee, Hon. w. P. Fessenden.-
Weare not going 10 recite the history Of the
intgues Of that clique 10 defeat the choice
ola Wing U. s. Senator, and 10 bring
about afusion between tho wild-ca, Demo.
cras and the bunker Wings, on basis Of
diviion Of the spoils. These men have
nowan opportunity to carry into effect their
purposes, and this, Too, without being EN-.
barassed by tho action Of men who had
thepower 10 foil them so long as the Wing
Organization existed. They have started
OutIpParenily for themselves, but in reali.
liy fa the bunker and Rum Democracy /;
andlfihe use Of a little fictitious capital will
aid hem in arriving 10 the point at which
thy aim. they will not scrupls 10 use il.