Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-04
FOR GOVERNOR
ABNER COBUR N
= Peoples Convention.
on tK0WuEGAN.

The people" under the call OF the
Jameson democratic State Committee OF las.
year. me, at Bangor, last week. to nominate
q candidate for Governor. And. by the
way. we desire TO say just here. ,h-' bad
thi. committee in issuing their call sailed
under their true color., and not undertaken
20 spread themselves over quite 50 much
suriace. they would appear little more con-
sist,nt. and been less obnoxious TO the charge
Of stealing other peoples" thunder,
Blu, let that all 81; they wanted to do
some,hrps to call oG the attention Of the
"peopls " from the democratic @ oreani'
nation of Name. which The people " have
lou. since 50 thoroughly repuiiaicd 80 We
will excuse them.
There seem. to have beon quite 'Prink
linz Of men Of the Dana stripe in the Con-
,en,ion bot all such farcd hari, and were
most numerically pitched into by the lead
ep IN the peoples gathering. The
Dana men Of Jas, year were denounced in
the mos, uumeasur,d terms as traitors and
enemies to their country while a few who
pluekel up courage TO reply. reiorted by
repeating the old stale epi,bei Of a'5hi'oHi''
and declared there was no dilsrencc between
sueh Trcaehiug and republican doctrines.
Mc..r. Blake. Peters. Jeseti and other.
"riiched IN " most eloquenIly for the war.
,hs eon6.ca,ion Of rvtcl property, while
they would give the leaders " i1nP' with.
GU, benefit Of clergy Col Sweat, Of Port.
land. ior whom the Republicans Of Canber.
land County voted lA.t fall, after throwing
overheard one Of their oVn well tried men,
mad speech. aud thoughs there was
great difference between democrats and re.
puhlican,. that tie latter, many Of them,
were abolii'nl.t.. and favored emaneipa.
ton. lie said be wa. equally opposed to
secc--i0ni.,. and aholIionsts-'herOby pllc-
Ing the Republican. in the sane category
with the rcby's.. woaisT u the Republi.
can. Of CumoyrlinJ d5u't wan; to be mag
unanimous again. and again save the country
By votirs for a man who puts them on the
came plank with southern rebels?
In selecting candidate, there seems TO
have teen quite diversity Of opinion. The
friends Of Ten. Jameson fret undertook to
put him through by aeclama,ion bu, this
vas most iuriously resisted by the men Of
the " conservative " stripe, backed Up by
the Danaite. in the convention. The Jane
con men a, Ia, eaved IN, and agreed to a
ballot. when the vote stood,
Charles ID. jameson, lG6
Bon Bradbury, JOG
Thus the jameson wing gained triumph
over the ring striped crew that undertook
70 floor them by substituting Bion Brad
bury Tor their iavOri,e chief.
Bradbury i, Que Of your oily politicians
"a kind Of political mOuser-pO.sessed Of
considerable cunning, and IN time, past has
performed remarkable fea,s Of ground and
and lofty tumbling. His friends IN ihi.
convention supposed II they could nominate
hin. he would be adopted by the Dana con.
yeptIon which i. 10 meet IN Portland, and
shu. the old crazy democratic organization
would Be united and wheeled into one col.
umn.
Me-sr.. Gould Of rhomaston, and iaine-
Of Biidslori. were considerably talked Of
before and At the convention bat when the
vote come TO be taken they seemed TO have
been entirely iorsaksn BY al their irien!s.
Gen. Jameson l. a gallant, sibeisni oikcVr.
and has been recently Il no, now dangsr0u.
~ sick iron exposures in the army. Out
side OF military Affairs, he is g0uIleman OF
ordinary ability. abl Tor augh, We know
would make respectable Governor. 10,
~ our democratic friends are h0nost in What
they say ia their resolutions, we can see no
reason Why they should keep up separate
organization We see no reason Why they
could no, haze accepted the invitation Of the
Republican party TO unite with them IN
supporting nan Tor Gosernor, and thereby
uni,edly yield Already and unwaverins
support to the gOVsrnmsn, in all necessary
and proper efforts TO .gblae the existing To-
bslliOn and ,indieaIs the authority Of the
Constitution and Union over every inch Of
territory within the limits Of iha United
States"
We have no doub. b. would have been
moro acceptable to the feelings Of General
Jameson to have been LET, by b.. friends to
perform bis legitimate duties Us gallant
colder. than to have been dragged into the
political arena. There is no reason in The
world Why all his friends could not unite
With the Republicans in the support Of Mr..
Coburu and thus lrave tina lifflo fragment