Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-06-29

Inc resolution caused profound sensd~
ton, and when Emery supplemented it with
speech advocating JosHuA L. CHAMBER
LAIN for Governor, the foul plot of treason to
the party was fully divulged, and the indig-
audacity of the thing was without parellel,
they thought. "Where is the democratic
party if such a thing should come to pass?"
No sooner had Emery sat down than Gen.
Roberts Of Bangor, sprang upon a seat and
pronounced his anathama upon the resolution.
He said he did not believe the Democratic
party ought to go into the enenly's ranks for
a candidate that he did not believe in crouch
ing at the feet of the Republican party and
begging for the crumbs that fall from their
table rt iTs d "a % p1' atat
Hon. f. w. Farley OF Newcastle, pitched
into the resolution where Roberts left off He
roamed into history--ancient and modern
and moved to postpone indefinitely the odious
bantling.
A Mr.. Clark thought matters were becom-
ing serious, and moved the previous ques-
tion,' but the motion was thought to be out of
order. -.......-
A delegate thought the Convention better
not be bound by parliamentary usages. tef
1t wasn't. . ari-t
VIM. &. Chadbourne OF Portland, succeeded
in getting to the rescue of Emery's resolution,
and made a clearing" speech--which nobody
could understand. rs a speakist he wasn't
considered a success. aere.a.-. .'.t, = "a
At this juncture the pen Of our reporter fall
tiers. He cannot adequately picture the scene /;
30! 1t was glorious sight to see, .fina fra
To him who had no friend, no brother, there"
The Chairman of the Convention was pow
erless to preserve order; lis knuckles were
well shattered from pounding on the table be-
fore him, and in dispair he called for huge
walking stick. Kisses, cheers, ki-yi-ing,
stamping-voiees earthly and unearthly, made
the welkin of the hall resound. ':Where,"
screeched delegate s'do our young men GO"
''to thunder-with yer bosh" said man in
the rear,-'they go to the black Republican
party" 'rah for the young D'mocrisy"-
''rah for ole D'mocy"-.'Mister Cheermam"
-"Order!" (hisses, clapping of hands and
stamping of feet--a perfect babel of sounds,
''Mistcr Cheer-" 'a
Then Mr.. Simpson of Belfast denounced
the resolution as an unwarrantable interior
ence with the sacred prerogatives of the un-
terrified democracy. if w. F.. call
Gen Niekerson thought the resolution and
Gov. Chamberlain might possibly better the
fortunes of the party--nothing else can.
Mr.. Madigan of Houlton, "the hero of a
hundred democratic conventions squeezed
before the attention of the, convention, and
with an injured air, asked; Gentlemen, are
we in a Democratic Convention" (Cries of
mo- '.yes"-several times repeatedly He
weighed the resolution in the democratic
balance. and found it sadly wanting. He was
for casting it aside utterly. .,4.rl=.ts III,
A. S. Rice, Esq, of Rockland, said his
delegation unanimously opposed the passage
of the resolution, whereupon w. H. Clifford,
Esq, of Portland, said the call of the con-
vention invited all republican sore-heads to
participate in this convention. b..
Hon. T. II. Hubbard OF North Berwick
the gushing Tim" asked MIR. Clifford to ex-
plain ''nhy they are not here" This was a
poser. Mr.. Clifford tried to explain, but the
other side wanted him to explain his explana-
tons. st.... ..s a..
The combat had been raging an hour and a
half, when motion to adjourn until half
past two o'clock was carried.
Afnr IA, p;nr M ri ~ &c a nc ssoro,
ture comforts" at half-past two O'Clock the
belligererts again assembled.
1t was Immediately apparent that the sea-
son of ''refreshment' had been the most pro-
pitious to the interests of the Resolutionists.
They seemed fresher and more eager for re-
newal of the fray; while in sundry notable
| instances the opposing wing seemed oppressed
with lassitude-doubtless owing to the wealth
er. ,,q
One evidence of the relaxation of the con-
fict on the part of those opposed to the reso-
luton, a delegate moved to amend by insert
ing August 10th, in the place of august
9th" and another ''silyer-grey" moved to in
sert Bangor" instead of '.this place.
ID. Dunn of Portland, slaughtered consider
able time, but his style of oratory not being of
the eloquent sort, converted nobody. He
was for the Revolutionists.
Hon. 7. H. Hubbard, in handsome style,
defended the democratic party, and thought it
better remain 'simon pure and not tamper
with the communicating thing of contact in
any form with repnblicanism.y
| Hon. Bion Bradbury, the ''heavy gum OF
| the Resolutionists, wanted success, didn't
really want to abandon the principles of the
democratic party, but then he wanted to
SUCCEED. He was for SUCCESS at all
hazards, aud declared the parry could nerer
obtain success Nth a democratic aomiaee.
Hon. L. H. Hubbard rather berated the
ilustrious Bon for this last remark-thought
it hard to succeed if his distinguished
friend" would persist in speaking right out
| in meetin," like that .rr e... cy.sr
| So the afternoon wore away, and o'clock
approached, yet no cessasion of hostilities be-
came apparent. Twenty speakers seemed