The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-15

MIR. EDITOR:-On lOOklgS over the proceed |
ings of the Chamberlain meeting of last Fri
day, read the following:
'Mr. A. J. Chase read the following dispatch
sent to Gov. Chamber an:''
Coz. Chamberlain: Two thousand citizens OF
Portland are gathered in City Hall tonight to
express their preference for you as a candidate
for United States Senator.
To which the Governor sent an answer thank
ing his friends in Portland for this expression |
in his favor.
Now, Mr.. Editor, the facts in relation to that
meeting have shown to the people of Portland
that statements of the friends OF Gov Cham-
berlain are not to be relied upon, and well may
he cry out ''Save me from my friends
After weeks of engineering and log rolinS
with various influential members OF the Re
pubcap party, whose countenance 1t was con-
ceiyed necessary to have, coupled with the most
strenuous exertons of the getters up OF this
little "side show" within the Republican par
ty. the whole affa:r-meeting, speeches, enthu-
siasm all combined, was an utter. fzzle, stu
pendous blunder Why, what can the people
think when Andrew j. Chase, a Democrat
under the sanction of Hon. John B. Brown,
the chairman of the meeting, Geo. W. Wood.
man and others, telegraphs to Gov Chamber
lain that 1000 people are assembled in City
Hail to express preference for him as candi-
| date for United States Senator When it is
notorious that his best friends, those who real
ly desire his political ascendency, will not risk
| statealent that there were at any time during
the evening more than S00-and some of them
say not over 5OO-tbat at least one-third of
these were Democrats, and one half the re-
| ind oil to tun ha
| Governor.
Let us have the truth, Mr.. Editor, and let the
people know throughout thu State the exact
result of this effort, within the Republican
party, aided by Democrats, and sympathized
in by all sore heads, to create diversion from
principals and concentrate the whole force Of
the party organization in favor of one man. 1t
ought to be, as bave no doubt it will be, a
failure.
Then too, to talk about this movement being
one of ard by the people to take matters into
their own hands for the purpose of making So
lection of servants to do their will in q better
manner than it has been done in the past
The record of the Republican party under its
old and present leaders, will bear inspe ction-
and invites it,
| Why, this kind of bombast is the merest non
sense in the world,it is an effort to form within
the Republican party-for the purpose O
breaking it up-a one man party, the head and
front of which shall be Gov. Chamberlain, the
central light of which shall be the Portland
. Daily AdUcrtiser around which all lesser lights
are to revolve, or it will advise bolt, as it now
advises Republicans to bolt from their party il
Gov G. is not nominated, or rather if men IA
vorable to Gov. G. are not selected to go t.
Augusta next winter and make him U. S
Senator.
1t is weil-known that this movement is the
result O. efforts of the editor of that sheet, Ions
and persistently persevered in, eliminating il
the Friday night meeting-by the queer ma
chinery of which we have the names of fiv,
men in each ward, selected beforehand il
some by-corner by those who pulled the wires
of this meeting, handed to the chairman of the
meeting and read by him as spontaneous ap
pointment OF committees whose special bust
ness it is--if they act at ALTO make the Sc
lections of delegates to attend the County
Convention, and to see TO it that the severa
Ward caucuses shall be packed to ensure thei
election, and this is called by the dgnified ap
pellation of the spontaneous uprising of the
people TO take matters political into their owl
hands. Can the impudence ofoverweening as
surance so further?
The Managers erhaps 1 ought to say
naanGger-of the Friday night meeting seemed
to have forgotten that the County Convention
has anything else to do beside naming candi
dates for the State Senate, but they have new.
ertheless-and something in which the people
of Portland are full as much interested as in 6
United States Senator.
trust the people of Portland-dsregardine
all dictation of the Aduertiser-will go to the
caucuses this evening and vote for reliable, up.
pledged Republicans as delegates-men who
are Enoaon as Republicans, and who do not
need the endorsement or certificate of mass.
meeting made up largely of Democrats. Go to
, the caucuses and vote as you please; true you
will find there the ticket made up by this com.
mittee of five from each ward with the names
for whom you are expected to vote, all nicely
arranged and printed; but you are not obliged
to be dictated to in this matter nor in this man
ner, and in order that fair pfay-which is said
to be jewel, may be had. I hope each voter
will take in his pocket piece of clean white
paper large enough to acrite a vote upon, SC
that should it prove, as very likely it may that
this committee OF five in each ward, selected
| probably in the back room of the Advertiser of
fee, do not represent you, you may have q
remedy at hand. VOTER.