The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-28
THE CoLONELs, CAMPAIGN.
Meeting and Doings of the Council Of
War.

The Walker campaign began last even
ing IN good earnest. A special committee of
six from the Greenback city committee met a
subcommittee of the same number from the
Democratic city committee. The immortal six,
on the part of the Greenbackers, were COL
Todd, chairman, Col Turner, secretary, Col
Blood, Col Montgomery (tbe two added to
the committee on account of their intimate &C.
quaintancs with city affairs), Col. Driukwater
and Col. Maxwell The consolid 4ted commit.
tee met at the office Of COL King, when on
motion of Col. Drinkwater, Col. Todd was
elected president, and Col. Maxwell stated
clerk. Col Todd objected to Col. Maxwell
being SO designated, as it revived religious ami
mOsties. Col. Maxwell said It would be we'll
perhaps to yield the point, as it made no
earthly difference TO him (Col. Msxwell) what
he was called. while be wanted to avoid, as
much as possible, anything which could offend
brother Colonel. Col. Tarner moved that
Col. Maxwell be known and addressed and des-
ignated as pro tempore recorder, which was
adopted.
Toe meeting waited till Col. Maxwell had Jet
ted down verbatim report of his own re-
marks when Col. King said he would like to
say few words. G il. Blood raised the obiec-
tion that Col. King, not being member of the
committee, couldn't speak, but Col Todd de-
cded that he could. Col. King said that all
he wanted to say was that he paid the
gas bill, and that unless the Colonies there a.
fembled were wiling TO take up collection
to pay the bill, he, Col King, proposed to
turn off the gas, and 60 home. Col. Todd said
that the gas might as well be turned off, as he
was accustomed to talk in the dark, and Col.
King was about to leave the Colonies in dark
ress, when Col Montgomery suggested that it
would make no difference 10 the bill, AID that
it might as well b, burned.
Col. Todd said that he wanted to remind the
committee of one fact. The combination was,
he regretted to say. threatened with serious
bolt. Col. g. D. Hall had rot been nominated
for constable 10 Ward 4. but Col. Barbour and
Col Smith had. Col. Hall was disaff cited He
moved that the committee instruct the Argus
to add the name of Col. Hall to the Ward
ticket. Col. Drinkwater said it couldn't be
done, and that there would be constables
enough to meet the wants of trade even If Col.
Hall was left off. Here Col. Turner threw oil
on the troubled waters by suggesting that the
City Council would take care of Col Hall and
he moved that Col. Todd be ms ructed to write
an open letter assuring him of the continued
esteem. confidence and respect of the commit
tee. COL Maxwell dsmurred. He said Col.
food bad already written all the open letters
he Argus cared to print and that it was not
he respect confidence and esteem of that
committee but the office of constable that Col.
ball wanted. He moved that Col. Drinkwater
% committee Of one to call on COL Smith
Ind ask him to resign in favor of Col. Hall.
Jol. Drinkwater so committed himself and
exported that Col. Smith wanted the committee
10 sit till he could communicate with an uncle
# his who lived in central New York,
Without whose advice he never took an impo!-
ant step. The old man lived seven miles from
he post office, and # might take some time to
et letter to him, but when it reached him,
nd the uncle IT piled, he tCol. Smitb) would
ee the committee later. Col Drinkwater said
hat he remarked to Col. Smith that the COM
aittee might get tired Of sitting that length
+ time, when Col. Smith said it could
tand, lie down, or even ''roost" if it wanted
0. The answer of Col. Smith dampened the
rdor of the committee, and up to the time the
eporter left nothing had been agreed on, ex-
ept that Col. Todd should deliver series of
nancial lee ures from four a. IN. to eleven D,
q. of each day, till the election.