Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-06-25
Democratic State Contention.

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The Democratic State Convention was
held at Bangor last Tuesday. twas quite
enthusiastic under the new Greeley gal.
vinizing. Hon James G .Madigan.o t Houl-
ton presided, aud made a lengthy speech.
Seven hundred and twsnty-three dele.
gates were reported, though the highest
vote cast was 426. Hon. c. p. Kimball
was nominated by acclimation, as n
Candidate for Governor, and made n
speech.
The Convention proceeded 10 the elec.
ton of delegates ut large TO the Baltimore
Convention. Hon. Bion Bradbury and
Hon. Alonzo Garcelon declined to be
candidates. The following delegates
weio chosen: Eben f, Philsbury, w.
LII. McCrillis, L. III. Hubbard and +. IL.
O'Brien. receiving $50 votes out OF 426.
Before balloting, delegate inquired
il the above gentlemen, whose names
appeared upon ticket circulated, could
be relied upon for Greeley. Each of the
gentlemen named arose, and protested
that they were for Greeley, and no one
else.
Mr.. Clifford, iiom the committee on
resolutions, reported settles OF iesolu'
tons, of which the following is the gist I:
Resolved, That the principles enunciat'
ed by the late Cincinnati Convention tax
en- in consideration with the letter OF
Horace Greeley accepting the nomina
| ton of that convention, constitute =
platform on which all the elements in OPP
position to tho present corrupt admins
tratiou by the federal government can
stand, and do hereby adopt as the plat.
form of the Democracy oil Maine the fol-
lowing propositions of Horace Greeley's
letter. Here follow the nine PROPOSE
tons formally stated in the letter refer.
red TO.
ReSoired, That We believe the great
reforms for which patriotic men OF all
parties are now laboring can be best OBJ
tanned by supporting, as the candidate
Tor our next President. Horace Greeley,
aud we recommend To our delegates TO
vote Tor the Cincinnati candidates.
ReSolrcd, That we pledge To the nom
ince OF this Convention united efforts,
and shall hail his election a. the com
mencemsnt OF purer political era.
At this point j. + Rawson of Bangor,
said that one important democratic res
olu,ion had been omitted by the commit.
tee, and ho therefore. in behalf of thou.
sands OF democrats. moved the adoption
OF the following
RoSOlred, That the democratic party
are in principle opposed TO all prohibitory
laws. aud especially TO all that relates 10
the manufacture and sale oil wine and
cider
The introduction OF this resolution
caused great disorder and excitement.
Some were for squelching il summarily,
some for referring it TO The committee on
resolutions. others for passing it. Finally
I. II. Hubbard. Esq. of Biddelor'l,
moved to indefinitely postpone the rcso'
luton. and Rawson, seeing that the mo-
ton would be carried by large vote,
withdrew his resolution.
W. r. Smith OF Augusta, introduced a
resolution commencing the old.iashloned
principles OF democracy, but the man
ayers whispered that all such declarations
were TO be kept in the ckground Just
now and the resolution was referred.
The question of nominating Electors
coming up, Mr.. Wilson OF Thonaston,
said that this little thing better be left
till after the Baltimore Convention,
when the democrats and liberals could
arrange matters, in case the proposed
marriage took place, |, was then voted
TO leave this TO the State Committee.
state COmBnHee-Alonzo Garcelon,
JAS c. Madigan. A. w. Bradbury. Geo.
W. Clark. Monroe Young, Is. +. Parrot,
Edward X. 0'Brieu. X. J. Ruudett. Sam
uel X. Carter, Chas. W. Roberts. ID
Saunders, T. W. Farley. W. ID. Hayden,
| c. &. Roberts, ). ID. Le2vilt and Henry
X Bradbury.