Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-09-01

tiers, under the call for the convention. wa
not entitled 10 the same voice in the con
yention as Brooklin and several othe
towns with FROM one hundred to one hun
dred and fourteen Union voters, and tn
same with Dedham and Mariaville an
no fair minded man can say but the pon
was well and justly made Now, then, 70
the figures; and it is an old saying "tha
figures wont lie: ~
Taking the delegates chosen, that wcr
known to be for the opposition, sure, til,
day or two before the convention, and tn
figures were as follows Amherst, !
Bluchill, 3; Brooklin, 9; Bucksport, Z
Cranberry Isle, l; Franklin. 2 Hancock
B; Penobscot, 3; Sedgwick, 81 Sullivan
2; fremont, 3; Verona. l; No. Z, /; No
10. l ;-making thirty three votes sure fol
the opposition.-Surc to go for the
"clique - Aurora, /; Brooksville, 3
Eden, 9; Ellsworth, g.; Gouldsboro, 3
Mt. Desert, =; Orland, 1 Otis, l !; Surry
2;-making twcntysix votes. Swans
Isle the .'cIiquc' cxrected,but didn't get,
so that made twenty seven on their slate,
sure for them as they supposed. Wal
than. 2; Dedham, 2; Maravillc, 9 ga
question as to these 3 towns whether they
were entitled to one or two delegates each.
To be decided by the convention--Trcnton.
3; Long Island, / - really contested
seats and the only seats really contested
in the conventioli-Decr Isle, 2; Castine.
B; No. 81, | !; No. a. l;-supposcd to be
douhtful-claimcd by both sides. Rcca-
pitulation of slate the day before eonyen-
ton. Opposition SO; "Clique." % !;
Question to be decided. 6; Contested. 3 !;
Doubtful. z. A really desperate looking
slate for the "clique," and something dcs-
peratc had got to be done. or they were
gone up Us it is vulgarly said.
They mere equal to the emergency, and
will always be found equal to any cmer-
gency, where political roguery is required.
The consultation by the clique on this
desperate case resulted in the following
programme. They said 1--WE have got the
county committee, and that will give US
the temporary organization-conscquent.
ly, we shall get the committee on creden.
,ials." Now we will have bogus creden.
.ials gotten up for fremont, Franklin and
No. I, throw No. 10 out altogether, max.
ing seven votes, and that will reduce the
sure opposition votes, on the preliminary
votings to twenty six, leaving US MAORI.
ty of one land we will trust to luck, to
get enough out of the doubtful ones to
cary US through on the preliminary votes.
The above was the probable programme
Of the "clique," at any rate the facts jus.
tify the opinion. am sorry to say they
got The Castine, Deer Isle. No. II and
SO delegations, though they we're sup.
posed to have been chosen to 60 with the
opposition. That number, with the bo-
gu>ly contested seats thrown out Of the
opposition, made sure thing for them,
and they could admit the three extra
delegates from Waltham, Mariaville and
Dedham, get their two delegates from
Trenton. and Que from Long Island, and
every thing would 60 swlmmingIy. Now
ii the Opposition had not have been cheat
d out OF those seven votes, they would
have had a majority of one on the pre-.
limlnary votes, for Swans lsl4nd went
with the opposition, thus bringing their
vote up to ttirty:tour, and reducing the
vote OF the "clique" to twenty.six, with
Castine, Deer Isle, and No. 33 and 81,
added, making for them thirty-three. Ga
the preliminary votes :he opposition should
have allowed the "cliquc" enc delegate
each from Dedham, Waltham and Maria.
vile, making their total vote tsirty.si1-
and would have given the opposition dele.
gates from Trenton aud Long Island seats,
thus carrying the total opposition vote up
to thirty seren, which would have insured
the nomination of the opposition candi-
dates. In the above figures. make no
account Of undue infWnces said to have
been brought to bear on the delegates
from certain parts Of the county, to
change their rotes but simply state the
case as it stands on the final figures. 1t
is well known that persons belonging to
the "clique," were exceedingly busy the
week before convention, attending the
caueuses in other parts Of the county. 60
Ing into the towns with teams and hauling
votes to the caucuscs &C., &c.. all OF
which is decidedly out OF place, and goes
to show the desperation of the said
Clique in carrying their points right or
,erong. have understood that the can.
didate nominated for Clerk Of the Courts
has said that "hc didn't know there was
so IL. UGH opposition to him. if he had ht
would not have allowed his name to b.
used" Oh, what a modest man (0.
think he must have naistrustei somethia2
by tae amount Of work he did before the
convention to bring about his 9wn nom
NATION. There is one thing certain, there
are too many independent thinkers and
actors, in the glorious Union party in thi.
county, to be etermally ruled by what is
called the "Court aud Custom House
Clique And when they undertake te
force matters as they did in the conven'
ton Of Aug. 2i,-(it seemed with per
feet recklessness, regardless OF what the
consequences might be)-if the interest,
Of the party suffer thereby, theirs are thu
guilty heads on which the blame must rest
for no man.with ideas and opinions Of hi:
own. can honorably submit to such pro
ceedings.
But to recur to MIR. Union Voter ;
again, his ground and final charge. ant
the summing up Of all his tremendous
effort. is contained in his last paragraph
where he says. The truth of the Who'll,
story is this: A few dissatisfied offic,
seekers, in view Of their failure, ask tn,
Union men to repudiate the doipgs of tn,
convention, but the Union voters of Han
cock County are not preparcd To breal