Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-06-04
The Riot Over the Platform and
Nomination in the Greenback
Convention.
From the Lewiston journal.

. rum tuS ist" is'oh pNuih"i'
SoLox SAYS THE Doc is Per TOGETHER
WRONG.
! On the question of the adoption of the plat
! form, Solon Chase stepped forward and OBJ
ected that they had got the tail on to the
head of the dog, and, says he, You've ig-
nored the financial issue too much. | ask
YOU to put your cow-hde boots on that, and
transpose your platform, and put the State is
sues last" Applause.
Immediately Councillor Fogg stepped for
ward and said: From first to last repudi-
ate that platform. 1t is not a greenback plat
form. We shall be defeated if we go to the
polls on that We should have been beaten
in Massachusetts, last year, if we had not
fought on State issues" Noice-''l ou
can't sell us, and not by Cd d-n sight.
A good deal of confusion ensucd, and scores
of speakers tried to make themselves heard
Mr.. Pickard of Bangor, said the debate was
not in order
A vote was then carried to substitute the
latter part of the platform for the former.
W. B. Chase said the party would be all
tail unless financial issues were kept at the
front.
\ DELEGATE SUPPRESSED.
Mr.. Tullis undertook to get a motion be-
fore the convention. but he WAS suppressed
and choked off with good deal of disturb
ancc. Tullis insisted on his motion that the
resolutions be considered singly.
GnRENBAck MrsU OF An INFLATED SORT
The platform was a scene Uf confusion
Pierce of Auburn, talked like patriot. A
score of delegates on the floor yelled at the
top of their voices There was more swear
ing on all sides, and the convention seemed
more like mob than anything else. Finally
Solon Chase got the floor and hearing, and
asked for the reading of the resolutions head
foremost, as amended.
SoLoN TRIES To QrIEr THE TRorRLEp
WATERS.
After threequartcrs of an hour of bedlam
the riot was gradually qnieted, and the voice
of the president was once more heard in the
land. The resolutions were then read head
foremost, while the most long-haired dele
gates cursed and swore. Solon Chase went
among them soothingly. After the re-read-
ing of the resolutions confusion was again re-
newed Solon ,hase said, "rhc resolutions
are now all right
\ PROTEST AGAINST DENorNcING CON-
MUNIsM.
Mr.. Tullis insisted that the resolution
against communism be omitted
McGillicuddy of Lewiston, made Il speech
in favor of rullis motien.
DIR. Crooker of Augusta, poured oil on the
troubled waters.
Mr.. Fogg interrupted, but Crooker bounc-
ed him.
Crooker continued, defending the platform
Foggs cock and bull propositions. [Cries
of question and confusion1
Mr.. Cove Of Biddeford struggled for the
floor and finally got it, but he asked that the
minority be heard.
Mr.. Plaisted of Lincoln. protested against
this convention choking off anybody. Fogg
swinging his hat, That's good that's good. ]
and Plaisted continued Mistakes have been
made in this convention; mistakes were made
before we came into the hall. and unless they
are reetified shall not hold myself response
ble."
Mr.. Benson Of Newport, preferred Mr.
Tullis motion, that the resolutions be acted
on singly.
CONFUSION Which Brass BAND CoULp
Nor SrBpuE.
Mr.. Sullivan of Westbrook. continued amid
general disordcr-shook his fist at Tullis and
swore he was an outlaw and no delegate.
''Your name is not in the Lewiston Journal
list" says Mr.. McGillicuddy, rushing to the
stage.
Everybody was on his feet and engaged in
making noise. The platform was mob,
and everybody was wild. The chairman fin.
ally got the band to play, SO as to drown the
hubbub.
When the band subsidized the malcontent.
were vigorously damned by the stalwarts. and
the noise was uncomfortable. The chairman
wrung his hands in dismay. What should be
done to prevent a breakup in a row? A hap
py thought struck the managers. They called
out two vocalists to tame the animals, and
sing them into good humor They were bu,
partially successful
motion to nominate candidate for Gov.
crnOr by acclamation, increased the clamor
but finally, after evcrybod had yelled them
selves hoarse, it was decided to ballot by
committees.
| Probably such riotous proceedings were
never before witnessed in political conven
ton in Maine. The contest apparently was
between the out and out communists and the
modcrates.
THE CRY OF FRAUD RAISED.
The ballotng had hardly begun when the
cry of fraud was raised The balloting coulo
not proceed with confusion. The chairman
attempts to wreste with the world, the fcsl
and the devil, on the floor, were pitiable. ''Ir
the name of God we hope you won't disgrac,
yourselves any more" cried horny handet
son of toll in a back seat. There was moth
ing to do but for the band to play once more
SoLoN SWEARING MAD.
Everybody was now mad, for the first tim,
in history Solon Chase is said to have vio
lated one of the commandments. His ole
white hat quivered in his hands.
At last balloting tediousv began, but it wa
still the voting of yelling mob. Nobody
could control them and they were justifyin,
their crazy creed, so the President kept tn,
band playing to drown the electrified masses
He could do nothing better
The CONTESTS SAID TO RESEMBLE Cox
GRESS.
1t was now quarter of four o'clock. An
hour aud three-quarters had been consumed
in these mild exercises. DR.. Crooker cork
screwed his way over the platform, and will
"A cry like that of dying swan, besought tn,
patriots to be quiet.
The republicans looked on mournfully t,
see brethren in such an untimev row
Greenback Congressman Ladd finally got
hearing, and congratulated the convention oil
its independence. He said he had seen 81
50 l.,., sl..k I.