Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-06-19

Washington, s. D. Leavitt
York, II. K. Bradbury.
The nominee, Mr.. Kimball, was introduced,
and made an energetic, noisy speech about
ten minutes long, which was frequently ap.
plauded, upon signal from the platform. He
was followed BY Bion Bradbury, who made
his usual democratic speech, with the Greeley
feature added.
The election Of delegates to Baltimore then
came on. At the beginning of the balloting
the enthusiasm Of "back country delegate
for Greeley led him to inquire If the nam -
of the men on <he ticket before him were
those of Greeley Brown men. The sachems
on the platform eyed him sharply for mo-
ment, suspecting that he might be s,ickler
for old-fashioned democracy; but he was
soon satisfied by the candidates themselves,
each of whom arose and made solemn decla-
ration that the whole current of their being
set toward the gentleman who bailed out their
old friend JEFF Davis. They were success
lively cheered. A delegate nominated Alonzo
Garcelon Of Lewiston as delegate, he being
some sort OF an eX-repnblican. There was
opposition, and Mr.. Garcelon Strengthened
himself alott and Withdrew his name. Eben
F. Pillsbury, W. II. McCrillis, T. II. Hub
bard and T.. X. O'Bren were elected, receiv.
ing 800 votes each with the following as
alternates: Arthur Sewall, Sagadahoc, J. NJ.
Adams, Portland, Chas. A. Spotford, Han
cock II. Strickland, Bangor.
w. II. Clifford reported the resolutions,
pending the acceptance of which there arose
what threatened to become serious un-
pleasantness, occasioned by Mr.. Rawson Of
Bangor offering the following
! RESOLVED, That the democratic party are
in principle opposed to all prohibitory laws,
and especially to all that relates to the manu-
tacture and sale OF wine and cider.
This attempt to cling to the rum-jug-which
evidently to Rawson had been forgotten by
the Resolutions Committee, created no little
CONSERVATION, and met with general opposi-
ton among the liberals, while the silver grays
favored it; some were for squelching it sum.
marily, some for referring it to the committee
on resolutions, others tor passing it. The
imbroglio was fast worsening, when the shrill
voice of Tim Hubbard pierced the babel,
moving that the thing be indefinitely postpon-
ed. Timothy's motion was well received, and
Rawson seeing that his poor bantling was CO.
ing to utter wreck, withdrew it from the con-
vention and the light Of day.
Another resolution, offered by W. X. Smith
Of kennebec, commenting the ld-fashoned
principles of the democratic party, but de-
claring the cxigencies of the hour demanded
the obliteration of party lines and party nom-
nations, was ruthlessly smothered by finally
referring it to the resolutions committee, of
whom was Complacency Clifford who suisse
Quently boosted that the thing was in his
pocket and would ultimately be used for a
base purpose. This tended TO the reverse OF
harmony"
The Greeley Resolutions were the set adop-
ted, which have been published. They were
prefaced however, by one distinctly support
ing Greeley, and supplemented by the regu-
lar Kimball one.
Edmund Wilson of Thomaston thought that
Electors of President and Vice President bet
ter be deferred until after the BALTIMORE con-
venton, which was tacitly agreed to,-the
convention evidently taking 1t for granted
that Mr.. w. knew what was best. The state
committee is to select them after the Bati-
more convention brings forth.
At about ! O'Clock p. NJ. the convention
adjourned with cheers for Greeley [poor
Gratz Brown was not thought of and Kim
ball; and thereupon the convention wendell
its devious homeward way, to be defeated by
the people at the polls as usual.