The Portland daily press., 1878-08-30
POLITICAL.

Eek Gov. Perham at SacO.
BIDDEFoRD, Aug. 29.-Ex-Gov. Perham adj
dressed the Republicans of Saco this evening.
The meeting was large and enthusiastic.
Representatives Nominated.
LEWISTON, Aug. 29.-The Republican ca ucus
tonight nominated A. M. Jones, Joseph S.
Garcelon and L. 81. Hutchinson as candidates
for representatives to the Legislature.
sagadahoc Democratic Convention.
RICHMOND, Aug. 29.-The Democratic coun-
ty convention was held here today, 81 delegates
were present, every town in the county being
represented. The following are the nomina.
tons:
Senator-P. M. Whitmore Bath.
TreasureI-Wm. III. Stuart, Richmond,
Sheriff-John P. Howard, Bowdoinham.
Clerk of Courts-A. G. Eaton. Bath.
County Commissioner-John Knight. Tops.
ham.
Somerset Democratic Convention.
SKowHEGAN, Aug. 29.-The Somerset county
Democratic convention was held today, with
the following result:
Senatorial: F. Parlin, Skowhegan; A.
Treasurer-G. W. Eddy Skowhegan,
County Commissioner-Cullen Ward, Nor
ridgewock
Senator Cenkling to the New York Re
publicans-He CounslIs Harmony and
Union.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29-About 100 persons
assembled at Saratoga today, in response to A.
b. Cornells circular. John j. Townsend of
New York was chairman, and Charles E.
Smith of the Albany Evening Journal, secre-
tary. Mr.. Cornell explained that be had call.
ed the conference SO that all the Republicans
OF the state might confer, the recent meeting
having excluded all but administration Re-
publicans.
A letter from Roscoe Conkling was read as
follows;
UTICA, Aug. %.
My Dear Sir,-I have your note saying tLat
number of Republicans will meet at Saratoga
tomorrow to take counsel together. This
seems to me to be wise and timely. The gov
ernment OF the country is rapidly passing abso-
lutely into the hands of those who SO lately
sought to destroy it, not stopping till they had
filled the land with woe and burdened it with
the debt and taxes which now rest so heavily
upon US. This is not wise for any section.
Raids on the treasury, vast in amount and
without right,,or honesty, are mastering for the
time when the solid South, dominating the
Democratic party as it will and must shall
again rule the two houses of Congress. Wild
schemes of reputation and financial chaos and
revolution find encouragement on every hand,
and in most of the states the Democratic party
is being drawn into the whirlpool of fallacious :,
short-sghted theories. Equality before the
laws. and the political rights and liberty which
the recent amendments to the constitution were
ordained to establish, are becoming only mock
cry throughout the South and free states. New
York, as the greatest commercial state and far
the largest tax payer in the U MON, has vast
stake in all these things, and the one great re-
lance in regard to them all is, 1 believe, the
the Republicans of New York to come togeth-
or in earnest harmony, ignoring personal minor
issues and Joining heart and hand in one high,
just purpose to preserve the national security
and honestly to protect human rights
should like to meet you all as you propose,
but it seems better that / remain away. see
1t charged that claim to be returned to the
Senate has been set up by me. You know but
all others may not know, how far this is from
the truth. l know and feel that If any one has
claim on the Republican party, 1 am not the
man. The claim is altogether the other way,
have been honored too much, too often, not to
feel deep sense of obligation to the party and
Its members. sincerely regret that I have
been no better able to serve and repay their
confidence. No personal claim or individual
ference. No mans will or wish deserves to be
balanced for moment against unity and sue
cess at time like this
Sincerely yours,
ROSCOE CoNKLNG.
To the Hon. Alonzo B. Cornell.
Resolutions were adopted favoring a full
state convention, elected in the usual way this
fall, and invoking earnest, harmonious and
united action for the success of the Republican
party. Adjourned.
Kansas Republican Convention.
TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug 29.-In the Republic
can convention to-day committee on credentials
reported W. B. Biddle permanent chairman.
The platform reported favors gradual resump-
ton, abolition of national bank system and
substitution of greenbacks for national bank
notes, endorses the opening of unsold lands of
land grant railroads to homesteaders and fayors
legislation to regulate railroads. 1t is very
decided in its condemnation of Hayes policy
bnt not at all extreme on the money question.
The first ballot for Governor stood John A.
Martin, 119; George f.. Anthony, the present
incum bent, ia, and st. John 56. IA
The following is the third resolution:
The permanent paciication of the Southern
sections OF the Union, and complete protection
OF all citizens in the free enjoyment of all
their rights is duty to which the Republican
party stands sacredIy pledged. The power to
provide for an enforcement of the principles
in recent constitutional amendments
Is vested ty these amendments in the Cong ress
OF the U nlted States, and we declare it to be
the solemn obligation of the legislative and
executive departments of the government to
put in Immediate and VIGOROUS exercise all
their constitutional power for removing any
just causes of discomfort on the part of any
class and for securing to every American
citizen complete liberty and exact equality in
the exercise of all civil, political and public
rights. To this end We imperatively demand
Of Congress and of the chief executive a
courage and fidelity to those duties which |
shall not falter until these results are placed
beyond dispute or recall.
Whan the convention adjourned for supper |
IL ballots had been taken for governor with !
the same result as that already
given.
Speech of Senator Bayard Mt Newport, |
WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. Ex-senator Bayard |
spoke at Newport, Del, this afternoon on the |
subject of "Onr present financial depression"
war, high tariff, duties on imported merchan.
lise and above all the uncertain disordered |
condition OF our money were the main causes
If the present depression. Money has legal
and also market value and although the legal
value may be prescribed by statutes no govern
nent can establish its market value. In this
country there Is really no scarcity of money,
nor Is there any actual need for more money.
The sole basis of business is credit. That is
me pest shield OF the poor man and it de-
irst paid. With this view of the matter the
Senator said the payment of bonds not vet due
vas unwse and if one-fourth the money Maid
,ut of the public treasury to purchase At
arge premium bonds not due had been az.
pended in bringing demand notes to par and
estoring specie payment there would NOT
lave been question now as to what our bonds
vele to be paid in for it would not matter
whether gold or paper were rendered providing
ne demand notes of our government were held
% be as good as gold.
The Senator then commented on the argu-
nent that our greenback currency should be
enlarged so as to absorb the national bank cur
ency and in reply said that as the national
,ank capital is taxable while the greenbacks
re not they would thus cut off one source of
he revenue and SO produce more untaxed