Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-07-08

party, IN search ct a candidate Tor 10Y
ernor This was their open, avowed pur-
pose Tor adiourning their State Convention
at Portland. to Bangor For rover year.
portion of the party, headed by the
Scheming. facile. wirv, smooth. polished,
accomplished politician. bon BRADBURY,
have been using their barney 10 persuade
GOV. Chamberlain TO believe that he had
nothing TO hope for from the republican,
patty and that he was only safe in the
arms OF the democracy We have too
much respect for Gov c., TO believe that
they have accomplished their object, or
arc likely to. Tor itappears they have not
vet abandoned their work. II seems,
however, that the diSalection in the dem
ocratc ranks has spread 50 extensively.
as to threaten the integrity of the party
(terrible to contemplate0 and produce
decentralization Those in favor OF adj
iourning in search of n candidate, are in
majority. although the old liners say
they were cheated in the count. Emery
of the Bungor Democrat. says on this
point, The presiding officer, who was
partisan of the Chamberlain movement.
very jsdjci5u>ly appointed the tcllers 10
make count OF the vote entirely from the
friend, of The adjournment with single
exception
Bat this point i, 50 immaterial, We ca"-
not stop 70 dwell upon Il.
The question arises. have the demo
cratic party any encouragement that they
will be able to iiud republican 50 de-
mcnt,d rs 10 take nomination from
them NIadigou OF ArooStook asked.iu the
Convention, ic anybody had authority 20
say that Chamberlain would accept a
democratic nomination. and there was 10
response That old veteran soaked simon
pure democrat, Day. Dunn, of Poland.
said he wanted 70 be perfectly satisfied
than GOV. c. Is "a CyPpsrtsa& le Gods
imagine it, He hoped no spasHcd dem
ocra, would ,rv 70 hitch the party M to
IN aiaI1iYH Curt And that old SilCCr'
Grcq Wing, Wilder Farley. declared that
there was nothing in common between
the democracy and Chamberlain, except
oa he ran question, Thiswa," speaking
out in meeting, audreaIly discloScs the
whole secret Of the affinity OF the demo-
cratic party Tor GOV. G. They can Swal-
low his hatred ofreJelS. and eoPperhcaas
and democratic want OF faith in deny
iny the National debt-all Of his repudi
alton OF the ackuov lodged teucts Of de-
mocracy. so that he be sound on the ran
rucSijaHi Bat right here, they are sadly
al fault, and arc reckoning without thei,
host. coz. Chlmter'1ia Is no' ,cIl Zee
democratic patyo g TIE 'i7ifr question
lie i, not even a license man. hut IN
avow,d prohibi,ioni,t. Tie isSimply OPP
rosCdto a State Police, which IS not even
republican measure. The most saga.
,lou~ politicians OF the democratic party
know, lull well, tina, they have nothing
10 work out Of Gov. Chamberlain. AMI
that tits u confession OF u"er readiness on
their part, to make the attempt
The organ Of the Oxford County demo
cra,s seems to bcorthi> way Of thinking
The Oytord Register says by reference
70 official report Of proceedings in another
column it will be Seonthat the Democratic
State Convention assembled on Tuesday,
10. 10 nominatea candidate tor Governor,
but 20 adjourn 70 NEE; At Bangor. on
Tuesday, August l6. with an eIparte pro
gramme. and in the spirit of the call of
the State Committee Is construed by
persons in favor of the adjournment. The
programme was sustained by the conven-
ton, rs announced 10y considerable ma
ioritv. We consider the vote no indica-
ton Of the convention Is 10 a candidate,
or rs TO tue supposed object of the rcso-
luton, Is collateral questions, not the
resolutions were discussed to so late an
hour. that many felt that in any event they
should be unable 70 nominate a candidate
that day. and therefore voted 10 adjourn
independent of any other consideration.
This action" may have been eminent
Is wise" but not being in the spirit Of
prophecy, we wait the deyelopemeu; of
events. In the meantime let our friends
take the second sober thought and try
again"
The Infamous MarcelIus Emery. Of the
Bpng5r DeDl3cra, who was told in the
Convention, by Chadbourn of Portland,
that "if it hadn't been for the democratic
party he would have dangled from
Bangor lamp-poSt during the war; don't
like the action Of the Convention He
says: This action of the Convention was
humiliating, indeed. II is net for us at
present 10 speak of the prime motireS of
these men who inaugurated the move
ment. and who took advantage Of the thin
representation from remote counties to
effect purpose which WAS attempted last
year. in the State Convention in Norom-
bega Hall, but which was so summariIy
and overwhelmingly defeated.
But good, great good, may yet grow out