The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-21

| turned 10 It's own nall.
This convention adjourned to dinner.
When the convention assembled in the after
| noon Mr. Taylor of Lincoln county was inyit
cd to explain to the convention why he
COULDN'T VOTE FOR GRANT.
After he had got through with his reasons til,
Committee on Conference reported the sam,
ticket as that in the Democratic Convention
Mr.. Robert l. Hull said he noticed that one O
the nominees was Grant m an and he ddn'
believe in it. They might just as well hav,
taken the whole Republican ticket.
| MI Ihos. L. Beal said Mr.. Houston was al
old comrade in arms of his; he was brave
man, and what what he went for was princi
| pies not men. He didn't ask whether he was {
Greeley or Grant man.
Mr.. A. Merrill said on the ground Mr.. Bea
took, they might well vote for Genera
Grant as Greeley. He didn't care for office,
but he didn't see why they should accept Hous
| ton
Then Mr.. Henry. T. Carter said that Mr.
1 Houston signed the Soldiers Mass Convention
| call and that it was an outrage on the Liberia
Republicans, and that
| ONE OF THR LEADERS
of the Liberal Republican party in Maine he
| never would support man who threw discredi
on his fellow soldiers who didn't agree with
| him.
Mr.. Beal asked Mr.. Carter If a good many Of
| the soldiers didn't vote for Greeley too?
Here the Democratic Convention entered the
hall.
The ticket was formally accepted with the
exception OF the nomination of Register Of
| Deeds. tf
A BLOODY CHAsM.
Mr.. Albert Merrill moved that the nemina.
ton for Register Of Deeds be recommitted to the
committee with the request that they find some
| name more agreeable to the convention.
Capt Knight said it could not very well be
done. The name of Henry c. Houston was
q ~ q dtSah lad Ainr
dependent upon his daily labor for the support
OF himself and his widowed mother. No po-
ltIcal consequence attaches to the nomination
OF MI Houston Not man was urged for the
position from either side, and strong feeling
expressed for him in the name of propriety,
and almost OF charity, and the committee felt
Justlfled in nominating. Your committee is
discharged, and if the Convention don't like
the nomination let it decide.
Mr.. Carter again arose and said that Mr.
Houston, in signing that call for the Soldiers'
Mass Convention, slurred his Democra ic and
Liberal Republican brothers. If the Southern
rebel was worth fighting and dying for he is
worth forgiving. He was prepared to put his
hand in his pocket and help support Hous-
tons widowed mother, but he would not vote
for man who acted falsely towards his COM
rades. He nominated Frank H. Houghton, of
Portland. -. ar
ALBERT hEKRILL's FIRST VICTORY
MIR. A. Merrill moved the two Conventions 90
into joint convention and vote for Register of
Deeds jointly.
convention accepted the ticket unanimously,
and then moved to adjourn to this hall to ratify
1t. They had no idea the ticket had not been
equally acceptable here.
Judge Williams said he hoped they would
clasp hands here and nominate Frank H
Houghton. He had nothing personal against
Houston, but he did not think him fit man
Tor the nomination; yet when the vote was
taken in his Convention the thing was done so
swiftly that he had no chance to oppose it. He
seconded the motion to substitute the name of
Frank III. Houghton fer Henry G. Houston.
The vote was taken by reclamation and
Houghton declared substituted by the chair
man. Doubted. Here an old gentleman rose
and said he didn't know that Houston signed
that Soldiers call, and he wanted to have
everything above board and vote for the man
OF his choice, and not have anything played on
him. The voted was counted and resulted 81 to
none, and Mr.. Houghton was declared the unan-
imOus nominee.
Mr.. j. HI. Hamlen moved that the ticket as
amended be adopted by both conventions; but
as nobody made any response it was concluded
that this was the proper thing to do.
A CLEVER FELLOW BUT NOT OUR KIND.
Judge Williams offered the following resolu-
ton:
That this convention does fully recognize and
esteem the services and claims of Henry c.
Houston as a soldier, and that it has rejected
his name for support to office simply upon the
ground of his political hostility; and further re-
solved, that in the name and person of Frank
I'll. Houghton we present soldier also worthy
OF remembrance and esteem.
Mr.. Hamlen offered the following:
Resolved, That the vote in this State either for
Perham or Kimbal for Governor will indicate
throughout the country the strength of the respec-
tive candidates for the Presidency in the State, the
wiseand true policy Of all who desire the election Of
for %of @las-x
for the Hon. Charles p Kimbal for Governor of this
State at the approaching election in September.
Mr., Andrews thought that on adjourning it
would be proper to cheer something, and called
for nine cheers; but as he did not direct them
anywhere in particular it is supposed they were
divided up among the candidates, from Uncle
Horace up. The convention was about dissolv-
ing when Charles 2. Kimball entered the hall
and was loudly called for. He responded and
said he had good news. He had just returned
couragement hope and work like you here.
Trumbull, Banks and Farnsworth are coming
to Maine, and they will make the Republi-
cans shake in their boots worse than they do
now. 1t is not among the possibilities that the
Republicans can get IL, 900 majority in Maine.
If they get any majority they may thank their
stars He was receiving almost countless let
tiers daily from his friends, full of cheering
counts. They were so numerous that it would
require all his time and more too, if he answered
them. He found 20 of them ON his desk when
he arrived bone. He predicted the utter over
throw of Grant in November.
A Mr.. Sanborn of New York addressed the
convention, and the assemblage speedily melt
ed away. ..
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIc.-The semi
annual meeting of the Department of Maine,
room was elegantly decorated in honor of the
occasion, and the attendance of delegates from
the various Posts quite large. DR.. A. c. Ham
lin of Bangor, was elect edo Surgeon, vice
Stearns, resigned, and Gen. F. D. Sewall a
member of the Council of Administration, vice
Drew, deceased. In the evening the comrades
assembled again in the hall and spent the eve
ming in pleasant social way
To-day the grand reunion of members will
take place. The different Posts on their arrival
by the morning trains, will be received by
squads from Post Bosworth, and escorted to
Grand Army Hall, when at $50 Saunders will
serve breakfast. -
At 1880 O'clock @. m, line will be formed on
Congress street, right resting on Casco street.
At II o'clock the column will move up Con-
gress to State street, down State to Spring,
through Spring to High, up High to Free,
down Free and Middle to Temple up Temple
to Congress, down Congress to City Hall, where
Gov. Perham, Mayor Kingsbury, the City
Government and invited guests will be receiv-
ed; thence through Congress and India streets
to Franklin wharf, to steamer Charles Hough-
ton and proceed to the islands for a clam-bake.
Honorary members and invited guests are re-
quested to meet at City Hall building at 1918
A. NJ. The Grand Army will return to the
city about p. NJ, and in the evening at s
o'clock the campfire will be lighted in City
Hall, and distinguished soldiers speak.
HUMPrY DUMPTY.-This pantomime and bur
lesque is one of the most amusing concets that
can be imagined. 1t is full of amusement. The
melangs of music, skating, infantile velocipede
riding, wire walking, cat-duet, &C., is capital.
The Company is fully equal to the best things
ever said of them. Music Hall was jammed
full last night, and will be again tonight.
APPoINTMTHENT.-In the U. S. Circuit Court
yesterday, Charles 2. Knapp was appointed
Shipping Commissioner for this port. Mr..
Knapp has been shipping master for many
years, is well acquainted with the requirement.
of the law, and his appointment was urged by
large number of merchants and business men.
He will undoubtedly prove an efieisnt officer.
GREENWOOD GRovE.-Mr. John L. Shaw has