The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-08-01
by TELEGRAPH.
QUARRELING.
PENOBSCOTD DEMOCRATS KICK
THE GREENBACKERS OUT
OF BED.
A Veteran Bourbon Objects to
Greenback Skunks.
ANOTHER CONSIGNS THE NATIONALS
TO 4 VERY HOT LOCALITY.
No Coalition on the Penobscot this Year.
Special Despatch to the Press. ]

Special Despatch to the Press.
BANGOR, July 31.-The Greenbackers and
Democrats held their county conventions in
this city today, and both nominated straight
tickets, fusing only ON clerk of courts The
Democratic convention was very lively, the
speakers complaining that the Greenbackers
had ignored them, the old war horses Wyatt
Weed and Thompson of Yeazie being especial
ly severe in their remarks ON the Greenback
party. The latter said that last year they
hunted together and the Democrats captured
moose and the Greenbackers a skunk, and this
year the Greenbackers wanted the Democrats
to take the skunk. 1t is left in sweet ambig-
uity whether this referred to Smith, the nom-
inee for Governor, or to some other matter.
Some of the old Democrats were in for any
fusion and advised harmony, but they were
not listened to. A delegation came in from
the Greenbackers to explain matters, and
when one of them tried to speak he was per-
emptorily told to shut up as this was a Dem
ocratic convention and he had nothing to do
with it. A certain Democrat of the old stripe
loudly proclaimed that the Greenbackers
might Ego to hell with their ticket" which he
would do his utmost to defeat. The Green
back convention had its nominations evidently
all formed out in advance, expecting to swal-
low the Democrats bodily. During the con-
vention some allusion was made to political
bummers" running it land there was an under
current of discomfort.
The result of the days work is that the two
conventions did not harmonic as was intend
ed by the wire pullers, and much hostility has
been engendered between the two parties.
The out door meeting was addressed by
Ladd, Troup and briefly by Scion Chase, Moses
Hull and Mr.. Randall, the self-styled Moody
of the Moody and Sankey duo. Troup was
paid little attention to by even his own parti-
Fans. When he had spoken about twenty
minutes his hearers began to leave, and before
he closed there were not more than eight or
nine hundred in the park.
The cheap fare excursions did not bring any
thing like the number expected. The bulk of
the excursionists came from down river and
were largely women and children who paid
quarter to enjoy a day in Bangor<and sail on
the river. All things considered the demon
stration by the combined Greenbackers and
Democrats was thorough fizzle.
ITO the Associated Press
The Democratic County Convention met in
the Court House today at Bangor Ninety
four delegates representing sixteen towns were
reported present. A motion was made to re-
nominate by reclamation the four Senators
sion, resulting in adjouning to afternoon to
await the action of the Greenback convention.
The convention reassembled at 2 o'clock, when
a heated discussion ensued on motion to pro-
coed to make the nominations. Some favored
adopting the Greenback ticket, as any other
course would ensure the success of the Repub-
licans. Others stated their intention to stand
by the Democratic party and not be swallowed
up by Greenback convention which had
wholly ignored and secuted at the Democratic
partylin making up their ticket. They said they
should do all in their power to defeat the
Greenback ticket nominated today.
A vote being taken at this point resulted al
most unanimously in favor of straight NOM
ination, which was as follows:
Senators-James Tobin, Bangor; Stephen d.
Jennings, Garland; Edward N. Mayo, Orono;
Jabez Knowlton, Newburgh.
Commissioner-Philip K. Jones, Springfield.
Treasurer-Samuel Nash, Bangor.
Clerk of Courts-Ruel Smith, Bangor.
County Acknowledgements G. White, Ban
gor
The following nominations were made at the
Greenback convention held in this city today,
at which three hundred and six delegates were
reported:
Senators-Lewis B. Patten, Bangor; John
W. Atwell, Orono; Noah Baker, Corinth il ohm
Rogers, Stetson.
County Attorney-B. HI, Mace of Bangor.
County Treasurer-O. ID. Chapman of Ply
mouth.
Clerk of Courts-Reuel Smith of Bangor.
County Commissioner-Joseph w. Burke of
Lee,