Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-11
The Conventions.

The Republicans of Maine will hold their
OF the present month, as will be seen by
the call at the head Of this column. The
District Committee for the Fifth District
had agreed upon that day for the District
Convention. under the expectation that
the State Convention would be called at
Portland on Thursday The lst day OF Au-
gust, as IL was so announced after the
meeting Of the State Committee 10 May.
This change of programme by the State
Committee obliges the District Committee
to change its plan, and, Is the call shows,
the District Convention will be holden al
Belfast, on Tuesday, the 9th day of Au-
gust We hope 10 see full Convention
there on that day.
We are not apprized Of any contest in
the Convention. but more or less people
have been assuming that the Republican
party is weak this year in the District, and
a large spirited Convention will go far 10
show the contrary. The time is proPitious.
for the farmers will be well through with
hsying. and the day, Tuesday, Is one that
accommodates all the shore line in both
Hancock and Washington Counties The
Passport boat has Monday trip. and the
Lewiston from Machias can take there and
at its other stopping places. nearly all the
delegates from the middle and western
part OF Washington County, and from the
shore towns in Hancock as far as Castlne
where the Belfast steam packet will be
awaiting TO carry them TO Belfast, and 70
return them on Wednesday morning in
time to take the Lewiston on her trip back.
Our Calais friends and others, from the
towns near there, will naturally come 10
Bangor, where the boat or morning train
will take them on Tuesday morning.
The Convention has been called thi:
year at Belfast, instead o. Ellsworth, il:
customary place, at the request of oul
Waldo friends, who are in the midst o
what promised to be, up to the date of tn,
Murch-Greenback Convention, hard figh
for the County ascendancy, and who can
now that the danger is over, make til,
Convention useful ia the way of compile,
ing the rout. The Grsenback clubs il
Waldo, We are glad to learn, take it'll.
stock in the candidate who was howle(
through their Cohsen,ion.
We judge that the Republican Di.tric
Convention will give no uncertain sound
either by candidate or platform. A SCUM.
currency, honest money made and kept a
good as coin and redeemxble In il, must b,
the watch-word. The near approach o
resumption. with the greenback worth a
much as gold, aud taken everywhere, 10
GLIDING Custom House duties, the same a
gold, with the certainty that there will b
40 contraction of its volume, puts at res
all the cry from the imitation orators whicl
ever had any force with sincere men, an,
points out the way to sure and HONORABLE
success. The Republican majority in tn
Fifth District ought TO be larger than eve
fiii. year. We are Of those who expect
decided though rather silent vote from
sound-money Democrats who cannot hell
seeing whittier the influences of their par
ty are leading them on the question whicl
is now uppermost.
The state Convention. which everybody
who can should attend. will have an easl
task in It's nomination, and its platform
will be as sound as its candidate, Will
Gov. Cornor and honest money. we cal
sweep the State.
Let us have a full attendance both q
Portland and at Belfast.