The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-01
Straight Greenbackers.
NOMINATION OF S. D. GREENLEAF
OF STARK FOR GOVERNOR.
What Prominent Greenbackers Say.

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Saturday afternoon it was reported that q
straight Greenback State Convention was
being held in this city, and later it was ru-
mored that S. d. Greenleaf, ESQ.,, of Stark,
had been nominated for Governor. The pro-
ceedings looked rather suspicious, and with the
desire to give the Greenback party all possible
information in regard to the movements Oh
their party reporters of the PRESS were u
rected tic visit prominent Greenbackers and
oct as near to the "true inwardness" OF the
matter as possible.
Colonel Montgomery of the Leader said that
he understood that the convention was held at
the City HOTEL and that three delegates were
in attendance When he first heard OF the
movement, the Colonel said that he had re-
garded it as a Republican dodge, but has since
been informed that it is proposed to have
few votes cast for Mr.. Greenieaf in order TO
enable the House to send up the names OIL
Smith and Greenleaf instead OF those Oh
Smith and Garcelon, in the event OF there
being no election by the people. This does not
seem to indicate great degree of good feeling
between the Democrats and their Greenback
allies This scheme, it will be remembered,
was limited at some days ago. when it was pro-
posed that General S. j. Anderson should be
the straight candidate, but the General is
too much of Democrat to find complete favor
with the Greenbackers, who preferred Cove to
him, even with Spencer Rogers endorsement,
last year. Col. Montgomery was not himself
inclined to take much stock in the movement,
and admitted that it might be the work OF dis
affected Greenbackers like the Hon. f. M.
Fogg.
Mr.. Elliot King said that he understood that
about fifteen attended the convention. In re-
gard to the candidate he said "Steve is good
fellow but he is too fast about some things.
He is Greenbacker and more, too; he is a
farmer, and is land-poor." Mr.. King does not
regard Mr.. Greenleaf as a constitutional can
didate and thinks the convention movement
of tie Pomeroy wing of the Greenback party.
He does not think Mr.. Greenleaf knew OF the
movement to put him in nomination, as he is
strong Smith man, and was delegate to the
Greenback State Convention that nominated
Smith.
At the City Hotel but little information
could be obtained. About % gentlemen had
met, but had kept their business very much to
themselves, and included S. /. Hooper, Orrin
C. Grant, and NJ P. 3. Andrews of Berwick.
Their entire proceedings were shrouded in
mystery. They did not register, and left one
by one, after the meeting was over, with much
secrecy.
Mr.. j. F. Turner, publisher of the New Era,
said substantially as follows:
Saturday convention was held at the City
Hotel, called by Mr.. Cotton of Gorham, who
had issued a call to prominent Greenbacker,
known to be favorable to the Greenback party,
in each county. Mr.. Cotton presided. He is
chairman of this original organization for the
state of Maine. The idea of the convention,
which contained twelve men Zone each from
twelve counties in the state) was to advance
the theory among the Greenbackers that the
| bonds must be paid at once in greenbacks.
| The party the convention represents, while
| they admit the fusionists believe in j. l..
Smith for governor, repudiate him on the
| ground that he is bond-holder, and they are
determined to work heartily till election to beat
Smith. They nominated unanimously, S. d.
Greenleaf OF Starks, a shrewd, keen farmer,
about So years of age, who owns several farms,
but is not bondholder, and a man who in his
| terse way can talk what J. L. Smith couldn't
| even think.
1.-THE last remark about Smith is our own.