The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-21
Democratic and Liberal Republican
Couuty Conventions.


Agreeable to the call the Democratic County
Convention met at the Reception Room in
City Hall yesterday forenoon for the purpose
of making County nominations The Conven-
ton numbered 101 delegates, all the towns in
the County but two being represented By a
singular coincidence the Liberal Republican
Committee of 66 assembled at Congress Hail.
nearly opposite, for the same purpose.
Col Charles b. Merrill of Portland, was
made temporary chairman and George c. Hop
kns of Portland and Edward T. Hill of Cape
Elizabeth, temporary secretaries. Afterwards
this organization was made permanent with
the addition of Coan Jordan of Brunswick, B.
M. Baker of Windham, Charles Merrill of
Portland Charles Wyman of Cumberland, and
Ebenezer Libby of Scarboro, as Vice Prssi-
dents.
Gen. Anderson moved that committee Of
twelve-three from each senatorial distrct-be
appointed to confer with the Liberal Republi-
can Committee in session at Congress Hall, and
report to the convention list of candidates
composed of members of both parties
The several delegations then withdrew, and
subsequently reported the following names for
the committee: 8. j. Anderson, Charles Nc
Carthy, Jr, Ira Whitman, of Portland, Solomon
Stuart, Deerng, George Pickett of Cape Eliza
beth, Ebenezer Libby of Scarboro, A. S. Hol-
den of Casco, F.. j. Littlefied of Brdgton, j.
X. Lovewell of Otisfield Samuel NJ Bracket
of Cumberland, Joseph Cross of New Glouces-
ter, and w. r. Field Of Brunswick.
A committee of three, headed by Luther f.
Pingree, was sent to Congress Hall to notify
the body there of the action of this convention
and ask their cooperation; and while they
were gone j. H. Williams of Portland, F. j.
Littlefield of Bridgton, Moses Plummer of
Pownal, Washington Bray of Naples, and Ja-
cob Clark of Gray, were nominated committee
on resolutions.
T. N. Giveen of Brunswick, was put at the
head of committee of seven to nominate a
County Committee; and when this was done
the committee appointed to wait on the Liberal
Convention reported that they had attended to
the duty assigned them, and that body had
unanimously passed a resolution cooperating
with this convention.
| ...- THEY CLASP HANDS.
Almost Immediately following this action, the
Congress Hall committee came in sheaded by
j. B. Hall, and were received with ''three
cheers for Uncle Horace" "Now gentlemen"
said the President eve will clasp hands across
the bloody chasm." 0.- .
Mr.. Hall made report in behalf of his con-
vention, and invited the Democratic Conven-
ton to join them at Congress Hall forthwith.
The President spoke of the gratifying unanim-
ity which existed between the two bodies.
He favored a visit to the other hall and
union of purpose. He had no doubt the De-
mocracy would be willing to make the sacrifice
in behalf of the common cause (ominous 81
fence, during which the delegates discussed
the question among themselves, which is Ma
homet and which the mountan.)
Judge Williams moved an adjournment until
2 o'clock, and in the meantime this convention
visit Congress Hall. 1t would be necessary to
m aintan the organization of this body as there
was unfinished business before it.
Gen. Anderson favored an acceptance of Mr.
Halls invitation; but suggested that it was
necessary to return to this place to hear the re-
port of the Democratic committee. -
Judge Williams modified his motion and
recess was taken until ~ o'clock. The conven-
ton meandered across the interval, and the two
bodies clasped hands without tear or a sob.
The President of the Liberals thought they had
come to stop, and had brought their carpet
bags; but after fifteen minutes of solemn re-
joicing the Democrats wobbled back and for
mally adjourned for dinner
Just before three o'clock they were called to
order again, and Mr.. Littlefeld, of the Demo-
| cratic wing of the committee, reported the
| following ticket for County officers: r
For Senators, Nathan Cleaves of Portland;
Ebenezer G. Andrews of Otisfeld; Otis C. Mel
son of New Gloucester and Oliver p Haskell
| of Windham.
Clerk of Courts, Aaron b. Holden of Port
| land tl FL q p ttif.
Register of Deeds, Henry C. Houston of Port
| land. VI
-, County Treasurer, James Trickey of Cape
Sheriff, John B. Fllebrown of Falmouth.
| Commissioner, David r. Hawkes. of Free
port.
Somebody moved that the report be accepted
and the ticket be adopted as whole. But
Judge Williams saw
A NIGER IN THE wooDPnE
There was the name of nominee of the OPP
position on the ticket. He wanted the commit
tee to explain how it happened. He was OPP
posed to taking any one into their arms who
did no belong to them. ....-...--
The Judges protest was wasted on the thin
air. Nobody thought it worth an explanation
and the whole ticket was adopted in silence
The Committee on Resolutions reported as
follows, and the list was accepted with very
little emotion: aaE HT
| Resolred, That we cordially adopt the platform of
the Cincinnati and Baltimore Conventions, and will
RESOLVED, That we will clasp hands across the
| bloody chasm.
Resoiced. That in the person Of our candidate for
Governor, Hon. Charles P Kimball. recognize the
embodiment Of true Democratic Republican princi-
PIES and will give him united support on the
Resolved That the candidate for the First Con-
gressional District, VIM. H. Clifford, Esq, is pre-em-
th oentb.r With determnsd e4nrt Snr ac sssoI'o
ReSotred, That the names Of the candidates pre-
sented by the united action Of the Liberal Repub
lican and Democratic Conventions are gentlemen
justly entitled to our support at the polls and be it
| further resolved. we will elect them.
The County Committee was reported as fol-
lows: John SWEET of Portland; W.. R. Field of
| Brunswick; Thaddeus S. Chase of Windham;
j. b. Fillebrown of Falmouth; Freedom Mill
ken of Scarboro; Washington Bray of Naples
and Charles III. Reynolds of Gorham.
| Mr.. Littlefield moved that the Convention
adjourn to Congress Hall and unite in ratifying
the nominations; but Judge Williams thought
'thc fellers'' ought to come to City Hall this
time. The motion was carried and the back
bone of Democracy wrigsed across ongress
street again to surrender to the
LIBERAL REPUBLICAN ELEMENT
There was sixty six of this party when Capt.
| ,Enoch Knight called them to attention at
10 O'clock He said he thought it was fitting
that he should take command until another
leader was appointed, because he was o regu-
| larry constituted State Committeeman. He
nominated Ebenezer G. Andrews of Otisfeld,
| for Chairman. 4. ..-1.
| Mr.. Andrews on taking the chair made a
brief speech. He said he believed those who
knew him were acquainted with the fact that
| he was not talking men. 1t was always his
province to act He was proud to meet such
| a goodly number and he knew that what they
| lacked in quantity they made up in quality. 1t
might be thought that he would be 10th to find
himself in such company; on the contrary he
was proud to find himself invited to preside
over the convention. In taking part with the
Liberal Republican movement he was deserving
none of his old principles but labOring herd for
thesgreat cause of human rights; not so much
for negroes as for white men. He believed that
the white men had rights that the negroes were
bound to respect and for that reason he in
tended to vote for Horace Greeley and expected
to see him elected We say what we mean and
mean what we say when we mean to
Greeley elected. The great excitement caused
by the Liberal Republican movement is created
by the fact that many of old Republicans
come out for Greeley and our old party turn
round and call us renegades and fools Well
we shall see. 1t is only question of time and
if we don't succeed this fall, we shall at a fu-
ture time. Revolutions never go backward.
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