Daily Kennebec journal., 1874-03-07
Democratic Caucus.

democratic Caucus.
Our democratic friends came temporarily to
the surface, in the disguise of a citizens eau.
Gus, at Meonian Hall, last evening.
After several scores Of faithful followers ol
the repeatedly lost cause, and a number Of
spectators had assembled, the manly form oi
Citizen Pinkham appeared at the door; as he
entered the room round of applause indi-
Gated that he was to become master of GER
emonies, in accordance with the law OF nat
ural selection. He accepted the situa-
too intuitively, and, as il it was merely
u matter of routine, called Samuel w.
Lane, Esq, to preside. Mr.. Lane whispered
TO Mr.. Pinkham that he declined the honor
the latter gentleman then nominated Erastus
Hamilton, who also whispered and was like
wise excused. The stock of republicans be.
ing exhausted, Mr.. Pinkham nominated W.
r. Smith, Esq, at which there was . little
cheering, but Mr.. Smith did not respond
promptly, and after some parleying was hon
orably excused. In despair Mr.. Pinkham
nominated Mr.. Moses Hamlen, but Mr.. Ham
len imme ediately lowered aloft and said in sub
stance that he also obj scted to becoming the fig
ure head of the concern. At this fourth failure
and rebuff Mr.. Pinkham looked beseechingly
into the faces of the assemblsge, and presently
nominated Mr.. T. A. Chick. Mr.. Chick rose
quickly and said that as it was mot demo-
cratic caucus, but citizens caucus" he
should decline. Mr.. Pinkham said he
thought the point was not well taken, but
yielded under the circumstances. Whereup-
on Mr.. Pinkham went wandering about the
hall, whispering in the ears of q multitude Of
sachems, ms,-Messrs. Chisam. Bartlett, Staples,
keegan, Wills, Harlow, Morse and others.
q " mi a II
was found in the person of Citizen Charles w.
Stafford, who was willing to take the balance
of the meeting off Mr.. Pinkham's hands.
Now arose another dificulty,-a secretary
was needed, and citizen Charles b. Morton
was nominated, but he was not in the hall
Capt. Cochrane was then nominated, but he
positively declined on account of business at
the train; Mr.. Shaw was nominated, and a
hunt for him was instituted, but he could no.
where be found. The chair then suggested
the name of Erastus Hamilton, who again
excused himself; Citizen Staples nominated
Horace Cony, but this also missing fire, he
persisted and named Citizen B. F. Morse.
The chair remarked. "Come Morse, you are
the man." 81 know it," said Morse with
much modesty, "but can't serve" Bye and
bye an elderly gentleman by the name Of Gan
net was discovered who consented to record
the doings of the occasion. At this point in
the proceedings the chair read the call for the
caucus which was very liberal in its scope. A
ballot was then taken and Thomas Lambard
was unanimously nominated as candidate for
Mayo the vote reported as being l53 At
ter long delay, and much conversatian in
one corner of the hall, in which the numer-
Gus brigadier-generals of the party seemed to
engage, a ballot for candidate for Municipal
Judge was taken, resulting in so votes for w.
S. Choate.
By this time, large portion of the high
privates. had left the place for home, and
the hall being rather lonesome, a committee
was raised and empowed to finish up the
work of the caucus in Bradbury's Hall this
evening, where candidates for the several
ward officers will be made.
Such was the "Citizens Caucus"