Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-06-24


In response to the call for Greenback
County Convention, a full delegation pre-
scented itself in Paris Hill early Thursday
morning, but it was not till nearly an
hour after the appointed time that the
Convention assembled. This delay was
explained soon after the company gath
cred.
At about eleven o'clock, Chas. b. Keith
of Norway, Chairman of the County
Committee, called the convention to order,
read the call, and nominated Mr.. II. S.
McIntire of Peru for temporary chair
man-however, he forgot to put any mo-
ton in regard to this matter, until that
course was suggested to him by Mr..
McIntire, who thereupon took the chair.
In his opening speech, he remarked that
for twenty-five years he had attended
conventions in this place; but that these
conventions had been run by ring who
sat in some parlor or hotel and arranged
all the committees, officers, &c, so the
delegates had no voice in the matter.
Now he had come out from the old party
and joined one where such tricks were
not practiced. After few more ram
bling remarks, he announced himself ready
for business, and suggested that Secre-
tary or so would be necessary. Asa At
wood of Buckfeld moved they be nomi-
mated by the chair. Then there was a
pause, during which the presiding officer
looked wildly about his desk as if search
ing for something In a moment more,
Mr.. Keith was seen marching up the aisle
and to the judges desk, from which he
had called the meeting to order. Mr..
McIntire, being of a less aspiring nature,
stood by the clerks desk. From the
Judges desk Mr.. Keith took some papers
and passed them to the chairman, who
read from them the names of l.. +. Keene
Of Paris, and Thos Hutchins of Stone
ham, lcho had previously been selected as
Secretaries. This explained the delay in
gathering, The "Ring" was a, work for
this new party, and had cut and dried Jas
the expression is a programme for action
There can be no doubt of this, for the
chairman read from his papers the names
of those who were to constitute the prin-
cipal committees. If further evidence
were necessary to prove that the chair
man made up his committees from a pre-
arranged programme, it would be found
in the fact that he did not know the
names Of those whom he proposed to APP
point; calling Eber Clough, Eben Clough
and Chas. Rankins, Chas. Perkins-mis-
takes which could only occur by reading.
Hence we are justified in saying that the
opening speech Of the chairman was a
hPocriticdi profession Of purity, and the
whole proceeding was carried out in a
similar manner, much to the disgust of
honest members of the convention.
On motion of Mr.. Golf Of Mexico, the
temporary organization was made perma-
nent.
On motion of l.. H. Ludden of Dix
field, Ludden Of Dixfeld, Fields of Sum-
ner, Swan Of Paris, Pierson of Wood
stock, ClOugh of Bethel, and Hall of
Oxford, were appointed Committee on
Resolutions.
County Committee was Committee on
Credentials, and reported SO delegates
present, the whole number entitled to
seats.
A committee was also appointed TO
nominate County Committee.
When these committees had retired,
Mr.. Childs of Milton, moved that persons
present be invited to address the conven-
ton. To this proposition strong objec-
tons were made by members of the ring,
who were afraid that Mr.. Fogg would
talk too much about the State platform,
or that fusion would be denounced. After
several attempts were made to ascertain
the feelings of the convention, hand
vote showed 81 to be in favor of speak
ing and 20 opposed. In this little row,
score one for the true-blue greenbackers.
Emboldened by this apparent victory, Mr..
Gilbert Barrett, one of the original Ok
ford County greenbackers, called for Mr..
Scion Royal, also an original true blue.
Mr.. Royal declined to speak, and Moses
Hull of Boston, the notorious advocate of
free love and all such nastiness, was in
vited to tell the people of Oxford County
how terribly they are abused Then Mr..
J. II. Randall, called the Moody of green
backism, made a brief speech, during
which he used threatening language
which might be acceptable among foreign
but which was not relished by
the sensible people of Oxford County.
Randall introduced his partner, w. S.
Lurton, and they promised to sing some
Of their Moody and Sankey songs after
an organ had been procured. We may
as well say right here that we are credibly
that these eloquent singers"
are not greenbdckers, but are couple of
itinerants who have let themselves out by
the day, to speak and sing vile stuff
against the fairest names in the nation.
Mr.. Golf of Mexico, who was not in
the ring" proposed that the convention
proceed to nominate candidates for Office
His motion was carried, but a cry was
then raised, "Let us have the platform
first" eve want to know what we are
going to ask candidates to stand upon
before we elect them" Mr.. COTS mo-
ton was reccnSidered and it was decided
to delay voting until the platform had
been presented.
Calls for Leo Miller and Frank Fogg