Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-07-08
FOR GOVERNOR.
LOT NJ. MORRILL,,
OF AUGUSTA.

AIC uAukoE NNlANNAh0h VIM INV
Smart Cheated Ont Of a Nomination
Smith Nomina.ed--HunkeI Dele
gates 20 tho Charleston Convention
Chosen-Squatter Sovereignty White.
washed and thea kicked out OF the
Convention
The slave democracy Of Maine held their
annual State farce COR the nomination ot a
candidate for Governor. a, Bangor on Thurs
day OF las, week. They know, and every
body else possessed Of a ihimbls foil Of Po-
htical knowledge knows. that for the black
democracy 10 get together for the purpose
OF nominating candidate TO be run down
by thousands az the polls, j. a great farce.
IL is q mere idle ceremony and poor AZ that.
These democratic demonstrations may per-
hAps answer one purpose, Tor all such per-
suns a. can conveniently attend them. 4.
places Of public entertainment, they throw
far into the background all the theatres,
museum. and travelling menageries that
have perambu,ated the State cor years. To
&C. these loving sachems in the democratic
camp assemble. and then resolve their con.
ven;ion into = regular row; 10 zee them
pitch into each other with all the fury and
6erceness Of ambitions gladiators; 10 hear
them expose each other. demago ism and
political knavery 70 see their sery eyehal'.
elarins at each other, and hear their he'd
lAmiiish howlings, wrsnglings and spout
ings. j. all not only ridiculous bat ludicrous
in the extreme. and no one can fail " being
amused at such performance.
Prior % assembling at Bangor the other
DAY, there had heCn a great amount " Do
lineal fuslinr. wire-work'ng and lecsrde-
main praetis'd among thOse who lead the
blacks m this State. I,was fsh, bciwe-n
the Pierce oun aud Buchanan rs After
being turned out in the cold 20 make place
for " more hungry swarm, the decarita.
ted Pierce men. such as Smart Of Camden.
Sewall Of Olltown, and other sore. rated
outs." mounted the -Quatter sovereignty
hobby. with q lrtsrmi naticn % get control
Of the Maine democracy. and show Buehan.
an they and no, his arpoin,ees were the Re-.
representatives. Of the party in the Pine Tree
State Smart marUavered himself into the
last House BY the iooli.hnes, Of portion Of
the Republicans Of Camden, and from the
time he took h,s seai in that body Up to the
time Of the convention, his whole energy
was directed to gain Cor himself the Gutter.
Material nomination. To aid in thl.. he
got through his squ.itrr, humbug rrsolu-
tons. and succeeded in being voted for ior
Speaker and United States senator. by the
eorporal's quart Of Buebaniers who hap
pensd accidentally to get INTO the Legisla.
ture. The ofbccbollsr. were not long iguor.
ant Of the wicked device. Of Epbraim to
bead them OF. and 80 themselves 20 work
vigorously 10 defeat his Vaccinations. They
look q the matter al over 20 satisfy them.
selves whether or not Manasseh was fls
man 20 eountsraet the Underground designs
Of Ephrain. After sundry caucusing they
concluded thsy could no, safely take up
new candidate. 50 il Was resolved weeks and
months ago to put Manasseh against Eph-
rain. In the election OF delegates, the
drumming Vp process was resortsd to nv
both parties. In many Of these primary
nee,ipgs, the two belisersnt parties played
the same game upon each other that they
have been PrAetieing a, the poll. upon the
Republicans. In some Of the places where
the spirit Of democracy 90, fairly stirred up.
they cast more votes in their caucus than
they had in town. In other words. they
plsy,d Krclspoo rcnss Upon each other. Each
party cheated all they could.
Epbraim and Manasseh both eamped on
the convention ground befure the meeting,
and with their followers. were b.sily engag-
cd 10 counting nose. prior to its organira-
lion. Old Buck. uacehOlders were all .hers
and on hand ready tor battle. Before the
convention formally assembled, each party
claimed the majority. TheSmart men we're
particularly sanggins. Sewall OF oldtown,
who Is an old expert at political vancouver.
ing. though, he saw day light through the
darkness and bOastsd II coming victory. lie
led the Smart van. On the other side was
W. u. $. Moore Of CgHadd, and the Bu.
chanan Ofeeholders playing the card for
Smith. From what was subsequently, de-
vsloped in the convention, it is now very
certain thu, Smart bad .,b, majority. and