The Portland daily press., 1872-06-19
BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS IN MAINE.
The Democratic State Convention


Lie 1ou UOrnam DOynuOn was Jnere ana Otn-
ers, who like him, remained untaught by the
great lessons of the war, but they looked calm
and smiling, and seemed to think the young
Democracy Demo- Greeleyism almost as good a
joke as the old Jeffersonsian Democracy.
The clans began to collect about 10 o'clock,
and it was soon evident that Demo- reeleyism
was to be endorsed and the New Departure re-
affirmed There was an occasional delegate
from one of the back districts who was heard to
llevers that had gathered in knot in the hall,
to the effect that he could not vote for man
who had used so much unpolite language abou
the good old Democratic party, and that ''the
folks up his way would not stand any such crit
ter" But men of this class did not know the
arrangement; and before the day was over the
most of them succumbed.
The Convention was called to order about II
o'clock by Gen. James NJ Butler, chairman of
the Democratic State Committee, who nom-
mated Hon. j. G. Madgan, of Houlton, tenn
porary Chairman.
Mr.. Madigan congratulated the Democracy
upon their great chances in the coming election
and struck the key note for Greeley & Brown,
whereat the unterrified shouted. He said the
old ship of State is now drifting towards a lee
shore, and that the Democracy should not throw
overheard a pilot such pilot as Greeley is
even though he be not of "the blood"
The temporary Secretaries of the Convention
were then chosen, and are as follows:-C 2.
Morton, of Augusta, George o. Gosse, of Port
land, George A. Nichols, of Searsport, and Jo-
r r. I.
Voted, that the State Committee be a Com
mittee on Credentials.
1t was moved that the delegations from each
county select member of the State Commit
tee, member of the Committee ON Resolutions
and a Vice President, but this was thought to
be out of order and snuffed out.
The Committee on Credentials reported the
whole number of delegates to be Co.
Voted to make temporary organization per-
manent. r b =tslH r
Hon. VIM. H. McCrillis was called to the
stand and made very rhetorical and studied
grafton, in which he stated that the Democratic
party was really alive, although SO many peo-
pie had supposed it to be dead. He closed by
nominating Hon. Charles P. Kimball as the
candidate for Governor
His nomination was loudly seconded by a
somewhat too spontaneous gentleman from the
back part of the House, who did not know that
at this juncture another speech was to be made
But presently W. H. Clifford, ESQ.,, came for
ward and seconded the nomination in grace
full and brilliant little speech. Harry always
talks well, and he seemed to be great fayorite
with the Convention.
A committee was chosen to notify Mr. KIM
ball of his nomination. That committee con-
sisted of Messrs. Nickerson, Pillsbury and
Boynton.
On motion of Mr.. Pllsbury, the county dele
gates withdrew to select committee on Reso-
lutiony and State Committee.
The Convention adjourned for dinner.
A dinner table incident shows what the hon
est Democrats still think of Mr.. Sumner. Some
gentlemen were speaking of Sumner and his
abuse of Gen. Grant, when one of the bucolic
delegates from Aroostook in the process of APP
plying the cold steel to his teeth, remarked
'Wall, we can't tell much about Sumner any
way. He never believed IN any pint that he
aoa'nt the fletcher up Of"
At about 3 clock the Convention was called
to order again and the State Committee and
Committee on Resolutions were announced
They are as follows
Committee on Resolutions -Androscoggin,
Cumberland, w. HI. Hancock; Franklin, S. c.
Belcher; Hancock. J. d. Richards; Kennebec,
Emery o. Bean; Knox, Henry G. Levensaler;
LINCOLN, S. E. Smith; Oxford, Sullivan Fuller;
Penobscot, Benjamin Wilson; Piscataquis
Henry Hudson; Sagadahoc, A. w Larrabee;
Somerset A Inert MoOra. Waldo r. p.
Washington, A. McNichols; York, Ichabod
Cole.
State Con,nittee-Alonzo Garcelon. Jas. C.
nMaaigan, A. w. Bradbury, Geo: w. Clark
O'Brien, r. J. Rundlett, Samuel X. Carter
Chas w. Roberts, d, Saunders, E. w. Farley
w. ID. Hayden, C. G. Roberts, S. D. Leavitt
and Henry X. Bradbury.
The Convention proceeded to the election of
delegates at large to the Baltimore Convention
Hon. Bion Bradbury and Hon. Alonzo Garcc-
lon declined to be candidates. The following
delegates were chosen: Eben F. Pllsbury, w.
H. MeCrillis I. H. Hubbard and E. K O'Brien,
receiving 800 votes out of 426
Mr.. Clifford, from the committee on resou-
tions, reported series of resolutions, of which
the following is the gist
Resolued, That the principles enunciated by
the late Cincinnati Convention taken in consid-
Grafton with the letter of Horace Greeley ac-
cepting the nomination of that convention,
constitute platform on which all the elements
in opposition to the present corrupt administra-
do hereby adopt as the platform of the Demo-
cracy of Maine the following propositions of
Horace Greeley's letter. Here follow the nine
propositions formally stated in the letter refer
red to.
Resotued, That we believe the great reforms
for ubi ofrinf nfo oil rfInca
laboring can be best obtained by supporting as
the candidate for our next President, Horace
Greeley, and we recommend to our delegates to
vote for the Cincinnati candidates.
ResOlUed, That we pledge to the nominee of
this Convention united effort, and shall hail his
election as the commencement of a purer polit-
ical era.
1t was then announced that Mr.. Kimball was
present. and he was introduced to the Conven-
ton. Mr.. Kimball always talks with earnest
ness and force, and he did even better than us
ual this time; the crowd had got well awaken
ed now, and they were instant in season and
out of season with their cheers.
He stated to the. unterri6ed that there are
wicked persons in the land, who are robbing us
And they cheered.
He said there was more defaulters than evel
! before. And again they cheered.
He said that the ships building interest was
broken down by Republican misrule. And
they applauded.
He added that while ships building in Maine
was dead, it is still lourishing in Nova Scotia
And they applauded tumultuously.
He closed by saying we must have Greeley
or Grant. To which part of the crowd criet
"Amen'
For an hour past one James f. Rawson, esq
of Bangor, had been seen lowering about thu
borders of the Convention trying to persuade thu
sluggish Democracy to frown upon Temperance
and prohibition those twin denominations of Re
publican misrule He could exhort the impen
itent Democrats fervently. He told them 1t
objected to prohibition from conscientiou
motives, and he'e be id if he would not b
true to his principles. So he introduced al
amendment to the platform denouncing the pro
hibitory law and especially those parts of i
that regulate the sale of cider and wines.
This was firebrand and after half hour o
pickering, it was withdrawn by its mover.
BY this time the Convention was a mixe'
chaos, and in the midst of it all, Mr.. Smitl
from somewhere, proposed an amendment t.
the platform, but in the noise and riot that fol
lowed the rum resolution, nobody could tel ex
actly what poor Smith wanted.
1t was voted that the matter of electors a
large be left with the State Committee and til
Liberals to arrange.
Mr. illsbury was called for loudly and final
ly came forward, and in few graceful sentenc
es excused himself from making speech. Hi