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


The resolutions were considered separ-
ately and both adopted. Score another
for the fusionists.
When adjournment for dinner was an
nounced, Mr.. Fogg arose and announced
that an agent for the Chronicle was pres
ent, and that he would receive subscrip-
tons for that patriotic sheet. Mr.. Ran
dali announced that the songs sung by
him and his associate were for sale by an
agent in the room, and that the two men
could be hired to sing at any kind Of a
gathering before they were engaged for
steady work in the campaign. To which
Leo Miller, Moses Hull, Mrs. DR.. Still
and the remainder of them responded in
chorus:
And so are his sisters and his cousins and his
sunts."
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Immediately after dinner Mr.. Golf
thought he would steal march upon the
"ring," as many of its members were
obliged to sit at second table, and when
the convention was called to order, he
moved to proceed with the nomination of
an eastern Senator. II was objected to
because the ring men were not all pres
ent. An infant with Senatorial aspira-
tons and named Bradbury, made his
maiden speech, advocating an equal divis-
ion of spoils between Democrats and
Republicans. This was done TO gain
time to notify the ring. Then it was
voted to select Senator from the western
district, and Chas. Rankins of Hiram,
was nominated by SO out Of 40-votcs.
Gilbert Barrett was nominated for
eastern Senator by vote 4 out of IA
Then Moody and Sankey sang song,
in which they promised to lift the green
back banner from disgrace.
An attempt was made to nominate
Henry &. Walker of Lowell, for County
Commissioner by acclamation. This was
bitterly opposed, and ballot resulted in
his selection by vote of 40 out of 70
Immediately upon the announcement
of committee 10 receive, sort and count
votes for candidate for County Attorney,
member of the fusion ring said {:
"Here are your votes for A. S. kimball. y
This was the signal for general rumpus.
Mr.. kimball has long been known as a
leading Democrat, and is at the present
time a member of the Democratic State
Committee. A large number of dele
gates was opposed to the selecting Of any
man who was not true grecnbacker,
and many questions were asked concern
ing Mr.. Kimbalrs views. His friends
fairly swore that he was true green
hacker, as good as any present. Then,
asked the other side, why is he hiding in
the hotel instead of being present to work
With us? A motion was made to send
committee to invite him to come in and
express his views. This was voted down
as the convention thought there were
enough brains in the party without beg
ging any outsider to accept the nomin-
nation. Mr.. kimball's friends said he
would not come in before ballot was
taken, as it would look as though he was
begging for the Office. After very ex-
citing debate, it was decided to ballot for
4 candidate. AS this work was about to
begin, S. B. Bracket of Dixfeld, true
greenbacker, mounted the judges desk,
and uttered protest against fusion. He
warned the party that such action would
bring certain ruin, as it would discourage
the original organizers of the party, who
had positive views on financial subjects,
and who stood by the party when there
was 10 prospect of success. Great con-
fusion prevailed during his address, but
his words were heartily received by many
delegates The ballot shew Mr.. Kimball
to have received a majority of votes, and
he was called in to express his views.
He walked up the aisle with blush on
his face, for the deception he was about
to practice, and said Gentlemen of the
convention if my nomination is to cause
discord, am not candidate for the
Office; if not, | accept the nomination
upon the Portland platform, which un-
derstand YOU have re-adopted here today.
These few words had their designed eff
feet, during the excitement of convention
hour, but as delegates thought of them
calmly, afterwards, they saw that Mr.
Kimball had neither declared himself to
be greenbacker, nor had he committed
himself to anything except to work for
his own election. Thus was the conyen-
ton sold out to a democrat who, today is
no more a true greenbacker than are
nine-tenths of the other twenty-eight
thousand Democrats who voted for Alonzo
Garcelon, last September.
For Judge of Probate, r. a. Frye of
Bethel had &c out of so votes.
There were three ballots for County
Treasurer, resulting in the selection of
Scion Royal of Paris, his competitors
being VIM. X. Greene and George w.
Hammond.
A resolution endorsing the nominees
was introduced and adopted
Mrs. DR.. Still, woman who was care
fully tended by Moses Hull, but whose
we are as yet unable to give,
was called upon to address the conven-
ton. Her remarks consisted of a graphic
description of childbirth and her views
concerning the sex of the rag and hard
money babies. We have hundreds of
farmers in Oxford County who can make
a better speech on the subject of finance
than can this woman, imported from a
distant State.
T.