The Portland daily press., 1872-07-31
The Marvellous Conversion of the
Democracy.

One of the pretexts on which the Greeley
organ asks Republicans to vote for the Demo-
cratic candidate is that the Democrats arc all
converted. They are now just as good Repub-
lcans as the Republicans themselves, and bet
ter too. Unfortunately for Greeley the facts
are all against him. We quote the following
from the Evening Post-an independent paper:
''The head quarters of the National Demo
cratic Committee, at the Spingler House. Union
Square, were opened for business this afternoon
GIoups of Democratic politicians thronged the
corridors of the hotel long before the hour
appointed for the opening, and the political
situation was loudly discussed on all sides.
GEORGE N. SANDERS made his appear
ance obout 10 O'clock, and WAS WARMLY GREET
ED BY THE PERSONS PRESENT, with many of
whom he seemed to be well acquainted. Hiram
Calkins, d. c. Birdsall, Gen. w. B. Burnett,
Anthony Gallagher, and many other Demo-
cratic politicians visited the rooms during the
morning Shortly after noon Mr. AUG USTUS
SCHELL, the Chairman of the Committee,
entered the rooms. He was followed in a few
minutes by Senator FRANK P. BLAIR. Sena-
tor EUGENE CASSERLY, of California. Ex-
Surrogate GIDEON j. TUCKER, &C., &C."
GOVERNOR Brown DRUNK AND BRUTAL AT
New HAvnN--1he Story of the Clerk of the
NeD HaUen House as Prepared for the Neso
Hdren Palladium Mr.. Brown came to the
New Haven House late Wednesday night from
his class supper, and went to bed. What time
he got up do not know, but he went out
suppose, to the Yale commencement exercises.
When he came back from there, before he went
to the almuni dinner, he went to his room and
sent down for some brandy. sent him up, be-
fore he went away, three drinks of brandy for
which L received pay. He came back after the
dinner, and between that time and the time
when he made his speech he sent down for
three more glasses of brandy, and am not sure
but more, ! know that sold him six drinks
of of brandy s y;s and think that I sold him eight,
When he came down to the Office. before
going to the boat, to pay his bill, 1 saw that he
was very drunk. He paid his bill, however
and then turning to the porter said, "What in
- has this man done Here followed con-
versation with the porter, which was too vile
and profane to put in print, but which the
clerk can swear toy A reporter then stepped
up to him and asked him to look over his notes
of the speech, and Brown replied, "I dom tcare
aG-d d-n for any newspaper" and other
expressions of the same sort. He then started
for the side door, where hack was in waiting
for him. He staggered as he went along, but
finally went away alone About fifteen min
utes after, Governor English came down stairs
and said, Governor, Mr.. Brown was rather
tight wasn't he p eyes" replied the Govern
state again what Mr.. Browns condition was,
the reply was, HE was boaay drunk. 81
Upon the above evidence, the Springfield
Republican says:
I'VE gave currency, but no credence, some
days ago. to the charge that Mr. B. Gratz Brown
was drunk while in attendance upon the Yale
commencement, at New Haven. The evidence
of the charge was loose and general and our
own information from various sources seemed
to prove that it was altogether untrue, and that
II Mr.. Brown was intoxicated on this occasion,
it was with himself and not with spirituous
liquors.
But there comes now more particular tcsti-
mony, and though it is borne as yet by the I'M
named clerk or barkeeper of hotel and jour
nal very far from being Of the best character
for oandor and truth, the charge il repeated
with such particulars and has such possibilities
in the well-known weakness Of Mr.. Browns
constitution, that we think the burden Of proof
is changed by this evidence to the defence. Mr.
Browns friends ought. therefore, without de.
lay, meet this question. either by evidence Of
the untruthfulness of the charge, or a frank
confession Of his disgraceful conduct, and the
acceptance of the just penalty of it, in with
drawing him from the high candidacy which
he occupies before the American people"