The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-16
LEWIS r. sMITH portland cha,rman
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

The Democracy OF Maine assembled by
their delegates, pursuant to official call, at the
City Hall yesterday, Aug. 10th, in annual
State Conventional special business being
the nomination of a candidate for Governor.
At few minutes before II O'Clock the Con-
vention was called to order by Paul S. Mer-
rill, Esq, Chairman of the State Committee,
on whose motion EBEN f. PnLsBURY, Esq.,
of Pennington, was made temporary Presi-
dent.
On taking the chair, Mr.. Pillsbury thanked
the convention for the honor, and congratula-
ted it on the Frightening prospects the coun-
try. If our principles had prevailed, said he,
we should have had no war; all would have
been peace and harmony. He did not state
as he might have done, that the war COM
menced, that forts were seized, that cutters
and mints were stolen, that Notifications were
erected in the South against national author
ity, and that batteries were mounted and man.
ned to the same end, long before the Demo-
cratic party surrendered the Ship of State into
the hands Of Mr.. Lincoln and his administra-
ton. He did branch off on negro suffrage
said it was the only issue-that the democrat
accord, should confer suffrage upon the negro,
but the people of the South would never con-
sent to it, and it could be forced upon them
only at the point of the bayonet. Mr.. Pills
bury was lavish in his praise of Andrew john
son, and spoke of him as though he was one
of his confidential advisers. President John
son will no doubt feel highly gratified when he
hears that Mr.. Pillsbury called upon the Dem
ecratic Convention to give him full and cor
dial endorsement and show that fifty thou
sand of the faithful in this State will hold up
his hands-as they for four years of war labor
ed to hold dogn the hands and embarrass the
operations of his illustrious predecessor, who
finally fell by the hands of Democratic assas-
sin. After Mr.. Pillsbury closed his elaborate
effort, John R. Hutchinson of Paris and John
Varney of Bangor were appointed temporary
Secretaries
The State Committee was made Commit
tee on credentials fsfi
On motion of G. P. KimbalI of this city, the
several county delegations nominated and the
Convention approved the following persons for
Vice Presidents: Ma A iifs
Androscoggin, Philo Clark; Aroostook,-.
-; Cumberland, Theodore NJ. bradbury;
Franklin, Rufus Holmes; Hancock, Monroe
Young; Kennebec, Stephen Young; Knox,
Edward O'sSrien; Lincoln, Saml. w. Jackson;
Oxford, John j. Holman; Penobscot, Calvin
Seavey; Piscataquis, Joseph Chase; Sagada-
hoe, Moses Riggs; Somerset, Edward Rowe;
Waldo, James White; Washington, Robert
Burns; York, Saml Lord. s"5
The State Committee reported the whole
number of delegates present 574 The read
ing of the names was dispensed with, and the
report was accepted. .alaf6
On motion of David Dunn of Poland, the
temporary organization was made permanent.
On motion Of Hon. L. D. M. Sweat Of this
city, the several county delegations were au-
tborized to select each member of the State
Committee and Of the Committee on Resolu-
tons. The delegations subsequently reported
the following:
FOR STATE COMMITTEE.
Androscoggin, Calvin Record; Cumberland.
w, G. Davis; Franklin, Augustus A.. Holman
Hancock, John d. Richards; Kennebec, Frank
lin Smith; Knox, A. s. Rice; Lincoln Arnold
Blaney; Oxford, John r. Hutchins; Penob-
scot, Francis w. Hill; Piscataquis, Paul S,
Merrill; Sagadahoc, A. j, Fuller; Somerset.
Albert Moore; Waldo, James White; Wash
ington, John c. Talbot; York, Geo. A. Ham,
mond.
FOR COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS
Androscosgin, Philo Clark Cumberland, BIZ
on Bradbury; Franklin, S. w. Look: Ham
COCK, john Lee; kennebec, r. ID. Rice: Knox,
Edmuad wilson Lincoln, Samuel E. Smith;
Oxford, Samuel K. Clark; Penobscot Marcel
lus Emery; Piscataquis, Henry Hudson !: Sag
adahoc, L. G. Stockbridge; Somerset Atbo,1.t
Moore; Waldo, Rcbt. Drink water; Wash;nas
ton, Robt Burns; 7 ork, VIM. P. Barker.
While the Committee ON Resolutions was
out David Dunn of Poland, was called upon
to take the stand and address the convention.
He did so with great apparent willingness,
saying he could talk just as much or just as
little as the convention desired. He thought
it perfectly plain that the Democratic party
was about being restored to power. Their
ranks at the South were being reformed and
ther differences healed. He congratulated
tne BLACK Republicans on the circumstance
1nat the advent Of the Democrats to power,
was to prove their own 1.-THE B. R's) salvation.
The rest of the speech was very much after
the style OF the sample here given. onlv infn-
itely lower and dirtier. He reooatod a. IA
refrain about sectional parties and arra,,;nr
one portion of the country against ~, 49,
Taxation, democratic purity and Blacl, ~
hcanism were his principal watch words
the convention for long time was ae dnr
and lifeless as funeral, five except one zeal
Gus member who, in the depth of his spfr ~
adLity was constrained to indulge in FREQUENT
though somewhat incorhent responses.
The speaker warmed up on taxation. and
the cost of the last four years administration.
and perhaps succeeded in satisfying sensible
men that it had proved an expensive job to
put down rebellion got up by his party be-
cause, in fair legitimate appeal to the ballot
Dox' they were defeated, and driven, like faith
less ana wicked servants from the posts of hon
or and places of trust which they had long
peld and deeply disgraced. ~