Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-08-02

we have nothing to do but make our nomina-
tions.
Mr.. Th0mpson-LaSt wear went hunting
with the greenbackers. We got moose and
skunk we had the moose and they had the
skunk-they couldn't have got the skunk
without onr help. and now they want us to
take the skunk. Let them take their skunk
and go to b with it, Cloud applause) |
say lets cling to the moose.
Mr.. White moved that a committee be ap-
pointed to nominate candidates for Senators
Mr.. Howard claimed that his motion was
before the convention. and that his motion
was that the nominations were to he made by
and from the democratic party
Mr.. McCrills sustained Mr.. Howard. The
death of the democratic party is the first stage
in the decay of the Republic. II the Repub-
lie is to stand il must rest on the broad should
ers of the democratic party. He wanted every
man who thought it cxpedient to nominate a
democratic ticket to rise.
The motion being put nearly all voted in
the affirmative.
\ motion was then made that committee
of five be appointed to report list of candi-
dates to be supported for county officers.
This motion was carried, and ID. NJ. Howard.
Wyatt Weed, Mr.. Bishop, Lcmue Nash and
7. G. White were appointed, the latter in
place of David Fletcher who declined
After consultation the committee submitted
the following list
For SENATORS
James Tobin, of Bangor.
Stephen ID. Jennings. of Garland.
Edward \. Mayo. ofOrono.
Jabez knowlton. of Newburg.
For County Attorney, Peregrine G. White,
of Bangor.
For County Treasurer Lemuel Nash of
Bangor.
For Clerk of Courts, Rcuel Smith. of Ban
gor.
For County Commissioner, Philip C. Jones,
of Newburg.
ID. F. Kcliher moved to lay tho report on
the table He had supported Mr.. Howard's
motion under a misapprchcnsion. He had
understood that ovcrtures had been made by
this Convention to the Grcenback Conven-
ton, and that they had been rcpcllcd. He
had since been informed that no such over
lures had been made, but that the Committee
simply went to the other hall, and came back
and reported their observations. lie thought
it was best. under the circumstances, to- ac-
ccpt the ticket made by the grccnbackcrs to-
dav, for the good of the democratic party
cloud applause from Dr. Jordan.) He NOV
ed that the grcenback ticket be adopted
(Redoubled applause.)
C.. n. llerscy seconded the motion as he
believed the proposed action would place such
gulf between the democratic and greenback
parties that it could never be crossed over.
Mr.. White, with much earnestness, said he
had felt some restraint upon him. as his name
had been used in this greenbnck convention,
but after their action the restraint was remov-
ed and he felt free to express his sentiments.
He charged upon DIR. Jordan as being at the
bottom of the disturbance in this convention.
The fight is not on account ofthis years cam
paign, but that of next year. Under what
banner is the Presidential battle to he waged?
Not the grcenback banner, oh no. but under
the old banner of the democratic party.
Greenbackers have told us that it was their
purpose to crowd every democrat off the
ticket, and further than that, they doubted
the policy of having it understood that they
were in alliance with the democratic party. |
Let them no longer suffer from such an al
lance but let us go forward under our own
banner and support our own nominations.
The question was then taken, 'shall the re-
port be laid on the tablet" and was decided
in the negative, receiving but three affirmative
votes. 1t was then voted that the report be
accepted, and the nominations were adopted.
after which the convention adjoured sine die.