The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-17
Waldo Comfy,
A GREELEY CAT OUT OF THE BAG.

GREELEY CAT OUT OF THE BAG.
To the Editor of the Press:
Seeing quite long criticism in the Belfast
Age the past week on an article in the
PRESS on matters in the fifth district and
having been Knowlton delegate to the late
convention at Ellsworth. l thought perhaps
l might throw little light on some of the
points advanced. The Age first says, the
statement that certain Republicans in this
county are taking steps to give the district to
the Democrats is wilfully false Let us see if
it is. The night before the convention, the
Knowlton delegates had a caucus in room
IN their hotel. After our caucns was through
F. A. and j. S. Pike with a Hot more Gree
leyites came to our room and asked permits
sion to hold meeting there. The request
was granted and strong Greeley speech was
made by j. S. Pike in which he attempted to
show that Grant men could consistently
vote for Greeley man for Congress in Oppo-
sitlon to Mr.. Hale He was followed by 9TH
er gentlemen who advised the appointment
of a committee of one from each county in
the district to call aconvention of all opposed
to Mr.. Hale irrespective of party. One man
said in language not the most elegant that
they wanted to whip that Cd id Six
Hale. SThe editor of the Age was called on
for remarks and said he Endorsed the remarks
of the gentleman from Washington county
and weuld advise the holding of the conven-
ton at Belfast about the first Iof August as
that would be about the time the Democrats
would hold theirs. He further advised the
appointment of Charles Baker, an outspoken
Greeley man on the committee from this
county.
Now the Greeley convention is called the
same day of the Democratic convention, and
both conventions will nominate the same
candidate, probably one of the Pixies of Wash
ington county. That will be smoothing Wal
dos rufied feathers with vengeance. Just
before the meeting broke up, young dele
gate arose to expostuiate but was soon silenc
ed by Mr.. Rust telling him he had no right to
talk there as the meeting did not belong to
the Knowlton delegates. Now don't these
things look like an attempt ON the part of
Republicans to give the district to the Demo-
Gratis, or Greeleyites which is the same thing
now. The Age next says the men who stood
sp for the rights of Waldo county were not
disappointed office-seekers. Two at least of
the Belfast delegation were aspirants for the
Office of collector of customs at Belfast, and
Mr.. Rust was one of them. Another dele
gate from Appleton was anxious to have Mr.
Hales head cut off because his mother was
removed from the post office in that town |
and good Republican appointed.
The Age next says, everybody in this dis |
trict knows that the convention was got to- |
gether by Office holders; that money was |
used to carry caucuses and to bride delegates, |
and that some Of the most prominent mem !
bers OF the convention were smugglers. None |
OF the caucuses in this section were got to-
gether or influenced in the slightest degree |
by office-holders, neither was money offered
in any instance that [ could ascertain to del
egates. In regard to smugglers presume the
Aqe alIudes to delegate from Belfast.
The Age then denies Mr.. Knowlton's ever
having denounced the bolt. Mr.. Knowlton
told one of his delegates the day before the
convention. that he knew how the thing was
going, and censured those who pretended to
be his friends, and told the delegate to go to
the convention and when his name was with
drawn to support Mr.. Hale. Allow me to
say in closing that Mr.. Hale was not our
choice, but so long as he was fairly nomi-
mated the Republicans of this county, except
a very few of Greeley proclivities, will sup
port him. FAIR PLAY.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILRoAp-W.
Minor Roberts, chief engineer of the Northern
Pacific Railroad, has just completed a careful
examination of the line land the work as far
vest as the crossing of the Missouri River in
Central Dakota, to which point the road is to
De finished this season. The following de-
patch dated jamestown, Dakota, July II,
ives the result of his observations
Arrived from Missouri River to-day Work
f construction and all affairs of road progress
no finely. Good country all the way Spleen
id grass and water good; excellent wheat
and
The cost of work on Dakota division has
'een greatly reduced from original estimates
4 Mr. Vst.Io |