The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-08
ireenback principles and his honesty and

Greenback principles and his honesty and
integrity.
MI. Todd said he didn't want any candidate
who could not answer for himself but had to
employ an attorney.
Mr. Proctor said that the Republicans had
spirited Oushman away. The mayor had
carried him off to the city building to attend
committee meeting eve ara informed that
Mr.. Cushman was not called away to attend a
committee meeting, SO that MI. Proctor was
either imposed upon or imposed upon the COZ
venton.)
Mr.. Sullivan said that If Mr.. Cushman was
sincere Greenbacker he should appear tere
in spite of his business
Mr.. Moulton of Cape Eiz ,beth stated that
he had talked with Mr.. Cushman aud th st the
latter saic in general terms that he was
Greenbacker, and that if elected shetiff should
consider himself elected as Greeubacker.
The convention proceeded to ballot and the
ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number Of votes ..................13S
Necessary for choice. Observation-Disclosures. 70
isaac ID Cushman. .,.................70
george W. ParKer. ..................,.65
A. j. Dearborn. .......................3
Mr.. Cashman's nomination was made ur-
animoas and three cheers given for him at the
suggestion Of Mr.. Proctor
The present county committee was continued
for another year.
Moses Hull of Boston then addressed the
convention. Mr. Hull is the man who after
visiting Haywood imprisoned for circulating
obscene literature said he never felt more like
praying in his life-instead of saying "God
In TTns, l., ia H. !
d-n the Unio1." Ho added that if outrages
like that on Haywood were to be continued in
open violation of the constitution, be would
welcome communism TO a government which
had countenancad such dastardly act This
by way of Introduction. Mr.. Hull said one of
his youthful inliscretions was preaching and
he had not got over it yet. He took for the
text of his discourse the words of the Saviour
"Woe unto you sc lawyers" Mr.. Clifford
seemed to vince a little at this, bat he
recovered his equanimity when Mr.. Hull ex-
planned that lawyers meant lawgivers. Mr.
Clifford has never bsen a lawgver yet. Mr..
HulPs speech was short. He said political
parties never reformed themselves; reform
movements came from the people. The
platforms Of the old parties had been growing
harder and harder and now the people Chat is
the Gieenbackers) had resolved to overthrow
them. He praised Kearney and prophecied
that Batter would be the next governor of
Massachusetts,, Ia prophesy which excited
round after round of applause.) He said
Greenbackers throughout the land were look
ing to Maine, and he believed that on the
night of September OH the news would be
fl 2ah hn vry,~a <hn% h. ID
State had chosen Joseph L. Smith governor
By 10000 majority. He warned the Green
hackers to beware of sops which would be
thrown to them by both parties. Resumption
on the first of next January was only scheme
devised to enable the syndicate to make
money.
At the close of Mr.. Hull's remarks vote
of thanks was passed to the president of the
convention Mr.. Clifford, and the convention
adjourned
The most noticeable fea.ure of the conven-
ton was the number and activity of the
politicians Undoubtedly many Of the
delegates are honest men who find the times
out Of joint and think they have discovered
remedy in the Greenback theory. But the
men who ran the convention, who pulled the
wires land they generally pulled them success
fully were politicians who hung on the skirts
of the old parties as long as they saw any op-
portunity to make anything or are still Demo-
Gratis and working in the interest of the Demo-
cratic party. The nomination over which
there was the principal contest, that for sheriff,
was captured By Democrat. There was
abundant evidence that many of the delegates
to eliminate politicians aud alarmed by thu
applause which the mention of such dema-
gogues as Butler and Kearney excited.