Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-07-04
SIDNEY PERHAM.
The Congressional Convention,
FOR GoNENoR.


The convention which convened ia thi,
city on Thursday last week for the pur-
pose Of putting in nomination candidate
10 be supported for Congress. completed
it, work at an early hour in the afternoon.
The details of the regular work Of the
convention will be found elsewhere IA oar
columns The speeches the tactics the
ine>se Of the leading ,pirit- must be
gathered up. II >u.h information j. wanted.
from outside sources -Pvrcir" NAV eit
The Democrats readers of the Boston P4sf
some notion oC the -idc-,ii~hc- prepared
for This rcpast: while simpson of the
Republican Jour.lH viii gather up The
fragment, OF fan elected in tho various
s>irmishe> of the day, FOR H. readers
These accounts max be- more OF les
colorel; and !, remains for H. to Ito our
readers and the public the service Of Civ
ia- a perfectly fair report %; the days
doing-.
THF SIN ALTON.
The old decade has ms, past and We are
entering on a new one. In the pa; ten
wear. Washington County has had the
representative -iN YEAR. and Hancock
i""' '''' '''' ID '''" ON ana MI
'i''' wants "'''''''' 'i'''''''i''''' """e
''''" '''i''> '"'' '""'' anu '''''''' '"e
"' Wy '"'F 80 '''Ho
N.-oTo"'i1 Ali'"'i - III argument. 't
The Waldo delegates COL. Philo Hcrsry.
"A gallant soldier. iino scholar and gen-
tlenan. presents The case ot Waldo HE
aid the work assigned him by hi dcle.a-
"'n admirably. There was no threaten
li-s. no buster. nr attempt 70 take ihc
t'nNt'i'lou hy storm. pa, "u ihr contrary
Pr "aN very deliberate. and WY o"a-
eillt,ofE In AlN mhnner-
Mr.. En-i, Editor Of the Progressive
ig', took the same view Of the ca>e -
Col. Hrrsey. lie sail that Waldo had had
no rcprese tatlFe f'I sixteen wears. ana
thar now i'i- county did nor ASK The con-
VrntInu 10 support t.eir man only because
he lived IN Ei- locality huf for the reason
.1., tha+ y. ms ca ,..,, 49,, .t.u,... 49,.
peer oi any ~ "a up iHr u!>ilie'. aud
possessing legislative t.xu.ri..tr. NJ
.,,-,,,,,. ~ .t..,.
i'''' "'"' "'' 'N '"' 'I-~'"i1 % '"AN"i-
tinu> In the district for fhe ua~t IN ,t.,l,
...1 .4 -,
u" SUSTAIN i'.'
candidates presented. Tie said lAe ar-u-
inent used to obtain the nomination Of the
,,r.s.n, ,,a,,bor ,... ,,,., .,- i...,,;.. ~,
gha-,ea ,ba ma, ~, -. -, -.
with baxina changad sida. ~. -
the same view Of the policy of changing
candidates in 1854 thar he does now.
IA sbo,v that history doe. rcne,t irselr
let ,,s ouote from the 4,,er;e,n az Julv 20
80 . nor,;on of rho nroeaadines of tba
,,,,.e,,;o, assembled in rhis civ lrl,- -
J.. nominate , canaida,. far Conrr,.s
,,.h,.u ur PIX. "a. candi.lat, far tl,irl
.:.,. aud Mr. usta ga. ,h.. o,,,.o.i.,.,
,..,,,,I;a,,, -, the or,,n,d or loc.li,,.
.wLile the conrn;t,a, an .re,lan,i,l.
,,.,. out Mr. Woodma, or Hncksnort
r.,.. and offered the ,ollovin,, ,,r..a,,ll.
..1 r..,l,,iap
,,-,,,.,.,.. l.. p.,.......,..,;,. -.
has been elected from Hancock County for ihr
FL 'LAi'.n AtaIsi VIII I'T mann AR 'A-'
maioritics. and whereas il i for tht high..r
interest o. me party thai any portion oil M
Rr.n1Nrn' ibsi righi and in.ii,.e r.o,iir..,
that the nomination OF the present convention
>'iTIiiu - y 'et''d rom iiAiieotN ""i's
length IN Support Of the resolution u,,ria.s
the claims of Hancock County.
ihis took place in l>5i. Juiy - when
Mr.. Hale was "a candidate ON the plea Of
locality and Mr.. Woodman. one of the
iairest mihaed' ana one OF the most con
-elentlous OF men was the champion OF
this rule OF turns Let u come back to
this last convention
Inc champions Tor MF. hAiee interest,
IN TINS meeting were MT ""odman
anu NJ Miii'keh q ,herrth eid' the
champions Tor hr. Haie IA l>"i Al
thiS time they cemoatted their Old ar
euInents wlth abiiHy and N@of. lheY at
al w P9'''V - '''' "'''i -
,''''' az '''e al : '''i'','' u '''
49,. - NV ~ 'Y"'e
..bi- Of Inn. =. ~. ia and ,,.,.
..ouelu.ion tbar III. ta,eri-ou L,d had
..,,a.hi,,., - 4, ,,-;,b 80. ,,,,r,..tI..,,s
chance for Ne always a. ~. do no,. IL.
nora This ..rple or ,urns a. ,r;,o;,,a =,
action. Chapter after chap,er have we
published against IL and we are NOT now 10
change about. But while the aroum4nt i.
against IT, we confess that much of the mo-
.itical assignment of places for state
offices. and national ones too, are based in
some degree on this idea.
wa changa onr oe,,hers of 10 Coon
nor.s oo,,c;l and ,h., ,,a,,,har. :, ,har
;slature on This idas N also noli,;oi,n.
and nolitical newsnaner. in discnss;n, ,he
candidates for various other offices arc IN.