The Portland daily press., 1871-06-29

,dlncatlOn. He took occasion " "i'P"J
brilliant bit of oIatory about Democracy, stan
lard bearers and future glory. -
DR.. Jordan moved that the resolutions be
raiarred TO the Committee on Resolutions
without debate; evidently preferring well
ordered prize fight to a prOmiscuous riot.
This completes the work OF the forenoon, and
the Convention adjourned until two o'clock in
the afternoon.
At balt-past two the Convention was called
to order. On motion, Messrs Spinney of Kit
terry, Strickland of Bangor and Walker of Ma
chias were made Committee to receive, sort
and count votes for a candidate for Governor.
There is no fault to he found with the Com
mttee; they urged the Convention to vote
rent a hat down to the beligerant Resolutions
Committee, where 8 to 7, the fiercest if not Bit
terest fight that ever took place 10 the party
Committees was going on After considerapie
canvassing the Committee reported as follows:
Whole nnmber of ballots 463
Charles p Kimball had AS
Charles w. Roberts 9
Alvah Black
Marcellus Emery, Arno Wiswell, F. A
Pike, r. d. Rice, A. Garcelon, Bion Bradbury
and j. L. Chamberlain, each. The report
was accepted, and three moderate cheers arose.
The Committee that had been assigned the ar
duous duty of building the platform were yet
holly at work in tearing to pieces rather than
constructing. AS predicted Mr.. Emery pre-
scented his Bangor Caucus Resolution, declar-
ing for illteracy and all. Rumors came up
from the room below; and the young Demo
Gratis on the platform were more liberal than
choice in their expressions respecting the Old
Liners One expressed the opinion that they
were hard old cattle to kill;'' another called
certain ones named "bluebellies, and another
even spoke of them as the "copperhead drive. !"
Around the borders the old war SCARED veter-
ans in blue coats of ancient patterns, and hats
venerable for their antiquity, were speaking
of the young element as "suirts," "interlopers
that never stood up and even such names as
"dough -faces, "'dirt eaters"
Then there arose the cry of Pilsbury, which
the Bourbons-that's what the Boston Post
reporter called them-replied to by defiant
cries for Emery. Neither gentlemen respond
ed with alacrity but Mr.. Pillsbury came for
ward and spoke few fitting words for Mr..
Kimball, as a business man, a gentleman o.
rare integrity and Democrat that payed
literally for party purposes Let us hope that
the Portland leaders heartily responded to this
well merited praise. Mr.. Pillsbury also added
If the laboring classes only knew their rights
and duties they would elect him. Messrs.
| Pilsbury of Augusta, Davis of Portland, Fuller
| of Bath, Treat of Frankfort, and Burns of Cal
| ais were made a committee to notify Mr.. Kim.
ball of his nomination. 1t was now half past
three and the delegates were getting tired OF
setting still and the whole thing was getting
tedious, aud night session and Clearing
old fight were spoken of. Mr.. Pilsbury came
again. Now he had the Pictorial Tax Payer
published by the Free Trade League of New
York, with money furnished by foreign capt.
talists,it is said. Mr.. Pillsbury made a long
speech explaining the pictures to his hearers
in front. He then gave them a few to carry
home. Mr.. Pllsbury said nothing of the
cketknives and curry He should
be congratulated upon his new speech.
While Mr.. Pillsbury was speaking, il was an.
nounced That the SO called snew departure
had been carried in committee 8 to Z, as fol
| lows: YEAs-Record of Androscoggin, Clifford
of Cumberland, Whitcomb of Franklin, Spot
ford of Hancock, Choate of Kenuebec, Smith
of Lincoln, Moody of Sagadahoc, Parin Of
Somerset. NAYs-Lavensalae of Knox, Kim
ball of Oxford, Emery OF Penobscot, Chase of
Piscataquis, Simpson of Waldo, McNichols OF
Washington and Mckinney of York. At
about four O'Clock the committee came in.
The list of resolutions is the funniest
riece OF mosaic work ever put together by fit
teen bad workmen. The resolutions were
read by the chairman, w. H. Clifford, ESQ.
He had hardly completed the first, when Mr..
Simpson interrupted, Directing to the clause
in the resolution as reported 'acithout reference
to-" Mr.. Simpson said we do have reference
to the means by which those amendments
were obtained, and moved substitute by ''de-
nouncing the means by ohich theg become the
Supreme ldao Of the land"
This was followed by cries of "good." Mr..
Ra wson moved to strike out all the resolution
after by the fathers of the Republic" Hon.
Bion Bradbury, who had hardly been upon
the platform before, at this critical moment,
addressed the chair as follows:
"Inasmneh as this clansa admits of some
doubt as to whether we approved or disap-
proved the means by which certain cOnstitu.
tl0naI amendments have been obtained, am
ready to go with that gentleman, and amend
that clause SO that it may read instead OF the
words without reference, etc., ''denouncing
the means, &c.
1t was oil upon the raging waters, and three
fourths OF the Convention recognized the ma
gician's power, that had SO .often given har-
mony to the party. Rawson persisted in his
motion to strike out. He was opposed to the
KuKlux bill and the resolution favored it,
The tide had turned and Mr.. Rawsor was
greeted with yells and Kisses. Mr.. Emery in
stentorian voice demanded a division of the
question. The chairman recognized Mr.. Raw
sons motion which was lost amidst great con-
fusion. Mr.. Bradbury then renewed Mr.. Smp-
sons motion to amend. Mr.. Rawson objected,
but the objection was answered by Kisses,
shouts of question. The motion to amend was
carried andf the list adopted. In response to
emphatic and repeated calls, w. H. Clifford,
Esq, addressed the Convention.
at 4:30 the Convention adjourned.