The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-17
A Democratic Protest.
FORTLAND June 17th 1876
10 hhe Editor Of The Press.

| foRTLASD June 18th 1876.
10 the Editor Of the Press.
| 20 wad some power the piftIe Oie ne
10 see ourselves as others see i1sl,S
The contemplate trick which memba, ~
Tue hiadeford delegation to the recent Conyen.
"on AZ bangor, was mean enough, unmaplv
enough and selfish enough to play upon one
Oh tne best known and purest citizens of Bidde-
ioru, and upon his friends as well, deserves mora
.nan passing notice. To this delegate and
MS initials are "F. H." may well apply the
TWO lines above written. 1t is fact now we'll
known among the Democracy throughout tho
State that on the morning of the Convention II
was entirely understood that Hon. John
M. GOODWIN was nearly the unanimous cboice
OF the convention as their candidate for Gov.
ernor OF the State of Maine, and that be wopld
be nominated on the first ballot receiving evsrv
vote save very few from the extreme Eastern
section OF the State, the vicinity of Mr.. Tai
DOTS residence. The delegate from Biddeford
ABOVE referred to, early in the morning sent a
geographic message to Mr. Goodwin. without
tne knowledge or consent, and against the .x-
pressed wishes of the York county delepation
asking that gentleman if he would accent
nomination, but only informing that York
would support him in Convention. Mr.. Good.
win Immediately replied, thanking Old York
Dut declining the proffered honor Without
word to any one, this gentleman (?) (the dele
gate) chucked this message into his pocket and
kept it there until the Convention had ACTUALLY
commenced to ballot, when he Jumps ur pre-
tending to be disappointed, aud presents Mr..
Goodwln's message, which was at once read to
the Convention. Everybody was thnnJar'
struck" said fellow delegate. "There was
continual buzz of conversation and much dis
aPP9olnsment app says the Boston Herald, Journal
and AdUertiser. Of course, under the circum.
stances, delegates hardly knew what to do. a
lew changed to Talbot as he was left on their
hands second choice, quite number, and i
1iam nad IN tne honor to be among that number, con-
tlnued to vote for Mr.. Goodwin. while over
three hundred delegates, or nearly half the Com
Ventlon were SO enraged and disguised that they
refused to vote at all. To Mr. Talbot i have
no objections to offer, and of course shall work
sso. ana vote ior him, but do know, Mr.. Editor,
tnat Jonn M GOODWIN was the choice of the
convention for our candidate for Governor. and
1urtner more. that the name of no man was
presented, with the exception of that of our
gallant candidate of last year. that met with
such hearty enthusiasm as did that of Mr.
Goodwin. he was the man for he peopIe. hon.
est, upright, ever faithful to the true interests
OF the Democratic party, a scholar a thinker.
reformer, and not an office seeker. Tho
mnolo P.oceeulng on the part of this delegate
from Biddeford, whose full name need not be
mentioned, for his course at Bangor was so
characteristic Of the man that anyone who
reads this may know who is meant. was con.
temptible. mean, low. and shameful, and his
shabby treatment of Mr.. Goodwin and his
hosts of friends will do him, nor his--well he
IS near relative-no credit, but will ever be
remembered by the Democracy of Maine.
The secret Of the whole matter no doubt was
TINS: lt had been represented all over the state
and New England by newspaper article
after article that Hon. William P. Haines
was the unanimous choice of the people. that
there was tumultnous uprising of the people
In his favor, that the whole State from York TO
the forests of Aroostook was aglow with enthu-
siasm for the aforesaid gentleman 1t NAV
have been SO, but couldn't discover that unan-
imous choice in my wanderings over the State,
failed to discover signs of a mighty uprising
and the only real enthusiasm at Bangor was for
the Hon. John NJ Goodwin. Now when Il. ri.
found that w. z. FL. could not be nominated
even ii he wanted it, and that j, NJ. G. could
receive nearly unanimous nomination acithout
any desire for it, he played the wolf in sheep's
clothing. Having quoted at the opening of NV
letter what Burns addressed to the louise, l
might fittingly close with his words to mousa.
THE best laid schemes o. mice and men
Gang aft a-gley; etc."
Respectfully Yours,
A CUMBERLAND DELEGArE.