Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-06-14

cut.throats and liars we're democrats" Gree.
ley, the candidate of the great democratic
party-Greeley who urged war to the knife and
the knife to the hilt, and then signed trail
tors bond; Greeley, who believed in the right
OF secession, in free love, and had embraced
all the isms extant; Greeley who looks like
saint, and swears like a sinner. Where
would he lead us to? The governmentwould
4 be safer in the hands of Charles Francis
Train or Mrs. Woodruff.
The speaker said that the finger of God
had pointed to General Grant as the leader of
the armies Of the endangered republic. One
leader after another had gone down in OBJ.
scurity-he filed the important position, was
made President, and his administration had
been success in every particular. The
American people had answered Charles Sum
ner by stepping over into his own State and
making Henry Wilson Vice President The
offence of Grant is that he consults the peo-
pie; Charles Sumner thinks the PEOPLE were
made for him to stand upon. lie says that
Grant is quarrelsome. True, at Vcksburg
and in the Wilderness. he had grasped REBEL
ion, and held it in his quarrelsome style until
it breathed its last-the rebels found him a
quarrelsome fellow--but he had never quar-
relied with his wife. Another fault was that
he partial to his relatives. Out of sixty
thousand offices he had given seven to his
relatives-and most of these to his wife's rela
tives. Sumner couldn't appreciate that. And
then Grant had spent four weeks at Long
Branch, one in Maine, and valuable time
elsewhere, The speaker at this point alluded
in eloquent terms to the services of General
Grant, in contrast with these trivial charges
that are brought against him.
Referring to the charge made in Maine
that Gen. Grant is a drunkard. Mr.. FRYE said
has ful in,
Washington, dared to make such charge
: He had seen President Grant every day for
seven months, and he knew that there was
} no foundation for the false charge.
Mr. Frye closed his remarks by giving
some of the incidents in the life of Henry
! Wilson, showing his sympathy for the labor
ing masses and his devotion to their interests.
Mr.. Bonney from the committee on ereden-
tials, reported the presence of 1905 delegates
, as follows:
} Cumberland 12l, Androscoggin -, kenne-
8 bee 1913, Waldo IS, Sagadahoc A., Penobscot
l43, Aroostook "a, Knox 40, Oxford A., York
! &c, Hancock 80, Franklin 40. Somerset IS
Piscataquis 20, Washington 20, Lincoln 80.
Mr.. Dingley, from the committee on per-
/ manent organization, reported that the tenn
e porary organization be made permanent, with
the addition of the following Vice Presidents :
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Androscogsin, Job Prince, Turner.
, Aroostook, VIM. NJ. Robinson, Houlton.
Cumberland, Marshall Cram, Brunswick
: Franklin, j. q. Morrison, Pennington.
: Hancock c. J. Peck, Ellsworth
Kennebec, james Nash, Gardiner.
Knox, John NJ. Newhall, Washington.
Lincoln, B. d. Metcalt, Damariscotta
Oxford. Geo. p. Whitney. Oxford
Penobscot, J. w. Atwell, Orono.
PiscataQuis, S. W. Newhall, Sangervile
Sagadahoc, John Hayden, Bath
Somerset, w S. Howe, Pitts6eld
Waldo, Benz. T. Holbrook. Knox
i Washington, Ignatius Sargent, Machias
;, York, James II. McMullen, Biddeford
The delegations from the several counties
!, selected the members of the State committee
J. and the committee on resolutions. as follows
II STATE COMMITTEE.
e AndFoscoggin-Wm p. FRYE. Jr., Lewis.
ton.
e Aroostook-Eben Woodbury., HoQlton.
- Cumberland-S. T. Pullen, Portland.
L Franklin-F. c. Perkins, Pennington
Hancock-John ID. Hopkins, Ellsworth
kennebec-James G. Blaine, Augusta.
knox,. r. Spear, Rockland
Lincoln-S. S. Marble, Waldoboro'
OXford-F. +. Shaw, Paris.
renoosco.-ooiil II. Lyhoe' bangor.
SagadaHoc-E ~ Co mo'npS Da,,, lover
Somersct--S. f. Prescott, Hartland.
Maido-Fred Atwood, Winterport.
Washington-Nelson s. Allan, Dennys
vile.
York;. Andrews, Biddeford
COMMITTEE on Rrso,rr,oxs
Androscogein-Nelson Di,clav r. Low.
iston.
aroos'ooK,N. NJ Powers. Houlton.
Franklin-C ! Tsiho, VII WIZ 0'''''""'
Uancock-N X SAWYER ElIswo-,h
kennebec-Geo. Z. Weeks, Augusta.
HnoNLi''rsm bllss' Jr;' Washington.
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